Whonix workstation 17 denies permission when using sudo

[Sporesun]

Hello, I’ve been using Qubes for a while. But I think the most recent update made it impossible for me to use sudo in my whonix workstation template. Whenever I try to do an installation or use sudo in any capacity, it tells me permission is denied. Not sure what’s causing it

[murdock]

Hi Sporesun,
it is by design. Whonix has removed the usage of “sudo” for normal users.
See

Strong Linux User Account Isolation

and

user-sysmaint-split

You can deal with it and open a root console via

qvm-run -u root <template> xterm

from dom0 or follow the steps to restore the old “sudo” behaviour, described in

Unrestricted Admin Mode

[FranklyFlawless]

See also:

Quite a few Whonix issues after recent update

A few correct ways: /rw/config/rc.local using init (systemd unit files) using privleap (Applications requiring Administrative Rights during User Session) That should work, because /rw/config/rc.local runs as root. And root is still allowed to use sudo. Btw using sudo isn’t required when using /rw/config/rc.local, except when using sudo -u / --user=. And that should still work. For other issues: more secure, more difficult solution: Applications requiring Administrative Rights during Use…