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Script to create a RedHat Linux user with root permissions
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| useradd $username | |
| passwd $username | |
| # open and uncomment "%wheel ALL=(ALL) ALL" line | |
| visudo | |
| # add user to wheel group, this is the admin group | |
| usermod -aG wheel $username | |
| # check if user has root permissions | |
| su $username | |
| sudo whoami |
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