systemuser is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

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techjunctionuser@linuxserver:~> sudo su -
[sudo] password for techjunctionuser:
techjunctionuser is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2025-03-07T09:35:23+00:00

It looks like your user techjunctionuser is not in the sudoers file, which is why you’re seeing that error. To fix this, you need to add the user to the sudoers file. Here’s how you can do it:

Switch to the root user (or login as root): If you have access to the root account, you can switch to it using:

  # su -

Edit the sudoers file: Use the visudo command to safely edit the sudoers file:

   # visudo

This command opens the /etc/sudoers file in a text editor.

Add the user to the sudoers file: Add the following line to the file, replacing techjunctionuser with your username:

   techjunctionuser ALL=(ALL) ALL

This grants the user techjunctionuser permission to run any command as any user.

Save and exit: Save the changes and exit the editor. If you’re using nano, you can do this by pressing Ctrl+X, then Y, and Enter.

Alternatively, you can add the user to the sudo group, which is often pre-configured to grant sudo privileges:

Add the user to the sudo group:

   # usermod -aG sudo techjunctionuser

Log out and log back in: The changes will take effect the next time the user logs in.

This should resolve the issue and allow techjunctionuser to use sudo commands. If you have any other questions or run into issues, feel free to ask!

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