Allow program to make changes I have a program called ServiceCenter from Native Instruments which is basically a downloader and installer for updates etc. But every time I open it it prompts for my password to allow it to make changes.

Is there any way to whitelist trusted software so it doesn't prompt for admin password?
Yes, this can be achieved with the NOPASSWD directive in the /etc/sudoers file. Editing this file should only be done by an experienced user, because it is a system-critical file and mistakes could be difficult to troubleshoot.


Edit the file from the terminal with sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers
Add this line under the user privilege specification section, %admin ALL= NOPASSWD: /absolute/path/to/your/program
Save the file.


The visudo command uses your editor set in the VISUAL variable or if that is unset, the EDITOR variable. Please refer to the visudo(8) man page.