#Add sudo how to
#Add sudo password

In this example, we are creating a new regular user called jumpcloud. To add or create a new user, run the adduser command as follows. To create a sudo user, you will first create a new login user and later make the user a sudo user. Once successfully logged in, you will land on the shell of your server instance.

#Add sudo password

When prompted, provide the root password and hit ENTER. $ ssh you are using the Putty SSH client, simply type in your server’s IP address as indicated and click Open. To get started, log into your Ubuntu 22.04 server instance as the root user with the following SSH command: Now that you know why a sudo user is essential on a Linux system, let’s create and configure a sudo user on Ubuntu 22.04. They should only be granted the minimum rights or permissions needed to perform their role. This is known as the least privilege principle, which is particularly important if you are granting sudo privileges to multiple users. Ideally, a sudo user is granted just enough privileges to allow them to perform the tasks at hand. Sudo stands for either “super user do” or “substitute user do.” A sudo user is a regular user that can run some commands as a root user or with root privileges. In Linux, sudo is a program that allows a regular user to run commands with root privileges or permissions. As such, it’s always recommended to administer the Linux system as a sudo user. All it takes is one bad command to be executed and the whole system can be compromised. The fact that the root user can run any command on the system can also be risky. However, logging in and carrying out commands as root is highly discouraged. The user has rights to execute virtually any command without restriction, including installing and uninstalling applications, modifying configuration files, adding and removing user accounts, upgrading the system, and creating and removing files, among other things. The root user, also known as the superuser, is the user with the highest privileges in a Linux system.

#Add sudo how to

To help you accomplish this, the following tutorial will examine how to create a sudo user as well as manage sudo access on Ubuntu 22.04. As a systems administrator, you may want to assign limited admin privileges to a delegated administrator so they can assist with administrative tasks.