Maybe, a good way is to add the user to admin group... <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 7:57 AM, Robert Holtzman <<a href="mailto:holtzm@cox.net">holtzm@cox.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Running 8.04. After adding another user I need to add her to the /etc/sudoers file. The Ubuntu forum, <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sudoers" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sudoers</a> 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" -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>