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I have set up a VM using turnkey linux redmine and I'm trying to SSH into the server to install some more items.

It doesn't appear to be recognizing the sudo command. Every time I try to sudo something I get an error saying:

 -bash: sudo: command not found

I read somewhere else to type 'whereis sudo' and the output was:

 sudo:

bash sudo

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2

I have set up a VM using turnkey linux redmine and I'm trying to SSH into the server to install some more items.

It doesn't appear to be recognizing the sudo command. Every time I try to sudo something I get an error saying:

 -bash: sudo: command not found

I read somewhere else to type 'whereis sudo' and the output was:

 sudo:

bash sudo

share|improve this question

edited 5 hours ago

Rui F Ribeiro

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asked Oct 29 '11 at 17:00

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migrated from askubuntu.com Oct 29 '11 at 21:21

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I have set up a VM using turnkey linux redmine and I'm trying to SSH into the server to install some more items.

It doesn't appear to be recognizing the sudo command. Every time I try to sudo something I get an error saying:

 -bash: sudo: command not found

I read somewhere else to type 'whereis sudo' and the output was:

 sudo:

bash sudo

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edited 5 hours ago

Rui F Ribeiro

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asked Oct 29 '11 at 17:00

Adam

 -bash: sudo: command not found

 sudo:

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It looks from http://www.turnkeylinux.org/redmine like Redmine, unlike Ubuntu, does not use sudo by default. What username are you using to SSH in? If it's root, then you don't need to use sudo, as everything you do when SSHed in to the Redmine system is done as root. If it's something else, like admin, then you could try using the su command to get a root shell in which to run commands as root.

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answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:09

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Maybe it isn't installed? Open your package manager and install the sudo package.

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answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:07

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  It wasn't installed! Thanks. I'm pretty new to Linux and just assumed it was on all installations. Do i just need the sudo package or sudo-ldap as well?
  
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  You don't need the sudo-ldap package. Sudo works fine on my computer and I don't have sudo-ldap installed.
  
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try to use full path

/usr/bin/sudo

if that command work then include /usr/bin/ in your env variable PATH in ~/.bashrc

echo "export PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"" >> ~/.bashrc

hopefully works ..

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answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:06

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  That's very unlikely to be the problem; /usr/bin is almost certainly going to be in your default path. The problem, as indicated by other answers and comments, is that the sudo command wasn't installed at all.
  
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First login to your root account. Then

$ apt-get install sudo

Add your existing user to group sudo

$ sudo adduser <user> sudo

You should then login as <user>, and the sudo command should be there.

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answered Jan 12 '18 at 10:09

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The error happens because the binary you are trying to call from command line is only part of the current user's PATH variable, but not a part of root user's PATH.

You can verify this by locating the path of the binary you are trying to access. In my case I was trying to call "bettercap-ng". So I ran,

$ which bettercap-ng

output: /home/user/work/bin/bettercap

I checked whether this location is part of my root user's PATH.

$ sudo env | grep ^PATH

output: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

So sudo cannot find the binary that I am trying to call from commandline. Hence returns the error command not found.

You can direct sudo to use the current user's PATH when calling a binary like below.

$ sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" [command] [arguments]

In fact, one can make an alias out of it:

$ alias mysudo='sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH"'

It's also possible to name the alias itself sudo, replacing the original sudo.

Please refer to this video for step by step solution

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18

It looks from http://www.turnkeylinux.org/redmine like Redmine, unlike Ubuntu, does not use sudo by default. What username are you using to SSH in? If it's root, then you don't need to use sudo, as everything you do when SSHed in to the Redmine system is done as root. If it's something else, like admin, then you could try using the su command to get a root shell in which to run commands as root.

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 8 '12 at 19:39

answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:09

Eliah KaganEliah Kagan

3,26221632

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What to do when script has commands sudo. Happens to me with mkusb. Its better to install sudo for future convenience .
  
  – Love Grover
  Jan 21 '17 at 12:59
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

18

It looks from http://www.turnkeylinux.org/redmine like Redmine, unlike Ubuntu, does not use sudo by default. What username are you using to SSH in? If it's root, then you don't need to use sudo, as everything you do when SSHed in to the Redmine system is done as root. If it's something else, like admin, then you could try using the su command to get a root shell in which to run commands as root.

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 8 '12 at 19:39

answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:09

Eliah KaganEliah Kagan

3,26221632

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  What to do when script has commands sudo. Happens to me with mkusb. Its better to install sudo for future convenience .
  
  – Love Grover
  Jan 21 '17 at 12:59
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

It looks from http://www.turnkeylinux.org/redmine like Redmine, unlike Ubuntu, does not use sudo by default. What username are you using to SSH in? If it's root, then you don't need to use sudo, as everything you do when SSHed in to the Redmine system is done as root. If it's something else, like admin, then you could try using the su command to get a root shell in which to run commands as root.

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edited Aug 8 '12 at 19:39

answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:09

Eliah KaganEliah Kagan

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answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:09

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answered Oct 29 '11 at 17:09

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/usr/bin/sudo

echo "export PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"" >> ~/.bashrc

/usr/bin/sudo

echo "export PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"" >> ~/.bashrc

/usr/bin/sudo

echo "export PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"" >> ~/.bashrc

/usr/bin/sudo

echo "export PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin"" >> ~/.bashrc

3

First login to your root account. Then

$ apt-get install sudo

Add your existing user to group sudo

$ sudo adduser <user> sudo

You should then login as <user>, and the sudo command should be there.

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 12 '18 at 10:09

Gayan WeerakuttiGayan Weerakutti

1836

add a comment | 

3

First login to your root account. Then

$ apt-get install sudo

Add your existing user to group sudo

$ sudo adduser <user> sudo

You should then login as <user>, and the sudo command should be there.

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 12 '18 at 10:09

Gayan WeerakuttiGayan Weerakutti

1836

add a comment | 

First login to your root account. Then

$ apt-get install sudo

Add your existing user to group sudo

$ sudo adduser <user> sudo

You should then login as <user>, and the sudo command should be there.

share|improve this answer

answered Jan 12 '18 at 10:09

Gayan WeerakuttiGayan Weerakutti

1836

$ apt-get install sudo

$ sudo adduser <user> sudo

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answered Jan 12 '18 at 10:09

Gayan WeerakuttiGayan Weerakutti

1836

answered Jan 12 '18 at 10:09

Gayan WeerakuttiGayan Weerakutti

1836

answered Jan 12 '18 at 10:09

Gayan WeerakuttiGayan Weerakutti

1836

2

The error happens because the binary you are trying to call from command line is only part of the current user's PATH variable, but not a part of root user's PATH.

You can verify this by locating the path of the binary you are trying to access. In my case I was trying to call "bettercap-ng". So I ran,

$ which bettercap-ng

output: /home/user/work/bin/bettercap

I checked whether this location is part of my root user's PATH.

$ sudo env | grep ^PATH

output: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

So sudo cannot find the binary that I am trying to call from commandline. Hence returns the error command not found.

You can direct sudo to use the current user's PATH when calling a binary like below.

$ sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" [command] [arguments]

In fact, one can make an alias out of it:

$ alias mysudo='sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH"'

It's also possible to name the alias itself sudo, replacing the original sudo.

Please refer to this video for step by step solution

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 8 '18 at 9:46

Anonymous PlatypusAnonymous Platypus

1234

add a comment | 

2

The error happens because the binary you are trying to call from command line is only part of the current user's PATH variable, but not a part of root user's PATH.

You can verify this by locating the path of the binary you are trying to access. In my case I was trying to call "bettercap-ng". So I ran,

$ which bettercap-ng

output: /home/user/work/bin/bettercap

I checked whether this location is part of my root user's PATH.

$ sudo env | grep ^PATH

output: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

So sudo cannot find the binary that I am trying to call from commandline. Hence returns the error command not found.

You can direct sudo to use the current user's PATH when calling a binary like below.

$ sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" [command] [arguments]

In fact, one can make an alias out of it:

$ alias mysudo='sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH"'

It's also possible to name the alias itself sudo, replacing the original sudo.

Please refer to this video for step by step solution

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 8 '18 at 9:46

Anonymous PlatypusAnonymous Platypus

1234

add a comment | 

The error happens because the binary you are trying to call from command line is only part of the current user's PATH variable, but not a part of root user's PATH.

You can verify this by locating the path of the binary you are trying to access. In my case I was trying to call "bettercap-ng". So I ran,

$ which bettercap-ng

output: /home/user/work/bin/bettercap

I checked whether this location is part of my root user's PATH.

$ sudo env | grep ^PATH

output: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin

So sudo cannot find the binary that I am trying to call from commandline. Hence returns the error command not found.

You can direct sudo to use the current user's PATH when calling a binary like below.

$ sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH" [command] [arguments]

In fact, one can make an alias out of it:

$ alias mysudo='sudo -E env "PATH=$PATH"'

It's also possible to name the alias itself sudo, replacing the original sudo.

Please refer to this video for step by step solution

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 8 '18 at 9:46

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answered Mar 8 '18 at 9:46

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