Password for sudo on the command line itself

Is it possible to provide password for sudo on the command line itself? Something like:

sudo -pw mypassword ...

I know it isn't safe but I need it!

-- tkowal

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.6)

Posted on Nov 21, 2012 5:10 AM

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Password for sudo on the command line itself

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