What are the differences between "su", "sudo -s", "sudo -i", "sudo …
Oct 22, 2011 · 81 sudo lets you run commands in your own user account with root privileges. su lets you switch user so that you're actually logged in as root. sudo -s runs a shell with root …
linux - What does "sudo -s" actually do? - Super User
Jul 6, 2011 · The two aren't really inconsistent - the sudo command always changes user, either to root, or to the user you specify with the -u switch. All the -s does is provide a shortcut for …
sudo - How can I add a user as a new sudoer using the command …
If you do not want to give the user account full root access, you need to edit the /etc/sudoer file with visudo (it makes sure that you do not have any syntax errors in the file and lose sudo …
sudo - How do I login as root? - Ask Ubuntu
In that case, use: sudo su - to execute a login shell as root after auhenticating sudo, and that shell will not need sudo to run admin commands. To return to the normal user shell, insert the …
What's exactly the point of the sudo command, in terms of security?
Now, enter sudo. sudo works on a different principle. Instead of requiring users to know the root account login, sudo would be used to allow users to escalate themselves into the root account …
linux - How to reload sudo users without reboot (Failed to restart …
Nov 11, 2024 · Using the command sudo delayed example-command this way the command example-command will be executed even if you're not in sudo group, but it'll be exectuted with …
sudo - Sudoers file, enable NOPASSWD for user, all commands
Aug 19, 2013 · It seems is a good practice to create the wheel group for non-password sudo authentication instead of altering sudo group itself. sudo groupadd wheel then in file …
history of ubuntu - Why is it called sudo? - Ask Ubuntu
May 26, 2014 · Why do we use sudo to perform a terminal command as an administrative? Why isn't it admin or something else? Is there a reason for sudo?
shell - Why is sudo bash needed? - Super User
4 sudo <shell>, if it works, betrays a poor installation of sudo and a potential security weakness. sudo should not be configured to allow arbitrary commands like shell; the purpose of sudo is to …
unix - Command: sudo su - - Super User
Observed on Debian Wheezy with htop: 'sudo su -' has a child of 'su -', and 'su -' has a child of '-su'. As mentioned above, root user can do 'su -' without entering password, so doing 'su -' …