When I want to vimdiff root files, I use the following alias, as per this suggestion.
alias sudovimdiff='SUDO_EDITOR=vimdiff sudoedit'
I can then use the following command.
$ sudovimdiff /root/a /root/b
However, if one of the files is writable by my user, the command fails.
$ sudovimdiff /root/a /tmp/b
sudoedit: /tmp/b: editing files in a writable directory is not permitted
Is there a way to vimdiff one root and one non-root file, using my user's environment settings (i.e. sudoedit)?
Best Answer
May be useful related to that sudoedit error message:
Please try a modification to sudoers file using
sudo visudo, add a line:More here.