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I wonder if there’s a way to make it skip the confirmation step. Apple Watch auth when logging in requires no confirmation, so is there a good reason for sudo to require it?

That would make it faster than Touch ID and having to first click on the authentication pop-up.



It would also allow to authenticate sudo without you knowing for as long as you sit next to your machine


Well, you know about it, because the watch makes an “unlocking” sound and taps your wrist each time it authenticates you.


Right, but there’s no way to undo a sudo authentication.




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