This is the first thing I do when logging into a dedicated or virtual dedicated server:
su -
visudo
User_Alias FULLTIMERS = youruser
User_Alias PARTTIMERS = anotheruser
Defaults:FULLTIMERS !lecture
# full time sysadmins can run anything on any machine without a password
FULLTIMERS ALL = NOPASSWD: ALL
# part time sysadmins may run anything but need a password
PARTTIMERS ALL = ALL
Tags: centos, intro, introduction, linux, man, sudo, tutorial, unix
July 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments »