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\u201cMust Run as Root\u201d is a common error when working with Ubuntu. If you encounter this error and cannot find a solution, you are at the right place.<\/p>\n

You often encounter errors when executing commands in Ubuntu or launching certain services. One of these errors is the \u201cMust run as Root\u201d error. This error occurs when the user is trying to run a command or a program without having access privileges for it. This guide will explain all the different ways to solve this error in detail.<\/p>\n\n

Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n

How to Fix \u201cMust Run as Root\u201d Ubuntu Error?<\/h2>\n

To fix the \u201cMust run as root\u201d error, execute the commands with \u201csudo\u201d privileges. This can be done using the \u201cSudo\u201d command or by giving \u201csudo\u201d rights to the user profile executing the command. Moreover, you can add a new user to Linux and give it \u201csudo\u201d rights.<\/p>\n

Apart from this, if the user tries to run the commands through a terminal session, then the user can access the root shell and run commands through it. However, this root shell will not have all of the tools\/command-line utilities that do not come as default in your Linux Variation.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go through all of the solutions one by one!<\/p>\n

Run the Commands With \u201csudo\u201d Access<\/h3>\n

The first and the easiest solution is to run the command with sudo access. This solution works even if the current user is not added to the \u201csudo\u201d users or administrator\u2019s list. However, to do this, you will require the password for the root user of the linux machine.<\/p>\n

The method to do this is quite simple. Add the keyword \u201csudo<\/strong>\u201d at the beginning of the command you are trying to execute. For example, if you try to update the \u201capt<\/strong>\u201d packages list in Ubuntu<\/strong> by using the command.<\/p>\n

apt update<\/pre>\n
The following error displays on the terminal as a result of executing the above command.<\/p>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n
As you can see in the output, the error code is \u201c13: Permission Denied<\/strong>.\u201d To fix this, add the keyword \u201csudo<\/strong>\u201d at the start of the command so the command becomes \u201csudo apt update<\/strong>\u201d. This time, when this command is executed, the terminal will ask you for the \u201cpassword\u201d for the root user.<\/p>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n
Type the password for the root user and press the \u201cEnter<\/strong>\u201d key, and the command will start to execute without any errors.<\/p>\n
\"How<\/a><\/p>\n
One thing to notice here is that different versions of Linux show a different error message for this error. As you can see in the screenshots above, in Ubuntu, you get a \u201cPermission Denied<\/strong>\u201dthe message is \u201cPermission Denied<\/strong>,\u201d but in Kali Linux, the Error message says, \u201cPlease run as root<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n
\"How<\/a><\/p>\n
Despite the error message, the solution is the same for different linux distributions, which is to provide root access or \u201csudo\u201d access to the command.<\/p>\n
Switch to Root User Profile<\/h3>\n
If you are looking for a solution, you do not have to type \u201csudo\u201d behind every command you run, and also, do not provide sudo user access rights to any user added to your Linux. Then, you can simply switch to the super user profile in the terminal.<\/p>\n
To do this, open up a new terminal session on your Linux and type the following command inside it.<\/p>\n
sudo su<\/pre>\n
Like the previous method, the terminal will ask you about the root user\u2019s password when executing this command.<\/p>\n
\"How<\/a><\/p>\n
Therefore, type the root user’s password and press the \u201cEnter<\/strong>\u201d key. Once you do that, you will see that the user’s name inside the terminal has been changed to \u201croot<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n
\"How<\/a><\/p>\n
However, be careful when running commands in this mode. Since you are not manually adding the \u201csudo\u201d at the beginning of the commands, each command will be executed with the most rights. Any command that changes the system’s configuration can be executed without prompts, which can prove fatal without care.<\/p>\n
Switching the Shell to Root Shell<\/h3>\n
Another method to grant root access to commands is by turning your terminal shell into a root shell. This also removes the need to specify the root privileges for every command. To do this, open a terminal session in your Linux and type the following command.<\/p>\n
sudo -i<\/pre>\n
Running this command will ask for the root\u2019s password. Once you have entered the password, your terminal shell will become a root shell with \u201croot\u201d as its user.<\/p>\n
\"How<\/a><\/p>\n
However, it seems a little similar to the previous method, but it isn’t. Looking at the directory displayed on the terminal, you are inside the root directory. You were inside the root user’s home directory in the previous method.<\/p>\n
Adding Root Access in PHP Deployment<\/h3>\n
If you are trying to deliver a PHP application on Ubuntu or any other Linux and are facing the error \u201cMust Run as Root<\/strong>.\u201d Then, check the error statement to determine which file has this error, as you will need to configure that file. To demonstrate this, you can check out the screenshot below.<\/p>\n
\"How<\/a><\/p>\n
This error occurs when trying to deploy \u201cprovision\u201d on myhost.com. To fix this, you have two different solutions. The first is to change the host’s configuration to \u201cmyhost.com<\/strong>\u201d. The old configuration includes the following code:<\/p>\n
\"How<\/a><\/p>\n
You need to add the following statement inside this configuration:<\/p>\n
->set('become', 'root')<\/pre>\n
Once done, try reloading the host\u2019s configuration and check if the error is gone. Otherwise, while deploying \u201cprovision,\u201d use the following command.<\/p>\n
dep provision -o remote_user=ubuntu -o become=root<\/pre>\n
This command will ensure root access is available before the file is deployed.<\/p>\n
Enable the Root User in Ubuntu<\/h3>\n
If you are working on Ubuntu, then chances are that the root user access is locked. This is a fail-safe mechanic placed inside Ubuntu to ensure that no command damages the system or configuration files. However, if you can switch the user to root by using any of the above methods, then most likely, the root user is already enabled.<\/p>\n
However, to enable the root user on a fresh installation of Ubuntu, open up a terminal session and type in the following command.<\/p>\n
sudo passwd root<\/pre>\n
The terminal will then ask you to type a password for the root user or a new password in case the root user already has a password:<\/p>\n
After typing the new password and confirming it, you can easily switch to the root user using any of the above mentioned methods. However, if you feel unsafe and think that having the root user enabled can eventually harm your OS. Then, you can easily disable the root user by typing the following command inside a terminal.<\/p>\n
sudo passwd -dl root<\/pre>\n
Once you have executed this command, type in the password for the root user, and you will get the following message on the terminal.<\/p>\n
You have successfully locked the root user by removing its password.<\/p>\n
Add a User To the Root Group<\/h3>\n
The last fix for this error is to provide root access<\/strong> to the user trying to run the commands. You must change the user account details with the \u201cusermod\u201d command to do this. This can only be done with the help of a root user or root access.<\/p>\n
To do this, open up a terminal and type the following command. However, change the [username] with the user\u2019s name to which you want to give root access.<\/p>\n
sudo usermod -aG root [username]<\/pre>\n
Once this command is executed, you will be asked to provide the root user\u2019s password. Afterward, you must verify that the user has been added to the root group. To verify this, use the following command template.<\/p>\n
groups [username]<\/pre>\n
If you were to check the groups of the user \u201cubuntu\u201d after modifying its access using the usermod command<\/strong>, you would get the following output.<\/p>\n
With this, you can easily run commands using the user \u201cubuntu,<\/strong>\u201d which now has root access.<\/p>\n
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Conclusion<\/h2>\n
To fix the \u201cMust Run as Root\u201d Error in Linux, you must provide the respective command or application with root access. If you are trying to execute a command that results in this error, the quickest fix is to add the keyword \u201csudo<\/strong>\u201d at the start of the command.<\/p>\n
However, if you have to run multiple commands one after another and all require root access, adding \u201csudo<\/strong>\u201d at the beginning of each command might not be a smart approach. In such cases, switching to the root user or becoming the root user is better.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, you can simply add the user trying to execute the commands into the superuser group \u201croot<\/strong>\u201d with the help of the \u201cusermod<\/strong>\u201d command with the flags \u201c-aG<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you are trying to deploy a PHP application on Ubuntu or any other Linux distribution, figure out the file causing the error. Once found, use the flag \u201c-o become=root<\/strong>\u201d while deploying the file. However, if it is being deployed to a host, then head to the host\u2019s configuration and add the line \u201c->set(‘become’, ‘root’)<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n
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