Execute a sudo NOPASSWD command remotely via SSH

Question

I have a remote linux system that I can connect to via ssh and public key and then execute the following command:

sudo jetty restart

This command on this system is configured to allow anyone to execute without the sudo password. I.e. the sudoers file probably looks something like this

%develop ALL = NOPASSWD: /opt/scripts/jetty

This is great as we can execute this script with elevated privileges while keeping everything else locked down. The problem is when trying to execute this command remotely, I am always asked for the sudo password.

me@home:~$ ssh -t -i ~/.ssh/identity me@remote.server.com 'sudo jetty restart'
Password: .....? (I don't have the sudo password!)

Is there a way I can execute this command remotely?

Answer 1

Make sure sudo is picking the right command; if there's a /usr/bin/jetty or such, the sudoers rule won't match. (Note that your ~/.bashrc and such files are ignored when using ssh <host> <command>, so your $PATH customizations never happen.)

sudo /opt/scripts/jetty restart should work.