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WSL2: Why am I unable to sudo?

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[username@MACHINE bin]$ sudo
sudo: Files/Microsoft: command not found
I can sudo just fine as root. I thought this might be due to spaces introduced into PATH by WSL, but for both the root and non-root accounts, neither enclosing all paths in quotes nor escaping the spaces fixes this problem. **EDIT:** This is apparently due to devtoolset-7 prepending my PATH with /opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/usr/bin, which includes a sudo executable. I would rather not have to type /bin/sudo every time I wish to invoke superuser access; by what means may I make /opt/rh/devtoolset-7/root/usr/bin/sudo usable?
Asked by MiloDC (111 rep)
Nov 28, 2021, 11:21 PM
Last activity: Jun 20, 2025, 08:06 PM