editing /etc/sudoers

[Robert Holtzman]

Running 8.04. After adding another user I need to add her to the 
/etc/sudoers file. The Ubuntu forum, 
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sudoers talks about vi being the 
default editor for visudo in 8.04. Does this provide the same safeguards 
as visudo did?

If I read the docs right the entry to allow the new user to install 
software would be "username ALL=(username) /usr/bin, /usr/sbin". Could 
someone please confirm this or correct me? Assuming it's correct, is 
that the only entry required? The docs I saw weren't that clear (or was 
it me who was dense?).

Thanks.

-- 
Bob Holtzman
"If you think you're getting free lunch,
  check the price of the beer"