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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network manager issue and sudo apt update reply ign and temporary failure resolving
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Yesterday when uninstall pi-hole it ask me do you wish to remove iproutes2 and git.I thought it was the pi-hole file so i said yes and after ...
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Invalid signed-by value
The output of sudo apt-get update
E: Invalid value set for option Signed-By regarding source https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/ \ (not a fingerprint)
E: The list of sources could not be read.
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How to use a newer python version for root without changing the system wide installation of python? [duplicate]
I need to create a VirtualBox instance of Ubuntu on Windows 10, but I need to run python version 3.11 as root on that VM. How can I install a newer version of python to be run as root without changing ...
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docker build requires sudo
I have a docker compose project for which I am building containers frequently. I've read the docker post-install instructions and followed all these steps, and for commands like docker ps and docker ...
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Portal returned error: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied
I need to start the browser so that other programs cannot read its files.
I run browser with group change:
sudo -g permission-yandex-browser -E yandex-browser
everything works. But when I select a ...
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Can I unmount my data drive without losing data? [duplicate]
I messed up my system and need to wipe my system (see here: Can't use sudo anymore since running chmod: sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable)
Fortunately even though I am a beginner, I have one ...
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Can't use sudo anymore since running chmod: sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable [duplicate]
Before I start, I am no Linux expert by any means, I just know the basics and am still at the beginning of my Linux/Server journey.
I messed up, I've used chmod before but now I used it in the root ...
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Allow users to execute everything except manage specific service
I have some workers with their own computer. All of them have access in their laptops to root user in Ubuntu. I don't rely on them and I have a critical service that I need to be always running, so I ...
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User no longer in sudoers after installing ssh
My admin account was added to sudoers and worked fine. I set up SSH and xRDP on my computer. I used the exact same username for these programs. Now when I try to sudo, it says my user is not in the ...
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obs-studio still being listed after 'sudo apt-get autoremove obs-studio'
I've been trying to set up obs-studio on my system, however, I kept running into the (known) issue of screen capture only displaying a blank screen with the cursor the only thing being captured.
I ...
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Sudo password unable to enter [duplicate]
unable to enter password in terminal. trying to enter stall commands, ask for password but will not allow me to enter the password. I am new to linux and assume that the password is my log in for ...
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Ubuntu won't let me enter my password
When I look to update or install anything with sudo. It tells me 'sorry, try again' twice and then 'sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts' but I am not even given the opportunity input a password.
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Syntax error /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/5lunattended-upgrades-firefox:1: Extra junk after value
sudo apt update command is not working in the terminal in Ubuntu 24.04. Also the Software Updater app is not working, and I'm unable to update my installed software with it.
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Username not in sudoers file and cannot run sudo commands [duplicate]
I downloaded python but when checking if pip was installed, the terminal displayed 'no module named pip'
So I found that you can download it using the command prompt 'sudo apt install python3-pip', ...
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Can I SSH with key and then have a simple password for the sudo user?
So I have a server which I connect to with SSH and a key.
I have disabled SSH password login on my normal user. When I use sudo, it's super annoying to having to copy and paste the complex password ...
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