Linux Tip : How to Switch user as root if you have Sudoers access

Today we will see how one can become a root user if he / she has sudoers access. In some organizations if you try to switch user to root ( sudo su - root ), you may see error like below :

Sorry, user <username> is not allowed to execute '/bin/su - root' as root on <hostname>

But you can try other method to switch as root user. Lets look into those steps.

Method 1 : Type sudo vi -c '!bash' in the command line console and that's it.

Method 2 : Type sudo vi a.txt in the command line console , it will open vi editor just press ESC (Escape) and then :sh and Enter

Hope you all enjoyed this little hack, do share your queries in the comment box below.

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