Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- add_a_user_to_the_sudoers_in_fedora [2011/05/28 16:54]
adam Change to demonstrate either individual users or using groups
+++ add_a_user_to_the_sudoers_in_fedora [2016/11/25 22:38] (current)
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 ===== Allow a User to use sudo =====
+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.
 Use visudo to edit /etc/sudoers, it uses the system default editor, which is normally vi or vim if it's installed:
@@ Line 13: / Line 15: @@
 Then add your user to the wheel group:
-  [root@machine ~]# adduser <username> wheel
+  [root@machine ~]# adduser adam wheel
 ==== Individual Users ====
@@ Line 22: / Line 24: @@
-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.

Adam Sweet's Wiki