sudo cd /root gives 'sudo: cd: command not found'.

stf92 · 01-06-2011, 08:44 AM

Kernel 2.6.21.5, Slackware 12.0

Hi:

Code:

# cat /etc/sudoers
root   ALL = (ALL) ALL
pete   ALL = (ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

Code:

pete$ ls /root
permission denied
pete$ sudo ls /root
loadlin.txt loadlin.zip
pete$ cd /root
-bash: cd: /root: Permission denied
pete$ sudo cd /root
sudo: cd: command not found
pete$

On the other hand

Code:

pepe$ echo $SHELL
/usr/bin/bash
pepe$ sudo echo $SHELL
/usr/bin/bash

So, I do not understand why the notification "sudo: cd: command not found", considering cd is a bash built-in command. Any suggestion will be welcome.

AlucardZero · 01-06-2011, 09:01 AM

Precisely because "cd" is a shell builtin and not a binary, and sudo is not bash (nor even a shell). So sudo can't find any "cd" command. That's how it works, so you'll need to find some way around using "sudo cd", like by using complete paths in your commands or just doing "sudo bash".

tredegar · 01-06-2011, 10:26 AM

Try:

Code:

sudo -i
cd  /
cd  /root
ls
exit

siranjeevi · 01-06-2011, 11:51 AM

Not sure about Slackware but for Ubuntu you can use

sudo su
cd /root

prh47 · 03-03-2012, 09:05 AM

Thanks for the help. That did the trick for me on Linux Mint.

Quote:

Originally Posted by siranjeevi

Not sure about Slackware but for Ubuntu you can use

sudo su
cd /root