What are the differences between "su", "sudo -s", "sudo -i", "sudo su"?
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 privileges. sudo -i …
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 -' inside of a 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 starting a shell …
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 command exit.
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 (or any other …
How do I reset a lost administrative password? - Ask Ubuntu
$ sudo -i [sudo] password for myuseraccount: # here you type the user's password # A lot of people that have Unix background or experience with other distributions stumble on this issue quite often. The …
What does "sudo apt-get update" do? - Ask Ubuntu
Nov 27, 2012 · 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 help.ubuntu.com …
sudo - Sudoers file, enable NOPASSWD for user, all commands - Ask …
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 /etc/sudoers add …
linux - How to reload sudo users without reboot (Failed to restart sudo ...
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 a certain delay …
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?