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What is the proper sudoers syntax to add a user?

What is the difference between these two lines of /etc/sudoers:

  • USERNAME ALL=NOPASSWD:ALL
  • USERNAME ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL

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(To me when I have only ever used sudo as a convenience function. To me sudo is the same exact thing as doing: su;EXECUTE_A_COMMAND;exit; but sudo lets you do it in 1 line instead of 3. I have never used sudo for anything else... so I don't really understand the subtlety seen here.)

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