How Do I Add a New User?

[jMon54]

Something happened on my 3.6 hard drive setup. My user's password no longer works. Before that happened I was having all kinds of problems with apps not working. I would like to just add a new user. I can log on as root no problem. How do I add a user with "power-user" rights as in Windows?

[UnderScore]

Google search for add a new user in linux
This is a good resource for adding users.
Google search for sudo
As found in google search Using sudo to add "power user" acccess.

I hope this helps.
James

[CrashedAgain]

You can add a new user in Knoppix with Kuser. It's under the 'Systems' menu item.

[jMon54]

As a test, I modified the sudoers file (using visudo) giving a user the same rights as root - and I can open it and see my changes took, but yet when I am logged in as the user I still get prompted for the root password whenever I want to do anything the root can do.

[KanotixUser]

As a test, I modified the sudoers file (using visudo) giving a user the same rights as root - and I can open it and see my changes took, but yet when I am logged in as the user I still get prompted for the root password whenever I want to do anything the root can do.

Are you using the 'sudo' command?

[jMon54]

jMon54 wrote:
As a test, I modified the sudoers file (using visudo) giving a user the same rights as root - and I can open it and see my changes took, but yet when I am logged in as the user I still get prompted for the root password whenever I want to do anything the root can do.

Are you using the 'sudo' command?

I'm not sure what you mean...

Here's what I did: I opened the console, typed 'visudo', then opened the sudoers file in an editor and made my changes. If I look at the file, the changes are indeed there.

[Markus]

Post the /etc/sudoers file and give an example of what your trying to do with the sudo command (syntax).

[jMon54]

Post the /etc/sudoers file and give an example of what your trying to do with the sudo command (syntax).

from knoppix root I:

visudo

then i open the sudoers file with kwrite, edit and save

here's the file:
# sudoers file.
#
# This file MUST be edited with the "visudo" command as root.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#

# Host alias specification

# User alias specification

# Cmnd alias specification

# User privilege specification
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
jMon ALL=(ALL) ALL
# KNOPPIX WARNING: This allows the unprivileged knoppix user to start commands as root
# KNOPPIX WARNING: This is totally insecure and (almost) makes knoppix a second root account.
# KNOPPIX WARNING: Never allow external access to the knoppix user!!!
#knoppix ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL

[Markus]

Looks ok but how are you using sudo. Being in sudoers means you can do rooty stuff by adding sudo in front of the command.
Example: sudo nano /etc/lilo.conf

BTW, If you want sudo to work without a password you need to use: jMon ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL but take note of the warnings in the sudoers file.