Title: Cursor Editor Fails to Save Files Requiring Sudo Permissions Error Message: Failed to save ‘hosts’: Command failed: cd “/home/nasser”; “/usr/bin/pkexec” --disable-internal-agent /bin/bash -c “echo SUDOPROMPT; "/tmp/.mount_cursorJ2dXA6/usr/share/cursor/bin/cursor" --file-write "/home/nasser/…

Alternative solution with extension Save as Root in Remote - SSH - Visual Studio Marketplace [Linux] Can't save files that require elevated permissions opened 06:34AM - 09 May 24 UTC (UTC) [image] …

Linux/Ubuntu Failed to save 'hosts': Insufficient permissions. Select 'Retry as Sudo' to retry as superuser

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system (system) Closed June 18, 2025, 12:10pm 3

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Linux/Ubuntu Failed to save 'hosts': Insufficient permissions. Select 'Retry as Sudo' to retry as superuser

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