add sudo requirement for local install #14173
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It fails with following error it ./algo is not run with sudo:
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 1, "stderr": "sudo: a password is required\n", "stderr_lines": ["sudo: a password is required"], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
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This addresses the issue reported in PR #14173 where local installations fail with 'sudo: a password is required' error. The sudo requirement is now properly documented in the local installation guide rather than the main README. When installing Algo locally (on the same system where the scripts are installed), administrative privileges are required to configure system services and network settings.
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This addresses the issue reported in PR #14173 where local installations fail with 'sudo: a password is required' error. The sudo requirement is now properly documented in the local installation guide rather than the main README. When installing Algo locally (on the same system where the scripts are installed), administrative privileges are required to configure system services and network settings.
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This addresses the issue reported in PR #14173 where local installations fail with 'sudo: a password is required' error. The sudo requirement is now properly documented in the local installation guide rather than the main README. When installing Algo locally (on the same system where the scripts are installed), administrative privileges are required to configure system services and network settings.
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add sudo requirement for local install in the README
Description
It fails with following error if ./algo is not run with sudo:
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 1, "stderr": "sudo: a password is required\n", "stderr_lines": ["sudo: a password is required"], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
This happens when the algo script is run on the target machine.
I assume this would still happen if algo script run from another machine but the ssh user has no sudo privilege or requires a password for sudo. However, I didn't test this case hence didn't add anything about that.
Motivation and Context
How Has This Been Tested?
Tested with Ubuntu 20.04 updated today (2021-03-15) and algo repository with commit id
70f9f91.Types of changes
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