Restore Superuser (sudo)

Submitted by k4tz on Mon, 09/08/2008 - 11:58

Question:

So I accidentally took the superuser out of the administrators group, and now I can't execute any sudo commands.

Is there any way to restore the superuser permissions, or am I headed for reinstalland?

Thanks.

Answer:

If you can't use the sudo command in a normal session, reboot to a root prompt in 'Recovery' mode.

If you are no longer in the admin group (more likely):

Code:

adduser yourusername admin

If, as you stated, root no longer belongs to admin (less likely):

Code:

adduser root admin

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