How to Create a user, Add User to the sudoers file, and Verify it
The creation of users is a crucial component of system management. add user to the sudoers file We’ll look at the fundamentals of managing users on a Linux system, including adding new users, allowing sudo commands, protecting passwords, and using SSH to confirm configurations.
Add User to the sudoers file Objective:
- Creating a new user.
- Setting their password.
- Granting them sudo permissions.
- Verifying the sudo configuration.
Prerequisites:
Root Access
Basic Linux Knowledge
Action Plan:
Step 1:
Open the terminal and connect to the root user
sudo su -
Step 2:
Creating a new user.
sudo useradd -m apps
Step 3:
Setting their password. Please enter your password
echo "apps:XXXXXXX" | sudo chpasswd
Step 4:
Granting them sudo permissions.
usermod -aG sudo apps
if the sudo group does not exist on you are server try the below command
usermod -aG wheel apps
Step 5:
Edit the sudoers file (optional)
visudo
find this line
# %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
and uncomment it like this
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
And the respective location
apps ALL=(ALL) ALL
save and close it
Step 6:
Verifying the sudo configuration.
sudo -l -U apps
The Example output is shown below.
We have successfully added a new user named apps to the Linux server.
Thank You!