sudo asks for password despite not setting one

Question

Created a user with no password.

sudo adduser --disabled-password cowrie

I'm currently under this virtual env 'cowrie' but when trying to execute the following command it asks me for the password:

sudo apt-get install authbind

Even though I just hit enter after 3 attempts, it says the password is wrong. This user 'cowrie' doesn't have any password set.screenshot attached

Does this answer your question? How do I reset a lost administrative password? — Nmath, Oct 08 '22 at 03:27
Unless you are root sudo always should ask for a password. — mook765, Oct 08 '22 at 05:05

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '22 at 03:04

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The admin account needs a password to work properly. Go into Recovery Mode and set a password

Setting up passwordless login properly is easy, and has nothing to do with whether or not the account has a password.

HowTos:

answered Oct 08 '22 at 03:04

user535733

When I re login into my debian machine as root and then switch to user 'cowrie' using 'sudo su - cowrie', it doesn't ask me for a password.
It appears I just needed to run this command 'sudo apt-get install authbind' under root user not under 'cowrie' virtual environment.
– Aaron88 Oct 08 '22 at 15:34
Oh, this is a Debian system. Those are off-topic. Big differences in precisely the areas you are asking about. – user535733 Oct 08 '22 at 15:35

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