Questions tagged [sudo]
The sudo command is a program for some Unix and Unix-Like operating systems, that allows a user to execute programs with the security privileges of another user. Typically those of a superuser or the root user.
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Can't use `su` anymore nor use `sudo` after using `sudo apt-get upgrade` (Debian)
I'm having an issue right now. To set the scene : I'm currently working on a V2 for a Rails project, with more recent versions, gems, features etc, working with Nginx and Docker. In order to make it ...
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Getting error while downloading Java
I am trying to install Java in my AWS EC2 instance by using this below command:
sudo yum install java-1.8.0-openjdk-devel
But I'm facing the below error:
No match for argument: java-1.8.0-openjdk....
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Ubuntu password no longer works after login
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 on a laptop and something weird happened to my password. I can only use it to login when I select a user (the booting GUI) and after that, things like sudo or ...
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How to use sudo with sftp through winSCP?
I found a few sources stating that I can use SFTP with a sudo user through an SFTP client (specifically winSCP). This link outlines all the steps I need to take, and it's still not working (https://...
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Debian 11: no root access anymore
After trying to reinstall my amd-gpu-drivers, my system rebooted into CLI. So I tried to reinstall GUI with "apt install task-gnome-desktop". After this my system says sudo is an unknown ...
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How do I allow X11 forwarding in root (or with sudo) when accessing Raspberry Pi via SSH?
I have been able to forward X11 through normal executions (e.g. xeyes as opposed to sudo xeyes), but with my purposes I need to access the same applications with root access. I have not been able to ...
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why it will cost 60 seconds run every sudo command
After the last system update on my centos, it will almost cost 60s for every command when I use sudo or even login as root.
I use strace sudo ls to see what happened, here is some key log
mprotect(...
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Running android avdmanager with sudo
I am running avdmanager create avd from my python script that I start with sudo -E to make my script be able to do priveldged stuff. But for some reason avdmanager created AVD inside /root/.android/...
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how to stop apache2 via kill -9
I know the normal method to start or stop apache2 on linux is:
sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 start|stop
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sudo service apache2 start|stop
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sudo systemctl start|stop apache2
But, in an emergency, I ...
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Running updatedb as a nomal user (using the plocate package)
I want a normal user to be able to update the database used by the locate command in Linux. With the previous version of locate (provided by the package mlocate), I achieved this by adding the ...
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macOS: pkill a specific process without sudo?
Because of some recent bluetooth issues, I need to be able to run sudo pkill bluetoothd quite frequently, so I decided to create a shell script Shortcut to have on my menu bar for quick access. I ...
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Kali apt-get update fails with "Clearsigned file isn't valid"
I'm trying to do apt-get update at in result i am getting these errors, tried various methods, couldnt resolve. i need help with this error.
Get:1 http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling InRelease [18....
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Terminal not asking for password while using sudo
well it all started yesterday, while i was trying to install larbs installation on a different user. it did not work and i had to delete the other user. when i cam e back to my admin user i realised ...
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MacOS VNC server without sudo?
Is it possible to run any VNC server on macOS (either built-in or 3rd party) without having sudo or administrator rights?
I want to use screensharing from my Home Mac (as client) to my Company Mac (as ...
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Run bundle with sudo in MacOS .app bundle
I have a MacOS app that I want to deploy as .app bundle. The binary in this bundle is needed to run with root priveleges.
I made launcher zsh script in Contents/MacOS with line sudo ./MyApp. I changed ...
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Default path for RScript terminal command changes with sudo
I am trying to execute Rscripts from the terminal, but I can only get them to work by adding the sudocommand. Running --verbose, I have been able to narrow down the problem to a difference in the ...
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Is it correct that sudo doesn't work in pipelines and how to overcome it? [duplicate]
Once I tried command..
sudo iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4
..to save iptables to some file. Its interesting that I failed to run this command: it said I have insufficient permissions. The ...
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How to correct sudo fatal error on Ubuntu after wrong permissions given?
I made a mistake giving wrong permissions on folders (chown I think on the wrong folder) when using wsl and ubuntu.
Now I have the following errors when I launch Ubuntu. I really don't know what to do:...
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useradd: create home AND another directory for user
I am aware that a new user's home directory can be created by doing sudo useradd -m -d /home/<username> <username>.
However, let's say that I also want to make another non-home directory ...
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How to run sudo with target user environment AND without password prompt
root@Test:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
root@Test:~#
I'm user1 and need to run ...
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What is a good way to initiate `sudo` on demand, so it asks for my password now (when it's convenient) and not later (when it's inconvenient)?
This is hackish.
I sometimes need to quickly run programs one after the other in the terminal with some commands needing sudo while others do not, such as:
$ command1; c2; sudo c3 | c4; c5 | sudo c6; ...
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using nohup even after a complete shutdown or sudo reboot, Possible?
I am using nohup python -u nationalbiblioteket_logs.py --query 0 > log_q0.out & in my Ubuntu 16.04 machine as an administrator to run really time and memory consuming program.
I am already ...
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RHEL 8.7 Server Unable to "su root" Consistently
This particular server was set up with the "French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems (ANSSI) BP-028 Enhanced Level" security profile that is packaged with RHEL. After ...
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How do I enable a user account I sudo-ed into to play audio?
So I login to another's user account using the following command:
sudo -u bash
I use the following command to test sound from that account:
[winejail@localhost ~]$ play test.mp3
I get the errors ...
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No new privileges flag is set error
I created a new user called jump using sudo adduser jump and then gave it root permissions using: sudo usermod -aG sudo jump. I then switched to my user using: su - jump, and ran: sudo curl -fsSL ...
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Linux restrict partition
I have 2 ubuntu installs, one of them on a single partition, /dev/sda2, which I want to restrict access from the other ubuntu system.
Mounting /dev/sda2 is allowed without root from the other ...
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MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1: Doesn't let me run GUI commands as root. What can I do to fix this?
I use the PureOS GNU/Linux distro (based on Debian/Ubuntu). I installed XDM as my display manager. After I logged into a X session as root, I got a bug. I can't run GUI commands as root in a non-root ...
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sudo: command not found on ipad 9.3.5 [closed]
i'm using ios teriminal in ipad 9.3.5. when i'm trying to use sudo command it shows command not found.
i had used echo $PATH and it returned
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/...
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wsl kali sudo locked after update
I'm running kali on wsl2. I had just run an upgrade (sudo apt upgrade), which included the line:
Updating /root/.profile to current default.
The update process ended with an error code:
/usr/bin/...
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Install wine application launchers in /usr/share/applications instead than /root/.local/share/applications
When I first run a Windows application installer using wine without the sudo command, the application launchers of the installed program go to ~/.local/share/applications while the wine path goes to ~/...
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Linux - Switch user to subuid running LXC container
I'd like to either use su or sudo -u to switch users to the subuid created by LXC to run a container as unprivileged.
Note:
There is no username assigned to the UIDs in which containers are run.
Due ...
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How can I use sudo on my Amazon Workspaces linux machine?
I'm installing Postgres in Amazon Workspaces linux machine. And I need to run as sudo.
After I run the command I get this response
sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable
sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world ...
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sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
On Amazon Workspaces I ran sudo chmod -R 777 /etc in order to create a file to install Docker but now after every command with sudo I run into this error
sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable
sudo: /...
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Execute sudo su - user on a ssh session
I need to execute sudo su - user on a ssh connection, because sudo su - user -c it's not available in the servers. Is there a way to do it? Thank you for the attention.
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Error when trying to execute command with sudo su - user -- command
I am facing a problem when trying to execute a command using another user.
If I do this
sudo su - user
direct
Works perfectly
Now if I do this
sudo su - user -c direct
I face this error
-bash: ...
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Sudo and su root not working
I want to use the sudo command but whenever I type it I see a message that says void is not in the sudoers file, this incident will be reported. I tried finding a way to fix it, and the told me to ...
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Linux mount to FSx using AD user disconnects after interval; initial mount works but message HOST IS DOWN occurs after some time
When I run the mount command I’m able to connect/ls to the share until, what appears to be the ticket renewal, timing occurs. Then I get host is down.
I have looked through all the suggested similar ...
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I deleted admin user on Mac BigSur with sudo, can I acces files anyhow
I deleted admin user on BigSur, the only user, with
sudo rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
and now can’t access my files. When turn on Mac, it asks me for language and else. I can access Terminal from ...
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sudo -u root init 0:wsl debian bullseye: Couldn't find an alternative telinit implementation to spawn
so, i'm running my wsl on windows 10, and when I type:
sudo -u root init 0
i get the error:
Couldn't find an alternative telinit implementation to spawn.
Neofetch ( no flags or args ):
_,met$$$$...
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'sudo adduser <user> sudo' succeeds, but still getting '<user> not in sudoers file'
I'm on Debian 10. As root I issued sudo adduser <user> sudo, which succeeded. Repeating the command tells me that user already exists. However, when logged in as and issuing e.g. sudo bash, I ...
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Running Sudowin on Windows 11
It's the first time I need to run Sudowin on Windows 11 and the service won't start. I've tested a sudoers.xml file that runs on Windows 10 with the same language and it doesn't work.
It renders the ...
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Two users (admin + non-admin) what is the right usage of su/sudo?
I have two users on a macos. U1 is a non-admin user and U2 is a admin user.
I cannot add U1 to the sudoers. Is there a way to use U2 to act as if it was U1 issuing sudo <command>?
My thinking:
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Expose certain bash script commands to other users
I have a bash script named /root/scripts/start-apache containing:
systemctl start apache2
sendTelegramNotice "Apache started from the web"
echo Done
And /root/scripts/stop-apache:
systemctl ...
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These scripts work on their own but when I try to put them in on script it fails
So I need these in one script. The first operation must be run as super user to run and for the proper permissions, the second operation must be run as the current logged in user. The script gets to ...
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Is there a way to exclude 'sudo' in history expansion?
I'd like to be able to repeat commands that require sudo, but I'd like history expansion to ignore sudo when expanding the command.
for example:
say I run sudo apt upgrade, and then later when I run!...
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Why do `sudo` and `sudo -i` treat NOPASSWD differently?
I have an account that needs to masquerade as other accounts seamlessly, like so:
manager$ sudo -u worker_A echo hello from worker A
hello from worker A
manager$ sudo -u worker_B echo hello from ...
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How to configure core dumps (`ulimit -c`) from within sudo within docker
I am having an issue with missing core dumps within docker containers. I have found the root cause of this is sudo resetting the ulimit -c value:
/$ ulimit -c 80
/$ ulimit -c
80
/$ sudo sh -c 'ulimit -...
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How do I debug a mount failure with permission denied even tho I running with sudo?
How do I debug a mount failure with permission denied given I ran it with sudo?
Why would a sudo command ever result in permission denied?
$ cd ~
$ mkdir foo bar
$ sudo mount --bind ./foo/ ./bar/
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Set date modified of all .DS_Store files in a folder and all its subfolders via terminal?
I'm on macOS Sierra. I'd really love to know how to use terminal to set the date modified of all .DS_Store files in a specific hierarchy to a given date.
So far, I know that I can do this:
sudo touch -...
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SUDO asks for "Encryption passphrase" on new setup with LUKS
SUDO keeps asking for Encryption passphrase on my latest setup. I'm not sure what encryption the passphrase is for, except that I suspect that it is related to LUKS encryption. Also I noted it doesn't ...
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