How to add someone back to the “root” user group after accidentally removing them in Ubuntu and not...
I have an Ubuntu installation without root user enabled (standard). The main user that was part of group root (called netuser) was mistakenly removed from the group adding another group and forgetting the -a for append.
How can I get that user running again? As I don't have other users to sudo with.
ubuntu sudo user-groups
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I have an Ubuntu installation without root user enabled (standard). The main user that was part of group root (called netuser) was mistakenly removed from the group adding another group and forgetting the -a for append.
How can I get that user running again? As I don't have other users to sudo with.
ubuntu sudo user-groups
edited Jan 7 at 15:58
JakeGould
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asked Jan 7 at 15:09
JamesJames
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Not knowing specifics, the only way I believe this could be fixed is by launching the system in single user mode and manually adding them to that group by editing/etc/group. Or shutting down the machine and somehow connecting the hard disk to another system and just manually ending/etc/group.
– JakeGould
Jan 7 at 16:00
Possible duplicate of Cannot login as super user anymore
– bummi
Jan 7 at 16:58
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I have an Ubuntu installation without root user enabled (standard). The main user that was part of group root (called netuser) was mistakenly removed from the group adding another group and forgetting the -a for append.
How can I get that user running again? As I don't have other users to sudo with.
ubuntu sudo user-groups
edited Jan 7 at 15:58
JakeGould
31.2k1095138
asked Jan 7 at 15:09
JamesJames
1
I have an Ubuntu installation without root user enabled (standard). The main user that was part of group root (called netuser) was mistakenly removed from the group adding another group and forgetting the -a for append.
How can I get that user running again? As I don't have other users to sudo with.
ubuntu sudo user-groups
ubuntu sudo user-groups
edited Jan 7 at 15:58
JakeGould
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asked Jan 7 at 15:09
JamesJames
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edited Jan 7 at 15:58
JakeGould
31.2k1095138
asked Jan 7 at 15:09
JamesJames
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edited Jan 7 at 15:58
JakeGould
31.2k1095138
edited Jan 7 at 15:58
JakeGould
31.2k1095138
edited Jan 7 at 15:58
JakeGould
31.2k1095138
31.2k1095138
asked Jan 7 at 15:09
JamesJames
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asked Jan 7 at 15:09
JamesJames
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asked Jan 7 at 15:09
JamesJames
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1
Not knowing specifics, the only way I believe this could be fixed is by launching the system in single user mode and manually adding them to that group by editing/etc/group. Or shutting down the machine and somehow connecting the hard disk to another system and just manually ending/etc/group.
– JakeGould
Jan 7 at 16:00
Possible duplicate of Cannot login as super user anymore
– bummi
Jan 7 at 16:58
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Not knowing specifics, the only way I believe this could be fixed is by launching the system in single user mode and manually adding them to that group by editing/etc/group. Or shutting down the machine and somehow connecting the hard disk to another system and just manually ending/etc/group.
– JakeGould
Jan 7 at 16:00
Possible duplicate of Cannot login as super user anymore
– bummi
Jan 7 at 16:58
1
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Not knowing specifics, the only way I believe this could be fixed is by launching the system in single user mode and manually adding them to that group by editing
/etc/group. Or shutting down the machine and somehow connecting the hard disk to another system and just manually ending /etc/group.– JakeGould
Jan 7 at 16:00
Not knowing specifics, the only way I believe this could be fixed is by launching the system in single user mode and manually adding them to that group by editing
/etc/group. Or shutting down the machine and somehow connecting the hard disk to another system and just manually ending /etc/group.– JakeGould
Jan 7 at 16:00
Possible duplicate of Cannot login as super user anymore
– bummi
Jan 7 at 16:58
Possible duplicate of Cannot login as super user anymore
– bummi
Jan 7 at 16:58
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I solved it using the suggestion in this question (recovery mode):
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Not knowing specifics, the only way I believe this could be fixed is by launching the system in single user mode and manually adding them to that group by editing
/etc/group. Or shutting down the machine and somehow connecting the hard disk to another system and just manually ending/etc/group.– JakeGould
Jan 7 at 16:00
Possible duplicate of Cannot login as super user anymore
– bummi
Jan 7 at 16:58