Linuxexit code > 0

User is not in the sudoers file

$user is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

Analysis

Your user account does not have administrative privileges granted via the /etc/sudoers file.

Common Triggers

  • New user account created without adding to wheel or sudo group.
  • Logged in as a standard user on a restricted system.

Debug Checks

  • $Check groups: groups.

Resolution

1
Log in as root: su -.
2
Add user to sudo group: usermod -aG sudo <user> (Debian/Ubuntu) or usermod -aG wheel <user> (RHEL/CentOS).