root useradd user1 passwd user1 su - user1 user1 - not a sudo user useradd testuser1 [user1@server ~]$ useradd testuser1 -bash: /usr/sbin/useradd: Permission denied su - root /etc/sudoers change permission to Read and write remove comment from 96 and 99 Log out and log in again userdel user1 useradd -g wheel user1 passwd user1 123 123 [root@server ~]# su - user1 [user1@server ~]$ sudo whoami root [user1@server ~]$ sudo useradd testuser1 [user1@server ~]$ sudo passwd testuser1