<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">> Sorry for not being clear. the "I" user is user "A". When "A" is connected > to "b" as "B" and try to run sudo "command" on "b" ... it asks for "B" 's > password. > From: Mark <mhullrich@gmail.com> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> Sent: Tue, November 16, 2010 10:55:24 PM Subject: Re: ssh and sudo >Yes, that is the correct behavior. If you want to run a command with >sudo on "b" you'll need to have your own account on "b" or know "B"'s >password. I don't think there's any way around that. Given that you >are "the administrator" for their machines, you probably want/ought to >have your own account there, with sudo privilege. Any other way of >side-stepping this is unnecessarily elaborate and not worth the >effort. OK. I can create my own account on their machine. My question is: If I need to configure/install something with sudo on "b" for "B" and I use my own account to do it, would the configuration/install be available for "B" 's account? If so you solved my problem, Tx for your help A -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div>On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 6:37 PM, Arnaud G <<a ymailto="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com" href="mailto:lepelerin2002@yahoo.com">lepelerin2002@yahoo.com</a>> wrote: </div> </div> </body></html>