Re: Sudo

From	Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Sudo
Date	2016-03-20 02:40 +0100
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 00:52:23 +0000
Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Sunday 20 March 2016 00:40:52 Ric Moore wrote:
>> On 03/19/2016 08:22 PM, Lisi Reisz wrote:  
>> > On Saturday 19 March 2016 21:13:14 tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:  
>> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> >> Hash: SHA1
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 04:15:01PM +0000, Frank Jones wrote:  
>> >>> I have only been using Linux for a short time why cant I use SUDO on
>> >>> theterminal with Debian I use it with Linu Mint.  
>> >>
>> >> Possibly you have to add yourself to the sudoers file: it's in
>> >> /etc/sudoers -- best edit it (as root) with visudo.
>> >>
>> >> Make sure there is an entry (perhaps there is one) like
>> >>
>> >>    %sudo   ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL  
>>
>> or
>>
>> # User privilege specification
>> root	ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
>> ric	ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL
>>
>> Note only root and user5 ric has permissions to sudo
>>  
>> >> (that means that users belonging to the sudo group may do everything
>> >> can do; you can refine permissions if you want)
>> >>
>> >> Then add yourself to the sudo group. As root, do
>> >>
>> >>    adduser <yourself> sudo
>> >>
>> >> You'll need to login again for the changes to take effect.  
>> >
>> > The OP probably didn't install sudo.  
>>
>> Heh, that will help immensely! Ric  
>
>It might suggest that there is no point in telling him/her how to use it, or 
>what group to add him/herself to, until the previous advice to install it has 
>been followed. :-/
>
>Lisi
>

My guess would be he doesn't know how to use su to install sudo. The
advice to install as root fails when one has never had to use su.


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Sudo Frank Jones <sandyman45@sky.com> - 2016-03-19 17:40 +0100
  Re: Sudo humbert.olivier.1@free.fr - 2016-03-19 17:50 +0100
  Re: Sudo Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2016-03-19 18:10 +0100
    Re: Sudo doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2016-03-19 18:40 +0100
      Re: Sudo John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-19 18:50 +0100
        Re: Sudo Keith Bainbridge <keithrbaugroups@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 06:10 +0100
          Re: Sudo Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:30 +0100
          Re: Sudo Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2016-03-20 16:30 +0100
    Re: Sudo Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-03-19 19:40 +0100
      Re: Sudo Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se> - 2016-03-19 20:10 +0100
        Re: Sudo Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2016-03-19 20:40 +0100
          Re: Sudo Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-03-20 09:30 +0100
            Re: Sudo Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 05:40 +0100
              Re: Sudo Wolf Halton <wolf.halton@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 06:30 +0100
                Re: Sudo Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 17:10 +0100
                Re: Sudo Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-21 18:00 +0100
                Re: Sudo Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-21 22:30 +0100
              Re: Sudo Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-21 09:50 +0100
                Re: Sudo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-21 10:20 +0100
                Re: Sudo Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2016-03-21 22:40 +0100
                Re: Sudo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-22 09:00 +0100
              Re: Sudo Thomas D Dial <tdial@cox.net> - 2016-03-24 03:00 +0100
                Re: Sudo Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-03-24 14:50 +0100
                Re: Sudo David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-24 15:50 +0100
                Re: Sudo Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-03-24 16:20 +0100
                Re: Sudo David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-03-25 06:00 +0100
                Re: Sudo Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-03-25 11:30 +0100
              Re: Sudo Adam Wilson <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2016-04-03 20:40 +0200
                Re: Sudo Michael Milliman <michael.e.milliman@gmail.com> - 2016-04-04 16:00 +0200
  Re: Sudo Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-19 18:20 +0100
  Re: Sudo John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-03-19 18:40 +0100
  Re: Sudo Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2016-03-19 19:50 +0100
  Re: Sudo <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-03-19 22:50 +0100
    Re: Sudo Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 01:30 +0100
      Re: Sudo Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 01:50 +0100
        Re: Sudo Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-20 02:00 +0100
          Re: Sudo Charlie Kravetz <cjk@teamcharliesangels.com> - 2016-03-20 02:40 +0100
  Re: Sudo Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2016-03-21 06:00 +0100
    Re: Sudo Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 11:00 +0100
      Re: Sudo shawn wilson <ag4ve.us@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 12:00 +0100

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