{"id":7937,"date":"2019-07-27T11:57:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T11:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=7937"},"modified":"2019-07-27T11:57:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T11:57:40","slug":"learn-to-add-a-user-and-grant-root-privileges-on-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/learn-to-add-a-user-and-grant-root-privileges-on-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn To Add a User and Grant Root Privileges on Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

System admin can easily perform the task of adding a user and granting that user root privileges. Once the user gets added and assigned a root privilege then he will be able to login to your Ubuntu 18.04 and perform important functions that upkeep the system. Afterward, the user can use sudo<\/strong> before commands to perform elevated tasks.
\nThis article will explain to you how to add a user and grant root permissions.<\/p>\n

Point to Remember :These instructions are specially used for adding a user on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Perform the following steps :<\/p>\n

1. Add Username<\/h2>\n

In this example we will take a random username, Tom using the adduser<\/strong> command. You can replace Tom with your desired username. During this session, the system will also ask a user about my details. You can skip these details simply by pressing enter and eventually it will confirm that the information is correct, leading us to add a new user.<\/p>\n

\"adduser\"<\/a>
\nOutput :<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Output\"<\/a><\/p>\n

2. Grant Root Privileges to the User<\/h2>\n

\"visudo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

By entering the above command, we will be redirected to \/etc\/sudoers.tmp file, where we will be able to view the following code :<\/p>\n

\"User<\/a><\/p>\n

After the root user line, you will have to add a new user using the same format for us to grant admin privileges.<\/p>\n

\"tom<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you have added the permission, save and exit the file using: wq<\/strong> and then enter.<\/p>\n

3. Verify that User Has Privileges<\/h2>\n

If all the instructions are followed correctly, then you will be able to run some commands like update, suing the sudo.<\/p>\n

\"su<\/a><\/p>\n

\"sudo<\/a><\/p>\n

These are easy commands that you can perform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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