How to reverse/undo sudo?

[KingNeil]

I have an SH file

sudo -i
run command here

Once I have run the command, I want to remove the root privileges...

So... how do I "undo" the sudo command, so speak?

[cortman]

su user_name

So for me, it would be

su cortman

[steeldriver]

sudo -k

revokes the user's cached credentials - see the man page for details

man sudo

[lisati]

I have an SH file

sudo -i
run command here

Once I have run the command, I want to remove the root priveleges...

So... how do I "undo" the sudo command, so speak?

If you have used "sudo -i", you can return to "normal" privileges with:

exit

[KingNeil]

lisati.... that is exactly what I was looking for

exit

Thank you. However, I do have another issue... (see next post)

[KingNeil]

The issue is... I'm trying to do the following, in an SH file...

sudo -i
command that requires sudo
exit
command that doesn't require sudo

And, it doesnt seem to work...

How would I go in and out of a sudo privileges within an SH file??

[prodigy_]

sudo -i
command that requires sudo

Why not just sudo command?
-i is short for 'interactive' and you generally don't use interactive things in scripts.

[mikewhatever]

Why not just sudo command?
-i is short for 'interactive' and you generally don't use interactive things in scripts.

+1. There shouldn't be any need for sudo -i in a script.