Linux/Installing and configuring sudo - HowTo visudo and sueders file

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sudo (super user do), generally pronounced IPA: /ˈsuːduː/,[1] is a program for Unix-like computer operating systems that allows users to run programs with the security privileges of another user (normally the superuser) in a secure manner without requiring the user to enter the root password. 

sudo was originally written by Bob Coggeshall and Cliff Spencer around 1980 at the Department of Computer Science at SUNY/Buffalo. The current version is maintained by OpenBSD developer Todd C Miller and distributed under a BSD-style license.[2]