I need to run a command with administrative privileges. Someone said I should run a command as root. How do I do this?

Jul 11, 2011 · There are several sudo-like tools (calife, op, super, …) — see How do I run a command as the system administrator (root) — but you could spend your life on unix systems …

I was wondering how to run a command as another user from a script. I have the script's owner set as root. I also have the following command being run within the script to run the command …

Apr 29, 2023 · How to execute the Bash command command using sudo in order to run it as root? Using sudo command fails: $ sudo command ls sudo: command: command not found

I log into an system as root via ssh. How do I become the normal user or another user in the command-line?

12 What is the preferred method to keep track of who is acting as root in the logs when root login is disabled (SSH) but users can run sudo -i or su - to become root? I would like to follow every …

Mar 25, 2020 · If I add the root setuid, the iftop command will be run with the root user, right? The best solution for me would be to run a generic binary that requires root privileges but from a …

I'm using SuSE Linux Enterprise and I know that there is a command su root for changing to root log-in. But what about the other way around? If I prefer to return to my user account, how to do …

67 What's the easiest way to resize an ext4 partition (or any type partition depending on the method) from the command line (potentially with the fewest commands, but also the easiest to …

Nov 3, 2022 · The command su - root makes you become the superuser; in order to do so, you have to enter the superuser's password. If the "ubuntu" user is in the sudoers file, you can use …