sudo cannot do cd

Question

I found the strangest thing

sudo cd $pwd
sudo: cd: command not found

I am able to cd as a normal user.It seems that PATH is not set properly for su.

How do I fix that?

cd is not a program but an in-built command and sudo only applies to programs — Avinash Raj, Feb 11 '14 at 06:34

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 11 '14 at 06:12

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You can't do cd like below,

sudo cd $pwd

But you can do,

sudo su
cd $pwd

answered Feb 11 '14 at 06:12

Avinash Raj

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 11 '14 at 06:22

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You don't change directory as sudo.

sudo = Superuser Do [something]

what you can do is login as a superUser

sudo su

do what you want (change directory, execute, edite file, etc). eg:

cd [the_directory]

when you are done. logout superUser:

exit

answered Feb 11 '14 at 06:22

user235984

i think sudo means substitute user(rather than super user) – Meow Feb 11 '14 at 06:26
Instead of sudo su you should do sudo -i – frlan Feb 11 '14 at 08:11

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 11 '14 at 06:24

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thats because "cd" is a shell bullitin

don't worry it doesn't work for anyone

answered Feb 11 '14 at 06:24

Meow

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