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ixtab · 03-28-2013, 03:58 AM

Code:

user$ sudo echo 1 > /tmp/test

will execute "echo 1" as root, and write it to /tmp/test as user.

A simple workaround is to either log in as root (as you did), or, quick and dirty:

Code:

echo 1|sudo tee /tmp/test

03-28-2013, 03:58 AM	#6
ixtab (offline) Posts: 2,907 Karma: 6736094 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: K3, K4, K5, KPW, KPW2	Code: user$ sudo echo 1 > /tmp/test will execute "echo 1" as root, and write it to /tmp/test as user. A simple workaround is to either log in as root (as you did), or, quick and dirty: Code: echo 1\|sudo tee /tmp/test