error "grub-mkconfig: You must run this as root"

Question

I am running Ubuntu 16. I got this error every time I try to run the update-grub command.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 14 '17 at 10:12

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Just solved it: in Ubuntu this command does not work:

su -i

instead, I used

sudo -i

After that I exported these paths:

export PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

then

update-grub

answered Aug 14 '17 at 10:12

Ibraheem

you don't need to do all that – Zanna Aug 14 '17 at 10:58
Well, I tried your suggestions and other answers but nothing work. This is the only thing works for me. – Ibraheem Aug 15 '17 at 12:04
Your system is broken then :( – Zanna Aug 15 '17 at 12:05
using the solution I posted, everything works fine ;) – Ibraheem Aug 16 '17 at 12:39
Run with sudo update-grub.it will work... – Ashwin Patil Oct 13 '17 at 17:01

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