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Ubuntu/Linux recover lost sudo password (with SSH key access)
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Ubuntu recover lost sudo password (with SSH key access)

IMPORTANT!

If you have ROOT access, use these instructions:

Enable sudo without password

https://phpraxis.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/enable-sudo-without-password-in-ubuntudebian/

Requirements

  • Access with SSH key;
  • VSCode remote access with SSH

How to

  • Enable "tab" indentation in VSCode, to avoid damage to sudo configuration;
  • Create and open SSH remote access with VSCode;
  • Open /etc/sudoers
  • Add the following line at the end of the file (DO NOT USE SPACE, ONLY REAL "TABs", one per column):
username     ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
  • Now your SUDO works without a password, change the password and remove or comment out the line entered to maintain security.
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