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sudo: user: command not found

Hi there,

I'm struggling with this sudo problem.

All i've been doing with terminal was logging into another account on my iMac and running an application, so i write sudo disk (disk is username for the other account)

then i enter password and path to the application

i've been doing this for past 3-4 month every day, bet since yesterday after entering pasword i get this error - sudo: user: command not found

Any help here would be appreciated!

Thank you

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)

Posted on Jun 7, 2011 4:41 AM

25 replies

K T

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Jun 7, 2011 12:18 PM in response to baranka

You can safely ignore the reported 'can't repair' messages. Not an issue.

K T

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Jun 7, 2011 12:19 PM in response to baranka

You said that command worked before but suddenly stopped cooperating, right? If so, it's not a matter of syntax.

baranka Author

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Jun 7, 2011 12:22 PM in response to K T

Yeah thanks for that.. I was just google'ing about those and most forums say they are no harm.

Question still applies to the sudo problem...

Jun 7, 2011 12:23 PM in response to baranka

Sorry should have been lower case u ie: sudo -u disk command

from the sudo man page:

baranka Author

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Jun 7, 2011 12:25 PM in response to K T

Yes you are correct.. i've been using that command 'sudo disk' for past 3-4 months and it suddenly stopped cooperating..

do you think uninstalling both FileZilla and Cornerstone would fix the problem?

Jun 7, 2011 12:25 PM in response to baranka

just try it

baranka Author

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Jun 7, 2011 12:27 PM in response to Frank Caggiano

tried and it returns the same as if i type uppercase -U

Jun 7, 2011 12:34 PM in response to baranka

baranka Author

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Jun 7, 2011 12:44 PM in response to Frank Caggiano

Yes i this one does work, but it doesn't get me what i did before with typeing just 'sudo disk'.

what does ls stand for?

All i want to do here is run multiple Skype's - One for business and other is personal.. With sudo disk i was able to do so by logging into disk account from my account and running skype, but now it says i already have a skype running on this mac.. Not sure how else i could explain.. I think by now we both know i am a n00b in command line here..

baranka Author

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Jun 7, 2011 12:49 PM in response to baranka

Finally got it with - su disk

I'm just now a bit confused what happened with sudo disk.. 😟

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