Thread: I no longer have a user who can run sudo!

i trying add user group , used command

code:

sudo usermod -g sambashare_kid dev

left me with

code:

uid=1000(dev) gid=1000(dev) groups=1000(dev),1002(sambashare_kid)

now have no user in adm or admin groups or of other groups had when installed system!!!

how undo big f*ck*p?

posted kevcoder

i trying add user group , used command

code:

sudo usermod -g sambashare_kid dev

left me with

code:

uid=1000(dev) gid=1000(dev) groups=1000(dev),1002(sambashare_kid)

now have no user in adm or admin groups or of other groups had when installed system!!!

how undo big f*ck*p?

hi kev,

here pertinent sections of adduser man pages

code:

  -a, --append             add user supplementary group(s). use -g             option.     -g, --groups group1[,group2,...[,groupn]]]             list of supplementary groups user member of.             each group separated next comma, no             intervening whitespace. groups subject same             restrictions group given -g option.               if user member of group not listed,             user removed group. behaviour can             changed via -a option, appends user current             supplementary group list.

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