How to Create a Sudo User on Ubuntu 22.04

create a sudo user on ubuntu 22.04

In this blog post, we will explain to you how to create a sudo user on Ubuntu 22.04 OS.

Sudo stands for either “substitute user do” or “super user do” and allows normal users to elevate the current user account to have root privileges temporarily. The difference between the sudo user and the root user is that the root user has id 0, has unlimited to the system, and can modify ANY file on it.

Creating a sudo user and granting privileges is a straightforward process. Let’s get started!

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How to Create and Delete a User on Debian 9

How to Create and Delete a User on Debian 9

In this tutorial, we will show you how to create and delete a user on Debian 9. In the initial server setup, there is only one user account created and that is “root” user account. This root user has the highest privileges and has access to all files and commands on the system. But having too many privileges and running as root user is not always recommended and if you are not careful enough it can have destructive consequences for your system.

That’s why it is recommended to create additional users with limited privileges for your most common tasks. A new user account should also be created for any other user that will be using your server. Additionally, we will also show you how to give those users root privileges when necessary through the sudo command.

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How to Create a sudo user on CentOS 7

Add User to Sudoers CentOS
Add User to Sudoers in CentOS

We’ll guide you, how to create a sudo user on CentOS 7. Sudo is a Linux command line program that allows you to execute commands as superuser or another system user. The configuration file offers detailed access permissions, including enabling commands only from the invoking terminal; requiring a password per user or group; requiring re-entry of a password every time or never requiring a password at all for a particular command line. It can also be configured to permit passing arguments or multiple commands. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate, how to add a user to Sudoers in CentOS. Adding a sudo user to sudoers in CentOS 7 is a fairly easy task if you follow this 5 steps below.

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Ubuntu Add User to Sudoers

Ubuntu Add User to Sudoers

Add User to Sudoers in Ubuntu We’ll show you, how to create sudo user on Ubuntu 16.04. Sudo is a Linux-based program that allows privileged users to execute specific commands as the superuser or another system user. Adding users to the sudo group on Ubuntu 16.04 is a fairly easy task if you follow the tutorial below. Ubuntu Add User to Sudoers in five simple steps. Let’s get started.

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How to Create Users and Manage Their Sudo Privileges on Ubuntu

How To Create a Sudo User on Ubuntu

We will show you How to Create Users and Manage Their Sudo Privileges on Ubuntu. The sudo command allows normal users to run programs which are only available to the root user.  This tutorial will show you the simplest way to create a new user with sudo access on Ubuntu, without modifying  your server’s sudoers file.

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