Quick Answer: How Do I Add a User to Sudo in Linux?
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How do I add a user to sudo privileges in Linux?

Steps to Add Sudo User on Ubuntu

  1. 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. …
  2. Most Linux systems, including Ubuntu, have a user group for sudo users. …
  3. Switch users by entering: su – newuser.

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How do I Sudo another user?

Another way to switch to another account with sudo is to use the -s option. If you run sudo -s that will start a shell as root. You can specify a user with the -u option.
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Using sudo.

Commands Meaning
sudo -u user command Run command as user.
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