Re: Giving a user root priveleges?

[John L Fjellstad <john-debian@fjellstad.org>]

Zachary Uram <netrek@gmail.com> writes:

> I edited /etc/sudoers file and added:
>
> user    ALL=(ALL) ALL
>
> But when I try to sudo as that user to root I get error:
>
> $ sudo su root
>
> We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
> Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
>
>     #1) Respect the privacy of others.
>     #2) Think before you type.
>     #3) With great power comes great responsibility.
>
> [sudo] password for zu22:
> Sorry, try again.
> [sudo] password for zu22:
> sudo: pam_authenticate: Conversation error
>
> How can I fix this?

You are putting in zu22 password, right?
As the user, you can run sudo -l to see what kind of right it has.  You
must still put in the correct password, though

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