# PROPOSAL : New inventory parameter to specify sudo command path

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-inventory-parameter-to-specify-sudo-command-path/16364>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [September 27, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-inventory-parameter-to-specify-sudo-command-path/16364 "2014-09-27T15:47:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bbasleeper2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bbasleeper2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bbasleeper2)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-inventory-parameter-to-specify-sudo-command-path/16364/1 "2014-09-27T15:47:56Z")

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Hi everyone,

I just submitted the below pull request to add a new inventory parameter, ansible\_sudo\_exe, to be able to specify the sudo command path per host.

[GH9182](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/9182)

Bruno.

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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:** [September 27, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-inventory-parameter-to-specify-sudo-command-path/16364/2 "2014-09-27T18:47:07Z")

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Thanks, this is something I would definitely like to see for those systems that don’t use a sudo replacement on all systems, or even need to use ansible to install that replacement!