If you are a Windows user, you know the pain of trying to run a command in PowerShell only to realize you cannot do it because Windows wants the app to run as an administrator. If you have used ...

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 ...

Of all the new features that are coming to Windows 11, the one feature that I am most intrigued and excited about is the addition of the Sudo command. When I first heard that Microsoft was adding the ...

OK, it looks like you need to employ some extra privilege. In general, you can’t write to a system log file with your user account. Let’s try that again with sudo. The response to the first of the ...

When managing your /etc/sudoers files, it’s a good idea to organize user privileges in ways that make them easier to manage over the long haul and to assign permissions based on the roles that users ...

Sudo is a powerful but imperfect Linux tool. These tips can help make using sudo easier and safer. Always use caution when monkeying with sudo. I started using Linux prior to the advent of sudo. Back ...