Run a command as root, with a delay

$ sudo bash -c “sleep 1h ; command”
sleep 1h ; sudo command

or

sudo sleep 1h ; sudo command

won’t work, because by the time the delay is up, sudo will want your password again.

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by David Winterbottom (codeinthehole.com)

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