Questions tagged [sudo]
Questions related to the sudo command that allows users to run programs with the privileges of a different user (normally the root user).
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Restrict the use of su
I've restricted the use of su by creating an admin group
sudo groupadd admin
sudo usermod -a -G admin <YOUR ADMIN USERNAME>
sudo dpkg-statoverride --update --add root admin 4750 /bin/su
I've ...
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Not able to switch to root using sudo su and su command [duplicate]
Not able to switch to root using sudo su and su command:
user@user-HP-Pro-3330-MT:/$ sudo su
The program 'sudo' can be found in the following packages:
* sudo
* sudo-ldap
Try: sudo apt install <...
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Sudo and Su command not working
when trying to switch root using sudo su
Error- sudo is not installed
When trying to switch through su command
error- this program is not installed
what to do,please help
NAME="Ubuntu"
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Make a file with root access only and able to be accessed by another file without using a password
I have two files A and B. I need the contents of A to be accessible only by root, so I have run the command chmod 000 A.
Now, I want file B to be able to access file A without asking for the root ...
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run shell script as other user, but directory stay the same
I have to run a bash script as root. But in this script, there are commands that I have to run as my normal user (he's named "ubuntu"), but when doing it I don't want the current working directory to ...
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Sudo not working for chmod
I am trying to install a piece of software on a clean AWS instance. It requires changing permissions on a bunch of files.
The first batch goes ok after
sudo chmod 644 config.local.php
sudo chmod -...
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How to get remote script to execute through sudo via expect script [on hold]
I've seen a number of other posts that are so tantalizingly close to my issue; but I still can't get this to work.
I want to be able to run ssh into a server, sudo to another account and then run ...
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“sudo” command doesn't work anymore [duplicate]
I tried to run this command:
sudo nano /etc/sudoers
I got this error
>>> /etc/sudoers.d/grader: syntax error near line 1 <<<
sudo: parse error in en_US.UTF-8 near line 1
sudo: no ...
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E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
I'm trying to run this command in the terminal:
sudo apt install software-properties-common
This is the error message I get:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource ...
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when i try to install sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb [duplicate]
i get error like the one below
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend),...
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How to allow a command to be executed for a particular user without password with sudoers file?
Can anyone please explain the exact work of these in /etc/sudoers ? (I've done some research, so please don't share any links)
I want to add myself (member of sudo) to execute a command without ...
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sudo command sudo: /etc/sudoers is world writable sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin
I have run this command by mistake chmod -R 777 ./*
Now not able to use sudo and can't open folders as root.
sudo: /etc/sudoers is world writable
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: ...
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add-apt-repository command not working [duplicate]
I'm new to Ubuntu and I tried to install something and the guide I was reading says to run a command that starts with
sudo add-apt-repository
but whenever I try to use the command then it says
bash:...
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How to solve this error `sudo: /usr/local/bin/sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the setuid bit set` without reinstalling ubuntu?
TLDR: I am running Ubuntu 18.04 with i3 and I messed up my permissions. Whenever I run a command with sudo, I get this error message, sudo: /usr/local/bin/sudo must be owned by uid 0 and have the ...
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Removing rstudio and its user from the system
I installed rstudio on my system, but I don't need it now. It has created its own user. Whenever I turn my system on, two users appear on the screen. This has happened only after installing rstudio. I ...
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sh sudo string parameter
I'm playing with my Raspberry Pi Zero, and I'm trying to automate an FM transmitter script.
You can run the script with sudo fm_transmitter -f [frequency] -r [.wav music file]
For example:
sudo ...
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Can't modify files in a directory even with root
While following this answer: https://askubuntu.com/a/715310
I ran the command:
sudo ln -s /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/backlight/amdgpu_bl0/brightness /sys/class/backlight
and ...
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System user without login and password but only allow sudo for one user
I'm currently trying to set up a system user on my Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS server to run a specific service from its home directory and be used with sudo -u USER to execute a command sometimes.
I've ...
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Can I edit the sudoers file with visudo using my bootable USB
Something I did with a sudo dpkg ... installation in an attempt to fix problems with my audio clobbered my ability of my sole user-name to run sudo in 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). This is a single OS ...
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Running programs as sudo doesn't work
Installing tools and other using command line in Ubuntu 18.04 with sudo works perfectly.
example: sudo apt install ... works perfectly.
Running tools and programs via the command line as sudo doesn't ...
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Running any sudo command produces strange output
Looks that some script executes every time I run sudo command on my Ubuntu:
sudo apt update
mmap: Invalid argument
munmap: Invalid argument
munmap: Invalid argument
munmap: Invalid argument
munmap: ...
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Install of lbdvd hangs
In Ubuntu 18.04 I was installing lbdvd by running sudo apt install libdvdcss2 libdvdread4 libdvdnav4. Ubuntu has been setting it for over an hour hung at this screen
If you acquired this product ...
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Mount an external hard drive with full ownership and permissions (sudo or root)
For an external hard drive, I'm getting a message that I don't have permissions.
Recursive chmod or chown would involve too many files. Also, while not an issue, let's say, at least for arguments ...
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How to give sudo permission to an application
I'm trying to use gitkraken application but when i try to open a github repository in /var/www directory it gives me Error opening directory '/var': Permission deniederror.
I tried to give sudo ...
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Can't run visudo within Docker; sudoers file does not exist
Ubuntu n00b here. I am tinkering with a Docker container that I created using the following simple Dockerfile:
FROM ubuntu
CMD ["tail","-f","/dev/null"]
Inside the container, as the root user, I try ...
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After accidentally renaming /etc, how do I rename it back?
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.
I renamed the /etc folder to apache2. That was my greatest mistake
Now I can't rename it back because I need to use sudo, but when I try I get the error
sudo: unknown uid ...
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Cannot use OVS commands with libvirt
I have an Ubuntu 18.04 on which I have installed OVS. I have created a bridge 'br1', and the output of
$sudo ovs-vsctl show
Bridge "br1"
Port "enp0s25"
Interface "enp0s25"
Port "...
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CHOWN command applied on /usr/lib by mistake [duplicate]
By mistake, I executed below commands
sudo chown -R $USER /usr/lib
So now it seems /usr/lib ownership is changed and sudo command is not working. Getting following error on terminal
sudo: error ...
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ruby works for normal users but not for root
I have an ubuntu 18.04 machine with ruby installed.
I login with a user that is part of the www-data group and I am able to execute this:
ruby myprogram.rb
without any issue
If I try to do
sudo ...
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How can I fix broken sudo - sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 1 [duplicate]
I am a newbie to Ubuntu I tried to get rid off from asking password every time so I changed some line in sudoers file now I am stuck. How can I solve this?
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I have somehow locked or removed my access to sudo - how can I fix it? [duplicate]
I am fairly new at Ubuntu system and commands. I was trying to follow some tutorial online explaining how to setup using no password to download apps. I was in visudo, and next thing I know I can't ...
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Snap application Heroku dropping privs did not work
When executing the command heroku after installing via snap, it throws the error dropping privs did not work:
cesar@pc:~$ heroku --version
dropping privs did not work
But if I execute sudo heroku ...
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Can't use sudo and couldn't access root user to fix it after running chmod -R 777 /usr/ [duplicate]
I used these commands to allow access to git clone katoolin to be stored in usr
sudo chmod -R 777 /usr/
sudo chown www-data:www-data /usr/
I don't know which one ruined my sudo access. Also, I don't ...
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Why does AWS's Ubuntu AMI come with an “ubuntu” user instead of just allowing root login? [duplicate]
AWS's Ubuntu image gets bootstrapped with your credentials being added to a user called ubuntu. After the machine comes up, you can SSH into your new box with the ubuntu user.
This user is a sudoer, ...
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Execute sudo Bash script as another user while being root
I am logged in as root and want to execute a Bash script with sudo permissions as another user.
This is the test Bash script in /home/me/sudo.bash:
mkdir -p /etc/test # Creating an /etc directory to ...
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i can't install sudo [closed]
I want to install sudo so I typed command apt-get update then it shows the following error:
reading packages lists...done
W: chmod 0700 of directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial failed -
E: could not ...
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How to setup a systemd service with root access?
Description
I am trying to make a systemd service file to run a python script to print something using thermal printer. escpos is the library I am using to access the control of thermal printer. ...
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Local Workspaces Permissions Management and GitHub Integration
I have a folder ~/workspaces where I place all my local repositories from GitHub and other coding projects.
I use VS Code and have had permissions problems since I installed Ubuntu a month ago. I ...
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Why can I not su to root?
I used sudo passwd root to set root's password successfully, then I tried to su to root, but it failed with no response.
ubuntu@VM-44-117-ubuntu:~$ sudo su root
ubuntu@VM-44-117-ubuntu:~$
You can ...
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localhost error [duplicate]
I changed ISP. My internet works fine, but I get this error when I run a sudo command in terminal:
sudo: unable to resolve host localhost.localdomain
How do I fix this error?
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dependency, sudo, and apt-get errors in Kubuntu
It's been awhile since I've used my Kubuntu system. I'm trying to upgrade to version 16.04 - and running into a series of problems:
1) When attempting to upgrade Kubuntu to version 16.04, I get the ...
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What is a sudo password? [duplicate]
I am prompted for a sudo password.
Since I am a user at a very basic level of knowledge, I am very shaky in getting to the terminal and/or using the commands. When I am told to take the step "enter ...
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monitor service user account activity
I've a service account that has a full root access "user1 All=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" . The user account is not used by a human user but it is used by an application which is running some bash and ...
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Incorrectly created file in /etc/sudoers.d file with visudo, but broke things [duplicate]
I tried to do what I thought the comments in /etc/sudoers was telling me:
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# Please consider adding local content in /etc/sudoers.d/ ...
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sudo update-alternatives,why? [duplicate]
I came across these two commands
sudo update-alternatives --set java /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/bin/java
sudo update-alternatives --set javac /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/bin/javac
Why ...
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What is the difference between sudo and sudo -H? [duplicate]
Sometimes I see in many websites' tutorials the use of sudo -H + command for example sudo -H gedit /etc/apt/sources.list. However I know that sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list can do the work.
So ...
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pam_tally2 in Ubuntu 16
I have an issue getting pam_tally2 to work correctly on Ubuntu 16. I am using the default common-auth, common-account, and common-password. My Ubuntu 16 is patched to the latest patches. My OS must be ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 VM; unable to initialize PAM: No such file or directory
I'm trying to learn more about Unix systems, and am working on hardening an Ubuntu Server VM (using VMWare Workstation). In the process of which, I must have done something that messed with the pam ...
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Is Vim safe to use in combination with sudo?
It is not advisable to use sudo with a graphical application like gedit, as described at this link. Accordingly, I have tended to use vim with sudo.
Recently I noticed my ~/.viminfo was owned by root ...
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How do I un-screw up a Python/Pip installation after doing the mistake of running sudo pip multiple times?
I did the fatal mistake of using "sudo pip" inside a virtual environment multiple times, and now all my virtual environments are a mess, failing in random ways when I try to install pip packages. I'm ...
