How to fix 'sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified' error?

Question

I am trying to compile some sources using a makefile. In the makefile there is a bunch of commands that need to be ran as sudo.

When I compile the sour

Answer 1

Login into your linux. Fire following commands. Be careful, as editing sudoer is a risky proposition.

$ sudo visudo

Once vi editor opens make the following changes:

1. Comment out Defaults requiretty

   # Defaults    requiretty
   

2. Go to the end of the file and add

   jenkins ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL