sysrqd command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix sysrqd command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

sysrqd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: sysrqd: command not found

In Ubuntu sysrqd is provided by sysrqd package.

sysrqd is:

Permits to execute usual SysRq commands by network, like: sync, umount, reboot, poweroff, sak, term, etc.

Its philosophy is to be very responsive under heavy load and try to be somehow reliable. Authentication is made by clear password.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install sysrqd

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install sysrqd.

sudo apt -y install sysrqd

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install sysrqd

In this tutorial we learn how to fix sysrqd command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.