How Do You Sudo Access in Unix?

How Do You Sudo Access in Unix?
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How do you Sudo in Unix?

sudo command allows you to run a Unix command as a different user. Using /etc/sudoers file to confirm what privileges are available to you, this command effectively elevates your access rights, thus allowing you to run commands and access files which would otherwise be not available to you.

How do I access Sudo in Linux?

To use this tool, you need to issue the command sudo -s and then enter your sudo password. Now enter the command visudo and the tool will open the /etc/sudoers file for editing). Save and close the file and have the user log out and log back in. They should now have a full range of sudo privileges.

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