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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index 4808304..1ebcc34 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -106,10 +106,16 @@ dosu() {
# below. Great naming of functions all around.
#
# Run a command as root using the cached password. The 'su'
- # command allows you to input a password via stdin. To hide
- # the prompt, the command's output is sent to '/dev/tty'
- # and the output of 'su' is sent to '/dev/null'.
- dosudo() { su "${drop_to:-root}" -c "$* >/dev/tty" >/dev/null; }
+ # and 'sudo' commands allow you to input a password via stdin.
+ # To hide the prompt, the command's output is sent to '/dev/tty'
+ # and the output of 'su'/'sudo' is sent to '/dev/null'.
+ dosudo() {
+ if command -v sudo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+ sudo -SEk -- su "${drop_to:-root}" -c "$* >/dev/tty" 2>/dev/null
+ else
+ su "${drop_to:-root}" -c "$* >/dev/tty" >/dev/null
+ fi
+ }
# The code below uses the most secure method of sending
# data over stdin based on what is available in the system.