What is sudo?
The short version, sudo is a program that executes commands with raised privileges. If the root or superuser is the absolute highest authority within a system, sudo gives another user with lower privileges the ability to execute administrative tasks.
While there are plenty of humorous (or lack thereof) examples on the real world use of sudo, let’s use this as an example:
Parent: Do your homework.
Child: You can’t make me.
Parent: Sudo your homework.
Child: Done.
With this use of sudo in mind, “with great power comes great responsibility” does as well. The execution of this command can allow you to do things your permissions would not typically allow, but used irresponsibly can result in unintended or irreversible consequences. To be fair, this is the case with many commands.
Overall, this is a long winded attempt to explain an inside joke that my colleagues and I enjoy in webserver management. The rest of the explanation can be found here.