Bug 1387891

Summary: dd command in Creating USB Media requires root or sudo
Product: [Retired] Fedora Documentation Reporter: skierpage <info>
Component: install-guideAssignee: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile>
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Docs QA <docs-qa>
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Version: develCC: pbokoc, zach
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Description skierpage 2016-10-23 04:50:46 UTC 
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/24/html/Installation_Guide/sect-preparing-boot-media.html says

Use the dd utility to write the image. _Make sure you have the right drive!_
  # dd if=/path/to/Fedora-Live-Security-x86_64-21.iso of=/dev/sdd

as the '#' prompt hints, you need to be root tin order to run this command. It would be better to be explicit, saying something like

Use the dd utility to write the image onto the USB drive. You need to be root to do this, hence the example uses `sudo`. _Make sure you have the right drive!_
  $ sudo dd if=/path/to/Fedora-Live-Security-x86_64-21.iso of=/dev/sdd
Comment 2 Petr Bokoc 2024-05-21 09:21:52 UTC 
The install guide has been retired, therefore I'm closing this bug. 

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