Even I am using correct password not able to change directory

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shyam@DESKTOP-OO7EVK2:~$ sudo cd /var/lib/docker/overlay2/
[sudo] password for shyam:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for shyam:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for shyam:
sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts
shyam@DESKTOP-OO7EVK2:~$
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Your topic title and your console output are in disagreement.
Judged by the output, the wrong password is used.

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And even if you correct the password issue you cannot use sudo cd as cd is not a command but a built-in shell instructions. If you shared the wrong output, you most likely had an error message saying “sudo: cd: command not found”.

You can either run sudo su to switch to a super user, and use cd as root, or use commands directly where you are without changing directory. ls is a command for example so that can be used with sudo.

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