Short for "file system permissions" - access control based on user, group, or global access.
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Permission denied error when compiling fortran code in Netbeans 7.3.1 on ubuntu linux 12.04.2
So I read through a bunch of posting about similar issues, but none of them seemed to fix this problem. I am running netbeans 7.3.1 on ubuntu 12.04.2 x64. I wrote some fortran code and saved it to an ...
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How do I change the permissions of a system file on every login?
I need to make a system file writable without using sudo so I typed:
sudo chmod 646 /path/to/file
It worked…
…until I rebooted, because the file is recreated on every boot.
How do I change the ...
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What happened to dconf/Nautilus “show-advanced-permissions” in 13.04?
When using Nautilus and right-clicking on a file > Properties, user is presented with a permissions tab. The default UI for this permissions tab is horribly difficult to understand and calibrate and ...
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Any way to back up a remote host with rsync without opening up for root access on either end?
I'm setting up a VPS that'll host a couple of sites, and I'd like to back up everything to another host which has a nice massive ZFS, allowing me to snapshot frequently.
With the knowledge I have ...
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Cannot modify files in /root
I'm trying to modify files in the /root folder but I can't because I don't have permission.
I don't understand what is happening because i thought i'm logged in with the root but the name is just ...
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Using Ext4 partitions on external storage
If I want to use a USB flash memory or an external hard disk to transfer data and at the same time I want to use ext4 partitions on them. How could I do that without getting problems regarding ...
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How do I set permissions for a directory so that new files inherit the same permissions?
I have changed Apache DocumentRoot to /home/user/www/ and all my files are now at ~/www folder. And I did:
chmod 777 -R /home/user/www/my_folder
But whenever I add new files to the my_folder ...
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Dreamweaver CS3 - Ubuntu 12.04 - files problems
Hope you can help me with this problem. I'm running Dreamweaver CS3 in Ubuntu 12.04 and everything is working fine, however, the only thing is not properly working seems to be the filesystem.
for ...
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How to reset default permissions for /etc?
By mistake I have made permission changes for /etc. Now it's giving me the following error message:
bash: /etc/bash.bashrc: Permission denied
I have no name!@chandan-Inspiron-5520:~$ sudo ...
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No permissions on new partition.
I am a novice linux/Ubuntu user who is just discovering the joys of a lightweight, free software environment which gives control to the user.
To protect some of my data (photos) from the rigours of ...
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Is there a way to gain superuser access from a Qt app
I'm designing an app that needs to configure iptables with root. Is there already some sort of framework that can be used to gain superuser access with an app or will i have to design my own?
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How can I create a .deb for games with shared path for binaries and save files?
I was thinking of making some simple packages for old DOS games I keep around (eg. with a dosbox dependency), but many of these old games have shared directories for game executables and save game ...
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Changed permissions for plex and now can't login
I installed plex media server in ubuntu and then changed permissions on my home file so I could access the media on it using plex. I am not unable to log into my own computer. How can I fix this (my ...
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User is part of a group - except he's not?
I'm really confused about this. I need to give a user read/write access to /var/www and followed the instructions in that question : Whats the simplest way to edit and add files to ...
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What are the recommended directory/file permissions for a web root content? [duplicate]
I'm using Ubuntu for deploying a website and I use same in PC also,recently I've faced error chmode() operation not permitted when trying to upload a file,though folder having 0777 permissions.
And ...
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Can't mount ntfs disk with the certain set of permissions (root's ones)
I need to mount an ntfs disk with the certain permission and for an user alex be able to have the same as root would have.
Here is my file /etc/fstab
/dev/sda2 /media/win_disk ntfs-3g ...
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I want to recursively add a specific permission to files on a cifs mount
I need to modify the permissions of all subdirectories of a certain directory (which is mounted by cifs) to include group write privileges. As I understand it, this would be done with the command sudo ...
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Access USB Flash drive from Wine
Im trying to use recuva (a file recovery program) on WINE because some files on a corrupt USB Flash drive just did not get restored using PhotoRec for linux.
The problem is, I can't select the USB ...
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Changing owner of a specific volume in ubuntu
I used gparted to change my swap partition and made it two partitions (I had 30 GB swap, initially). Now, the other partition I created has mount point /media/cipher/ExtraStuffs. Unfortunately, the ...
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Script giving error of permission denied OSerror 13 from cronjob?
I have written a script from the python to automate scan.I have used nessus for that and used subprocess module in python.Probem is this it's running from the cli bash.... but when i put that script ...
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File ownership in 13.04 set to messagebus instead of syslog for /var/log files
Forgive me if this has been asked and answered already, I did search and couldn't find anything.
On 12.10, /var/log files were written to. auth.log, syslog, and others. However, both fresh install ...
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“Ownerless” (no permission) SSD-friendly filesystem
A bit of context and needs:
Most time I'm using Ubuntu machines.
I have a laptop which I do not carry around a lot, so I'm in usermode (no admin permissions) lots of time.
I have a large and fast ...
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Login problem - enter password and it just asks fo rthe password again
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 on an IBM T43 laptop.
I hadn't used the laptop for a few weeks and forgot the password so reset it using the info found on here but now after entering the password the screen ...
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Reinstalled Ubuntu 12.04 and now I cannot change preferences like theme, wallpaper, and nautilus preferences
So I just down-rev'd ubuntu from 13.04 back to 12.04 LTS desktop 64 (Precise). I am using Unity. I just reformatted the Ubuntu partition, but kept my home directory intact, and everything seemed to ...
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How to add folder creation permission to a user 'www-data'
I want to create folders like /var/www/myproject/image/DYNAMIC_FOLDER using server side scripting language PHP, so I edited /etc/sudoers and added the following line:
www-data ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD : ...
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A user keeps giving the wrong group permissions on new files
I have a number of services on an Ubuntu 12.04 server and I'm making each of them run under their own user account instead of running under my account (for improved security as well as seeing which ...
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Allowing a particular user to access a blocked site for a limited time
I have configured squid proxy server and blocked Facebook site. I need to give permission for a particular user to access Facebook for a limited time. For that how to modify the configuration file. ...
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My 'USB flash' does not have right permission. I can't copy files into it via Nautilus?
I have a USB cooldisk 8.0 GB. it was full of Windows viruses. I tried to delete them under Ubuntu 13.04, but it didn't allow me to delete anything!
I formated it by the software 'Disks' to FAT ...
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My admin virtual user in vsftpd cannot overwrite files
I used this guide, and step 8 says it will do what I want. What is strange is that while the admin user I created is allowed to browse through the entire system and transfer files both ways (like I ...
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Truecrypt read only Ubuntu
So i have an issue with Truecrypt after moving across from my Mac OSX. Treucrypt file container created in MacOSX, now living in my Ubuntu home folder.
Now when I mount my Truecrypt volume (asks for ...
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How to take ownership over an existing Ubuntu Software Center app?
My name is Michael Tunnell and I am one of the project members of the download manager, uGet. uGet has been out of date in Ubuntu for over a YEAR and we are trying to fix that. (You can verify my ...
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How to fix OSError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted (when opening file with sublime text 2)
After installing sublime text 2 using the following code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/sublime-text-2
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sublime-text
(Slighlty relevant) I ...
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How to get r/w permission for a directory for a particular user?
In my ubuntu server a directory named "softwares" is shared via samba for windows clients. The directory has only read permission. I am the system admin working on the ubuntu server. I am also not ...
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Don't allow an user to delete a file owned by the user
I have an FTP server with an user called "thomas". Every file in that FTP folder is owned by "thomas". There is a file called "screenlog.0" and I don't want it to be deleted by "thomas". How to revoke ...
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Permission denied to copy or paste files in the system folders [duplicate]
Problem Statement:
Well I have installed Xampp 1.8.1 in my Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit system. But I couldn't paste my web files to the /opt/lampp directory where lampp is installed. As I try to paste my web ...
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how to make chmod 777 all /var/www subfolders
im running webserver and ftp server, where my /var/www is binded on my /home/user/www
i made both directory at chmod 777 (which is fine since its for testing only)
i can upload files inside ...
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Not able to install a VM through Virtual Machine Manager on Ubuntu 12.04
I have a 64-bit Ubuntu 12.04 desktop installed on my system. I am trying to create a virtual machine through virtual machine manager. When I go to step 5 where I try to finish the wizard, it is giving ...
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Web root permissions: Allow a group to edit and forbid others to see the files
I am setting up Apache hosting multiple sub-domains with different developers. There is a folder for each sub-domain, and I want to have a group that is able to write and edit these files (developer ...
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change permission for switcheroo doesnt work
i did these little scripts to switch the hybrid card according to the manual of roberto ramirez described here:
http://asusm51ta-with-linux.blogspot.de/
and here
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How to login as super user?
I use the Ubuntu 12.04TLS and I believe I am the admin user. However when I create a file (for example using editor like Sublime Text2) and save it in my var/www/ folder, it always pop Unable to save ...
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.ICEauthority Error
I have read many posts on the "Could not update .ICEauthority". This is what I have done so far.
Checked ownership of file as a root with: ls -al .ICEauthority
It shows that root does own the file
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Need hdd access from live cd
Something went wrong with the kernels of my current installed Ubuntu, and because of this i can't access my Ubuntu installation, so I'm trying to make a back-up using a LiveCD and copying everything ...
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Transmission : permission denied on network source
everyone.
I have a problem with transmission as well as with other torrent-clients(qBitTorrent, Avuze etc).
I have small WiFi LAN at home: Netgear, Desktop, Laptop, media-player etc. IP-Addresses are ...
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Permission denied error
I am not able to change into a root user, problem is when I give the command root, it asks for password, but the keyboard doesn't work after that though the enter key. After three strikes says "three ...
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“Permission denied” error using dpkg-scanpackages and gzip
I'm quite new to Linux. I wanted to set up my own local apt-repository using instructions given here.
However, when i execute the script as:
#! /bin/bash
cd /var/www/debs/i386
dpkg-scanpackages . ...
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12.04 /var directory default user:group ownership
I'm pretty sure I recursively messed up the default /var user:group ownerships. I've tried to restore them to the best of my ability by searching. Specifically, I'm worried about /var/lib. ...
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Executable file not executing
I cannot run an executable file, and it seems that all permissions, owner, etc. are correct. I don't understand the problem; I hope that someone will find a solution.
I'm logged as tux.
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Windows won't boot after using chown on windows partition
I was following this: Mount NTFS partition at startup, with non-root user as owner to be able to use permissions with my NTFS partitions without having to change owner to "root". I did what the ...
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how to change permission of user using GUI
been using linux/ubuntu for a while, and been always annoyed as to why i cannot create folders, overwrite files and stuff using GUI(desktop). but i can however, manipulate the files using sudo CLI.
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How to change NTFS ACLs on linux?
It is not about samba configuration, I want to change Windows permissions on a external NTFS drive, or another partition in my PC whose runs Windows, or even a network directory (but my PC is not the ...
