# Problem running as root

**URL:** <https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682>\
**Category:** Newbie\
**Created:** [August 18, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682 "2021-08-18T15:12:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Pdawg5](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@Pdawg5](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pdawg5)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682/1 "2021-08-18T15:12:50Z")

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I recently installed a fan control program, and in order to execute the fan speed change, i need to run the program in root, any idea on how this is done? i cant figure it out.

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**Author:** ![marteng69](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@marteng69](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/marteng69)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682/2 "2021-08-18T15:16:27Z")

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> [@Pdawg5](#):
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> in order to execute the fan speed change, i need to run the program in root, any idea on how this is done? i cant figure it out.

Does `sudo <your command>` not work?

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**Author:** ![Pdawg5](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7c8e57/32.png) [@Pdawg5](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Pdawg5)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682/3 "2021-08-18T15:20:27Z")

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i tried that, and it didn’t work. It kinda launched it, but it didnt do anything.

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**Author:** ![ricklinux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/ricklinux/32/110798_2.png) [@ricklinux](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/ricklinux)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682/4 "2021-08-18T15:30:51Z")

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@Pdawg5 Welcome  
Problem running as root is not a very good topic. You should have said Problem running x program as root or at least in explaining your issue what packages you installed and what is happening when you try to launch it as root.

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**Author:** ![marteng69](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8edcca/32.png) [@marteng69](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/marteng69)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682/5 "2021-08-18T15:31:19Z")

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> [@Pdawg5](#):
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> i tried that, and it didn’t work. It kinda launched it, but it didnt do anything.

Can you please open a terminal, run your command together with sudo.  
When it is finished please copy the output of the terminal and post it here. If you post the output please mark the complete text and then format it as `preformatted text` to make it readable.

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**Author:** ![Dev0ut](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/dev0ut/32/30360_2.png) [@Dev0ut](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Dev0ut)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682/6 "2021-08-19T06:11:13Z")

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Type `su` to login as root in the terminal

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**Author:** ![Bobcat](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/bobcat/32/52788_2.png) [@Bobcat](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/Bobcat)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/problem-running-as-root/16682/7 "2021-08-20T18:47:25Z")

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Type in terminal the command :

su

it works but you can also type :

sudo -i

that works also, that is more a command probably more familiar for Ubuntu users, good to know it works though.