sudo start login shell (-i) and stay at current working directory
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When I login to root via
sudo -i
sudo changes the working directory of new shell to root's home directory. I can use following commands to keep working directory of parent shell:
sudo -s
sudo su
...
but none of these invoke login shell, which means that files like /etc/profile.d/foobar.sh are NOT sourced.
How can you you invoke login shell via sudo and stay at the same directory?
EDIT
I can use
sudo zsh -l
The downside is that I'm hard-coding the shell, but that's no big deal, since it probably won't change in my lifetime. :-)
shell sudo login pwd
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When I login to root via
sudo -i
sudo changes the working directory of new shell to root's home directory. I can use following commands to keep working directory of parent shell:
sudo -s
sudo su
...
but none of these invoke login shell, which means that files like /etc/profile.d/foobar.sh are NOT sourced.
How can you you invoke login shell via sudo and stay at the same directory?
EDIT
I can use
sudo zsh -l
The downside is that I'm hard-coding the shell, but that's no big deal, since it probably won't change in my lifetime. :-)
shell sudo login pwd
asked May 17 at 18:23
Mark Howard
113
Have you triedsu--preserve-environment? Edit: on mobile, can't test it. I reckon that you could just runsudo (shell) `pwd`" where(shell)` is your shell
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:29
@StanStrum I want to use sudo, because I don't want to type root's password.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:31
@MarkHoward And the 2nd suggestion?
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:31
@StanStrum that's what's in my EDIT. If you append-lit works.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:32
You could usegetentto look up root's shell, but that might be overkill.
– Ulrich Schwarz
May 17 at 20:09
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up vote
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When I login to root via
sudo -i
sudo changes the working directory of new shell to root's home directory. I can use following commands to keep working directory of parent shell:
sudo -s
sudo su
...
but none of these invoke login shell, which means that files like /etc/profile.d/foobar.sh are NOT sourced.
How can you you invoke login shell via sudo and stay at the same directory?
EDIT
I can use
sudo zsh -l
The downside is that I'm hard-coding the shell, but that's no big deal, since it probably won't change in my lifetime. :-)
shell sudo login pwd
asked May 17 at 18:23
Mark Howard
113
When I login to root via
sudo -i
sudo changes the working directory of new shell to root's home directory. I can use following commands to keep working directory of parent shell:
sudo -s
sudo su
...
but none of these invoke login shell, which means that files like /etc/profile.d/foobar.sh are NOT sourced.
How can you you invoke login shell via sudo and stay at the same directory?
EDIT
I can use
sudo zsh -l
The downside is that I'm hard-coding the shell, but that's no big deal, since it probably won't change in my lifetime. :-)
shell sudo login pwd
asked May 17 at 18:23
Mark Howard
113
asked May 17 at 18:23
Mark Howard
113
asked May 17 at 18:23
Mark Howard
113
asked May 17 at 18:23
Mark Howard
113
113
Have you triedsu--preserve-environment? Edit: on mobile, can't test it. I reckon that you could just runsudo (shell) `pwd`" where(shell)` is your shell
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:29
@StanStrum I want to use sudo, because I don't want to type root's password.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:31
@MarkHoward And the 2nd suggestion?
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:31
@StanStrum that's what's in my EDIT. If you append-lit works.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:32
You could usegetentto look up root's shell, but that might be overkill.
– Ulrich Schwarz
May 17 at 20:09
add a comment |Â
Have you triedsu--preserve-environment? Edit: on mobile, can't test it. I reckon that you could just runsudo (shell) `pwd`" where(shell)` is your shell
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:29
@StanStrum I want to use sudo, because I don't want to type root's password.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:31
@MarkHoward And the 2nd suggestion?
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:31
@StanStrum that's what's in my EDIT. If you append-lit works.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:32
You could usegetentto look up root's shell, but that might be overkill.
– Ulrich Schwarz
May 17 at 20:09
Have you tried
su--preserve-environment? Edit: on mobile, can't test it. I reckon that you could just run sudo (shell) `pwd`" where (shell)` is your shell– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:29
Have you tried
su--preserve-environment? Edit: on mobile, can't test it. I reckon that you could just run sudo (shell) `pwd`" where (shell)` is your shell– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:29
@StanStrum I want to use sudo, because I don't want to type root's password.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:31
@StanStrum I want to use sudo, because I don't want to type root's password.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:31
@MarkHoward And the 2nd suggestion?
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:31
@MarkHoward And the 2nd suggestion?
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:31
@StanStrum that's what's in my EDIT. If you append
-l it works.– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:32
@StanStrum that's what's in my EDIT. If you append
-l it works.– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:32
You could use
getent to look up root's shell, but that might be overkill.– Ulrich Schwarz
May 17 at 20:09
You could use
getent to look up root's shell, but that might be overkill.– Ulrich Schwarz
May 17 at 20:09
add a comment |Â
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Have you tried
su--preserve-environment? Edit: on mobile, can't test it. I reckon that you could just runsudo (shell) `pwd`" where(shell)` is your shell– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:29
@StanStrum I want to use sudo, because I don't want to type root's password.
– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:31
@MarkHoward And the 2nd suggestion?
– Stan Strum
May 17 at 18:31
@StanStrum that's what's in my EDIT. If you append
-lit works.– Mark Howard
May 17 at 18:32
You could use
getentto look up root's shell, but that might be overkill.– Ulrich Schwarz
May 17 at 20:09