While trying to execute sudo command remotely using ssh, why does it result in a tty error ?

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Issue

  • Trying to execute the command sudo with ssh remotely results in an error. For example:

    $ ssh hostname sudo <command> 
    $ sudo: sorry, you must have a tty to run sudo
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • sudo

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