{"id":7758,"date":"2021-06-28T03:14:54","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T03:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=7758"},"modified":"2021-06-28T03:14:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T03:14:54","slug":"adding-users-to-sudo-group-on-linux-mint-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/mint\/adding-users-to-sudo-group-on-linux-mint-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Users to Sudo Group On Linux Mint 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n

Normal users on Linux Mint can not execute commands that require root\/administrator privilege. With Sudo commands, unauthorized users can run commands that can only be run by root\/administrators. Sudo refers to “superuser do”. Sudo users or sudoers group is managed and defined through the sudoer file.<\/p>\n

In this article, you will learn various ways of adding and removing sudoers on Linux Mint 20.<\/p>\n

Prerequisites<\/h2>\n

You will need a root\/sudo account to apply the following methods.<\/p>\n

Assign Sudo Privileges by Adding Users to sudo Group<\/h2>\n

Method 1:Add Users to sudo Group Using adduser command<\/h3>\n

Open the terminal and add the user to the sudo group with the following command.<\/p>\n

Note: Remember to change the username in command to the name of your user.<\/p>\n

sudo adduser <username> sudo<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Method 2: Add Users to sudo Group Using usermod command<\/h3>\n
Usermod command is used to manage, change, and modify existing users. You can add a user to sudo by executing the following usermod command on the terminal. Remember to change the username in command to the name of your user.<\/p>\n
sudo usermod -a -G sudo <user><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Method 3: Add Users to sudo Group Using gpasswd command<\/h3>\n
The gpasswd command administers the \/etc\/group and \/etc\/gshadow directories. Enter the following gpasswd command to add users to the sudo group.<\/p>\n
sudo gpasswd -a <user> sudo<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Assign Sudo Privileges to User by Modifying the sudoers file<\/h2>\n
You can also give sudo privileges to users by directly editing the sudoers file located at \/etc\/sudoers.<\/p>\n
Note: This method authorizes a user to run sudo commands but does not add the user to the sudo group. Make note that managing privileges through a group is safe and standard practice.<\/p>\n
To make changes in the \/etc\/sudoers file, run the following command to open the sudoer file with the visudo tool.<\/p>\n
sudo visudo<\/pre>\n
Add a new line\/rule at the end of the displayed file with the username you want to add.<\/p>\n
<username> ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Click Ctrl+X to exit. Press y to update the file.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You will be again prompted to make changes in the file name. Do not edit and press \u2018Enter\u2019 to save the file.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You can check if you have used the correct syntax while modifying the sudoer file by parsing it through the following command.<\/p>\n
sudo visudo -c<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Assign Sudo Privileges by Changing the User\u2019s Account Type to Administrator<\/h2>\n
To use this method head over to System Settings<\/strong> from the Applications.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Now Go to the Administration<\/strong>>User and Groups<\/strong>. Enter password when prompted for authentication.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
After successful authentication, you will see all users in the system. Select the user you want to assign sudo privilege and change its Account Type <\/strong>from Standard<\/strong> to Administrator<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Check if the User has sudo Privileges<\/h2>\n
Verify if the user is added to the sudo group or not with the following command. This command will display all the groups that the user is a part of.<\/p>\n
groups <username><\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Remove Users from sudo Group<\/h2>\n
Method 1: Remove User from sudo Group Using deluser Command<\/h3>\n
You can remove the user from the sudo group by entering the following command with the username of the user that you want to remove.<\/p>\n
sudo deluser <username> sudo<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Method 2: Remove User from sudo Group Using passwd Command<\/h3>\n
Enter the passwd command with \u2018-d\u2019 option to remove the user from sudo.<\/p>\n
sudo gpasswd -d <username> sudo<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
Remove Sudo Privileges by Changing the User\u2019s Account Type to Standard<\/h2>\n
Go to the System Settings<\/strong>>Administration<\/strong>>User and Groups<\/strong>. Now change the user\u2019s Account Type <\/strong>from Administrator<\/strong> to Standard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You will see changes that sudo will be removed from the Groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Conclusion:<\/h2>\n
In this article, we have learned how to add and remove users in the sudo group to manage the sudo privileges of the users.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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