Disable Sudo Password Prompts on macOS

This guide explains how to modify the /etc/sudoers file on macOS to disable password prompts when using sudo. This can streamline administrative tasks, but it's crucial to understand and mitigate the associated security risks.

Steps to Disable Password Prompts for sudo

1. Open the sudoers file:

   Use the visudo command to safely edit the sudoers file:

   sudo visudo

Locate the admin group line

Find the line that defines the permissions for the admin group. It typically looks like this:

%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL

Modify the line to disable password prompts

Replace the line with the following to allow members of the admin group to run sudo commands without a password:

%admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

4. Save and exit:

   Save the changes in visudo. and test a sudo command to ensure it works.