How Do I Give a User Sudo Access in Ubuntu?
Contents How Do I Give a User Sudo Privileges in Ubuntu? Steps to Add Sudo User on Ubuntu Log into the System with a Root User or an Account with Sudo...
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How do I give a user sudo privileges in Ubuntu?
Steps to Add Sudo User on Ubuntu
- Log into the system with a root user or an account with sudo privileges.
- Open a terminal window and add a new user with the command: adduser newuser. …
- You can replace newuser with any username you wish. …
- The system will prompt you to enter additional information about the user.
How do I give a user sudo access?
To use this tool, you need to issue the command sudo -s and then enter your sudo password. Now enter the command visudo and the tool will open the /etc/sudoers file for editing). Save and close the file and have the user log out and log back in. They should now have a full range of sudo privileges.
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