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Accidentally ran “sudo chmod a+rx ~”

I accidentally ran sudo chmod a+rx ~ on the system root rather than sudo chmod a+rx myfolder... I ran sudo chmod -R a+rX myfolder/public_html then accidentally ran sudo chmod a+rx ~ instead of ...
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Why can't I set group and ownership of one folder without afffecting the other?

I've upgraded an Ubuntu PC from 10.04 to 12.04. Problem is all the permissions were wrong on the home folders. So, I did the following: sudo chown -R james:james /home/james/* sudo chown -R ...
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How to setup FTPS server in Ubuntu

At the moment I'm trying to setup a vsftpd server on 12.04 to allow users to login/download files via ftps to aid testing during some development work. When I attempt to connect using FileZilla in ...
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Desperate with Apache2 and cgi (Ubuntu 12.04). Help :(

Im having an issue installing apache2 in Ubuntu 12.04. Im trying to set the cgi-bin folder in the path /home/www/cgi-bin. Ive followed and search all over the internet but I still dont get it... ...
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Install Windows program & every user can access [closed]

I am using Ultimate Edition 3.2 log in as a root when install Windows program means MS Office 2007 through WINE install perfectly but admin, standard User can't access that MS Office 2007. Totally ...
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Why does file owner and group keep changing to root?

I am running an install of CakePHP on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The way certain files are accessed I need permissions set a certain way within my install of Ubuntu. Nothing out of the ordinary. The problem ...
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Unable to add a serial printer

I intended to add a serial printer but failed in Ubuntu 12.04. As to use serial port for user account needs to add user to dialout group, the problem is after adding user in the dialout group, there ...
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problems with /etc/sudoers

I am running ubuntu 12.04 on i3 laptop. By mistake I changed the permissions and changed the user(from root) of /etc folder and I am getting a error when trying to use sudo like: sudo: /etc/sudoers ...
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Does guest account work like a VM (virtual machine)?

If guest session creates the entire user and everything, when running, then erases it all. It sounds like a VM instance, turning on and then turning off/logging out. Is it?
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“Failed to setuid to root.” How do I Establish a VPN network?

My university decided that the old VPN-network, which worked fine, wasn't good enough anymore and abandoned it. Now I have to establish a completely new VPN-network. My university provided me with a ...
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Struggling with remote (x2g0) access and app permissions (dbus/polkit/)

Rather rashly, I finally decided to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04. Fairly painless. However some old problems have returned, and I am unable to fix them this time. I access my machine exclusively using ...
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guest account permissions impede gnome-terminal and externalmonitor

In a guest account: there was an error creating the child process for this terminal // grantpt failed: permission denied is the error I get on starting gnome-terminal from F2. I also can't use an ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04: can't write to nfs share

I have installed a small home server running 12.04, now trying to configure an NFS share with Webmin version 1.620. I have gradually lowered the security on the share to basically nil, yet any write ...
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how to reset system permissions and ownserships to default

I personally am running 12.04 and have made a mess of permissions throughout the system. I want to set the whole system to default permissions and owners. When I used mac a while back there was a way ...
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Unable to run compiled files - bash: ./a.out: Permission denied. (I've tried chmod)

First of all, there are many questions like this on AU. Still, none of them solved my problem. I've compiled my C source using cc test.c, and it did generate a.out file. However when I run it I get ...
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Change permissions on all folders and files

I have ubuntu 12.04. I want to change permissions on all folders and files at the same time so that anyone can modify or remove them.
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Ubuntu EC2 Instance / Wordpress Multisite: Server Error When Activating Themes

I've created a fresh WP subdirectory multisite install via Amazon EC2 / Ubuntu instance. Enabling themes to subdirectory sites results in a server error that I believe is related to a permissions ...
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How can I delete a directory on a smb share?

I have an external HDD mounted as a smb share (via a Iomega iConnect), however I can't delete a directory on it: Permission Denied Looking at properties: The permissions of "abc" could not ...
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Change permissions and create desktop shortcut assistance required [duplicate]

I have a folder, /var/www/demo that is home to my website. I need to know how to modify the permissions so that I don't have to sudo everytime I want to create or edit a file. I tried 'sudo chmod -R ...
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Postfix master.lock: permission denied

I'm triyng setup the postfix, but with no success. I am using webmin to configure. my problem is that postfix won't start, always with the same message: Mar 19 19:21:13 site ...
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weird change of owner for user home dir when installing vettle

All of a sudden my home dir turned to be owned by user '1016': drwxr-xr-x 96 1016 1016 20480 Apr 2 2010 albert drwxr-xr-x 32 guest guest 4096 Mar 16 13:46 guest I don't understand how that ...
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Is /etc/sudoers file only suppose to have read only permissions?

-r--r----- 1 root root 723 Jan 31 2012 sudoers My dist-update frequently fails. At boot my system frequently asks for file system check. (My system-hardware is file) I am using vksTP ...
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How do I recover files from an Ubuntu partition for which I am not the “owner”?

Good day, I've recently experienced an odd problem where for reasons that escape me my graphics configuration has been corrupted. I've tried going through the menu option that I am offered ...
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vsftpd chroot opps on ubuntu 12.04

I'm unfamiliar with deb based systems, so my apologies if the solution is simple. I'm trying to setup vsftpd to jail users to their home directories. I get the 500 OOPS: vsftpd: refusing to run with ...
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Why does Ubuntu apply separate permissions to partitions mounted with the same parameters?

Here's my partition setup. I've shortened the UUIDs for readability, and, before anyone asks, I've carefully checked that I copied the correct UUIDs into /etc/fstab. me@ubuntu:/$ sudo blkid ...
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java exception: No such file or directory

I am trying to run a GATE application via jetty web application server in Ubuntu. I am getting java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory because of a particular GATE plugin ...
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Blocking non-admin user from using DVD drive

How can I stop a non-admin user from using the DVD drive (specifically burning DVDs if possible, but all access denied is fine too). I've tried removing them from cdrom group but this did not seem to ...
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Remove sudo password when connecting to *new* WiFi network

So currently when my non-admin user tries to connect to a new WiFi network (e.g. at a cafe say) NetworkManager prompts for the admin user's password. Is there a way to turn this off and to allow the ...
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How do i give permissions to all subfolders of a folder ? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to avoid using sudo when working in /var/www? I am using Ubuntu. Though I have given permission to my htdocs for access and delete. But I want it to be done for any ...
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Nautilus plugin to chmod

Some time ago (around Ubuntu 8.04) there was a plugin to Nautilus to change permissions tab in file properties window. It was showing permissions as checkboxes for R/W/X for user/group/others. I can't ...
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Best way to put sensitive files on web server and keep them fro being accessible?

I need to put a private key on my web server for use with a php script, so I need the web server to be able to access the file in php script, but not allow users from the outside to be able to access ...
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Linux Ubuntu Installation: Error Occured Permsion denied. Can't Install. All help appreciated :)

Well I have been wanting to upgrade from xp to Linux Ubuntu for a while now and after waiting 4 hours for it to download the installation quits and an error message pops up and say: An error occurred ...
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How to give my user permission to add/edit files on local apache server? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to make Apache run as current user I'm setting up my local test server again, and I seem to have forgotten how to successfully set up the LAMP server. I have ...
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USB Device first mounted as root, then by user

When I connect my Kindle, it shows up as an usb0 media, which I can read but not write (owner = root). However, if I do sudo umount /media/usb0, usb0 gets unmounted and a Kindle media gets mounted ...
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Help recovering broken OS (permissions issue)

(At the bottom there is an important update.) I was doing experiments in order to backup a remote account to my local system, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I'm not confident with duplicity and probably, due to ...
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Give permissions for packages downloaded from the internet and lock them in Ubuntu 12.04 sidebar

I downloaded NetBeans IDE and Eclipse IDE from the internet and installed then. Well, the Eclipse IDE works fine, but when I execute NetBeans IDE directly from the shortcut, without sudo permission, ...
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ubuntu server file permissions auto-change

Hello im having a problem with a project of mine, i have ubuntu server 12.04.1 lts, the problem i'm having is that i everytime i upload a file through ftp i need to modify file permissions otherwise ...
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Adding Apache to User Group

OK. Total beginner question, please bare with me. We have a small LAMP server running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS which contains a few sites. Access to the vhosts directories is set to ...
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12.04 LTS won't boot after modifying root directory permissions

I accidentally changed permissions to root directory on my system and now my system won't boot, I tried to fix packages from grub recovery and check file system but nothing. Here's the code I ...
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Cant access file properties!

I have ubuntu 12.04 precise pangolin installed on my laptop. I am the admin of the computer, but anytime I try to change file permissions to acces files or tick exectute file as program then he just ...
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Can't acces files on Precise

I have 12.04 installed on my laptop. I am the admin of the computer, but every time I try to change file permissions to access files or tick execute file as program then it just changes back quickly ...
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Cannot create files except in home partition

On my system I have made 3 partitions except home partition but Ubuntu doesn't let me create or delete any files on those partitions. Even copy and paste options are not available. Using my poor ...
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How to create a common ext4 [ read / write ] partition with all ubuntu users?

I have a shared EXT4 drive with 777 permissions for all users to use. Problem is : When a user creates a new folder / file, it gets 644. I guess that is because of the umask for that user. Now, I ...
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How to switch from Apache 2.0 Handler to FastCGI on Ubuntu Zend Server?

I can't deploy/manage my Joomla websites On Ubuntu 12.04 Zend Server PHP 5.3.14 due to permissions during Joomla installation/J! extensions installation. All files are unwriteable. Only CHMOD 777 will ...
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Copy-Paste Not Working

Using precise pangolin. I am trying to copy some folders from my portable hard drive to one of the partitions. The paste button is not working in the destination folder and whenever I am trying a ...
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mounting CIFS share appears to work, but then prevents writing after a few seconds

I've got a NAS that is setup with CIFS and open guest access. I mounted it in fstab with the following line //192.168.0.101/Stor1 /media/freenasbox cifs ...
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Unable to write to directory

Hello and apologies if this has been asked...I couldn't find the answer easily. I am using Ubuntu Server 12.04 I can't write to a directory where my user should belong to the directory's group... ...
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How can I get samba users from the same group to edit each others files?

I'm setting up my first linux fileserver for Windows clients and am having some problems properly setting up the shares. I have a shared folder via Samba where multiple users (who are organized by ...
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directory permissions adding user in a group

I added a user using useradd useradd -g upperdevs myuser But when I do an id check I didn't see the upperdevs group. id myuser #uid=1000(myuser) gid=1000(myuser) groups=1000(myuser),27(sudo) ...
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permission denied: /etc/apt/sources.list

I'm trying to install java jre, i usually do it like this sudo echo 'deb http://www.duinsoft.nl/pkg debs all' >> /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys ...

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