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Adding User to Sudoers via Command Line in Almalinux

The 2 different methods to add a user to the sudoers file via the command line in AlmaLinux are as follows:

1. With CLI Commands

1. Initially, use SSH or the server’s console to access the server. Make sure we have root or admin privileges.

2. Run: su –

3. Enter the root password when prompted.

4. Run: useradd bobcares. This creates a new user named “bobcares”.

5. Run: passwd bobcares

6. Enter and confirm the new password for “bobcares”.

7. Run: usermod -aG wheel bobcares. This adds “bobcares” to the “wheel” group, which has sudo privileges.

8. Switch to the new user: su – bobcares

9. Test sudo access: sudo ls /root

10. If prompted for a password and the command works, sudo is set up correctly.

11. Now, open the SSH config file: nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config

12. Change PermitRootLogin yes to PermitRootLogin no

13. Save and exit the file.

14. Run: systemctl restart sshd. This applies the new SSH settings.

2. By Editing the Sudoers File

1. Open the Sudoers File

2. Run: sudo nano /etc/sudoers. This opens the sudoers file for editing.

2. Find the line: # %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL and remove the # to enable it.

3. Add: bobcares ALL=(ALL) ALL. This gives “bobcares” full sudo access.

4. Press Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter to save and exit.

5. Switch to the new user: su – bobcares

6. Test sudo access: sudo whoami. If the command returns “root”, sudo is set up correctly.

By following these steps, we’ve successfully created a user with sudo privileges on the AlmaLinux server.

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