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Use root PATH for sudo on FreeBSD

Created November 3, 2013 · Updated June 27, 2026 · 1 min read · 38 words

  1. sudo vi /usr/local/etc/sudoers.d/secure_path

  2. Enter this text on one line (changing the value as desired):

    Defaults secure_path = "/usr/local/share/pcbsd/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/root/bin"

  3. Save the file

For more information see the sudoers man page. Note, however, that there are good reasons to keep the invoking user’s PATH.