What does the -E in sudo -E do?
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I'm following the instructions in a tutorial and they say to do sudo -E foo. I cannot find what the -E does through a google search. What does it do and how I could have found that out without asking this question?
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I'm following the instructions in a tutorial and they say to do sudo -E foo. I cannot find what the -E does through a google search. What does it do and how I could have found that out without asking this question?
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I asked exactly same question here few months ago unix.stackexchange.com/q/407697/255251
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I'm following the instructions in a tutorial and they say to do sudo -E foo. I cannot find what the -E does through a google search. What does it do and how I could have found that out without asking this question?
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I'm following the instructions in a tutorial and they say to do sudo -E foo. I cannot find what the -E does through a google search. What does it do and how I could have found that out without asking this question?
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asked Nov 10 at 18:45
user875234
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asked Nov 10 at 18:45
user875234
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asked Nov 10 at 18:45
user875234
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asked Nov 10 at 18:45
user875234
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asked Nov 10 at 18:45
user875234
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I asked exactly same question here few months ago unix.stackexchange.com/q/407697/255251
– Debian_yadav
Nov 10 at 19:09
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I asked exactly same question here few months ago unix.stackexchange.com/q/407697/255251
– Debian_yadav
Nov 10 at 19:09
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I asked exactly same question here few months ago unix.stackexchange.com/q/407697/255251
– Debian_yadav
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I asked exactly same question here few months ago unix.stackexchange.com/q/407697/255251
– Debian_yadav
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Check the manual: man sudo
-E - The -E (preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables. The security policy may return an error if the -E option is specified and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
There's also ExplainShell.com that tries to explain commands with man pages.
answered Nov 10 at 18:56
gronostaj
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+1 thanks for ExplainShell
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How I could have found that out without asking this question?
Search the Linux manual pages or type man sudo in a Linux shell.
What does it do?
The
-E(preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy
that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables.
The security policy may return an error if the-Eoption is specified
and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
Source Sudo Manual
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Check the manual: man sudo
-E - The -E (preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables. The security policy may return an error if the -E option is specified and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
There's also ExplainShell.com that tries to explain commands with man pages.
answered Nov 10 at 18:56
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+1 thanks for ExplainShell
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Check the manual: man sudo
-E - The -E (preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables. The security policy may return an error if the -E option is specified and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
There's also ExplainShell.com that tries to explain commands with man pages.
answered Nov 10 at 18:56
gronostaj
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+1 thanks for ExplainShell
– somethingSomething
Nov 11 at 1:29
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up vote
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up vote
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Check the manual: man sudo
-E - The -E (preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables. The security policy may return an error if the -E option is specified and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
There's also ExplainShell.com that tries to explain commands with man pages.
answered Nov 10 at 18:56
gronostaj
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Check the manual: man sudo
-E - The -E (preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables. The security policy may return an error if the -E option is specified and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
There's also ExplainShell.com that tries to explain commands with man pages.
answered Nov 10 at 18:56
gronostaj
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answered Nov 10 at 18:56
gronostaj
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answered Nov 10 at 18:56
gronostaj
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answered Nov 10 at 18:56
gronostaj
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27.8k1368107
+1 thanks for ExplainShell
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+1 thanks for ExplainShell
– somethingSomething
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+1 thanks for ExplainShell
– somethingSomething
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+1 thanks for ExplainShell
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How I could have found that out without asking this question?
Search the Linux manual pages or type man sudo in a Linux shell.
What does it do?
The
-E(preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy
that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables.
The security policy may return an error if the-Eoption is specified
and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
Source Sudo Manual
answered Nov 10 at 18:58
DavidPostill♦
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How I could have found that out without asking this question?
Search the Linux manual pages or type man sudo in a Linux shell.
What does it do?
The
-E(preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy
that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables.
The security policy may return an error if the-Eoption is specified
and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
Source Sudo Manual
answered Nov 10 at 18:58
DavidPostill♦
103k25220255
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up vote
6
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up vote
6
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How I could have found that out without asking this question?
Search the Linux manual pages or type man sudo in a Linux shell.
What does it do?
The
-E(preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy
that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables.
The security policy may return an error if the-Eoption is specified
and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
Source Sudo Manual
answered Nov 10 at 18:58
DavidPostill♦
103k25220255
How I could have found that out without asking this question?
Search the Linux manual pages or type man sudo in a Linux shell.
What does it do?
The
-E(preserve environment) option indicates to the security policy
that the user wishes to preserve their existing environment variables.
The security policy may return an error if the-Eoption is specified
and the user does not have permission to preserve the environment.
Source Sudo Manual
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answered Nov 10 at 18:58
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I asked exactly same question here few months ago unix.stackexchange.com/q/407697/255251
– Debian_yadav
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