In this step, you will create a new user that you will add to the sudo group later. The next step you need to do is to add a new user account using the adduser command. Adding a New User Account on Debian Server
#Debian create sudo user install#
To install sudo on the Debian server, you can use the apt command on the terminal by typing it like this.Ģ. So, it’s important for you to install the sudo command on the server after completing the Debian server OS installation, so you can use it to set up your privileges on the server. You might not find any sudo command installed on the server after installing the Debian server OS on the Vultr VPS platform for the first time. This is the guide you can follow to create a sudo user on Debian server, which will apply for Debian version 9 “Stretch”, Debian version 10 “Buster”, and Debian version 11 “Bullseye”. So, by creating a sudo user on your Debian server, you can create a non-root user on the Debian server for a better daily server administration. Keep in mind that the default access privilege for your Debian server on Vultr VPS will be a root user access. Vultr VPS allows you to create a sudo access on your Debian server after you activate it for the first time. This is to prevent any accidental changes on the server settings, which can bring negative effects to the overall server operating system. Of course, it’s best for you to use the regular user privilege in your day-to-day server maintenance process on Debian OS. A regular user can’t perform most of the privilege-based access a sudo user has. You will need to create a sudo user if you want to get the administrative access with the privilege to change various aspects of the Linux server or operating system.
A sudo user is the type of user with the highest administrative privilege on most Linux-based servers and operating systems.
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