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Command: sudo su -

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 2026242538 views
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Problem

I understand what does logs you into root with the root environment (as opposed to which logs you into root with your environment) And I understand what does you are root for one command But I am unsure what this does: Anyone care to clarify

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su -

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Fix for: Command: sudo su -

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In addition to what you said, requires the root password and requires your user password Therefore will put you into a root environment but it will ask you for your user password instead of the root password (once sudo has given you root privileges, can be executed with no password).

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