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| − | + | '''#''' emerge -av app-admin/sudo | |
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| − | + | Now we'll need to add your account to the list of sudoers. | |
| − | # | + | '''#''' nano -w /etc/sudoers |
| − | etc | + | === /etc/sudoers === |
| − | + | Find the line that says | |
| − | + | root ALL=(ALL) ALL | |
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| − | + | ''username'' ALL=(ALL) ALL | |
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| + | As always, use ctrl-x to exit then save the file. | ||
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| + | '''Note:''' using sudo | ||
| − | + | You can run any command as root from your user account using sudo by simply typing ''sudo'' before the command. Sudo will then ask you for your password. From now on you'll never need to use your root account or password unless it's an emergency and you're dealing with security issues or hardware failure. | |
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| − | + | Now that sudo is installed, log out of the root account. | |
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| − | that sudo is installed, log out of the root account. | ||
| − | logout | + | '''#''' logout |
| − | + | Now enter your new credentials to log into the system. | |
| − | login: | + | login: ''username'' |
| − | password: <your password> | + | password: ''<your password>'' |
| + | '''$''' | ||
| + | Nice work! You have a fully functional and secure Gentoo Linux system. But chances are you are going to require a graphical user interface of some sort. Let's move on to [[Configure X]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:05, 3 December 2010
Next, we will emerge sudo, which will allow you to do things as a super user from your own account. Think of it as a simple prefix that makes you god, but only when you need to be. Here's a great example.
# emerge -av app-admin/sudo
Now we'll need to add your account to the list of sudoers.
# nano -w /etc/sudoers
/etc/sudoers
Find the line that says
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
and just below add
username ALL=(ALL) ALL
As always, use ctrl-x to exit then save the file.
Note: using sudo
You can run any command as root from your user account using sudo by simply typing sudo before the command. Sudo will then ask you for your password. From now on you'll never need to use your root account or password unless it's an emergency and you're dealing with security issues or hardware failure.
Now that sudo is installed, log out of the root account.
# logout
Now enter your new credentials to log into the system.
login: username password: <your password> $
Nice work! You have a fully functional and secure Gentoo Linux system. But chances are you are going to require a graphical user interface of some sort. Let's move on to Configure X.