How to add user to sudoers in Linux

Add user to sudoers, sudo group, get access to run any command in Linux.

[ezequielortiz]

Remember, after adding yourself as sudo, always to do a logout, then login again in order for this to work, thanks for the video it is very, very helpful and the instructions are easy to follow and it does work!

[berniejo]

Thanks for the video, no fluff just straight to the point

[floouk]

I was always told to use visudo when editing the sudoer file.

[ruixue]

1:21 command: id
1:32 how can we edit /etc/sudoers
2:05 add a user as sudoer

[salamoorah]

Thank you for the video, that's was helpful :)

[Sridhithaa]

It says authentication failure after entering password

[cheikhgueye]

Great job ! Just you should have explained how we use vi cause beginners like me had to go watch another video to know how to use vi and come back again.

[alexgo]

I bet you should not really use _vi_ command on /etc/sudoers . If anything goes wrong you may have no access to root anymore

[rupakpal]

But when I entering command su -, it is showing Authentication faliure😩😭

[arachnid]

This is ok. But if you don't like using vi or have trouble with it just use usermod command.

[Vetro]

use the command (sudo) visudo and thats it.

[smartway]

beside to edit the file sudoers file just add user to admin group

[davidrinkes]

Right on the money. I could not save as he ended with ":wq> so I saved Ctrl/X and yes to end. I am on Debian 12 Linux debian 6.1.0-18-amd64

[Drras]

how to edit text and save in terminal like that?

[alizee]

what editor are you using I can only access this file via visudo if I access sudoers file with your method I can get in but I don't know how to exit the editor please comment this issue also what is sudoers.d and how to work with that please explain thanks

[tamtam]

Members of the admin group may gain root privileges (add yourself in to the admin group)

[pjmclenon]

hello i get only read only access to sudoers file Lisa

[dontreadthis]

Its too dangerous to use vi command for /etc/sudoers. It can make u lose sudo access

[apollotran]

You should change the permission of /etc/sudoers file WITH ROOT ROLE before vi it!

[partyfavors]

Here is the issue for beginners like myself. You are saving and logging out but you are not telling us or showing how to properly or log out at all. Don't you think that should be in the video in detail?