Question: How Do I Create an Admin Account in Linux?
Contents How Do I Create a New Admin Account in Linux? Open the Terminal Application. for Remote Ubuntu/Debian Server Use the Ssh Command and Log in as the...
How do I create a new admin account in Linux?
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 myself admin rights in Linux?
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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