# Paste into Apple Remote Desktop: select {{DVS_MACS}} -> # Manage -> Send UNIX Command -> "Run command as: User: root" -> Send. # # Lets the status panel start Dante Virtual Soundcard's audio engine, which needs admin rights: # 1. {{DVS_HELPER}} - an admin-owned script that does exactly what # pressing Start in DVS does (sets wantToRun = 1 and restarts the DVS service), nothing else. # 2. /etc/sudoers.d/status-panel - lets the logged-in user run ONLY that script as admin, # without a password. It is checked with visudo before it is put in place. # Undo on a Mac: rm {{DVS_HELPER}} /etc/sudoers.d/status-panel U=$(stat -f%Su /dev/console) mkdir -p /usr/local/sbin cat > {{DVS_HELPER}} <<'EOS' #!/bin/sh # Companion status panel ({{INGEST_NAME}}): start Dante Virtual Soundcard's audio engine, # as pressing Start in DVS does. Remove with: # rm {{DVS_HELPER}} /etc/sudoers.d/status-panel /usr/bin/defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.audinate.dante.dvs wantToRun -int 1 /bin/launchctl kickstart -k system/com.audinate.dante.DanteVirtualSoundcard EOS chown root:wheel {{DVS_HELPER}} chmod 755 {{DVS_HELPER}} echo "$U ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: {{DVS_HELPER}}" > /tmp/status-panel.sudoers if /usr/sbin/visudo -cf /tmp/status-panel.sudoers >/dev/null 2>&1; then install -m 440 -o root -g wheel /tmp/status-panel.sudoers /etc/sudoers.d/status-panel echo "OK user=$U mac=$(scutil --get ComputerName) sudoers.d-included=$(grep -c '^#includedir /private/etc/sudoers.d' /etc/sudoers)" else echo "FAILED: sudoers rule did not validate, nothing installed for it" fi rm -f /tmp/status-panel.sudoers