# sudo-project/sudo

Utility to execute a command as another user

Repository: https://github.com/sudo-project/sudo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sudo-project-sudo
Homepage: https://www.sudo.ws
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-21T02:58:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 78/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3774, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 403, "gap_med": 19.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1699, forks 295 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:24.134619+00:00)

## What it is
Sudo is a Unix utility that allows a system administrator to delegate limited root or other-user privileges to users on a per-command basis, with an audit trail of commands and arguments. It includes a configurable sudoers policy, credential ticketing, central logging via sudo_logsrvd, and a plugin framework for third-party policy and I/O logging.

## Use cases
- run a command as root without sharing the root password
- grant specific users limited root privileges for certain commands
- log and audit all privileged commands run on a host
- centrally manage sudoers policy across multiple machines
- record keystrokes and I/O of privileged commands
- allow temporary password caching to avoid repeated authentication

## When to choose
- you need fine-grained, per-command privilege delegation on Unix systems
- you want an audit trail of privileged activity
- you need a mature, battle-tested tool with central logging and plugin support

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows and need Windows-native privilege management
- you want a graphical privilege management interface
- you need container- or namespace-based isolation rather than user-level privilege escalation

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: security, authorization, logging, cli
- domain: security, operating-systems
- platform: bsd, cli
- tags: privilege-escalation, sudoers, root-privileges, audit-trail, system-administration, command-line, devops, linux, macos, unix

## Member repositories
- sudo-project/sudo (main) score 78

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:24.134619+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:37:48.182730+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://www.sudo.ws (fetched 2026-08-29T11:12:35.530631+00:00, sha 70039c32c870)
  - site_page: https://www.sudo.ws/about/intro (fetched 2026-08-29T11:12:35.533142+00:00, sha f381943af8ff)
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.