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 …
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 -' …
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 …
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 …
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 su -' vs 'sudo -i' vs 'sudo /bin/bash' - when does it matter ...
Nov 13, 2013 · sudo su - This time it is a login shell, so /etc/profile, .profile and .bashrc are executed and you will find yourself in root's home directory with root's environment. sudo -i It is …
What does "sudo apt-get update" do? - Ask Ubuntu
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install <package> ensuring that apt-get knows to install the most recent version of the package. Another useful source for information is the …
Error message "sudo: unable to resolve host (none)"
Dec 16, 2018 · Note: sudo attempts to dereference the hostname, even though it isn't necessarily required, due to optional capabilities in the sudoers file. See sudo command trying to search …
linux - How to check if I have sudo access? - Super User
Thanks. sudo -v works for me. The man page says I can run sudo -l as well but that asks for a password. Why is that?