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titleLinux (Ubuntu)


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titleAllow user to log in via SSH

"sudo nano /etc/sssd/

sssd

conf.d/access.conf"

  1. Using an account with 'sudo' privileges, edit the sssdaccess.conf file located at the path above.
  2. To give a user access to log in, add their NetID to the 'simple_allow_users' line. If this line does not exist, you can create it. The list of users must be comma-separated.
  3. Restart the sssd service:  sudo systemctl restart sssd.service OR reboot the system.


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titleProvide 'sudo' (admin) priveleges to user


Note

Use with caution. This will enable the user to make system-wide changes and should be reserved for users who have familiarity with a Linux command-line environment.

"sudo
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If the user is logged in, the user will need to log out and log back in again for the system to assign the privileges to their account.

"sudo usermod -aG sudo <netid>"

  1. Using  an account with 'sudo' privileges, run the above command, substituting in the user's netid


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