The sudo command runs any command as another user account and is commonly used to elevate permissions so that the command is run with elevated security privileges (which in Linux terms is known as the root user).Sudo works for a brief period of time. To run as another user for a prolonged period of time then use the su command.

You might wonder why sudo isn't available on Android, while every Linux distribution has it. Well, sudo is equivalent to su on Android, which you use to execute commands that require root access. SuperSU application - is NOT installed. System File Properties for Root Access: Standard Location Check Command: ls -l /system/bin/su: Result: /system/bin/su: No such file or directory Analysis: File /system/bin/su does not exist. Standard Location Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/su: Result: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory Analysis The sudo command runs any command as another user account and is commonly used to elevate permissions so that the command is run with elevated security privileges (which in Linux terms is known as the root user).Sudo works for a brief period of time. To run as another user for a prolonged period of time then use the su command. [root@ip-172-31-33-121 ec2-user]# yum bash: yum: command not found I've read somewhere it could be a problem with my PATH, and I remember I did changed something on the PATH variable while doing some installations but I can't remember exactly what and why, I think it was when I was trying to install node.js or npm, anyway I'm not sure how to (nevermind about my specific location of su binary, any location is okay as long there is no white space) note: To figure out bin or xbin do in console before: > adb shell, > ls /system/xbin/su. If this fails try this pushing to this directory instead /system/xbin/su. Also for emulators running android 5.1 and below use the su and not su.pie

[root@ip-172-31-33-121 ec2-user]# yum bash: yum: command not found I've read somewhere it could be a problem with my PATH, and I remember I did changed something on the PATH variable while doing some installations but I can't remember exactly what and why, I think it was when I was trying to install node.js or npm, anyway I'm not sure how to

If you really want to dig into the Android system, you may find that some apps require root access. Rooting has become less necessary over the years, but it's still useful if you want to run certain types of apps. Here's the most widely supported method for rooting your device, and why you might want to. DroidForums.net | Android Forums & News. Forums Motorola Forum Motorola Archive Motorola Droid X Droid X Tech Support. Can't man or sudo in terminal. Discussion in 'Droid X Tech Support' started by heyandy889, If defined, the command name to display when running "su -". For example, if this is defined as "su" then a ps displays the command as "-su". If not defined, then ps would display the name of the shell actually being run, e.g., something like "-sh". SYSLOG_SU_ENAB: boolean: Enable "syslog" logging of su activity - in addition to sulog file logging. If you set this variable, but use the -s option to specify a serial number from the command line, the command-line input overrides the value in ANDROID_SERIAL. The following example sets ANDROID_SERIAL and calls adb install helloworld.apk , which then installs the Android application package on emulator-5555.

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Sometimes even after you add your android_sdk/ dir path from command line it still doesn't work and gives the command not found error, in that case follow these steps. I ran through this issue myself and i tried all the above steps and none worked so i thought i should share and perhaps that might help somebody. You might wonder why sudo isn't available on Android, while every Linux distribution has it. Well, sudo is equivalent to su on Android, which you use to execute commands that require root access. SuperSU application - is NOT installed. System File Properties for Root Access: Standard Location Check Command: ls -l /system/bin/su: Result: /system/bin/su: No such file or directory Analysis: File /system/bin/su does not exist. Standard Location Check Command: ls -l /system/xbin/su: Result: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory Analysis The sudo command runs any command as another user account and is commonly used to elevate permissions so that the command is run with elevated security privileges (which in Linux terms is known as the root user).Sudo works for a brief period of time. To run as another user for a prolonged period of time then use the su command. [root@ip-172-31-33-121 ec2-user]# yum bash: yum: command not found I've read somewhere it could be a problem with my PATH, and I remember I did changed something on the PATH variable while doing some installations but I can't remember exactly what and why, I think it was when I was trying to install node.js or npm, anyway I'm not sure how to