vibe-qa
December 10, 2025, 11:50am
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Cursor IDE
Run elevated security level system commands that require sudo is not possible with Cursor’s “I can’t believe it’s not a real shell” shell support.
Ask for superuser binary commands
Successful execution and output fetching
Linux
Version: 2.2.8
Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor
vibe-qa
December 10, 2025, 11:52am
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Just prepare a screen session with superuser logged in
It then can read the output from sudo commands
deanrie
December 10, 2025, 4:50pm
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Hey, thanks for the report.
Agent doesn’t support running commands that require sudo/root right now. I recommend using one of these options for now:
Settings → Cursor Settings → Agents → Auto-Run → select Ask Every Time and run the commands manually in your root session
Stick with your screen or external terminal approach
Let me know if that’s okay. I’ll create a feature request and link your thread.
vibe-qa
December 10, 2025, 7:57pm
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Well, running commands one by one is not… agentic, and it increases costs and time as they count as new replies.
Sometimes you need root access for example tuning the kernel to a specific purpose, re-configuring services, settings or packages to change your fonts and themes in Cinnamon, detecting and installing all WiFi printers automatically, or providing Cursor with the ability to print PDFs.
Just wanted to share a possible reach-around and ask if maybe privilege elevation prompts are planned for the future.
system
January 1, 2026, 7:57pm
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