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 ====== Add Sudoers without Sudo ======
-Let's say you are have just freshly installed your new Linux OS on a brand new PC or VM. After you have setup the username and password etc, you encountered a problem when trying to install a new software. The problem is you could not use sudo.
+Let's say you have just freshly installed your new Linux OS on a brand new PC or VM. After you setup the username and password, you encountered a problem when trying to install a new software. The problem is you could not use sudo.
-{{ :screenshot_2025-01-13_181052.png?nolink |}}
-Do not falter. Here is a guide on how to add yourself into sudoers:
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+**Here is a guide on how to add yourself into sudoers. Make sure to follow the instructions on [[root|this]] first to prevent any errors.**
+-----
+. Open terminal.
+. Type the following command and enter the root password.
+  su root
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+. You will now be in root.\\ {{:screenshot_2025-01-13_203828.png?nolink}}
+. Type this command and press ''Enter''.
+  sudo visudo
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+. ''/etc/sudoers.tmp'' file will be opened and this is what it will look like. \\ {{:screenshot_2025-01-13_204022.png?nolink}}
+. Scroll down until you see this.
+  #User Privilege Specification
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+. Add the following line ''{username} ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL'' at the back. In my scenario:
+  eusoff ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
+{{:screenshot_2025-01-13_204812.png?nolink}}
+. Press ''Ctrl + X'' to save, when asked to save modified buffer, press ''Y'' and then ''Enter''. \\ {{:screenshot_2025-01-13_205029.png?nolink|}}\\ {{:screenshot_2025-01-13_205041.png?nolink|}}
+. Now your username will have sudo permissions.\\ {{:screenshot_2025-01-13_205404.png?nolink&600|}}
+-----
+Now, you are able to run commands that require sudo permission without going into root!