Can you SU to root from a regular user in WinSCP somehow?

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TroyB
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Can you SU to root from a regular user in WinSCP somehow?

I know generally you can't execute commands that require input (root password) but I was wondering if there was any way to pull this off?

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TroyB

Thank you for the response. I still can't get it to work. I edited the /etc/sudoers and added in the user account as it suggested and now I can do an sudo su and it switches me to root with no prompting for password. But I still can't get it to work within WinSCP. It just times out.

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Can you try to login using PuTTY and specify /bin/bash -c 'sudo su -' as "Remote command" (on SSH tab)? Would it connect automatically without any prompt? Or post a log file.

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billguy
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Guess I'll pick it up where he left off:

same issue, read the faq, using WinSCP 3.8.2, here's my log:
. 2006-09-25 12:28:05.843 Startup conversation with host finished.
. 2006-09-25 12:28:17.000 Executing user defined command.
> 2006-09-25 12:28:17.000 sudo su ; echo "WinSCP: this is end-of-file:$?"
. 2006-09-25 12:28:32.001 Waiting for data timed out, asking user what to do.
. 2006-09-25 12:28:32.001 Asking user:
. 2006-09-25 12:28:32.001 Host has not answered for 15 seconds.
. 2006-09-25 12:28:32.001 
. 2006-09-25 12:28:32.001 Wait for another 15 seconds? Pressing 'Abort' button will close session. ()
. 2006-09-25 12:28:38.361 Attempt to close connection due to fatal exception:
* 2006-09-25 12:28:38.361 Terminated by user.
. 2006-09-25 12:28:38.361 Closing connection.
* 2006-09-25 12:28:38.361 (ESshFatal) Terminated by user.
FWIW I'm on Ubuntu 6.06, my sudoers looks like so:
myusername ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL
I am not prompted for a password from the console/putty when I do a sudo su.

Stumped.

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martin
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You cannot use sudo from terminal. You need to specify it as "Shell" for the session. Please read the FAQ again.

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Gogowitsch
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And now for file listings as root

This thread is about the Terminal window (Ctrl+T).

Let's talk about the core function of WinSCP instead:
I also needed access to directories like /root and /var/lib/mysql. After some tinkering with the settings I figured out that for Debian and Ubuntu, I have to open the Login > Advanced window, navigate to the SFTP tree item and type sudo /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server in the SFTP server box. This allowed me to use my non-root credentials to gain root access.

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Gest
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Im running Ubuntu 17.04. When you make a new session select SCP protocol and click on Advanced Settings. Then select SCP/Shell and write: /bin/bash -c "sudo -s"

On the server I have openssh installed.

I have my user, e.g.: webdev added to the sudo group
And I had to add to /etc/sudoers the line:
webdev ALL = NOPASSWD : ALL
So after hours of trying it finally works...

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mfiros
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set the correct file ownership and permissions:

sudo chown -Rf ec2-user /var/www/mysite/location 
sudo chmod -Rf 755 /var/www/mysite/location

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