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--- add_a_user_to_the_sudoers_in_fedora [2007/10/11 17:04]
adam created
+++ add_a_user_to_the_sudoers_in_fedora [2016/11/25 22:38] (current)
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-===== Add a User to sudoers in fedora =====
+===== Allow a User to use sudo =====
-Edit /etc/sudoers in your editor of choice:
+You can allow a user to use sudo either by adding them to a group which is allowed to sudo, or by specifying the individual user.
-  [root@machine ~]# <editor> /etc/sudoers
+Use visudo to edit /etc/sudoers, it uses the system default editor, which is normally vi or vim if it's installed:
+  [root@machine ~]# visudo
+==== Using Groups ====
 Uncomment the line:
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 Then add your user to the wheel group:
-  [root@machine ~]# usermod -G wheel <username>
+  [root@machine ~]# adduser adam wheel
+==== Individual Users ====
+Add a new line which specifies the user:
+  adam        ALL=(ALL)       ALL
-Now the user specified by <username> will be able to use the sudo command.
+Now the user adam will be able to use the sudo command.

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