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diff --git a/src/helpers/vyos-sudo.py b/src/helpers/vyos-sudo.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright 2019 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from vyos.util import is_admin
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print('Missing command argument')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not is_admin():
+        print('This account is not authorized to run this command')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    os.execvp('sudo', ['sudo'] + sys.argv[1:])