diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/Filesystem.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/Filesystem.kt
index 9329e05..ca7e650 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/Filesystem.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/Filesystem.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ fun Prov.createFile(
     val file = File(fullyQualifiedFilename)
 
     if (createDirIfMissing) {
-        createParentDir(file, sudo)
+        createParentDirs(file, sudo)
     }
 
     posixFilePermission?.let {
@@ -324,8 +324,10 @@ fun Prov.createDirs(
 
 
 fun Prov.deleteDir(dir: String, path: String, sudo: Boolean = false): ProvResult {
-    if ("" == path)
+    // parameter "path" must not be empty in order to prevent accidental deletion of a directory in the wrong path
+    if ("" == path) {
         throw RuntimeException("In deleteDir: path must not be empty.")
+    }
     val cmd = "cd $path && rmdir $dir"
     return if (!sudo) {
         cmd(cmd)
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ fun Prov.createSymlink(
     createLinkDirIfMissing: Boolean = true,
 ): ProvResult = task {
     if (createLinkDirIfMissing) {
-        createParentDir(link, sudo)
+        createParentDirs(link, sudo)
     }
     val overwriteFlag = if (overwriteIfExisting) "f" else ""
     cmd("ln -s$overwriteFlag $originalFile $link", sudo = sudo)
@@ -376,11 +378,17 @@ fun Prov.userHome(): String {
 /**
  * Creates the parent-dir (parent path) of the specified file if parent-dir id not yet existing
  */
-internal fun Prov.createParentDir(file: File, sudo: Boolean = false) = task {
+internal fun Prov.createParentDirs(file: File, sudo: Boolean = false) {
+    // This method is not defined itself as a Prov task as its main purpose is to check if the parent dir needs to be created,
+    // and this check needs neither to be included in the overall result nor being listed in the results report.
+    // But if directories need to be created, the creation itself is placed within the task "createParentDirs"
+    // in order to be included in the results.
     val dir = file.parent?.toString()
 
     if (dir != null && dir != "" && !checkDir(dir, sudo = sudo)) {
-        createDirs(dir, sudo = sudo)
+        task("createParentDirs") {
+            createDirs(dir, sudo = sudo)
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/FilesystemKtTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/FilesystemKtTest.kt
index 9587af5..4741e4d 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/FilesystemKtTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/framework/ubuntu/filesystem/base/FilesystemKtTest.kt
@@ -396,21 +396,42 @@ internal class FilesystemKtTest {
         // given
         val prov = defaultTestContainer()
         val filename = "parent_dir/test/file"
+        prov.deleteDir("test", "parent_dir")
+        prov.deleteDir("parent_dir", "~/")
 
         // when
-        val res = prov.createParentDir(File(filename))
+        prov.createParentDirs(File(filename))
         val dirExists = prov.checkDir("parent_dir/test")
-        val res2 = prov.createParentDir(File(filename))  // test idempotence
+        prov.createParentDirs(File(filename))  // test idempotence
         val dirExists2 = prov.checkDir("parent_dir/test")
 
         // then
-        assertTrue(res.success)
         assertTrue(dirExists)
-        assertTrue(res2.success)
         assertTrue(dirExists2)
 
     }
 
+    @ContainerTest
+    fun test_createParentDir_with_sudo() {
+        // given
+        val prov = defaultTestContainer()
+        val filename = "/parent_dir_sudo/test_sudo/file"
+
+        prov.deleteDir("test_sudo", "/parent_dir_sudo", sudo = true)
+        prov.deleteDir("parent_dir_sudo", "/", sudo = true)
+
+        // when
+        prov.task { createParentDirs(File(filename), sudo = true) }
+        val dirExists = prov.checkDir("/parent_dir_sudo/test_sudo", sudo = true)
+        // test idempotence
+        prov.task { createParentDirs(File(filename), sudo = true) }   // include in task in order to output a result summary
+        val dirExists2 = prov.checkDir("/parent_dir_sudo/test_sudo", sudo = true)
+
+        // then
+        assertTrue(dirExists)
+        assertTrue(dirExists2)
+    }
+
     @ContainerTest
     fun test_createLink_without_dir() {
         // given