Debugging in pyCharm with sudo privileges?

Question

I\'ve tested code that requires root access in pyCharm by running sudo pycharm.sh but this is not the way I would recommend of doing so.

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Answer 1

I have encountered the same problem trying to debug Bluetooth related code on a Raspberry Pi. I suppose, since you're doing remote debug on the device, that the device is for development use only. In such a case, in my humble option, you should permit ssh root login, so you can configure PyCharm to use the root user and you don't need to sudo. That's the solution I have chosen.

The following instructions are for a Raspberry Pi, but the procedure is the same for any Linux distribution:

First of all, add your public key to the authorized_keys:

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh pi@raspberrypi "mkdir -p ~/.ssh && cat >> 
~/.ssh/authorized_keys"

Then login into the Raspberry Pi:

ssh pi@raspberrypi

Once you have a console copy your key into the root directory:

sudo mkdir /root/.ssh
sudo cp authorized_keys /root/.ssh/

Finally edit sshd_config adding PermitRootLogin without-password:

sudo vim /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Use your preferred editor.

Now you are able to ssh inside the Raspberry Pi as root:

ssh root@raspberrypi

Using root instead or pi user, give you the ability to run your code, even remotely, with root privileges, as required by BlueZ.