On OpenSUSE, you can install the sudo package to allow users to execute commands as the root user. Here are the steps to do this:
- Open a terminal window and log in as the root user by running the command
suand entering the root password. - Update the package index by running the command
zypper refresh. - Install the sudo package by running the command
zypper install sudo. - After the installation is complete, you can use the
sudocommand to execute commands as the root user. For example, to update the system, you would run the commandsudo zypper update. - By default, the root user is the only user that can use the
sudocommand. To give other users the ability to use thesudocommand, you need to add them to thesudoersfile by running the commandvisudoand add the user to the file. - To add a user to the sudoers file, append the following line at the end of the file, replacing
<username>with the actual username:
<username> ALL=(ALL) ALL
- Save the changes and exit the editor.
- Log out and log back in as the user you added to the
sudoersfile to verify that they can now use thesudocommand.
It’s important to note that giving users the ability to use the sudo command also gives them the ability to execute any command as the root user. So, it’s recommended that you only add users that you trust to the sudoers file.