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BW-userx 12-26-2015 09:26 AM
quick DD command question
 
this may sound stupid but, does the DD if=() of=() command HAVE to be done under ROOT or sudo ? because I have not used it in a long time and that is the only way it is working, and every example I see I do not see nor read that it has to be done under root permissions. to a USB stick that is what I am doing

Emerson 12-26-2015 09:30 AM
Depends on what you are doing. If you want to write to raw device you must be root.

BW-userx 12-26-2015 09:34 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Emerson (Post 5469157)
Depends on what you are doing. If you want to write to raw device you must be root.
that has to be it then as I am "buring" a Linux iso to the usb stick
thanks


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