Definitions for SUDO
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1. Sudo

   sudo ( or ) is a program for Unix-like computer operating systems that enables users to run programs with the security privileges of another user, by default the superuser. It originally stood for "superuser do", as that was all it did, and it is its most common usage; however, the official Sudo project page lists it as "su 'do' ". The current Linux manual pages for su define it as "substitute user", making the correct meaning of sudo "substitute user, do", because sudo can run a command as other users as well.Unlike the similar command su, users must, by default, supply their own password for authentication, rather than the password of the target user. After authentication, and if the configuration file (typically /etc/sudoers) permits the user access, the system invokes the requested command. The configuration file offers detailed access permissions, including enabling commands only from the invoking terminal; requiring a password per user or group; requiring re-entry of a password every time or never requiring a password at all for a particular command line. It can also be configured to permit passing arguments or multiple commands.

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1. sudo

   sudo is a program for Unix-like computer operating systems that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user. Its name is a concatenation of "su" and "do", or take action. Unlike the su command, users typically supply their own password to sudo rather than the root password. After authentication, and if the /usr/local/etc/sudoers configuration file permits the user access, then the system will invoke the requested command. The sudoers configuration file enables a huge amount of configurability, including but not limited to: enabling root commands only from the invoking terminal; not requiring a password for certain commands; requiring a password per user or group; requiring re-entry of a password every time or never requiring a password at all for a particular command line. It can also be configured to permit passing arguments or multiple commands, and even supports commands with regular expressions. In contrast to systems like polkit, sudo does not encourage a broad brush approach through an API, gives more control to both developers and users, and has a much more robust design through taking advantage of the security inherent in filesystems that the foundations of Unix security is based upon. Despite claims that polkit grants fewer permissions due to sudo granting root rights to an entire process, sudo is most often used to allow a process to carry out a specific subset of its functionality that users can easily identify and modify for greater security.

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1. SUDO

   What does SUDO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SUDO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. SUDO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sudo is ranked #69793 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Sudo surname appeared 281 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Sudo.
   
   49.4% or 139 total occurrences were Asian.
   39.5% or 111 total occurrences were White.
   4.9% or 14 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   3.5% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce SUDO?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SUDO in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUDO in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SUDO in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudo
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SUDO
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html