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# Creating User

You have to create a user “training” and set its password “password”

Add user in CentOS, open a terminal

```
sudo useradd training
```

Assign a password using passwd command and set the password: “password”

```
sudo passwd training
```

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Edit the sudoers file through vi command

```
sudo vi /etc/sudoers
```

You have to follow either of the 2 options

1. Add a new highlighted line in this file

```
training ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL
```

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2\. Replace # %wheel with training in the above line.

Once this is done, save the file using Esc :wq!

> **Set `PasswordAuthentication` as yes and restart ssh daemon**

```
sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
```

Uncomment **PasswordAuthentication yes** and comment the **PasswordAuthentication no**

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```
sudo systemctl restart sshd.service
```