Execute a sudo command through SSH on a remote server using Git Bash?

Asked Nov 07 '19 at 17:45

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I am trying to use a .sh script on Windows 10 (through Git Bash) to restart my nginx server.

This is what I'm trying

$ ssh myname@myserver 'sudo /usr/sbin/nginx -s reload'
sudo: Command not found.

I'm not sure why this happens, I know sudo isn't defined in Git Bash but shouldn't the command execute on the server? When I ssh in manually and run the same command it works:

$ ssh myname@myserver
$ myserver:/home/myname[ 51 ] --> sudo /usr/sbin/nginx -s reload
Password:

asked Nov 07 '19 at 17:45

pyjamas

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Try providing the full path to `sudo`. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10310299/proper-way-to-sudo-over-ssh – EncryptedWatermelon Nov 07 '19 at 17:54
Which OS is the server running? – that other guy Nov 07 '19 at 18:05
@EncryptedWatermelon That worked, thanks a lot! I also had to add -t, so the final line was `ssh myname@myserver -t '/tool/sysadmin/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/nginx -s reload'`. The server OS was RHEL 7 – pyjamas Nov 07 '19 at 18:24

Execute a sudo command through SSH on a remote server using Git Bash?

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