user needs sudo

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Hi All,

Newbee here, so be easy I have a user I configured via GUI on Cent OS 5 while in the office. I am now SSH'd in remotely and would like to know what do I need to do to make a user part of the sudo group via command line. Sorry if I may have worded this wrong, I am a newbee.

Thank you in advance.

[Thrillhouse]

You can use the command visudo to safely edit /etc/sudoers or you can just run:

echo 'loginname ALL=(ALL) ALL' >> /etc/sudoers

as root where loginname is your username.

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Great, well that took. How do I verify if the user is part of sudo?

[Thrillhouse]

First, logout and log back in. Then, try running a command, as a regular user, that normally root would only be able to run, with sudo. For example, you can try editing files outside of ~. Of course, be sure you undo any changes you make so that you don't harm your system in any way.

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Thanks!!!