How come hdparm asks for the sudo password on each test run?
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Originally posted by devius View PostHow come hdparm asks for the sudo password on each test run?
However, you need to run it as root because it does memory locking and also calls some priviledged ioctls. But it doesn't ask you for the root password. Unless your distro uses a modified hdparm which does that.
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Originally posted by RealNC View PostIt doesn't.
However, you need to run it as root because it does memory locking and also calls some priviledged ioctls. But it doesn't ask you for the root password. Unless your distro uses a modified hdparm which does that.Michael Larabel
https://www.michaellarabel.com/
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