visudo
CautionEdit sudoers safely
visudo
Edits /etc/sudoers with syntax checking. Never edit directly — a typo can lock you out of sudo.
Examples
visudo -cSyntax check only
Syntax
visudo
Before you run it
A bad entry can break sudo entirely.
The same reference, with no signal at all
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