{"id":501,"date":"2022-08-06T21:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/quickstart-guide-for-setting-up-a-new-user-with-sudo-privileges-on-rocky-linux-8\/"},"modified":"2024-03-10T14:55:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T14:55:44","slug":"quickstart-guide-for-setting-up-a-new-user-with-sudo-privileges-on-rocky-linux-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/quickstart-guide-for-setting-up-a-new-user-with-sudo-privileges-on-rocky-linux-8\/","title":{"rendered":"sudo for new user with privileges on Rocky Linux 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

An introduction serves as an initial glimpse into the topic at hand.<\/h3>\n

The sudo command allows regular users to have administrator privileges, which are typically reserved for the root user. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a new user with sudo access on Rocky Linux 8 without making changes to the \/etc\/sudoers file of your server.<\/p>\n

\n

Note<\/p>\n

Please skip to step 3 if you wish to set up sudo for an already existing Rocky Linux user.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

To get started, access your server by logging in.<\/h2>\n

Log in to your server as the root user using SSH.<\/p>\n

<\/code><\/pre>\n
    \n
  1. ssh<\/span> root@your_server_ip_address<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <\/code><\/pre>\n
     <\/p>\n
    <\/code><\/pre>\n
    Instead of entering “your_server_ip_address” in the above field, substitute it with the IP address or hostname of your server.<\/p>\n
    Step 2 \u2014 Enrolling a New User into the System<\/h2>\n
    To include a new user in your system, employ the adduser<\/a> command.<\/p>\n
    <\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. adduser sammy<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      <\/code><\/pre>\n
       <\/p>\n
      <\/code><\/pre>\n
      Make sure to replace “sammy” with the desired username for creation.<\/p>\n
      To update the password of the new user, employ the passwd command.<\/p>\n
      <\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. passwd<\/span> sammy<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        <\/code><\/pre>\n
         <\/p>\n
        <\/code><\/pre>\n
        Make sure to substitute “sammy” with the newly created user. You will be asked twice to provide a new password.<\/p>\n
        <\/code><\/pre>\n
        Output<\/div>\n
        <\/code><\/pre>\n
        Changing password for user sammy<\/mark>. New password: Retype new password: passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.<\/p>\n
        <\/code><\/pre>\n
        Step 3 involves including the user in the wheel group.<\/h2>\n
        Add the user to the wheel group by utilizing the usermod command.<\/p>\n
        <\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. usermod<\/span> -aG<\/span> wheel sammy<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          <\/code><\/pre>\n
           <\/p>\n
          <\/code><\/pre>\n
          Make sure to replace “sammy” with the desired username for granting sudo privileges. The wheel group members have complete sudo access by default on Rocky Linux.<\/p>\n
          Step 4\u2014 The Testing of sudo Privileges<\/h2>\n
          To confirm that the newly assigned sudo privileges are functioning correctly, begin by employing the su command to transition from the root user to the recently established user profile.<\/p>\n
          <\/code><\/pre>\n
            \n
          1. su<\/span> – sammy<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            <\/code><\/pre>\n
             <\/p>\n
            <\/code><\/pre>\n
            To confirm your access to sudo as a new user, simply add the word sudo before the command you intend to execute with superuser privileges.<\/p>\n
            <\/code><\/pre>\n
              \n
            1. sudo<\/span> command_to_run<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              <\/code><\/pre>\n
               <\/p>\n
              <\/code><\/pre>\n
              One option for paraphrasing the statement could be:<\/p>\n
              You have the option to display the items present in the \/root folder, which typically can only be accessed by the root user.<\/p>\n
              <\/code><\/pre>\n
                \n
              1. sudo<\/span> ls<\/span> -la<\/span> \/root<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                <\/code><\/pre>\n
                 <\/p>\n
                <\/code><\/pre>\n
                When you use sudo for the first time in a session, you will be asked to enter the password for that user’s account. Please provide the password to continue.<\/p>\n
                <\/code><\/pre>\n
                Output<\/div>\n
                <\/code><\/pre>\n
                [sudo] password for sammy<\/mark>:<\/p>\n
                <\/code><\/pre>\n
                \n
                Note<\/p>\n
                Please be aware that this is not a request for the root password. Kindly provide the password of the user with sudo privilege, not the root password.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                If your user is in the appropriate group and you have correctly entered the password, the command executed with sudo will have root privileges.<\/p>\n
                In summary, to wrap up, in conclusion.<\/h2>\n
                You have successfully followed this quickstart guide where you formed a new user account and included it in the wheel group to allow sudo access. If you seek more comprehensive instructions on configuring a Rocky Linux 8 server, we recommend referring to our tutorial titled “Initial Server Setup with Rocky Linux 8”.<\/p>\n
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