How to Add User to Sudoers in Ubuntu 24.04

How to Add User to Sudoers in Ubuntu 24.04

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RB
RoseHosting Blog
Jan 30, 2026

Ubuntu derives from the South African philosophy of “humanity to others”. With the hope that the Ubuntu operating system would connect people across the globe. Today, Ubuntu is a popular operating system due to its ease of installation and use. This is true for both desktops and servers. In a Linux environment, there is a default user named root. This has the highest level of authority on the system. Therefore, when you install Ubuntu desktop, your access is restricted since you are not utilizing root as the default user. The word root also has several additional meanings when combined with other terms. This is one of the sources of confusion for people new to using GNU/Linux-based operating systems. In this article, we will show you how to add user to sudoers in Ubuntu 24.04.

RB

RoseHosting Blog

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