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[anshu@Fedora7 ~]$ sudo ls /root/
anshu is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
[anshu@Fedora7 ~]$
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So you see, running some commands which need root access CANNOT be run by normal user.
And you have option to go as su (super user. ie- root) to do all steps as root. but what about JUST single line commands. for that your username can have special access. This post will show how and what it is.
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[root@Fedora7 ~]# whatis sudo
sudo (8) - execute a command as another user
sudo (rpm) - Allows restricted root access for specified users
sudo [sudoedit] (8) - execute a command as another user
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I will show how to make your normal user turn into (sudo)root for single line commands .
Steps:-
1* su --login -c 'visudo' // - Press enter and give root's password.
2* add your username under root line.
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root ALL=(ALL) ALL
anshu ALL=(ALL) ALL
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HINT* press 'I' key to Insert and 'DEL' key to delete words.
3* uncomment ONE option from line 83 OR 86.
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82 ## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands
83 # %wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL
84
85 ## Same thing without a password
86 # %wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
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4* :wq to SAVE and EXIT
5* RECOMMENDED , MODIFY following line in bash_profile to run all files in SuperBIN folder (i.e /sbin or /usr/sbin ):-
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PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin:/sbin:$HOME/bin
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6* add user to WHEEL group by GUI or Command:-
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su -c 'gpasswd -a anshu wheel' // << replace anshu with yourusername ( Duh! )
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Try running commands like "ls /root/" and click some ads on this site as Thank You :).
Update:- Check this guide in video.
