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Lab 9.2 - sudo Configuration

Objectives​

  • Edit /etc/sudoers with visudo
  • Create sudo rules
  • Limit permissions

Exercise 1: visudo​

# Edit sudoers
sudo visudo

# Add a rule
# user1 ALL=(ALL:ALL) /usr/bin/systemctl

Exercise 2: Files in /etc/sudoers.d/​

# Create a separate file
sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/user1

# Content:
# user1 ALL=(ALL:ALL) /usr/bin/docker

Lab created on: December 2024 - Tested on Ubuntu 24.04