On Sun, 20 Mar 2016 00:52:23 +0000 Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@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 to...@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. -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com]
