How to allow users to run the "mon" command using sudo?

This describes how to allow a user to run certain “mon” commands (https://support.itrsgroup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020254933) with root privileges through sudo.

With OP5 Monitor version 8.0.7,and above a system group for Monitor operators is created, called “mon_operators”. Sudo is configured to allow users in this group to run these commands with root privileges:

sudo mon start
sudo mon stop
sudo mon restart
sudo mon node status
sudo mon node list
sudo mon node show
sudo mon check exectime
sudo mon check latency
sudo mon check orphans

Add users to the “mon_operators” group to allow them to run the above commands, example:

## usermod --groups mon_operators --append <USERNAME>

If access to more mon commands, such as mon node add & mon node ctrl is required adding a user with full system administrator rights through sudo is recommended.