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@Leonabcd123 Leonabcd123 commented Feb 12, 2026

Why:

The passage contradicts what's said in the Wikipedia article we link to, and it doesn't add any value to the reader (#42919 (comment)).

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Removed sudo explanation.

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@Sharra-writes Sharra-writes added content This issue or pull request belongs to the Docs Content team authentication Content relating to authentication and removed triage Do not begin working on this issue until triaged by the team labels Feb 19, 2026
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@Leonabcd123 Thanks for opening a PR! I will look into this and find out whether it matters to us either way, because if it doesn't, no reason not to just accept the change.

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@Leonabcd123 Our team has reviewed this. We agree that this passage is problematic; we shouldn’t be referencing a Wikipedia article that contradicts something we’ve said in the text. However, we also slightly lazily refer to “Unix systems” in the same passage and, for example, the Apple documentation still refers to superuser do . As such, on review, we’ve concluded the best thing to do is actually to delete the passage: it doesn’t add any real value to the reader and could be potentially confusing. If you’d like to alter your PR accordingly, we’d be happy to approve and merge it, giving you attribution for the change. Thank you!

@Leonabcd123 Leonabcd123 changed the title Update meaning of sudo Remove sudo explanation Feb 19, 2026
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@Leonabcd123 Thanks for updating! I'll get this merged.

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