Root is the superuser of Ubuntu. Questions about the / or /root folder are better suited for the "filesystem" tag.
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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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cannot login as user except guest in my new ubund 13.04 instalation along with windows 7
I have installed Ubuntu 13.04 along with windows 7 and installation was uneventfull. I have user name and password before installation. But now no user name is showing in the Ubuntu login page only ...
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How do I login as root
In order to change the usb device mount from 'media' to 'scd' I need root privleges. How do I sign in as root using XTERM?
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how to change the swap partition and add its space to the / parition
I am running on virtualbox and running out of space ..
I have 3 GB swap which is rarely used by the system, I have a good memory capacity and low memory usage. I want to remove those 3 GB and add ...
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How to change the owner of /user/src
I want to copy a folder to the directory /user/src and I can't do it because its owner is set to "root" and it says I am not the root. But I am in the administrator group.
How to change the owner of ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 Still Can't Partition The Hard Drive!
When I try to install the newest ver. 13.04 I still get the same error that plagued it back in 2011 and 12 where it can't format the hard drive and install correctly. After formatting for a long time ...
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What does the dd command do?
Someone rooted my box and executed a command, help!
dd if=/dev/urandom of=.huehuehue
what does this command do?
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Is it safe to delete documentation files?
I have to maintain 2gb on the root installation of ubuntu. The home is in another partition. I am thinking to delete the /usr/share/doc to free some space, but is it safe?
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Unable to SU with root: `/bin/bash: permission denied`
root@frankfurt:~# sudo adduser newuser
Adding user `newuser' ...
Adding new group `newuser' (1001) ...
Adding new user `newuser' (1001) with group `newuser' ...
Creating home directory ...
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how do you add files to existing programs
How does the file system work with Ubuntu. How do you find where a program is and if needed how do you add file to it?
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Root password needed
When I first installed Ubuntu 13.04 from a USB stick I was asked to fill in for user username and password so I set one on my own. When I run Ubuntu I click log in but it automatically logs me in as ...
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Ninja privilege escalation problem
I have a problem with ninja. I think I have configured it correctly. However, when I type in su test to login as test and then run sudo -i the log shows that test is in the ninja group when in reality ...
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Administrator Privelege
I just recently installed lubuntu in virtual box and when i tried to install virtual box guest additions, it says that it requires administrative priveleges. So how do i run this program as admin? I ...
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Not allowing root login is brain damaged. Why can't I see my enabled root login at the console? [closed]
This whole we know better than you what security you require really is wayy too Soviet Communist for me. I can login through putty as root, but the console doesn't have that option. The guest ...
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Administrative password not accepted
My password works when I log on, and it works when I'm in Terminal and I am accessing Root.
The problem is when I try to install a Lexmark S405 printer driver in Terminal I'm asked for the ...
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Alt+F2 to run terminal fails to do anything
Using Alt+F2,
I type:
sudo Terminal
But nothing happens. I am not aware of making any changes and this used to work.
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64 bit.
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root issues changing files
I am logging in as root, but it will not let me edit any files. I just want to make some changes to the DHCPD.CONF file. I used to be able to, but now I can't for some reason.
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user recognizes command but root doesn't
I installed arm-linux-g++ and added its directory to PATH and it recognizes the command. But when I try it with sudo it says command not found. I even tried adding its directory to bashrc--root but ...
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Problems with Grub Loader with read only root partition
Greetings to the group.
I am trying to create a set of Ubuntu 12.04 slave systems that have a read only root partition and a small read/write partition mounted for a single user. These systems will ...
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Chrome Running in root problem [closed]
I installed google chrome but I want to run it as a root so i did it using the comment number 3(by haqking)following link
Ubuntuforum
Now the Google chrome is working fine but I am not able to lock ...
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How can I not require root identification for editing files in certain directories? [duplicate]
I have the latest version of Ubuntu installed on my computer. I would like to set it up so that I can comfortably program in PHP, JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
So I've installed Nginx and set it up, ...
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check as a root if a special path set
How do I check as a root if a special path set? This command
sudo echo $ANDROID_SDK_HOME
will show the path's value for a normal user and not for a root.
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installation errors
how do I fix the following error message
No root file system is defined.
Please correct this from the partitioning menu.
Thank-you
KenB
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Access to other disk for a normal user and .bashrc for root
I'm working with sbt tool to build an Android app with Scala. It really doesn't matter what this tool does and how it does exactly. The problem is that Android SDK home directory located on the other ...
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Changing directory permissions [duplicate]
Hey I need to change the permissions of the /var/www directory But it won't let me. I've tried the chmod command, I've also tried it with sudo and still nothing. Please HELP!!
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Unable to Mount anything; USB, internal drives; do not have permissions; HELP!
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a USB on an HP Pavillion.
I posted a problem about removing Thunderbird. I was advised to use GKSU Nautilus to become root, or as I understand it, SUPERUSER. I could ...
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why does chown have no effect? (13.04)
I am using chown because folders/files I download via Firefox are being saved as being owned by root instead of my own user...
when I used:
sudo chown -R -v username:username path/path/path
I see ...
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Error executing sudo in chroot environmet
I am facing a strange problem while using a chroot'd 12.04 Ubuntu. When I try to run anything with sudo I get the following error:
sudo: effective uid is not 0, is sudo installed setuid root?
If I ...
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ubuntu 13.04 failed to start any GUI application as root
I just installed ubuntu 13.04 in family machine, and I faced strange problem
even though my sudo password is correct, I cannot start any GUI application (i.e. bleachBit (as root)) as a root, the ...
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Ubuntu sudo not working
I wanted to move a file to a /usr/python2.7/ but i was unable to do so, so i changed the permissions of /usr to myuser:
sudo chown -R ***** /usr
it worked but i realised it was a blunder when sudo ...
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Chaning permission of wireless device wlan0
I want to be able to change the permission of wlan0 so that I can use tcpdump to listen on it without elevating myself to root.
Currently:
tcpdump -i wlan0
gives:
tcpdump: wlan0: You don't have ...
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How do I give root privileges to an app?
I tried to submit an app to the Ubuntu Software Centre but it was rejected because you needed to put in the admin password to use it. I need to grant root privileges to the app for it to function so I ...
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disabling root permissions
From Linux From Scratch build a minimal system for running my application. but struck on disabling root permission.
Need my minimal lfs as ubuntu.
when ubuntu boots login-screen displays when we ...
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Cannot rm or chown /var/log/snort as root
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 Gnome.
I installed an older version of Snort, uninstalled it and tried to install the latest version as root using sudo. However, the install crashed because root does not ...
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'root' user does not exist?
When I run the su command, the terminal returns: user 'su' does not exist.How do I add the root user? Can anyone answer this? I tried sudo adduser su, but after this, I get the same problem.
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What Password do you Use When you're Installing Software on a Virtual Machine running 13.04?
I am using Windows 8 and through virtualbox I am running 13.04 and it would be just great if I could actually use it for what I wanted it: installing and running GNU Octave. I can't seem to because ...
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When prompted what does Administrative Password refer to?
When prompted for an administrative password, what exactly does that mean?
I'm trying to run a few programs but they are asking for my adminstrative password, but I have no clue what that means.
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I need a root password to access my drives, how to install 13.04?
My PC crashed a week ago and by using Multi Bios I found I could "Try Or Install Ubuntu". I have never used this before and every time I try to access my drives it says I need a root password or I ...
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How to have root access without logging as root? [duplicate]
I am using 13.04 trying to edit or drag and drop files but since all the folders are owned by root and assigned to the group "root" I am not allow to do this.
I added my current username to the ...
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Nemo, open as root, Ubuntu 13.04
I replaced nautilus with nemo in Ubuntu 13.04 from these excellent instructions:
How to completely remove Unity, and replace it with Cinnamon?
However, I can't "open folder as root" from Nemo. Know ...
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Log into root directly [duplicate]
Quite a while back i'd worked briefly on Red Hat, and it had this option of booting into root directly, and not using the su command to change your access. I know that by default the root account is ...
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cant change root password in ubuntu
I am trying to change 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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Shutdown option is not working in Ubuntu 11.10
I done my below option in my netbook Acer Aspire One D260 netbook version.
I tried to upgrade my Ubuntu version from 11.10 to 12.04. Unfortunately it was stopped due to my internet disconnect.
I ...
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Difficult Problem - I'll Try To Explain [duplicate]
OK, so my husband and I have had Ubuntu 13.04 I believe for about a week now, or whenever they released it. Yesterday, turn on the computer and his "user" and everything with it, was gone. Mine, still ...
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In the recovery menu, how do i Enable Networking and then go into the root shell prompt?
Whenever i click on "Enable Networking" it just seems to open me up to a permanent command prompt, not letting me go through any of the Recovery Menu options. I'm pretty sure it's a simple solution, ...
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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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Cannot update .ICEauthority, do not have permission to remove/change, cannot resolve host!
I've seen this question asked many times before, and tried every single solution I found, yet none of them solved this problem. All my programming/computing knowledge comes from copying the solutions ...
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sudo su fails with 'Unable to change to sudoers gid :operation not permitted.' fault
I have installed ubuntu and now I want to install flex. It asks for password but when I type my password, it asks me the password for root.
When I enter the password which I had specified during ...
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Make an application require root permission
How do I force an application to always require root permission?
For example, if I run nautilus, it should tell me permission denied and have me run it as root.
Is there a way to do this in Ubuntu? ...
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how to find out root password [duplicate]
I just installed ubuntu desktop 13.04
I need the root access and need to know the root password
During installation, I left it blank.
How can find out my root password ?
Thanks.
somner
