Let users choose passwordless sudo duration (#14435)

* Let users choose passwordless sudo duration

* Warn in the menu bar when passwordless sudo is active

* Fix sudo indicator hover behavior and repeated authentication

* Disable passwordless sudo from the bar without a terminal

* Shorten passwordless sudo indicator tooltip

* Recover interrupted passwordless sudo duration switches

* Allow sudo grant changes when listings require authentication

* Start passwordless sudo setup with the duration question
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David Heinemeier Hansson authored and GitHub committed 2026-10-07 14:41:27 +02:00
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#!/bin/bash -p
# omarchy:summary=Toggle passwordless sudo for the current user.
# omarchy:args=[MINUTES]
# omarchy:args=[MINUTES|permanent|--active|--disable]
# omarchy:requires-sudo=true
if [[ $- != *p* && ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} == "$0" ]]; then
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ fi
set -euo pipefail
readonly DEFAULT_MINUTES=15
readonly MAX_MINUTES=1440
readonly LOCK_FILE=/run/lock/omarchy-sudo-passwordless.lock
readonly BOOT_CLEANUP_FILE=/etc/tmpfiles.d/omarchy-nopasswd-sudo.conf
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ readonly INSTALLED_SELF=/usr/bin/omarchy-sudo-passwordless
readonly STATUS_INACTIVE=3
usage() {
echo "Usage: omarchy-sudo-passwordless [MINUTES]" >&2
echo "Usage: omarchy-sudo-passwordless [MINUTES|permanent|--active|--disable]" >&2
echo "MINUTES must be between 1 and $MAX_MINUTES." >&2
exit 1
}
@@ -43,6 +42,10 @@ valid_minutes() {
[[ $1 =~ ^0*[1-9][0-9]{0,3}$ ]] && ((10#$1 <= MAX_MINUTES))
}
valid_duration() {
[[ $1 == "permanent" ]] || valid_minutes "$1"
}
valid_uid() {
[[ $1 =~ ^0*[1-9][0-9]{0,9}$ ]] && ((10#$1 <= 4294967294))
}
@@ -96,14 +99,39 @@ with_root_lock() {
}
rule_file() {
printf '/etc/sudoers.d/99-omarchy-nopasswd-%s' "$1"
local uid=$((10#$1))
if [[ ${2:-} == "permanent" ]]; then
printf '/etc/sudoers.d/99-omarchy-permanent-nopasswd-%s' "$uid"
else
printf '/etc/sudoers.d/99-omarchy-nopasswd-%s' "$uid"
fi
}
# The sudoers rule is the only grant record. A missing file is distinct from
# an unreadable, unsafe, or administrator-modified file.
read_grant() {
local file contents
local file permanent contents
file=$(rule_file "$1")
permanent=$(rule_file "$1" permanent)
if [[ -e $permanent || -L $permanent ]]; then
verify_root_path "$permanent" && [[ -f $permanent ]] || return 2
contents=$(/usr/bin/cat -- "$permanent") || return 2
[[ $contents =~ ^([a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*\$?)\ ALL=\(ALL\)\ NOPASSWD:\ ALL$ ]] || return 2
GRANT_NAME=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
GRANT_DEADLINE=""
valid_account_name "$GRANT_NAME" || return 2
if [[ -e $file || -L $file ]]; then
# A SIGKILL between publication and removal can leave both policies.
# Only accept a matching generated timed rule. Permanent access already
# exists, so old expiry callbacks must not revoke it; disable removes
# both files, and the next duration change finishes their replacement.
verify_root_path "$file" && [[ -f $file ]] || return 2
contents=$(/usr/bin/cat -- "$file") || return 2
[[ $contents =~ ^([a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*\$?)\ ALL=\(ALL\)\ NOTAFTER=([0-9]{14}Z)\ NOPASSWD:\ ALL$ ]] || return 2
[[ ${BASH_REMATCH[1]} == "$GRANT_NAME" ]] || return 2
fi
return 0
fi
[[ -e $file || -L $file ]] || return "$STATUS_INACTIVE"
verify_root_path "$file" && [[ -f $file ]] || return 2
contents=$(/usr/bin/cat -- "$file") || return 2
@@ -121,6 +149,9 @@ classify_generated_rule() {
[[ -f $file && ! -L $file ]] || return 1
contents=$(/usr/bin/cat -- "$file") || return 2
suffix=${file##*/99-omarchy-nopasswd-}
if [[ $file == */99-omarchy-permanent-nopasswd-* ]]; then
suffix=${file##*/99-omarchy-permanent-nopasswd-}
fi
# The legacy command wrote the caller's unvalidated name into both the
# filename and the rule. That exact relationship is its fingerprint, so an
@@ -138,14 +169,21 @@ classify_generated_rule() {
valid_account_name "$name" && [[ $contents =~ ^[a-z_][a-z0-9_-]*\$?\ ALL=\(ALL\)\ NOTAFTER=[0-9]{14}Z\ NOPASSWD:\ ALL$ ]]
}
cleanup_uid_locked() {
local file
file=$(rule_file "$1")
cleanup_rule_file() {
local file=$1
[[ -e $file || -L $file ]] || return 0
verify_root_path "$file" && classify_generated_rule "$file" || return 1
/usr/bin/rm -f -- "$file" && [[ ! -e $file && ! -L $file ]]
}
cleanup_uid_locked() {
local file duration
for duration in temporary permanent; do
file=$(rule_file "$1" "$duration")
cleanup_rule_file "$file" || return 1
done
}
# The generated prefix is reserved: boot cleanup and the package hook already
# remove everything in it, and the legacy writer could produce a rule whose
# body differs from its filename. Nothing unrecognized may stay live there, but
@@ -263,6 +301,7 @@ migrate_locked() {
expire_locked() {
local status now
if read_grant "$1"; then
[[ -n $GRANT_DEADLINE ]] || return 0
now=$(/usr/bin/date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ) || return 2
[[ $now < $GRANT_DEADLINE ]] && return 0
cleanup_uid_locked "$1"
@@ -281,6 +320,7 @@ status_locked() {
resolve_account "$1" || return 2
if read_grant "$1"; then
[[ $GRANT_NAME == "$ACCOUNT_NAME" ]] || return 2
[[ -n $GRANT_DEADLINE ]] || return 0
now=$(/usr/bin/date -u +%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ) || return 2
if [[ $now < $GRANT_DEADLINE ]]; then
return 0
@@ -300,7 +340,11 @@ finish_enable() {
if cleanup_uid_locked "$uid"; then
[[ -z $timer ]] || /usr/bin/systemctl stop "$timer.timer" "$timer.service" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
else
echo "Could not revoke passwordless sudo; expiry remains armed. Administrator cleanup is required." >&2
if [[ -n $timer ]]; then
echo "Could not revoke passwordless sudo; expiry remains armed. Administrator cleanup is required." >&2
else
echo "Could not revoke passwordless sudo. Administrator cleanup is required." >&2
fi
fi
fi
[[ -z $pending ]] || /usr/bin/rm -f -- "$pending"
@@ -309,9 +353,15 @@ finish_enable() {
enable_locked() (
local uid=$1 minutes=$2 now expires deadline token timer="" pending="" file status
resolve_account "$uid" && valid_minutes "$minutes" || return 1
verify_boot_cleanup && verify_root_path /etc/sudoers.d || return 1
file=$(rule_file "$uid")
resolve_account "$uid" && valid_duration "$minutes" || return 1
verify_root_path /etc/sudoers.d || return 1
if [[ $minutes != "permanent" ]]; then
verify_boot_cleanup || {
echo "Temporary sudo cleanup is unavailable or a settings package transaction is incomplete. Check the omarchy-settings installation." >&2
return 1
}
fi
file=$(rule_file "$uid" "$minutes")
if read_grant "$uid"; then
[[ $GRANT_NAME == "$ACCOUNT_NAME" ]] || return 1
else
@@ -320,39 +370,69 @@ enable_locked() (
fi
trap finish_enable EXIT
omarchy_security_install_signal_exit_traps
now=$(/usr/bin/date +%s) || return 1
expires=$((now + 10#$minutes * 60))
deadline=$(/usr/bin/date -u -d "@$expires" +%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ) || return 1
pending=$(/usr/bin/mktemp /etc/sudoers.d/.omarchy-nopasswd.XXXXXX) || return 1
/usr/bin/printf '%s ALL=(ALL) NOTAFTER=%s NOPASSWD: ALL\n' "$ACCOUNT_NAME" "$deadline" >"$pending" || return 1
if [[ $minutes == "permanent" ]]; then
/usr/bin/printf '%s ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\n' "$ACCOUNT_NAME" >"$pending" || return 1
else
now=$(/usr/bin/date +%s) || return 1
expires=$((now + 10#$minutes * 60))
deadline=$(/usr/bin/date -u -d "@$expires" +%Y%m%d%H%M%SZ) || return 1
/usr/bin/printf '%s ALL=(ALL) NOTAFTER=%s NOPASSWD: ALL\n' "$ACCOUNT_NAME" "$deadline" >"$pending" || return 1
fi
/usr/bin/chown root:root "$pending" && /usr/bin/chmod 0440 "$pending" || return 1
/usr/sbin/visudo -cf "$pending" >/dev/null || return 1
token=$(/usr/bin/tr -d '-' </proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid) || return 1
[[ $token =~ ^[0-9a-f]{32}$ ]] || return 1
timer="omarchy-nopasswd-expire-$uid-$token"
/usr/bin/systemd-run --quiet --collect --on-calendar="@$expires" \
--timer-property=AccuracySec=1s --unit="$timer" \
-- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __expire "$uid" || return 1
/usr/bin/systemctl is-active --quiet "$timer.timer" || return 1
if [[ $minutes != "permanent" ]]; then
token=$(/usr/bin/tr -d '-' </proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid) || return 1
[[ $token =~ ^[0-9a-f]{32}$ ]] || return 1
timer="omarchy-nopasswd-expire-$uid-$token"
/usr/bin/systemd-run --quiet --collect --on-calendar="@$expires" \
--timer-property=AccuracySec=1s --unit="$timer" \
-- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __expire "$uid" || return 1
/usr/bin/systemctl is-active --quiet "$timer.timer" || return 1
fi
# The temporary filename contains a dot, so sudo ignores it. Rename within
# sudoers.d publishes the complete validated policy in one operation.
/usr/bin/mv -fT -- "$pending" "$file" || return 1
pending=""
now=$(/usr/bin/date +%s) || return 1
(( now < expires )) && verify_boot_cleanup && /usr/bin/systemctl is-active --quiet "$timer.timer"
# Keep access uninterrupted during renewal. When changing duration type,
# remove the other rule only after its replacement is published. The lock
# keeps status and expiry callbacks from observing both rules together.
if [[ $minutes == "permanent" ]]; then
cleanup_rule_file "$(rule_file "$uid")" || return 1
else
cleanup_rule_file "$(rule_file "$uid" permanent)" || return 1
fi
if [[ $minutes != "permanent" ]]; then
now=$(/usr/bin/date +%s) || return 1
(( now < expires )) && verify_boot_cleanup && /usr/bin/systemctl is-active --quiet "$timer.timer"
fi
)
root_dispatch() {
local action="$1"
local action="$1" status
shift
case "$action" in
__status)
(($# == 1)) && verify_sudo_caller "$1" || return 2
with_root_lock status_locked "$1"
if with_root_lock status_locked "$1"; then
return 0
else
status=$?
# Reserve status 1 for sudo refusing noninteractive authentication.
# Every internal inspection failure, including lock failures, is 2.
(( status == STATUS_INACTIVE )) || status=2
return "$status"
fi
;;
__enable)
(($# == 2)) && verify_sudo_caller "$1" && valid_minutes "$2" || return 1
with_root_lock enable_locked "$1" "$2"
(($# == 2)) && verify_sudo_caller "$1" && valid_duration "$2" || return 1
if with_root_lock enable_locked "$1" "$2"; then
return 0
else
status=$?
echo "Could not enable passwordless sudo. Check existing sudoers policy and cleanup support." >&2
return "$status"
fi
;;
__disable)
(($# == 1)) && verify_sudo_caller "$1" || return 1
@@ -382,6 +462,14 @@ root_dispatch() {
esac
}
show_enabled() {
if [[ $minutes == "permanent" ]]; then
echo "Passwordless sudo has been ENABLED permanently. Run this command again to disable it."
else
echo "Passwordless sudo has been ENABLED. It will automatically disable in ${minutes} minutes."
fi
}
case "${1:-}" in
__status|__enable|__disable|__expire|__cleanup-all|__package-removing|__migrate|__migration-complete)
action=$1
@@ -391,9 +479,30 @@ case "${1:-}" in
;;
esac
# Prefer matched policy tags to executing a privileged command, avoiding
# authentication/session logs under the default listing policy. Restrictive
# listpw settings require the root-status fallback. Neither path prompts or
# trusts cached credentials as evidence of passwordless access.
if [[ ${1:-} == "--active" ]]; then
(($# == 1)) || usage
uid=$(/usr/bin/id -u)
if policy=$(/usr/bin/sudo -n -N -l -l -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __status "$uid" 2>/dev/null); then
/usr/bin/grep -q '!authenticate' <<<"$policy"
else
# listpw=always can require authentication to list a passwordless grant.
# With a command, -k ignores cached credentials without invalidating them.
status=0
/usr/bin/sudo -kn -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __status "$uid" 2>/dev/null || status=$?
# An internal inspection error still proves that sudo ran the helper
# without authentication. Keep the warning visible for unsafe policy.
(( status == 0 || status == 2 )) || exit 1
fi
exit
fi
(($# <= 1)) || usage
minutes=${1:-$DEFAULT_MINUTES}
valid_minutes "$minutes" || usage
minutes=${1:-}
(($# == 0)) || [[ $minutes == "--disable" ]] || valid_duration "$minutes" || usage
uid=$(/usr/bin/id -u)
valid_uid "$uid" || {
echo "omarchy-sudo-passwordless: cannot grant passwordless sudo to this account" >&2
@@ -411,38 +520,76 @@ omarchy_security_install_sudo_cleanup_traps
exit 1
}
echo "Toggle passwordless sudo..."
if /usr/bin/sudo -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __status "$uid"; then
if (($# == 0)); then
/usr/bin/sudo -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __disable "$uid"
echo "Passwordless sudo has been DISABLED. Sudo will require a password again."
else
/usr/bin/sudo -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __enable "$uid" "$minutes"
echo "Passwordless sudo expiry updated. It will automatically disable in ${minutes} minutes."
# Inspect policy without authenticating. Only inspect the root-owned grant
# when policy already permits it without a password; otherwise the eventual
# enable action is the sole authentication boundary. enable_locked validates
# any existing policy before publishing, including expired or modified rules.
status=$STATUS_INACTIVE
if policy=$(/usr/bin/sudo -n -N -l -l -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __status "$uid" 2>/dev/null); then
if /usr/bin/grep -q '!authenticate' <<<"$policy"; then
status=0
/usr/bin/sudo -n -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __status "$uid" || status=$?
fi
else
status=$?
if (( status != STATUS_INACTIVE )); then
# A listing password is independent of command authorization. An active
# grant can still be inspected/revoked without prompting under listpw=always.
status=0
/usr/bin/sudo -n -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __status "$uid" 2>/dev/null || status=$?
if (( status == 1 )) && [[ $minutes != "--disable" ]]; then
# No noninteractive inspection is available. Offer the confirmed enable
# flow; its single authenticated action validates existing policy itself.
status=$STATUS_INACTIVE
fi
fi
if (( status == 0 )) && { (($# == 0)) || [[ $minutes == "--disable" ]]; }; then
/usr/bin/sudo -n -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __disable "$uid"
echo "Passwordless sudo has been DISABLED. Sudo will require a password again."
elif (( status == STATUS_INACTIVE )) && [[ $minutes == "--disable" ]]; then
echo "Passwordless sudo is already DISABLED."
elif (( status == 0 )) && [[ $minutes != "permanent" ]]; then
/usr/bin/sudo -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __enable "$uid" "$minutes"
show_enabled
else
if (( status != 0 && status != STATUS_INACTIVE )); then
echo "Could not safely inspect passwordless sudo; no grant will be enabled. Resolve the reported authorization or cleanup error first." >&2
exit 1
fi
if [[ -z $minutes ]]; then
choice=$(/usr/bin/gum choose --header "How long should passwordless sudo stay enabled?" "15 minutes" "1 Hour" "1 Day" "Permanently") || exit 130
case "$choice" in
"15 minutes") minutes=15 ;;
"1 Hour") minutes=60 ;;
"1 Day") minutes=1440 ;;
"Permanently") minutes=permanent ;;
*) exit 130 ;;
esac
fi
if [[ $minutes == "permanent" ]]; then
duration="permanently"
else
duration="for ${minutes} minutes"
fi
echo ""
echo "⚠️ WARNING: This will allow ANY process running as your user to"
echo "execute ANY command as root WITHOUT a password for ${minutes} minutes."
echo "execute ANY command as root WITHOUT a password $duration."
echo ""
echo "This is useful for AI agents that need to run sudo commands,"
echo "but it significantly weakens the security of your system."
echo "Anyone or anything with access to your user account gets full root."
echo ""
echo "Passwordless sudo will automatically disable after ${minutes} minutes,"
echo "including if the machine reboots before the deadline."
echo "Run this command again to disable it early."
if [[ $minutes == "permanent" ]]; then
echo "Passwordless sudo will remain enabled across reboots until you disable it."
else
echo "Passwordless sudo will automatically disable after ${minutes} minutes,"
echo "including if the machine reboots before the deadline."
fi
echo "Run this command again to disable it."
echo ""
if /usr/bin/gum confirm "Enable passwordless sudo for ${minutes} minutes? This is a significant security risk!"; then
if /usr/bin/gum confirm "Enable passwordless sudo $duration? This is a significant security risk!"; then
/usr/bin/sudo -N -- "$INSTALLED_SELF" __enable "$uid" "$minutes"
echo ""
echo "Passwordless sudo has been ENABLED. It will automatically disable in ${minutes} minutes."
show_enabled
else
echo "Aborted. No changes made."
fi