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Subject: Re: New installation asks for password when I 'sudo -i'
Date: 9 May 2026 00:50:23 GMT
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On Fri, 8 May 2026 21:39:39 +0100, Chris Green wrote:


> The remaining question is why the latest system didn't get this file
> installed.  Has rpi-imager been changed so that it no longer installs
> it?

It was a deliberate decision to require a password for sudo in the latest 
release. That's been the norm in most Linux distros for years. Pi was the 
exception.