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2005-11-21		2006-01-06
english correction (martin)		more hints on sudo (martin)
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	[[protocols#sftp_ssh_file_transfer_protocol\|SFTP protocol]] does not allow this.		[[protocols#sftp_ssh_file_transfer_protocol\|SFTP protocol]] does not allow this.

-	With [[protocols#scp_secure_copy_protocol\|SCP protocol]] it is possible, but only if you are allowed to do ''sudo su'' without being prompted with password. See ''sudo'' documentation to learn how to do that. Then you can specify ''sudo su'' (or ''sudo su <username>'') as custom shell on //[[ui_login_scp#shell\|SCP tab]]// of Login dialog.	+	With [[protocols#scp_secure_copy_protocol\|SCP protocol]] it is possible, but actual method is platform dependant. For example on Unix platforms, you can specify following command as custom shell on //[[ui_login_scp#shell\|SCP tab]]// of Login dialog:
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		+	/bin/bash -c 'sudo su -'
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		+	You can do this only if you are allowed to do ''sudo su'' without being prompted with password. See ''sudo'' documentation to learn how to do that. For example you can add following line to ''sudoers'' file (''/etc/sudoers''):
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		+	··yourusername ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

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