Bug#690763: installation-guide: sudo and no password for root user situation

[Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com>]

Hi Holger,

On 11 July 2017 at 19:11, Holger Wansing <linux@wansing-online.de> wrote:
> Baptiste Jammet <baptiste@mailoo.org> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I don't know the implementation detail of this (no root password
>> installs sudo and allow user to use it), but I suspect that only the
>> first user (created in the next step) will be allowed to use sudo.
>>
>> Maybe add something like :
>> By default, only the first user, that will be created in the next step,
>> will be allowed to use <command>sudo</command> to perform these
>> administrative tasks.
>
> Yes, you are right, it works exactly this way.
>
> I have committed a change to document this clearer:
> https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/d-i?view=revision&revision=70801

Quick question about this change:  Is the first user given sudo
privileges now when the root account is enabled (eg: first user always
has admin privileges irregardless of root account status)?  IIRC when
the root account is enabled the first user needs to be granted
permissions with visudo.  I'm not up-to-date with the new installation
procedure though! ;-)

Cheers,
Nicholas