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Auto Takeover? Takeover? How to tell?
So I’ve had GREAT experiences with Linux, recently i've been questioning more if those experiences are malicious. Separate systems i have previously run seemed to be compromised via web services and ...
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Installed Ubuntu but can't change installed files
I installed Ubuntu on Windows 7. Also, I installed GROMACS software. There is some problem with one of the files located in /usr/local/gromacs/share/top/ folder. I want to make some changes to and ...
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How can I define which groups new users will be added to during the installation process?
How can I add all new users to a special group?
For example 'video' or 'www-data'.
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Check Shutdown Privilege
I'm trying to make a C++ program on Ubuntu that checks if a user can shutdown the PC, and, if so, shut it down for him.
So, I'm thinking about getting the user ID, and then, checking if, or if not, ...
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Limited access accounts for a low maintenance deployment?
Forgive me if I haven't done quite as much digging trying to solve this on my own as I could have: I'm currently in Zambia, and my internet access is unpredictible and slow when it's working.
I'm ...
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Looking for a better solution to execute a single sudo command when using a normal user account?
I'm logged in with a normal user account that isn't member of the groups sudo and admin. When I run the following example command..
su -c 'sudo some_command_that_needs_sudo' sudo-user
..it's ...
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Admin to root privileges
I'm trying to put up a CS:S(srcds) server, but when I use the given instructions, the terminal says that I don't have the permission to change it.
My account is an admin account right now. Can I give ...
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What groups are required to give a user permission to set up new wifi networks?
I have a few Ubuntu Precise laptops that I manage. I give normal users a non-privileged account, but occasionally they need to access new wifi networks.
I don't want them to have full root/sudo ...
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Ways to run Nautilus with elevated privileges [duplicate]
What are the differences between the following ways to run Nautilus with elevated privileges:
a)
sudo nautilus
b)
gksu nautilus
c)
gksudo nautilus
Which should I use?
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policykit-desktop-privilege - rules not in effect
my xubuntu installation asks me for my password everytime I try to mount/umount/update software ... all the things that policykit-desktop-privilege should grant me. The user is in both admin and sudo ...
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How to NOT become a root user? Are administrators root?
I installed Ubuntu on my PC. To log in, I use the username and password I created during installation. Does this mean I am a root user? If yes, then how do I become non-root? It looks like non-root ...
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How can I stop a guest session created by startx command?
I was trying to use Ubuntu 12.4 with administrative privileges. So I typed the following commands in bash shell.
sudo -v
sudo su -
startx -- :2 vt8
I don't know what I have done. Now, I can login ...
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How do you create a program launcher with administrative privileges using Alacarte?
How do you create a program launcher with Alacarte (Main Menu) that has administrative privileges? I ask because I seem to have deleted the launcher for Synaptic Package Manager and whenever I start ...
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how to provide the sudo priviledges to other users also? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I add a user to the “sudo” group?
Is it possible to provide sudo abilities to other users(not just the first user) so that they can also install a software on the ...
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Absolute ZERO PRIVILEGES
I recently install Linux Ubuntu 12.10 and it doesn't give me any privileges! I went to my account and it said invalid password so I went onto a guest account and my standard user account is disabled! ...
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How can I get an interactive shell as another non-root user?
I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server, with the default security model (root locked, using sudo to elevate privileges). I occasionally enjoy using sudo -i when I'll need to run a series of commands with ...
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How do I permanently disable 'elevated privileges'?
I am using Lucid Lynx 10.04, and am having difficulty setting the sudo timeout to 0 minutes, or instant, as in, essentially, disabling the 'elevated privileges' feature.
I have tried editing ...
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Allow non-admin users to mount drives via nautilus
I want to give mount privilege to the non-admin users to mount the drives via nautilus. I don't want them to give other admin privilege. I also don't want to use setuid method.
How can I achieve ...
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How do I gain Root privileges?
First of all I'm new to Ubuntu. How do I gain Root privileges in Ubuntu Desktop 12.04? I installed to a usb stick to try it out. I love it! Now when I installed it on a VM, I don't have the same ...
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How can I configure the guest user to only be able to run Firefox?
I realy need to give Guest user less privileges: like in older versions. Just Firefox, thats it.
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Standard user use software center
i have created a user and add him to the standard group
now he cannot use software center,
so i want him to stay in standard group but allow him to user software center.
What is the best way to do ...
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Why few commands (eg: fdisk -l) do not inform user “you do not have privilege”?
Few commands that need to do sudo remind you that "You do not have the privilege" or "Are you root?" etc.
while a few commands do not give such message. For example, if you do fdisk -l instead of ...
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How do I grant sudo privileges to an existing user?
I want to grant a newly created user sudo privileges in Ubuntu.
I tried
sudo adduser hduser admin
but it says no admin group exists.
How can I do it?
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How to copy file from downloads to filesystem/bin?
I am pretty new to Ubuntu 12.04. I have a problem using my datacard on it, so I got a program called Sakis 3G. This program is a file after downloading; it opens in gedit. I need to copy this file to ...
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How can I allow unprivileged users to shutdown from the panel? (no sudo)
I set up an old PC with Edubuntu 12.04 for my girls, with an admin account for myself and normal user accounts for both of them. Unfortunately, they are not able to shut down the computer by ...
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Users and Groups No Save Button
I am trying to add User Privileges; Use modems & Connect to wireless & ethernet networks to my current & only user profile.
It'll ask for my password & I am admin, but the ...
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How to turn an administrator user account into a standard one?
I have two administrator user accounts, and I need one of them to turn the other into a standard account.
How do I do that?
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How can I regain admin privileges?
I'm very new to Linux so I don't understand a lot of the terms you guys use. I need a basic answer on why I keep getting admin group does not exist. I accidentally changed my initial account from ...
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Why do i have to be root to run the command ifconfig?
I've recently switched from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to 12.04 LTS, and one of the changes i have noticed is that when i try to run the command ifconfig (for example to view my own ip), i get the following ...
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Recovering mysql database from an unbootable hard disk
We have installed a Linux Authentication Gateway (run on Ubuntu Server) for more than a year ago. It has several features built in upon install such as Squid, php5, mysql, etc.
The thing is this: we ...
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Which files have SUID bit in bin/ folder
Accidentally, I made a mistake with files in /bin/ folder, and now I learned that some of it need to have SUID bit. Can someone please do ls -l /bin/ and paste which files doesn't have -rwxr-xr-x ...
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Temporary Admin Status for System Maintenance on User Account
I have a user account that I have given sudo privileges on my computer. I use this account for everyday use and system maintenance.
I know it isn't a good idea to give sudo permissions to an everyday ...
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Ultraedit Linux, why cant I modify a file?
Sorry for the rookie question, i just installed Ultraedit for Ubuntu and i can open files and modify them but when i try to save them i dont have permissions?
Using the command line and vim i can ...
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minidlna is running as root. is this bad?
I installed minidlna from the tarball. The version using apt-get install minidlna is a little older and does not have compatibility features i need. I auto start minidlna by executing sudo update-rc.d ...
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Ubuntu how to edit files using graphical interface w/o being root?
I have Ubuntu setup on a VM and want to edit some apache configs, but it's requiring that I am root. I can do this using 'sudo' in terminal, but I want to just edit by double clicking and saving - ...
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Running Programs As Root While Online
I'm remastering an Ubuntu based distro, meant to be used live only and primarily as a browser so a users hard-drive can be virus free while online. This live browsing adds security for Linux users, ...
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Scripts for hybrid graphics discreete card disable on startup
A lot of time ago I've used a simple script in /etc/rc.local to disable discrete graphics during bootup.
But now it's not allowed to do anything with /sys/kernel/debug/vgaswitcheroo/switch when you ...
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Customize guest Account? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change the guest session defaults
I am using 11.10 with single user, sometime when someone wants my system i can't deny so i have to give them my pc along user ...
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How can I make everything just assume I'm running as the superuser?
Is there a way I can make things just assume that when I run them I am running them as a privileged administrator (AKA root)? I know it could be dangerous and all, but its a risk I'm willing to take ...
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Problem accessing superuser with sudo
Through Virtualbox didn't allow me use USB because my account wasn't a vboxuser group, I've to run this command:
$sudo usermod -G vboxusers brallan
After I needed to access to superuser privileges ...
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How to Change Folder Icons visibility mode?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10. The visibility mode of Folder Icons in my main drives are getting changed without my access on them.
Sometimes they are showing as a folders and some times they are visible ...
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How do I fine-tune user privileges?
In previous versions of Ubuntu, I was able to fine-tune user privileges easily via a tool. However, the present version apparently only allows two levels: standard or administrator. How do I e.g. give ...
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Does Ubuntu One require administrator privileges?
Ubuntu One works when I login as administrator, but cannot synchronize if I use the normal account (see also here: Ubuntu One does not sync: firewall settings?). Is that normal?
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PolicyKit - network manager - insufficient privileges [closed]
Since my upgrade on 11.10-beta1, I cannot edit my VPN-settings anymore. Under nm-applet => VPN the edit-button is greyed out. Unter the settings => network => vpn => configure, I get the error message ...
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Only root can play sounds
I did a minimal installation of ubuntu server on my computer cause I wanted to have a clean environment to run a very lightweight window manager (xmonad).
I don't know much about the sound system in ...
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Is it possible to run pbuilder without root privileges?
I realize that setting up pbuilder requires root privileges, but does each invocation really require root privileges?
Is there any way of running pbuilder as a standard user?
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How can I restrict changing of the keyboard layout to root users only? [closed]
Is there any way by which I can disable "changing the keyboard layout" so that only a user with root privileges can change the layout.
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How to either configure, or completely remove policykit? [closed]
Where can someone get policykit related tools?
gnome-policykit-authorizations
polkit-config-file-validate
polkit-policy-file-validate
And if getting them is not an option: Where can I get a full ...
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How can I add commands to startup requiring admin privileges?
I want add commands to my startup list that needs admin privileges, how do I go about it? Obviously there's no chance of me typing in the password when the computer is starting up.
NOTE At this time, ...
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Users and Groups Administration tool - What do the options in User Privileges tab of Advanced Settings do?
How does the "User Privileges" tab in the Advanced Settings of Users and Groups GUI work? I mean this window:
Does it simply add or remove the user from certain groups, or is there something else? ...
