[tmq]

In a fresh install of Bodhi 2.2, lxterminal won't recognize "sudo" - what am I missing?

xx@xxxx-desktop:~$ sudo
usage: sudo [-D level] -h | -K | -k | -V
usage: sudo -v [-AknS] [-D level] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u user
            name|#uid]
usage: sudo -l[l] [-AknS] [-D level] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-U user
            name] [-u user name|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [command]
usage: sudo [-AbEHknPS] [-C fd] [-D level] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u
            user name|#uid] [-g groupname|#gid] [VAR=value] [-i|-s] [<command>]
usage: sudo -e [-AknS] [-C fd] [-D level] [-g groupname|#gid] [-p prompt] [-u
            user name|#uid] file ...
xx@xxxx-desktop:~$ 

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(time on a distro that uses "sudo" evidently)

This post has been edited by tmq: 13 January 2013 - 04:06 PM

[Jeff]

What exactly are you trying to do here? The sudo command you ran above just returned AOK.

~Jeff

[tmq]

 Jeff, on 12 January 2013 - 02:33 AM, said:

What exactly are you trying to do here? The sudo command you ran above just returned AOK.

Good grief - I believe was thinking of slackware derivitives - su (then) pw = xxx

But root priviliges in terminal? What executes efm? I tried "su enlightenment_filemanager"...

[swordplay]

To run su

run

sudo su

and give your password. You'll then be in a root prompt.

Otherwise, just run whatever command you want with sudo, IE:

sudo synaptic

for instance, give your password, and it will be run as root.

Aloha.

PS: sudo means "do as su".

[Timmy]

 swordplay, on 12 January 2013 - 05:03 AM, said:

PS: sudo means "do as su".

PS: sudo means "substitute user, do".

Otherwise very solid advice.

[swordplay]

Well, I guess in my mind it means that -- should have researched it.

sudo pretend I knew that.

Aloha.

[conspiritech]

That's the short help info for sudo. To do something you have to put a command after sudo on the line. Or do 'sudo -i' to enter a an interactive superuser shell.

[Timmy]

I just feel obliged to point out that it's not always a giod idea to run powerful GUI applications like filemanagers as root. That's obviously something you'll have to decide for yourself, but keep in mind; 'to err is human'.

[tmq]

 Timmy, on 12 January 2013 - 03:11 PM, said:

I just feel obliged to point out that it's not always a giod idea to run powerful GUI applications like filemanagers as root. That's obviously something you'll have to decide for yourself, but keep in mind; 'to err is human'.

Of course - occasionally I poke around filesystem folders (icons/themes) or even empty the trash manually.

[Timmy]

I would recommend using the traditional tools like cp, mv, rm etc for jobs like that. Most of them (if not all) have the -i and -v flags, and they're there for a reason.

Now, you seem to know what you're doing, and as I said it's totally up to you. I just feel that everyone should know about this, and especially if an inexperienced user finds this thread.

May the FOSS be with you. :3