Getting to be root in a Ubuntu image in Docker

General
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I am using a Jupyter notebook image from Jupyterhub. The operating system is Ubuntu. I want to make changes in it and install some new software.

This requires the use of sudo and sudo requires a password.

I do not know it.

I know this question has been asked before probably. It is just everytime, I find an answer on the internet its is different from all the other answer that I find.

I am stuck. I need root privileges in Jupyter notebook and I am jovyan, not root.

So what is the secret of getting to be root user? Any help appreciated.

Respectfully,

Lou Reed

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Common usecase, wrong approach.

Make yourself aquainted with Dockerfiles, learn how to extend an existing image and how to build a new image based on your Dockerfile. You can switch users in the Dockerfile as required. This is how it is ment do be done.