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Execute sudo commands asking password interactively via macOS security dialog only one time
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sudoize.sh

Asks for admin privileges via macOS security dialog and writes in the /etc/sudoers file this string:

youruser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

allowing you to execute next sudo commands without asking for password via terminal.

desudoize.sh

Remove previous line in the /etc/sudoers file, resetting file as it was before.

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#!/bin/bash
osascript -e "do shell script \"sed -i '/dotfiles-start/,/dotfiles-end/d' /etc/sudoers\" with administrator privileges"
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#!/bin/bash
export LOCAL_USER=$(whoami)
osascript -e "do shell script \"echo \\\"#dotfiles-start\n${LOCAL_USER} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL\n#dotfiles-end\\\" >> /etc/sudoers\" with administrator privileges"
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