Bug 1387891 - dd command in Creating USB Media requires root or sudo
Summary: dd command in Creating USB Media requires root or sudo
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Status: CLOSED EOL
Alias: None
Product: Fedora Documentation
Classification: Retired
Component: install-guide
Version: devel
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
unspecified
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jaromir Hradilek
QA Contact: Fedora Docs QA
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2016-10-23 04:50 UTC by skierpage
Modified: 2024-05-21 09:21 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2024-05-21 09:21:52 UTC
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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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