How Do I Give Someone Access to My Linux Server?

Open the terminal application. For remote Ubuntu/Debian server use the ssh command and log in as the root user using either su or sudo. Create a new user named marlena, run: adduser marlena. Make marlena user ‘sudo user’ (admin) run: usermod -aG sudo marlena.

How do I give administrator rights in Linux?

Granting Admin Rights via Command Line

Two different commands can grant admin rights in Ubuntu: usermod and gpasswd. Replace username with the username of your choice. The -aG flag stands for Append and Group. This command instructs usermod to append the username to a group, which in this case is the sudo group.

How do I give someone access to my Ubuntu?

Type “sudo chmod a+rwx /path/to/file” into the terminal, replacing “/path/to/file” with the file you want to give permissions to everyone for, and press “Enter.” You can also use the command “sudo chmod -R a+rwx /path/to/folder” to give permissions to the selected folder and its files.