basic sudo / sudoers configuration

[doktor5000]

Afraid this is very basic - I'm trying to use Mageia to learn about Linux. So how do I use the sudo command? I have tried, and get a window asking me to enter my user password (my password, not the root password). But when I do that I'm told that I' not on the sudoers list. So how do I get on the list? My machine is only used by me, so there are really no security issues here.
Philip.

[oj]

edit /etc/sudoers by hand as root. Look for the root entry, copy it, paste it on a a new line directly beneath and change the user name from root to whatever your user. Example:

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## Allow root to run any commands anywhere
root    ALL=(ALL)       ALL  <copy this
root    ALL=(ALL)       ALL  <paste here

then change the second one to your user:


## Allow root to run any commands anywhere
root    ALL=(ALL)       ALL 
jeff    ALL=(ALL)       ALL  <change root to user name you want to give sudo access to

[philip]

Thanks muchly - that seems to be what I needed to know.
Philip.

[isadora]

Philip,mark the topic [SOLVED]?
Thanks!!!

[djennings]

When editing the sudoers file the safest way to do it is using the

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visudo

command.
For the reason why see

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man visudo

[philip]

Sorry, but how does one mark a topic as SOLVED?
Philip.

[isadora]

Edit your first post in this topic.
Put [SOLVED] in front of the subject/title, that will do.

Thanks.

[doktor5000]

By editing the first post of the thread and prefixing the topic with [SOLVED].

But as i've moved the thread in between into the Tips, tricks and solutions subforum, might not be possible for you anymore,
but please try as described and post if you have the permissions or not. If you don't, i'll mark it as solved.

[philip]

Problem: I don't even know how to edit earlier posts. I really am right at the beginning of this Linux.
Philip.

[doktor5000]

When you are logged in to the forums, with this button inside your post: