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 ...

Two of the most fundamental tools of the modern Unix-like command line, sudo and su, are being rewritten in the modern language Rust as part of a wider effort to get critical but aging infrastructure ...

Microsoft this week announced Sudo for Windows, which can be set up in the Windows 11 Insider Program preview build 26052. Sudo ("Super User Do) is the command-line interface typically found on Linux ...

Use "sudo usermod -a -G example_group example_user" to add a user to a group. To add a user to multiple groups at once, separate groups by commas, like "sudo usermod -a -G group1,group2,group3 example ...

Microsoft is bringing another Linux feature to Windows… although it’s an optional feature aimed at power users. Sudo for Windows is a command line tool that works a lot like its Linux counterpart, ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

One clear benefit of sudo is that users don’t have to remember another password to be able to run commands as root. Besides, you probably don’t want them to have general root access. It’s also ...

From the beginning of the 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux series I have had readers suggest solutions for various issues that involve the command line. In general, I prefer to work with the graphical ...

Logging in as the root user should never be done on Linux. Using the root account could lead to disaster. Sudo is the preferred method of gaining elevated privileges. When I first started using Linux ...