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How Do I Use Sudo in Linux?

James H. Sterling • • 4 min read
How Do I Use Sudo in Linux?
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How do I Sudo in Linux?

Debian and Ubuntu

  1. Use the visudo command to edit the configuration file: sudo visudo.
  2. This will open /etc/sudoers for editing. To add a user and grant full sudo privileges, add the following line: [username] ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL.
  3. Save and exit the file.

18 авг. 2020 г.

How do I run a command as Sudo?

To use sudo to run a command as another user, we need to use the -u (user) option. Here, we’re going run the whoami command as the user mary . If you use the sudo command without the -u option, you’ll run the command as root . And of course, because you’re using sudo you’ll be prompted for your password.

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James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.