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Title:
How to automate the input of a password, in a custom batch file?
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/2019/11/16/How-to-automate-the-input-of-a-password_-in-a-custom-batch-file_
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You can take sudo out of your script and ensure users call the script using sudo scriptname.
Remove sudo -i line from your script and replace it with this:
# Must prefix with sudo when calling script
if ! [[ $(id -u) == 0 ]]; then
echo You must call this script using sudo. Aborting.
exit 99
fi