The sudo command allows privileged users to run all or selected commands as root, but understanding how it works and doesn't work is a big help.

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

To use "sudo," you will have to be in the "sudoers" permission group, but the good news is that many Linux distros already put the main user in this group.

Removing sudo rights from CentOS (top) and Ubuntu (bottom). How to create a new user with admin privileges on Linux Your email has been sent If you’re a Linux system admin, you probably find ...

Some helpful hints for using sudo — the command that allows admins to administer user system privileges ...

New Linux admins need to know how to give and take sudo privileges from users. Jack Wallen shows you how on both Ubuntu- and Red Hat-based Linux distributions.

A now-fixed Sudo vulnerability allowed any local user to gain root privileges on Unix-like operating systems without requiring authentication.

There's a lot of hubbub out there now about a security hole in the Unix/Linux family's sudo command. Sudo is the command, which enables normal users to run commands as if they were the root user ...