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My old computer had linux on my old computer and I had a friend that went into the grub menu and did something and that gave me administration permissions. Lately that friend has not listened to me at all and won't do it again so can someone show me a tutorial on how to do that. It would be GREATLY appreciated. Pls HELP.

Pro_Inkling
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    You've provided no OS & release details; so any duplicate links may not apply to your unstated product & unstated release; so adjust accordingly. – guiverc Feb 01 '22 at 23:57
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    Grub? That suggests your "friend" chose one of the recovery options. Bad idea for regular use. – user535733 Feb 02 '22 at 01:00

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Open a Terminal window and type the following command:

sudo visudo

type in your password when prompted and add the following line in the sudoers file

$your_user_name ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

Replace &your_user_name with your username.

Crtl+x -> y -> Enter

to save and quit.

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  • This does not work – Pro_Inkling Feb 02 '22 at 15:36
  • @Pro_Inkling And? Saying "this doesn't work" leads us nowhere if you don't explain what the issue is properly, where you are seeing unexpected behavior, or any errors you are facing. – AbP Feb 03 '22 at 04:53
  • This answer is for people who have Sudo already. I don't have Sudo permissions. I want to know how to go into the grub menu and give myself sudo there. I haven't seen anyone who can do it and my friend is not in a good mood with me even though I did nothing to him. SO this answer is not useful. – Pro_Inkling Feb 03 '22 at 16:51
  • My computer is Linux mint 20.3 – Pro_Inkling Feb 03 '22 at 16:51