@John,

Thank you for the detailed feedback!

You’re absolutely right, and I appreciate the clarification. The explanation under the DESCRIPTION section in man sudo provides a more complete understanding of the command. I agree that the wording in the question could be more precise.

For clarity, the correct answer should be something like:

A) Executes a command as the superuser or another user, based on the security policy.

I’ve updated the answer to reflect this. Thanks again for pointing that out!

“Question 14: What does the sudo command do?

A) Executes a command as another user
B) Starts a new shell
C) Copies files
D) Changes the system settings

Answer: A) Executes a command as another user”

You looked at the text under the NAME section in man sudo without understanding it.
More detailed explanation exists under the DESCRIPTION section in man sudo output.

DESCRIPTION
sudo allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another user, as specified by the security policy. The invoking user’s real (not effective) user-ID is used to determine the user name with which to query the security policy.

@Thanks,

Thanks for the great feedback!

You’re absolutely right – seeing the answers right away can take the fun out of the quiz.

I’ve now added an Answer Card at the end of the article so you can try out the questions first and check your answers afterward.

That’s what I answered, too. Never heard of ‘hashbang‘.