# Adding some users

For me it is firstly important to obviously have a root user, with a good strong password.
Then to have another user in the sudo group that will be my every day user
Then I might add some more users for some actual users
Some users for some specific packages

I already updated the root user's password to something else by using this command:

# Update root password

sudo passwd root

# Enter new password
*************
# Confirm new password
*************

# Verify the Wheel Group is Enabled

Update sudo to allow all commands

visudo

Scroll through the configuration file until you see the following entry:

## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands

# %wheel        ALL=(ALL)       ALL

If the second line begins with the # sign, it has been disabled and marked as a comment. Just delete the # sign at the beginning of the second line so it looks like the following:

%wheel        ALL=(ALL)       ALL

# Add new `sudo` user

Then I created a new user that I used my initials for, lets say cc

useradd cc
passwd cc

# Enter new password
*************
# Confirm new password
*************

# Add `cc` to `sudo` group

usermod -a -G wheel `cc`

# Switch to the Sudo User

Switch to the new (or newly-elevated) user account with the su (substitute user) command:

su - cc

Enter the password if prompted. The terminal prompt should change to include the UserName.

Enter the following command to list the contents of the /root directory:

sudo ls -la /root

# Alternative: Add User to Sudoers Configuration File

If there’s a problem with the wheel group, or administrative policy prevents you from creating or modifying groups, you can add a user directly to the sudoers configuration file to grant sudo privileges.

# Step 1: Open the Sudoers File in an Editor

In the terminal, run the following command:

visudo

This will open the /etc/sudoers file in a text editor.

# Step 2: Add the New User to file

Scroll down to find the following section:

## Allow root to run any commands anywhere

root ALL=(ALL) ALL

Right after this entry, add the following text:

UserName ALL=(ALL) ALL

Replace UserName with the username you created in Step 2. This section should look like the following:

## Allow root to run any commands anywhere

root ALL=(ALL) ALL

UserName ALL=(ALL) ALL

Save the file and exit.

# Step 3: Test Sudo Privileges for the User Account

Switch user accounts with the su (substitute user) command:

su — UserName

Enter the password for the account, if prompted. The terminal prompt should change to include UserName.

List the contents of the /root directory:

sudo ls —la /root

Enter the password for this user when prompted. The terminal should display a list of all the directories in the /root directory.