Re: what is an administrator?

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On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 9:55 AM, Tom Horsley <horsley1953@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In anaconda, in the create user screen, there is a checkbox
for making a user an "administrator".

Once you get past anaconda, there is no "administrator"
checkbox in any of the user configuration tools I
can find.

So what does it mean to make a user an "administrator"?
How do you go about adding that after you are way past
anaconda?

Do I add some sudoer info? Is there a group that needs
to be added to that user? What is an administrator?


In Anaconda adding a user account as an "Administrator" adds that user to the "wheel" group by default the wheel group is enabled wthin sudo to run all commands with "root" privileges.  After install adding a user to the "wheel" group will have the same effect without the need to edit /etc/sudoers via "vi sudo" and adding the user manually.

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