Configure sudo in Debian

By default, root account is not enabled to login to Debian. As a result, a sudo authentication is needed when you add Debian Linux as a Linux Node.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Linux node and switch to root using su command.
2. If sudo is not installed, install sudo package using the following command:

apt-get install sudo

3. Add an existing user with id=user to group=sudo:

   Example:

   adduser user sudo

4. or create a new user with sudo

adduser user

adduser user sudo

4. Log into the user shell, and type the following command to verify that the user is authorized:

sudo -v

You have successfully configured sudo in Debian.

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