setup sudo root for new server

[bruce]

hey Karl.

here's the situation..
I can set up a do instance
 I can set up ssh
 I can setup a generic user "tom" and the root user
 Tom can ssh into the srvr.  root can't

 I can install as root.  apt get....
  this gets apache installed.

 apache..  using defaults  deals with the /var/www/html/abc for sub projects

at the same time, the user is www-data  for the apache dirs.

my question is how do I let user "tom" access and modify the apache
processes as well as dirs/project

is this a wheel thing  a group thing  a sudden thing?

thanks

or  if u have a site/link to walk through this.   haven't seen one yet.

obviously just saying here's root isn't the soln.



On Sat, May 31, 2025, 8:58 PM Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> On Sat, 2025-05-31 at 16:01 -0400, bruce wrote:
> > hey  looking to setup digital ocean server..  web dev for other
> > people to
> > access dev  test.   what do u suggest to use to mod the apache
> > files..  in
> > terms of sudo or user..
>
> This question is unintelligible.
>
> Using complete and well-constructed English sentences, preferably
> correctly punctuated, please tell us what you are trying to achieve.
>
> Regards, K.
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