Questions tagged [sudo]
The sudo command allows users to run programs with the privileges of a different user (normally the root user). Use this tag for questions related to configuring and using the sudo command.
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How to get the X-Servers complete address
Edited concerning the answer of @terdon.
On my ubuntu computer:
If I connect a server via ssh -X my_server, then I can start a program.
Then I use sudo -i to become root, but I can't start the same ...
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How to solve this GPG error?
When i tries to update and upgrade my apt i get these errors below:
Get:1 https://cli.github.com/packages stable InRelease [3 743 B]
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/git-core/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease ...
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How to fix the "Unit docker.service could not be found." error?
How do I simply pull and run hello-world?
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ snap list docker
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
docker 20.10.14 1779 ...
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Trying to execute command as root does not set $HOME to /root
Im attempting to run a command as root but it is not working and I think the reason why is because when running the command sudo is not setting $HOME to /root but keeping it as /home/MYUSER the ...
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sudo with a USERID - reverting old behaviour
In my systems running Ubuntu 18.04 I can run a command (as root) like
sudo -u \#2000 echo hi
And this works to run the command as UID 2000, even though uid 2000 does not exist in the passwd file. ...
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How can I emulate a sudo shell with the respective environment variables set when using "sudo su -c "<command>"?
I would like to run a sudo command in one line, but also have this command be run as a sudo user with all the respective environment variables instantiated (essentially run exec zsh before anything).
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Why sudo can't find a command that normal user can?
A while ago I was installing NPM and I noticed that when I tried to run their install shell script using sudo it threw errors regarding some commands not being found. However when trying to run the ...
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Migrating ownership from macos
I switched from Macos to Ubuntu, now I am trying to own my mac homefolder with Ubuntu. I thought to be smart and use the same username (ruut) and password for the new account and homefolder, but that ...
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How do I run a service as a non-root user at boot, without entering a password?
I have a process that I want to start when the host boots. I want that process to run as a non-root user. And I won't necessarily be around to enter a password on the tty when it starts. Here's my ...
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How do I configure sudo in 22.04 for AD group access?
I have configured sudo access in previous versions of Ubuntu for AD groups. In 22.04 I get error that user in AD group is not in sudoers file. I inserted the line %gg_adm_server ALL=(ALL) ALL in ...
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run script in cron job that contains sudo
I need to write a script that will restart the DB server and run the application
I know how to write the script and how to make it in crontab to run after a reboot
my problem that I need to do some ...
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Sudo options question [duplicate]
I need to run a command that requires sudo to run and I want to run it in crontab -e
the command is sudo java -jar WurmMapGen.jar but it asks for a password. I want this to be an automatic ...
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Best Practice for Always Logging Into Root [duplicate]
The answer in How to solve "permission denied" when using sudo with redirection in Bash? says to use "sudo -i". Is this always going to make sure I have write permissions for every ...
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Why is my terminal rejecting my sudo command as permission denied [duplicate]
sudo gresource extract gtk.gresource \
/usr/share/themes/MyCustomTheme19929/gtk-3.0/gtkgresource \
>/usr/share/themes/MyCustomTheme19929/gtk-3.0/what.css
bash: /usr/share/themes/...
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When I run sudo -i or sudo su I get an error
Error when running sudo su:
su: failed to execute /bi: No such file or directory
Error when running sudo -i:
sudo: /bi: command not found
How do I fix this error?
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user lost sudo permissions after sudo password update
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and I no longer can run any command with sudo. When logged in from terminal, I have verified that I am in the sudo group.
jianwu@localhost:/usr/bin$ sudo whoami
root
If I ...
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I have lost my superuser rights for installation. What can I do now? [duplicate]
I've recently started using Ubuntu on my old laptop and I actually really like this OS, but somehow I've lost my superuser rights and idk how and why. As you can see in the screenshot, I've already ...
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Restricted sudo access for support staff
We have some L1 support staff who need to manage user accounts, etc. but we'd prefer to restrict them from having full sudo access.
Is that practical? I wasn't able to find any useful in Google or ...
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In Ubuntu 22.04- how do I issue my password in a startup application that requires a sudo?
I have a couple of network folders in other linux machines on my CIFS network.
I've set them in FSTAB and they are accessed OK, PROVIDING I do a sudo mount -a when the system is restarted.
I've ...
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su and sudo commond could not work
apt install and update commands need the read and write of root or administrators. but it does not work now.
$ sudo
sudo: /usr/bin/sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set
$ su
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build docker image with or without sudo?
I have a really simple doubt but could not find an exhaustive answer anywhere.
When I build a docker image is it a good practice to build it with sudo? If yes, why? and why not?
i.e. should I do:
sudo ...
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Prevent one user to get into other user's data
I have two users in the home directory (home/user1 and home/user2). I want them all to have all permissions but I don't want the second one to access data from user1. Both can read and install ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 sudo apt update error + internet connection problem
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 on my M1 via a virtual machine called UTM.
The problem is that there is "no wifi adaptor found" in my ubuntu, so I'm trying to run sudo apt update , but I ...
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running systemctl via ssh without asking for password
I want to run ssh without asking for password and invoke systemctl without password
i tried doing the following:
ssh -t <user>@<host> "echo <password> | sudo -S systemctl status ...
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Domain Group Not able to Sudo
I am facing an issue with sudo for AD group users.
I have added following lines to /etc/sudoers file using visudo
%domain\ admins ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL ----- (This Works)
%domain\ Users ALL=(ALL:...
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steam is not in the sudoers file error when Installing steamcmd on fresh ubuntu server 22.04 LTS
While attempting to setup a valheim dedicated server on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-39-generic x86_64)
I am trying to run these instructions to install steamcmd:
Create a user account named ...
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Sudo commands take to long to execute after run VPNC
I'm using VPNC to connect to my company's vpn, and after start the .conf all the sudo commands on ubuntu 20.04 become slower, kill (or deactivate) the vpnc process solve this problem.
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How to make unaccessible /root/ directory for other admin users?
By using sudo command, other admin users can get access to the /root/ directory, using their credentials. How to make it impossible ?
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Git pull and vpn asking for old root password
I changed the system password recently. Whenever I am trying to do a git pull or a vpn connection, I am asked for the "previous" Ubuntu password. May I know why this is happening?
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systemctl still asking for password even with sudoers
My /etc/sudoers
josh ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/systemctl restart servicename.service
running systemctl restart servicename.service still asks for password.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Running ...
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sudo apt update problem [duplicate]
valenton@valenton:~$ sudo apt update
E: Conflicting values set for option Signed-By regarding source https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ jammy: /usr/share/keyrings/winehq-archive.key != /usr/...
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Why does `sudo gnome-text-editor` throw GLib-GIO-CRITICAL error?
Whenever I try to launch a system file to edit it using sudo gnome-text-editor, I get the error
(gnome-text-editor:64141): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 17:47:31.731: g_dbus_connection_emit_signal: assertion '...
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`sudo` command isn't working in Ubuntu 20.04
I need to install pymol on Ubuntu 20.04 and when I am using sudo apt-get install -y pymol it gives an error:
username isn't in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
Does anyone know how to ...
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Crontab will not perform any tasks
I have a python file that has to be run with sudo elevation every 6 hours.
I created the cronjob using sudo crontab -e and then added the entry:
0 */6 * * * cd /home/timeflow/backup && sudo /...
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sudo tasksel install ubuntu-desktop doesn't work
After I type this command and the password
nothing happens.
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Is it a good thing to run virt-manager as sudo?
I just installed qemu-kvm and virt-manager. But when i run virt-manager by clicking the icon it is not connecting to kvm. But when i run $ sudo virt-manager KVM connects.
i've been told that running ...
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E: Package 'hibernate' has no installation candidate [duplicate]
Goal: To follow this answer.
I've tried with no difference made:
sudo apt update
sudo apt-get update
(base) me@ubuntu-pcs:~$ sudo apt install pm-utils hibernate
Reading package lists... Done
Building ...
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I Accidentally deleted my /etc/sudoers file
I have no backup.
I'm incredibly unknowledgeable, so if anyone could give a beginners guide to this issue that would be amazing
this is the error that is displayed when using any sudo commands :
sudo: ...
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Sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable [duplicate]
I used chown -R 777 / and now i cant open Firefox and root account
How can i fix it?
Im a newbie btw
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Can't Open `nautilus`
I opened nautilus using $ sudo nautilus / and deleted some files at /usr/share (Discord related files) but after that i tried to open nautilus by clicking the icon and it don't open. i got no idea ...
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Broken ubuntu after sudo apt dist-upgrade?
I was trying to install PHP on my Ubuntu and did a sudo apt dist-upgrade without seeing what was gonna be changed. After that I suddenly couldn't access settings, files or connect to internet they ...
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Your authentication attempt was unsuccessful (for sudoer)
After installing Ubuntu I have created a new user and gave it all privileges in /etc/sudoers:
user2 ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
However now user2 cannot do admin tasks from GUI, like formatting a disk ...
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libopenmpt-modplug1:amd64 [duplicate]
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
files list file for package 'libopenmpt-modplug1:amd64' is missing final newline
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
How can I fix this. ...
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Is running a browser as group via sudo dangerous?
Suppose that internet is a group I have created. Is it dangerous to run e.g. Firefox via sudo -g internet firefox? I am 99% sure it's not, but wanted to make sure since I am doing that often and I ...
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Error, when I go the the root sudo -s
New to Linux. I'm using:
uname -r
5.15.0-30-generic
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
First I ...
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Vim is opening with Vi when I use Sudo - why?
I use neovim. I changed my .zshrc to open nvim when I type vim in the terminal.
My configuration is from my Mac where I didn't use Sudo much (now I use Ubuntu, I use sudo all the time).
When I do sudo ...
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User in sudo group can't use sudo in Ubuntu 20.04
I'm currently facing a problem when I use my sudo permission. I understand somebody faced this problem before, e.g this question, and followed some steps to resolve but unsuccessful. FYI, before I can ...
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Why can't I paste multiple sudo commands in Ubuntu 22.04?
I just installed Ubuntu Server 22.04 and SSHed in. I'm not able to paste multiple sudo commands as I could with Ubuntu Server 20.04. This feels to me like a security feature that I don't want.
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xhost: unable to open display ""
I'm trying to use the -S method to run a sudo command
user@vmi804792:~$ echo ***** | sudo -S -v
But I get this error:
*****
[sudo] password for user: Error: Can't open display: unix:0
sudo: no ...
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Do you need to update VLC first before installation? [closed]
I am trying to use commands to update or install VLC on Linux. I am trying to use sudo apt install vlc or sudo apt update vlc but these commands seem like they are not working.