Difference between revisions of "Sudo"
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echo 'loginname ALL=(ALL) ALL' >> /etc/sudoers | echo 'loginname ALL=(ALL) ALL' >> /etc/sudoers | ||
* Where ''loginname'' is your user account. | * Where ''loginname'' is your user account. | ||
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Use 'ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' if you don't want to be prompted a password. | Use 'ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' if you don't want to be prompted a password. | ||
If you are prompted for a password with 'sudo' it is the user password, not root. | If you are prompted for a password with 'sudo' it is the user password, not root. | ||
Latest revision as of 03:30, 23 June 2020
Enable sudo for a user
If you receive the message: "'HDA_username' is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported."
Command Line Edit
- Login as root
su
- Copy and Paste:
echo 'loginname ALL=(ALL) ALL' >> /etc/sudoers
- Where loginname is your user account.
Use 'ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' if you don't want to be prompted a password.
If you are prompted for a password with 'sudo' it is the user password, not root.
Manual Edit of Sudoers File
- Login as root
- Run: visudo
- Find a line that says
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
- Add another line after that by typing 'o' an entering
username ALL=(ALL) ALL
- But use your user name instead of username above
