The name of the main administrative user commonly used in *nix based systems.
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Script to root, install busybox and flash insecure boot.img for Nexus 7 wifi
I need to create a shell script (linux) to automatically root, install busybox and flash a non-permanent insecure boot.img on a Nexus 7 wifi (Android 4.2.1, mod j0p40d) so I can remount the system via ...
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Restoring a Password in Single-User Mode?
I had changed a password for an account titled student with no password by doing this in single user mode,
fsck -fy
mount -uw /
passwd student
The password now is student, but when I try to ...
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Can't change root password in Ubuntu
I am trying to change the root password in my Ubuntu system but I am getting an error. I disabled password prompt when calling sudo. So I can execute root commands (eg. sudo apt-get install) without ...
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Reset root password of a VM
I removed (distrattament) my "sudo" user from sudo group user, I can't use root because I don't know a password for root.
I have an Ubuntu virtual machine and when I open Recovery Menu is limited ...
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android samsung galaxy s 2 root terminal [closed]
Hi can anybody help me Im trying to open a text file from with in a terminal window but not so it opens in the terminal but more like ive just clicked on it so my question is?
How do i open a text ...
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Can I get root access on my Nexus 4 without installing custom bootloader, recovery or ROM? [migrated]
I own a Nexus 4 device and I want to just get root access on my phone so that I can install applications such as AdBlock etc.
I was able to find tutorials online guiding how to root the Nexus phone. ...
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passwords, vpn, root access, what happens if I die? [duplicate]
I work with two partners/friends and I'm the one who takes care of all the tech stuffs here.
I hired consultants, programmers and each of them have parts of the credentials. But turns out I'm the only ...
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What types of users can I use with “sudo”?
I thought you could only use sudo to temporarily become root:
sudo vim /etc/resolv.conf
But recently I saw a shell snippet depicting a user using sudo to become a specific user:
sudo -H -u devops ...
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How do I stop using root privileges?
I know this is extremely basic, but I am using Ubuntu Linux and I have just typed in
sudo su
I entered my password and performed the actions that I had to get done. Now how do I stop being root ...
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1answer
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How to config sudoers file?
I'm using ubuntu server 12.04 LTS
I want to know how to configure my sudoers file (obviously, using visudo), to permit an user to run commands like root (doing something like "sudo service x ...
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How to setup cPanel with multiple hard drives on dedicated server
I have a dedicated server with OVH for my website that has 2x2TB SATA3 hard drives.
Currently I am using about 12GB with files and MySQL databases, however, an email notification I got from them told ...
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Lost root access possibility /sbin/nologin
I accidentally edited the file /etc/passwd on my server in the following way:
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/sbin/nologin
Now I can not login as root. When I enter the su command, Cannot execute ...
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1answer
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turning off password expiration on linux
I see a lot document suggest to use chage on debian and ubuntu, apt-get update && apt-get install chage does not install the package, e.g.
root@ubuntu:~/Desktop# apt-get install chage
Reading ...
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1answer
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How to run 'ifconfig wlan0 down/up' with a comm user?
I need to run ifconfig wlan0 down and ifconfig wlan0 up with my common user.
How can I perform this?
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Command to run as root on boot isn't working
I need to run the following command sudo xhost SI:localuser:root every time I start a machine of mine. So I'd like automate this process. I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS for this.
I tried put this command ...
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1answer
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How do I install python with proper permissions?
So python installed probably fine. Or perhaps it was already on here (I'm using xubuntu 12.10).
But I tried to install networkx today using pip:
pip install networkx
then says I don't have ...
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1answer
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How to launch a daemon as root in OS X
I put my plist in /Library/LaunchAgents and my exexutive program in /usr/libexec and daemon statrs when system startup . But this daemon is owned by user . I try to put my plist in ...
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Timeout access with Shell
Hi I have a Debian 6 Webserver to which I can connect with Putty.
But if I leave Putty open then even after 2 days I am still logged in.
I have got 2 questions:
How can I make sure that I will be ...
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1answer
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How do I split a lubuntu root partition?
I've installed lubuntu on my old laptop and not knowing anything about linux partitioning I ended up with one full drive partition.
I have already some large files in that partition and I would like ...
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1answer
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Should you disable ssh login with root on your server? [closed]
Someone told me to disable ssh login with root for security reasons. Might I ask, why is this necessary, exactly? Wouldn't setting a very long (20+ chars long), full-printable-ascii range, random ...
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Why doesn't this spawn a root shell?
I'm on OSX 10.8.
Before my experiment it's like this:
Nathan-der-Graue:~ max$ ls -l /bin/bash
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1333920 17 Feb 15:22 /bin/bash
Then I run
Nathan-der-Graue:~ max$ sudo ...
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Difference between su command for Fedora and Ubuntu?
To log in as root while using Fedora I use :
su
and then enter the password.
But while using Ubuntu this fails even if I use the correct password. But if I enter:
su -s
and then enter the ...
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OS X Lion Still Broken: root user account will not logout, shutdown, or restart
Is there a fix for the Lion Root User Logout Problem? After logging into the root user on Lion I cannot logout by choosing logout, I cannot shut down the computer by choosing shut down, I cannot ...
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I just ran rm /* accidentally, any fix?
I fell so stupid...
I just ran rm /* accidentally, but I meant rm ./* on a cloud server with root access.
Now, no one command works. ls, ssh, sftp... none.
Is there a way to fix that? (Note: params ...
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Execute a root command every 24 hours after startup
I want to execute a command as root on an Ubuntu 11.04 machine every 24 hours. This machine is not on all of the time, but when it is, it can be left on for days at a time. How should I correctly ...
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Are there risks installing Dropbox using root on Unix?
I have installed Dropbox to my Unix server via SSH as root.
I'm wondering if this was a bad idea as Dropbox is now contained under the the root home folder.
Are there any additional security ...
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Debian: make Root Terminal do not skip the password check
How can I make the Root Terminal to check password everytime I open the Root Terminal? not skip the password check?
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How can I manually set the CPU frequency?
I have tried the following from shell:
cat scaling_governor
userspace
cat scaling_available_frequencies
3326000 3325000 3192000 3059000 2926000 2793000 2660000 2527000 2394000 2261000 2128000 ...
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Grant root permissions to application, so won't prompt again
In startos (with the ypkg packages), their app store somehow can download and install packages, without the prompt of any root or user password, to the root protected folders of /usr ...etc. However ...
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Error 1045 access denied
In my VM CentOs, I created another user 'sheilay'.
As sheilay, I created a project PUPAIS and as I enter the command python manage.py syncdb, there was an error (1045, "access denied for user ...
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unable to open a file in gedit from the terminal when I login as root
When I try to open a file named tester.php from gedit by logging in as root, I see this :
[root@Feddy htdocs]# gedit tester.php
(gedit:4310): EggSMClient-WARNING **: Failed to connect to the session ...
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Renamed root in /etc/passwd and now sudo does not work
I accidentally modified the line for root in /etc/passwd and changed its named. To fix it I tried using sudo to modify this file, but it does not let me sudo because sudo can't find the root user ...
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Not able to log in as root in fedora 17
I am not able to log in as root in Fedora 17
Error is
su: cannot set groups: Operation not permitted
What to do to solve this error The permission has been changed to
-rwxrwxrwx
I want to ...
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Root being controlled by ARD
I run a lab of 20 iMacs, all running Mac OS 10.7.5(11G63) with ARD version 3.6.2. My server and all of the iMacs run Lion. I seem to have crossed something and now my root user is being controlled ...
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How to make a non-root user to use chown for any user group files?
I would like to make a user super powerful, with almost all root rights but unable to touch a the root user (to change the password of the root).
My goal is to user "B" to manage my web server. The ...
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NMAP Root different from Under Privileged user
When I use as root
nmap -sP -n hostaddress
I get the mac address of the hostaddress device
but when I change to a different user with less privileges
I do not get the mac address as a return.
...
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How to enable root in pandaboard with Linaro
I have a Pandaboard with Linaro Android on it. I have been able to boot from the Linaro, however I can not access some command on the pandaboard that requires root.
I have changed the init.rc file to ...
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Is it possible to install TOR without root access
i have ssh access to a linux box running ubuntu server 12.04
I need to install tor to configure it as a TOR relay however i do not have root access . How can i do this . i have tried compiling but my ...
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Linux: permission to read file from /sys/kernel/debug wihout root privileges
I'd like to read small text file, located at: /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch without root permissions. It contains information about graphic cards (dedicated ATI Radeon and integrated Intel ...
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In Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS is it safe to ignore the existence of “root”?
I'm not sure I'm even asking the question right, but basically what I'm wondering is whether it is safe to go about using the user that the install wizard had me create, and disregard the existence of ...
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How do I login to a preinstalled Ubuntu file system archive?
I installed a preinstalled ubuntu 12.04 desktop root fs archive on SD card and booting it on my new Chrome book.
I was able to boot and see the Ubuntu Login screen and able to login as guest. But how ...
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Does sudo really make you root for a little while?
On Linux, in what kind of situations, if any, running a command as a non-root to access a file/folder or create/delete a file/folder using sudo may result in "permission denied"
while running the same ...
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Running a service as root
I have a java program that I use to automate the process of creating VPN settings for clients. The program calls couple of bash scripts, create and copies files around.
I have to run it under root ...
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Moving the home directory to a new drive
I have no more space left on my hard-drive.
So I bought a new one and I would like this hard-drive to be the home folder.
I thought of copying all the stuff I have on the home folder to the ...
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CentOS 5.5 root password no longer working after change, ftp works fine
I recently had to change the root password to one of our servers due to personnel reasons. The root login was being used both for ftp access, as well as SSH to maintain the server. I changed the ...
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Would a user with admin=true and root have the same privileges on AIX?
Does a user in /etc/security/user with the parameter admin set to true (admin = true) have the same privileges as the root user?
According to IBM (full information here):
admin Defines the ...
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Run command automatically as root after login
I'm using evrouter to simulate keypresses from my mouses extra buttons. It works great but I need to run the command with sudo to make it work so I can't just use my DE to handle autostart.
I ...
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How to find out if root read some of my files in the home directory?
I have one non-privileged account on a Linux server and I don't want root to read my documents.
How do I find out if root did something I don't want to happen?
This issue is not the same as Super ...
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Why does a new terminal get automatically closed?
Every time I open a new terminal it gets automatically closed. I'm running Arch Linux, and Xforce4 terminal.
$ terminal --execute sudo arpspoof -i $(cat var.log|awk '{print $1}') \
-t ...
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Should root ever own files in my (linux) home directory?
This question started off asking why my history file wasn't working properly. Then I noticed it was -rw------- 1 root root and hadn't been updated since 2012-09-11. I changed the ownership, problem ...
