HOW TO install sudo

[viking60]

I often refer to sudo in my tips. If you do not have it installed, you will have to write su and punch your root password.
Install sudo.
To make use of sudo you have to do it via visudo. If you are familiar with vim all you have to do is to type visudo as root in a terminal.
If you are like me you prefere nano as an editor so as root, I do a:
su
password

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EDITOR=nano visudo

Add the following line in the user privilege specification section:
username ALL=(ALL) ALL
In my case that would be:

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viking60  ALL=(ALL) ALL

Punch CTRL+X and say yes to saving the file.
That is it - you can now use sudo.

The data entered in visudo is saved in /etc/sudoers file. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EDIT IT DIRECTLY You must use the procedure described above.

[dedanna1029]

If you are like me you prefere nano as an editor so as root, I do a:
su
password

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EDITOR=nano visudo

Add the following line in the user privilege specification section:
username ALL=(ALL) ALL
In my case that would be:

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viking60  ALL=(ALL) ALL

Save the file as... ???

[viking60]

As nothing - just save it!!!
ctrl o enter
It says sudoers.tmp when editing and you shall not change anything.
(so you are saving it as sudoers.tmp - but I do not want to encourage anyone to enter their own creative names -just save it - DO NOT NAME IT)

[dedanna1029]

Ah, so that's why it never worked for me before. Thanks!

[viking60]

You are not the first, for sure! Lemme know if it works for ya

[viking60]

I guess you did not get it to work So I made a video that says more than a 1000 words

[dedanna1029]

Oh, sorry, haven't been there yet.

Been kinda taking some time off from computing on the whole, other than updates. Will do when I can get there. Been busy with other stuff. The video's cool though. Thank you.

[viking60]

I have put some music on it so that you will be able to keep your a... in the same place for 2 min.

[dedanna1029]

LMAOOOOOOOOOO

[viking60]

I just discovered that this method does not work in CENTOS! So here is how it works there.
As root:

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export EDITOR=nano

You can replace nano with gedit if you prefer that one.
Now run:

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/usr/sbin/visudo

And follow the steps above.
Again: Do not change file names or create new ones when saving

[viking60]

If you still cannot get this to work then this will take care of it:
http://tinyurl.com/2vmkgor

[dedanna1029]

Thanks! As usual, still have to get there. LOL. Life, I tell ya.