cannot use sudo -i

Asked Dec 25 '22 at 11:41

Active Dec 25 '22 at 12:07

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When I try to log in as root, it always shows the error like this. I tried to use apt install sudo and apt-get update but nothing has changed

edited Dec 25 '22 at 12:07

Kusalananda

asked Dec 25 '22 at 11:41

Onanigod

Can you check some files for root user as mentioned in the manual. Run the shell specified by the target user's password database entry as a login shell. This means that login-specific resource files such as .profile, .bash_profile or .login will be read by the shell. – Prvt_Yadav Dec 25 '22 at 12:00
ok, how to run that? – Onanigod Dec 25 '22 at 12:06
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getent passwd root. The last :-delimited item in the list return from that command is the login shell for the root user. If it says johny then you have set the login shell of the root user to johny and this would be why you can't log in as root. Also, please never post images of text. – Kusalananda Dec 25 '22 at 12:09
Run type sudo if there is some alias or function defined... – Vlastimil Burián Dec 25 '22 at 12:13
it says sudo is hashed (/usr/bin/sudo), what does that mean? – Onanigod Dec 25 '22 at 12:24
@Kusalananda how do I fix that? – Onanigod Dec 25 '22 at 13:52
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Related: sudo su in bash error "Cannot execute help: No such file or directory" – steeldriver Dec 25 '22 at 14:22
@steeldriver thanks, it finally works – Onanigod Dec 25 '22 at 14:45

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