# How to create a passwordless `sudoer` on Linux *Source: [How to configure passwordless sudo in Linux](https://www.simplified.guide/linux/enable-passwordless-sudo#:~:text=Steps%20to%20setting%20up%20passwordless%20sudo%20in%20Linux%3A,visudo%20by%20saving%20the%20file.%20More%20items...%20)* Edit the `etc/sudoers.tmp` file: Using the [[Linux Commands - visudo|visudo]] command: ```bash sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/vips ``` Then, edit the opened file with the nano editor, adding: ```bash [your-username] ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL ``` mine looks like: ```bash jimmy ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL ``` to exit, `Ctrl+X` > `Enter`. *** Old Method: ```bash # Edit the sudoers with the visudo command sudo visudo # Change the %sudo group to be password-less %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL # Press CTRL+X to exit # Press Y to save # Press Enter to confirm ``` Note that the file now looks like this: ```text # This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root. # # Please consider adding local content in /etc/sudoers.d/ instead of # directly modifying this file. # # See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file. # Defaults env_reset Defaults mail_badpass Defaults secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin" # Host alias specification # User alias specification # Cmnd alias specification # User privilege specification root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges %admin ALL=(ALL) ALL # Allow members of group sudo to execute any command %sudo ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL # See sudoers(5) for more information on "@include" directives: @includedir /etc/sudoers.d ``` *** ### Appendix: Links *Backlinks:* - [[Linux Commands - visudo]] *Dataview* ```dataview list from [[How to create a passwordless sudoer on Linux]] AND -"Changelog" ```