diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-cassandra-keyspaces.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-cassandra-keyspaces.mdx
index 699691d440e2..3bf225230eb2 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-cassandra-keyspaces.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-cassandra-keyspaces.mdx
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ Create a configuration for the Teleport Database Service, pointing the
`--proxy` flag to the address of your Teleport Proxy Service:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
+ -o file \
--token=/tmp/token \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:443 \
--name=keyspaces \
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ Create a configuration for the Teleport Database Service, pointing the
`--proxy` flag to the address of your Teleport Proxy Service:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
+ -o file \
--token=/tmp/token \
--proxy=mytenant.teleport.sh:443 \
--name=keyspaces \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-opensearch.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-opensearch.mdx
index 66fb6cc5fc06..1871f8f2f8c8 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-opensearch.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/aws-opensearch.mdx
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ your terminal, and manually adjust `/etc/teleport.yaml`.
Generate a configuration file at `/etc/teleport.yaml` for the Database Service:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--token=/tmp/token \
--proxy= \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-postgres-mysql.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-postgres-mysql.mdx
index fa16f5ac5ddd..2338e1e16896 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-postgres-mysql.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-postgres-mysql.mdx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration.
URI (e.g. `mytenant.teleport.sh:443`):
```code
- $ teleport db configure create \
+ $ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration.
URI (e.g. `mytenant.teleport.sh:443`):
```code
- $ teleport db configure create \
+ $ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration.
Run the following command on your Database Service host:
```code
- $ teleport db configure create \
+ $ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-redis.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-redis.mdx
index cac9f5622ec8..8a451b9cb80a 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-redis.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-redis.mdx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration, specifying a region like this:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=tele.example.com:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $ teleport db configure create \
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:3080 \
--token=/tmp/token \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-sql-server-ad.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-sql-server-ad.mdx
index d733b809f703..3b8e3c805e42 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-sql-server-ad.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/azure-sql-server-ad.mdx
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Generate a configuration file at `/etc/teleport.yaml` for the Database Service:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--token=/tmp/token \
--proxy=teleport.example.com \
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ $ teleport db configure create \
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--token=/tmp/token \
--proxy=mytenant.teleport.sh:443 \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/postgres-redshift.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/postgres-redshift.mdx
index beee759d8a96..d88d6033e6c3 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/postgres-redshift.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/postgres-redshift.mdx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ On the node that is running the Database Service, create a configuration file:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:3080 \
--token=/tmp/token \
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $ teleport db configure create \
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=mytenant.teleport.sh:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds-proxy.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds-proxy.mdx
index 0b1baf6960ea..a7738155d138 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds-proxy.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds-proxy.mdx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ your Teleport Proxy address or Teleport Cloud tenant (e.g. `mytenant.teleport.sh
and replace with your preferred region:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds.mdx
index 8e1d1ec055dd..7cd968704241 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/rds.mdx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ the region associated with the RDS databases you would like Teleport to
discover.
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy= \
--token=/tmp/token \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redis-aws.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redis-aws.mdx
index 105fe4b609b2..ef68cb1418c0 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redis-aws.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redis-aws.mdx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration:
```code
- $ teleport db configure create \
+ $ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:3080 \
--token=/tmp/token \
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration:
```code
- $ teleport db configure create \
+ $ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:3080 \
--token=/tmp/token \
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration:
```code
- $ teleport db configure create \
+ $ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=mytenant.teleport.sh:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Create the Database Service configuration:
```
- $ teleport db configure create \
+ $ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=mytenant.teleport.sh:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \
diff --git a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redshift-serverless.mdx b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redshift-serverless.mdx
index 83da04989d03..0b9738d3f74c 100644
--- a/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redshift-serverless.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/database-access/guides/redshift-serverless.mdx
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Install Teleport on the host where you will run the Teleport Database Service:
On the same host, create a Teleport configuration file:
```code
-$ teleport db configure create \
+$ sudo teleport db configure create \
-o file \
--proxy=teleport.example.com:443 \
--token=/tmp/token \