# Ansible 1.7.2, sudo\_user don't work properly

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-7-2-sudo-user-dont-work-properly/16862>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [November 24, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-7-2-sudo-user-dont-work-properly/16862 "2014-11-24T13:48:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Volkov\_Evgeny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/volkov_evgeny/32/4592_2.png) [@Volkov\_Evgeny](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Volkov_Evgeny)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-7-2-sudo-user-dont-work-properly/16862/1 "2014-11-24T13:48:54Z")

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HI,  
I had some problems with sudo\_user switching. Config file not changed.  
ansible 1.7.2

test.yml

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan1)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-7-2-sudo-user-dont-work-properly/16862/2 "2014-11-24T22:34:32Z")

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Looks like setting “sudo\_user” on a task doesn’t actively cause it to invoke sudo on that task. To me, I think it should.

Can you file a ticket on this if you are seeing this in Ansible 1.7.2 or later?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Volkov\_Evgeny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/volkov_evgeny/32/4592_2.png) [@Volkov\_Evgeny](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Volkov_Evgeny)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-7-2-sudo-user-dont-work-properly/16862/3 "2014-11-25T10:13:36Z")

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Server: Linux Mint 17  
Remote host: Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS

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**Author:** ![Igor\_Homyakov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Igor\_Homyakov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Igor_Homyakov)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-7-2-sudo-user-dont-work-properly/16862/4 "2014-11-25T11:00:41Z")

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Hi Evgeny,

You've missed `sudo: yes` in a first task

`sudo: yes` is mandatory `sudo_user` doesn't enable 'sudoing'

-- Best, Igor

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**Author:** ![Volkov\_Evgeny](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/volkov_evgeny/32/4592_2.png) [@Volkov\_Evgeny](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Volkov_Evgeny)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-7-2-sudo-user-dont-work-properly/16862/5 "2014-11-27T14:05:48Z")

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Hi Igor,

Yes, I know it and I do it specially. I wanted to show results of both variants. And main problem showed in a second task.