diff --git a/debian-8/template.json b/debian-8/template.json
index 71d9ee6..64a3c81 100644
--- a/debian-8/template.json
+++ b/debian-8/template.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "provisioners": [
     {
       "type": "shell",
-      "execute_command": "echo '{{user `user`}}' |sudo -S sh '{{.Path}}'",
+      "execute_command": "sh '{{.Path}}'",
       "override": {
         "virtualbox-iso": {
           "scripts": [
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
       "ssh_password": "{{user `password`}}",
       "ssh_port": 22,
       "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
-      "shutdown_command": "echo '{{user `password`}}'|sudo -S shutdown -P now",
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
       "headless": true,
       "vboxmanage": [
         [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "1024" ],
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
       "ssh_password": "{{user `password`}}",
       "ssh_port": 22,
       "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
-      "shutdown_command": "echo '{{user `password`}}'|sudo -S shutdown -P now",
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
       "vmx_data": {
         "memsize": "1024",
         "numvcpus": "1",
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
       "headless": true,
       "ssh_username": "{{user `user`}}",
       "ssh_password": "{{user `password`}}",
-      "shutdown_command": "echo '{{user `password`}}'|sudo -S shutdown -P now",
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
       "boot_wait": "2s",
       "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
       "boot_command": [
diff --git a/ubuntu-14.04/template.json b/ubuntu-14.04/template.json
index 9a9581a..4ac35fb 100644
--- a/ubuntu-14.04/template.json
+++ b/ubuntu-14.04/template.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "provisioners": [
     {
       "type": "shell",
-      "execute_command": "echo '{{user `user`}}' |sudo -S sh '{{.Path}}'",
+      "execute_command": "sh '{{.Path}}'",
       "override": {
         "virtualbox-iso": {
           "scripts": [
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
       "ssh_password": "{{user `password`}}",
       "ssh_port": 22,
       "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
-      "shutdown_command": "echo '{{user `password`}}'|sudo -S shutdown -P now",
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
       "headless": true,
       "vboxmanage": [
         [ "modifyvm", "{{.Name}}", "--memory", "1024" ],
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
       "ssh_password": "{{user `password`}}",
       "ssh_port": 22,
       "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
-      "shutdown_command": "echo '{{user `password`}}'|sudo -S shutdown -P now",
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
       "vmx_data": {
         "memsize": "1024",
         "numvcpus": "1",
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
       "headless": true,
       "ssh_username": "{{user `user`}}",
       "ssh_password": "{{user `password`}}",
-      "shutdown_command": "echo '{{user `password`}}'|sudo -S shutdown -P now",
+      "shutdown_command": "shutdown -P now",
       "boot_wait": "2s",
       "ssh_wait_timeout": "10000s",
       "boot_command": [