Correct, this is fundamental to how UNIX works. "cd" has to be built into the shell, while sudo is not. If you want to do this, you should spawn a shell using sudo -s or sudo -i and then run the commands you want, including cd.
** Changed in: Ubuntu Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- sudo cd <DIR> doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118615 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs