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Run the last command as root

Terminal - Run the last command as root
su -c "!!"
2012-02-21 15:38:30
User: mesuutt
Functions: su
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Run the last command as root

If you do not have permission to be root with sudo or sudo program did not install on system, sudo is useless. But this is always work :)

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Terminal - Alternatives
sudo !!
2009-01-26 10:26:48
User: root
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Run the last command as root

Useful when you forget to use sudo for a command. "!!" grabs the last run command.

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`!!`
2010-11-19 17:40:01
User: strzel_a
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Use result of the last command

\$ which python

/usr/bin/python

\$ ll `!!`

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2010-11-08 22:01 /usr/bin/python -> python2.6

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pfexec !!
2009-07-29 10:57:00
User: ilyxa
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Run the last command as root - (Open)Solaris version with RBAC
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sudo !!
2009-02-25 00:52:28
User: silbermm
Functions: sudo
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Run the previous command with sudo

I often forget to type sudo before a command that needs it. This is the quickest way to rerun the command prefixed by sudo.

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