- Open a Root Terminal and type visudo
(to access and edit the list) - Using the up/down arrows
, navigate to the bottom of the sudoers file that is now displayed in the terminal - Just under the line that looks like the following:
- Add the following (replacing user with your actual username):
- Now press Ctrl+X
and press Y
when promted to save
root ALL=(ALL) ALL
user ALL=(ALL) ALL
That's it, your new user now has root privileges!