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Create passwordless sudo user in Linux
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passwordless_sudo_user_linux.md

Create passwordless user in Linux:

Create the user

adduser <user>

Remove password in RedHat/CentOS/Fedora Linux:

passwd -f -u <user>

Remove password in Debain/Ubuntu Linux:

passwd --delete <user>

Grant sudo permissions in RedHat/CentOS/Fedora Linux:

usermod -aG wheel <user>

Grant sudo permissions in Debain/Ubuntu Linux:

usermod -aG sudo <user>
nano /etc/sudoers

At the end of the file add this line - <user> ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL If you want to disable sudo password for all users, replace %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL with %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

Grant sudo permissions in any Linux OS from Google Cloud Platform:

usermod -aG google-sudoers <user>
usermod -aG adm <user>
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