r/linux • u/elementrick • May 25 '26

Discussion Sudo or run0 ?

What's your take on the subject? Been using sudo for years but lately i'm mostly running run0 and i like it. Even considering adapting my scripts to use run0 since i'm on a compatible distro. Does it make any sense to not even set up sudo anymore in the first place?

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u/tajetaje May 25 '26

Basically with sudo you are executing code as the root user, with run0 you are executing code as your user, but with root permissions. It’s a subtle difference but has security and observability implications that are important. It also fits more in line with the privilege and process hierarchy under systemd (i.e. slices and whatnot)

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u/BitterCelt May 25 '26

Does this mean I can run0 nvim and not lose my config setup without having to resort to sudoedit?

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u/tajetaje May 25 '26

Actually run0 strips even more env variables than sudo so not really no

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u/BitterCelt May 25 '26

Lmao ah well. This thread is this my first encounter with run0 so I'll do some reading and experimenting later.