How to fix "Permission denied" when running sudo commands
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I'm getting "Permission denied" errors when trying to run commands with sudo. The error says my user is not in the sudoers file. How can I fix this?
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This issue occurs when your user account is not in the sudoers group. Here are the solutions:
Solution 1: Add user to sudo group
# Login as root or another admin user
su -
# Add your user to the sudo group
usermod -aG sudo yourusername
# Log out and log back in for changes to take effectSolution 2: Edit sudoers file directly
# Use visudo to safely edit sudoers
visudo
# Add this line at the end:
yourusername ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALLImportant: Never edit /etc/sudoers directly. Always use visudo to prevent syntax errors.
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