How can I add an account to the sudo list?

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I tried using this command in the terminal:sudo adduser liam sylvester sudo but all it says is "Only one or two names allowed." My version is 12.04. Does anyone have a solution?

Or maybe a better one would be How do I add a user to the “sudo” group? — Eliah Kagan, Jun 14 '14 at 11:56
Usage is:adduser USER GROUP so add single user by sudo adduser <username> sudo to input as USER and sudo as group. (according to usage of adduser) — Pandya, Jun 14 '14 at 13:05

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 14 '14 at 11:40

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You can edit the file /etc/sudoers using the visudo command which checks for syntax errors before saving the file (and so protects your system):

sudo visudo

Search for the line root ALL=(ALL) ALL and add a new line below: username ALL=(ALL) ALL.

edited Jun 14 '14 at 11:40

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Please don't recommend that people (especially new users) edit /etc/sudoers directly. Also, a better approach would be to add the user to the sudo group instead of touching sudoers. That's the entire point of the group's existence. – terdon Jun 14 '14 at 11:41

How can I add an account to the sudo list?

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