How to execute sudo command in terminal window at startup

[Pangolin]

Hi all.
When I log into my user's account on LM 18 Xfce I would like a terminal window to open up and have a certain sudo command typed.
I WANT to type in my password every single time to execute the sudo command, I'm not looking for a "sudo-with-no-password" solution.
In the startup menu I have already tried to add the following custom entry:

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exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator sudo THE_COMMAND_I_NEED_TO_RUN

what I get is a terminal window popping up asking for my password, but when I type it in the window just shuts down without performing any command.
Can you please give me advice?
Thanks.

[deepakdeshp]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/119 ... -parameter

[AndyMH]

Don't know xfce, I run cinnamon. Assuming it has 'startup applications' in the menu then try as the command:

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gnome-terminal -e  sudo <your command>

man gnome-terminal for more info.

I'm using this to run a program at startup that looks at my calender and then gives me all the entries for the next week, output is to terminal (next step is a GUI version). When I first tried it, just running <my prog>, like you, terminal popped up and then disappeared.