How Do I Edit the Sudoers File in Linux?

How Do I Edit the Sudoers File in Linux?
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How do I change the Sudoers file in Linux?

Sudoers must be edited by running visudo in Terminal, like so:

  1. sudo visudo.
  2. Defaults timestamp_timeout=0.
  3. root ALL=(ALL) ALL.
  4. username hostlist = (userlist) commandlist.
  5. alexander ALL=(ALL) ALL.
  6. alexander ALL=(ALL) /usr/bin/apt-get update.
  7. %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL.
  8. sudo update-alternatives –config editor.

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How do I change permissions on Sudoers?

“sudo: /etc/sudoers is world writable” – How to correct the permissions of sudoers file

  1. Verify that sudoers file permission is correct: # ls -l /etc/sudoers.
  2. The expected output: -r–r—–. …
  3. Changed the file permission if needed as root: # chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.
  4. If step 2 is performed, verify the change that was made:
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