[SOLVED] Start etherwake as a 3rd party tool

[hashworks]

I'm currently trying to wake my windows machine from my linux box using Big Picture / Steam.

I wrote the following script:

#!/bin/bash                                                                     
sudo etherwake BC:5F:F4:DC:A6:0B -i em1 -D > output;

Additionaly I told sudo to allow root etherwake without any password by anyone.

When I start the script by console as the same user steam is running, the windows machine boots and everything is fine.

Originally posted by output:

Sendto worked ! 116.

However, starting the bash script over steam as a 3rd party application results in the script creating an empty output file and not sending the magic packet.

Any idea?

[hashworks]

Got it, mistake in the /etc/sudoers file.

The unix console is fine with the following:

ALL ALL = /usr/sbin/etherwake

But starting the script over steam will result in sudo asking for a password.
The NOPASSWD: setting needs to be used:

ALL ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/etherwake