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title: How to Run Sudo Commands Without Password
description: "By default, when you run a command with `sudo`, you'll be prompted for your password. However, you can configure your server to allow specific users (or all users) to run `sudo` commands without entering a password. ## Prerequisites 1. **Root…"
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-prevent-password-request-when-running-sudo-commands/"
updated: "2024-10-09"
category: Cloud servers in Kenya
---

# How to Run Sudo Commands Without Password

By default, when you run a command with `sudo`, you'll be prompted for your password. However, you can configure your server to allow specific users (or all users) to run `sudo` commands without entering a password.

## Prerequisites

1. **Root or sudo access**: You need access to the server as a root or sudo user to modify user permissions.
2. **Sudo user account**: Ensure the user account for which you want to disable the password request is already set up for `sudo` privileges.

### **Step-by-Step Guide to Disable Sudo Password Requests**

Follow these steps;

##### **Step 1: Edit the Sudoers File** - The adjustments are done on the **sudoers** file

- Access your server's SSH with root or a sudo-enabled user. See **[these steps](https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-access-a-server-via-ssh-terminal/)**

- **Open the sudoers file** for editing using the `visudo` command. `visudo` is used because it prevents syntax errors in the `sudoers` file, which can potentially lock you out of `sudo` access

```
sudo visudo
```

- **dd the following line** to the bottom of the file to allow a specific user to run `sudo` commands without a password:
- Replace `username` with the actual username of the user.

```
username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
```

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-207.png)

- This line grants that user full sudo privileges without requiring a password.

- You can also do that by adding the user to a group like **sudo** or **wheel**, then allow all users in that group to run sudo commands without password. In that case, you will allow all members of a group to run sudo commands without a password by adding one lines, depending on your group
- Add a user to group wheel or sudo using the commands below

```
usermod -aG wheel userName OR usermod -aG sudo userName
```

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-208.png)

- Then depending on where you added the user, one of the lines below to sudoers file (visudo)

```
%sudo ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
```

```
%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
```

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-210.png)

##### **Step 2: Save and Exit**

- After editing the sudoers file, save the changes.
  - If you are using **vim**, press **:`wq`**, then hit `Enter` to save and exit
  - If you are using Nano press `CTRL + X`, then `Y`, and hit `Enter` to save and exit if you are using Nano

##### **Step 3: Test the Changes**

- To verify that the changes have been applied:
  - **Log in as the user** for whom you disabled the password prompt
  - **Run any `sudo` command**. For example:

```
sudo apt update OR sudo yum update
```

- If the configuration was done correctly, you should not be prompted for a password.

![](https://truehost.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image-211.png)