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i have debian 4.0 installed in qemu, and i installed sudo using aptitude.
but when i go to use sudo
for example:
Code:
cody@cody-debian:~$ sudo aptitude update
I get this:
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- 05-13-2008 #1Linux Newbie
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[SOLVED] help setting up sudo
i have debian 4.0 installed in qemu, and i installed sudo using aptitude.
but when i go to use sudo
for example:
I get this:Code:cody@cody-debian:~$ sudo aptitude update
How do i add the user cody to the "sudoers file"?Code:cody is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
thanksMicrosoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
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- 05-14-2008 #2Linux Guru
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Did you try something like this?
- 05-14-2008 #3Super Moderator
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Execute this
Code:su - echo "cody ALL=(ALL) ALL" >> /etc/sudoers
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- 05-14-2008 #4Linux Newbie
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Thank you guys, it is now working
Microsoft isn't evil, they just make really crappy operating systems.
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