Sudo is one of the most powerful and dangerous tools in the Unix or Linux system administrator's toolbox. With it, an ordinary user can run commands just as if he or she were the superuser or any ...

You should never have to work with the root user account on Linux, especially on a desktop installation. There can be occasions when you need to use root on a server. If you must use root, do so with ...

The sudoers file can provide detailed control over user privileges, but with very little effort, you can still get a lot of benefit from sudo. In this post, we’re going to look at some simple ways to ...

Sudo is well known for its ability to provide very limited scope superuser privileges to otherwise normal users on Unix systems. Thus the name “sudo” (for “superuser do”). Users who run commands with ...

If you've used the command line in Linux or a Unix-based platform like macOS, you're probably familiar with the "sudo" command -- it lets you run tasks with different (usually elevated) permissions ...

From fork bombs to fake “language pack” removals, these commands can wreck Linux fast. Here’s what they do and how to stay ...

A vulnerability in the Linux sudo command has been discovered that could allow unprivileged users to execute commands as root. Thankfully, this vulnerability only works in non-standard configurations ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft continues to embrace Linux and make Windows a home for developers. Microsoft continues to embrace Linux ...

That's not the case anymore; you can use sudo on Windows 11 now. All you need to do is enable a few toggles, and you can enjoy one of the smallest but perhaps most significant workflow improvements to ...

Microsoft opened its arms to Linux during the Windows 10 era, inventing an entire virtualized subsystem to allow users and developers to access a real-deal Linux command line without leaving the ...