diff --git a/meta-ibm/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/recipes-extended/sudo/sudo_%.bbappend
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+# Allow passwordless use of sudo
+
+PACKAGECONFIG += "pam-wheel"
+
+do_install_append () {
+        # Allow members of the 'wheel' group to use passwordless sudo
+        sed -i 's/# \(%wheel ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL\)/\1/' ${D}${sysconfdir}/sudoers
+}