GNU/Linux User “Is Not in the Sudoers File” Troubleshooting

Enabling sudo

2. 2. Editing sudoers File

   Now Edit the sudoers File
   Simply with:

   sudo visudo

   Or if Command Not Found:

   sudo /usr/sbin/visudo

   Or else Easier for the Setup use directly the nano Editor!
   On Debian based invoke it with:

   su -c "nano /etc/sudoers"

   And in other cases using:

   sudo su -c "nano /etc/sudoers"

   Last, on GNU/Linux Distros for visudo there are two Default Shell Editors:

   • nano
   • vi

   Now you can recognize the vi Editor from the several “~~~~~” characters marked on window…
   And so in this Case to Start Editing then Hit ‘i‘.

   Finally, to Enable sudo Command for your User
   Scroll down and Below the line containing:

   root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

   Append:

   [myUser] ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL

   Just subtitute [myUser] to your real User’s Name.
   In case, to look up your Username drop another Terminal Window and play:

   whoami

   Last Save Changes & Exit:
   On nano Just Ctrl+x and Confirm
   Where for vi First, Hit Esc and then ‘:wq‘ Enter ;)

Congrats! you should now finally Dispose of a Barely New Nice sudo User :)

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