Bug 293535 - mdo(1) not documented at all while doas(1) or sudo(8) are
Summary: mdo(1) not documented at all while doas(1) or sudo(8) are
Status: New
Alias: None
Product: Documentation
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Books & Articles (show other bugs)
Version: Latest
Hardware: Any Any
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Assignee: freebsd-doc (Nobody)
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Reported: 2026-03-01 21:44 UTC by Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak
Modified: 2026-03-01 21:44 UTC (History)
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Description Slawomir Wojciech Wojtczak 2026-03-01 21:44:33 UTC 
Hi,

FreeBSD has a native mdo(1) tool with macdo(4) module to do mostly the same as doas(1) or sudo(8) offers. Yet doas(1) and sudo(8) are documented on FreeBSD Handbook and mdo(1) is not.

- https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/security/#security-sudo
- https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/security/#security-doas

I just wrote an article that also covers mdo(1) here:

- https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/03/01/uplift-privileges-on-freebsd/

Its FreeBSD licensed - pick anything you like from it to fill the FreeBSD Handbook with needed mdo(1) information.

Thanks,
vermaden