# What is sudo password in the lab environment

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-sudo-password-in-the-lab-environment/375035>\
**Category:** Elastic Training\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-sudo-password-in-the-lab-environment/375035 "2025-02-25T15:43:03Z")\
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Hi @Waldemar_Schafer ,

you don't need `sudo` password for installing the Elastic Agent, but you need to paste and run the copied commands in a fresh terminal and from the `elastic` user home directory (`/home/elastic` or `~` ).

Just to make sure you are on the right path, you can run `cd ~` in your terminal window before pasting and running the command lines you copied.

Best,  
Andre

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