Setting up public key authentication in Linux

In this tutorial, I will show how to set up secure public key authentication. Getting ready You might need root privileges for certain tasks. How to do it… Follow these steps to set up public key authentication: Add a new user. You can skip this step if you have...

Configuring root privileges for users with sudo

The Ubuntu Desktop or Server is installed with default root user; even on a cloud, you will get preinstalled Ubuntu server with an inbuilt root user. This account has full administrative access to perform administrative tasks. But sometimes, you need a different user...