Mell How do I create a new Sudo user?
Steps to Create a New Sudo User Log in to your server as the root user. ssh root@server_ip_address Use the adduser command to add a new user to your system. Be sure to replace username with the user that you want to create. adduser username Use the usermod command to add the user to the sudo group. usermod -aG sudo username
How does useradd create a new user account?
When executed without any option, useradd creates a new user account using the default settings specified in the /etc/default/useradd file. The command adds an entry to the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files. To be able to log in as the newly created user, you need to set the user password.
How to test Sudo access on a new user?
Test sudo access on new user account. Use the su command to switch to the new user account. su – username. As the new user, verify that you can use sudo by prepending “sudo” to the command that you want to run with superuser privileges.
How do I add Sudo privileges to my server?
Adding sudo privileges for specific command execution. Step 1: Login to your server as root. Step 2: Create a user using useradd command. Replace username with your custom user. Step 3: Set a password for the user. You will be prompted for updating the new password.
Steps to Create a New Sudo User Log in to your server as the root user. ssh root@server_ip_address Use the adduser command to add a new user to your system. Be sure to replace username with the user that you want to create. adduser username Use the usermod command to add the user to the sudo group. usermod -aG sudo username
Test sudo access on new user account. Use the su command to switch to the new user account. su – username. As the new user, verify that you can use sudo by prepending “sudo” to the command that you want to run with superuser privileges.
When executed without any option, useradd creates a new user account using the default settings specified in the /etc/default/useradd file. The command adds an entry to the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, /etc/group and /etc/gshadow files. To be able to log in as the newly created user, you need to set the user password.