Tag: Sudo

How to Install and Configure Podman on Ubuntu 20.04

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Margaret Fitzgerald

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Container, Docker, Docker Image, Image, Install, Installation, Podman, Sudo, Tutorial, Ubuntu 20.04

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What is Podman?

Podman (Pod Manager) is a tool used to develop, manage, and run containers and images. It can perform functions that support and modify container images and also retrieve and tag containers.

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How To Install and Configure Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Isabel Kettnich | Updated: April 12, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Configuration, Encryption, Install, Let's Encrypt, Setup, SSL, SSL Certificate, Sudo, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu Server, Webmin

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What is Webmin?

Webmin is an open-source web control panel that allows you to administrate your Linux system through a web browser. With a few clicks, you can manage your users, configure the DNS, or tweak your web server. For those who are not big fans of the command line, this must-have tool will make your server administration smooth and easily manageable. In this article, we'll learn how to install and configure Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04 server.

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How to Set Up and Manage Sudo Permissions

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Ellen Sletton

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Alias, CentOS, Configuration, Debug, Elevated Permissions, Examples, Group, Host, Logging, Nano, Permission Sets, Permissions, Privileges, Root, Subsystem, Sudo, Sudoers, Superuser, Terminal, Ubuntu, Vim, Visudo

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What Is Sudo?

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How to Add a User and Grant Root Privileges on Ubuntu 16.04

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Alison Gray | Updated: March 10, 2021

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Adduser, CLI, Command-line, Privileges, Root, Security, Sudo, Ubuntu, User

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS provides you the ability to add a user for anyone who plans on accessing your server. Creating a user is a basic setup but an important and critical one for your server security. In this tutorial, we will create a user and grant administrative access, known as root, to your trusted user.

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How To Install Discourse

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Luke Cavanagh

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Board, Bootstrap, Clone, Community, Discourse, Discussion Board, Docker, Elastic Email, Engagement, Forum, Gems, Git, Mailgun, Plugins, PostgreSQL, Rails, Redis, Ruby, Ruby Gems, SendGrid, Sudo, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 18.04

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What is Discourse?

Discourse is modern forum software that can be easily installed on your Ubuntu-based Liquid Web VPS or Dedicated server to create a vibrant community-driven discussion board. Some of the more popular companies using Discourse to power their communities are New Relic, Cloudflare, and Docker.

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How to Remove (Delete) a User on Ubuntu 16.04

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Echo Diaz | Updated: March 4, 2021

Category: Getting Started | Tags: Adduser, CLI, Command-line, Root, Sudo, Ubuntu, User, Visudo

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User management includes removing users who no longer need access, removing their username and any associate root privileges are necessary for securing your Ubuntu based Cloud VPS server. Deleting a user’s access to your Linux server is a typical operation which can easily be performed using a few commands.

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How to Remove (Delete) a User on Ubuntu 15.04

Posted on July 13, 2015 by J. Mays

Category: Technical Support | Tags: Adduser, CLI, Command-line, Root, Sudo, Ubuntu, User, Visudo

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Users via Command Line 101: Basic User Interaction

I. How to Add a User and Grant Root Privileges on Ubuntu 15.04
II. How to Remove (Delete) a User on Ubuntu 15.04

Pre-Flight Check

These instructions are intended specifically for removing a user on Ubuntu 15.04.
I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Self Managed Ubuntu 15.04 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.

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How to Add a User and Grant Root Privileges on Ubuntu 15.04

Posted on July 9, 2015 by J. Mays

Category: Technical Support | Tags: Adduser, CLI, Command-line, Root, Sudo, Ubuntu, User, Visudo

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How to Add a User and Grant Root Privileges on Fedora 22

Posted on July 6, 2015 by J. Mays

Category: Tutorials | Tags: Adduser, CLI, Command-line, Fedora, Fedora 22, Linux, Root, Sudo, User, Visudo

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Note:

Please note that this article is considered legacy documentation because this OS has reached its end-of-life support.

Pre-Flight Check

These instructions are intended specifically for adding a user on Fedora 22.
I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Self Managed Fedora 22 server, and I’ll be logged in as root.

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How to Remove (Delete) a User on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Posted on April 1, 2015 by J. Mays

Category: Technical Support | Tags: Adduser, CLI, Command-line, Linux, Root, Sudo, Ubuntu, User, Visudo

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Users via Command Line 101: Basic User Interaction

I. How to Add a User and Grant Root Privileges on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
II. How to Remove (Delete) a User on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Pre-Flight Check

These instructions are intended specifically for removing a user on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server, and I’ll be logged in as root.

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