For questions related to users, user accounts, user permissions or guest accounts.
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How to migrate all users to an new server
My file server which is running Linux Ubuntu 12.01, contains more than 30 users and its samba user accounts. Now I have an brand new machine, and want move all those user accounts from the old ...
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Default groups for user in Ubuntu 12.10?
Installed HP Linux Imaging and Printing by using install script and something crashed. Now I'm only member of my own group and lp.
Which are the default groups for users in Ubuntu 12.10? Same as ...
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Copying one user to another computer
I would like to make a shell script that enables me to literally copy one user account on one Ubuntu box to another machine running Ubuntu. The idea is to be able to log into that user account on the ...
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How to create a dedicated user for running a service?
I have an application that I want to run as a service on system-start, and that application should run as a specific user (the application is Apache Karaf). I have all this setup, but the user I am ...
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Samba Server Make Multiple User Permissions Profiles
I have a Samba file server running, and I was wondering how I could make multiple user accounts that have different permissions. For example, at the moment I have a user, smbusr, but when I ssh to the ...
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Unable to mount media hard drivrs. after [user@machine ~]$ sudo usermod -G dialout user
I wasn't able to download date from my USB cradle from a Powertap cycling computer after upgrading to 12.10. I thought I found the answer with a google search that suggested using this code where user ...
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12.10 hardware and driver problems
When logging on to my x53t Asus notebook, I get to the desktop but neither my network connection, sound options nor USB connections work. No user account seems chosen either.
A window pops up asking ...
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can't switch off system after creating new user account
I created a new user account, with user name and password.
Now, when I try to switch off my PC, from the top bar, it comes back to the login account screen.
When I click the relevant option, it ...
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Manage permission for a server administrator
I am a server administrator on my Ubuntu system. In the user-account box (right-top corner),
users can delete each other.
How can I prevent this ? Do you know any tricks to do that ?
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What directories does user own - LTS 12.04
Which directories in the hierarchy does the default main user (UID 1000) own? like maybe /usr/share/ or /bin/
I need to now exactly the directories my user needs to own in the hierarchy, in short I ...
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12.04 scanner works fine as super-user but is not recognised as a normal user
I have an all-in-one printer Epson SX130, wich I have just tried to install. I got the printer working with no problem, but I couldn't set the scanner up. I have had another all-in-one printer before ...
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How to make users with UID under 1000 appear in LightDM?
I've been trying to set this up, but I can't find a solution. It's neccessary, because the machine Ubuntu is on is a Macbook and needs to have access to the files of the Mac user. Is there any way to ...
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Is it advisable to become root in Ubuntu to work with other users' files?
When I moved to Ubuntu I worked hard to get out of the habit of working as root. However, is the situation below an example of one of the few times that a user should become root?
- neptune:~$ cd ...
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How to rename a user safely if you are using encrypted home?
Inspired by this question, that seems to imply that a simple chown won't work because you won't be able to access the encrypted files. So how is the safest but still simple workaround?
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Can't access my Ubuntu admin account
It just shows a black screen with words in it for a fraction of a second and then gets back to users screen(where you choose your user).
I tried to enter from another account and removed the password ...
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How to setup an Ubuntu Server? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Share Ext4 Partition Over Network
I have no knowledge when it comes to servers and i really want to be a pro at stuff like that.
What i wanna do is setup a Ubuntu ...
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Change user name [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change my username?
Recently i've added new accounts in my PC, and for one of those need to
change name:
I've try to change it by "graphical procedure" ...
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are installed applications for all users or only for the account who installed them?
I want to make different user accounts separate in Ubuntu 12.04 for some applications only.
My brother uses some applications I don't want so more specifically,
Can I install application like ...
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12.04 Login gone wrong
I seem to have a fault in the login procedure somewhere. When I boooted up I found that if I selected Guest I could use the computer. If I selected my administrator account I was taken straight to ...
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Fresh installation and user's management
I have Ubuntu 10.10 that works perfect for me and my family. Now I would like to install a fresh 12.10 release. I have a separated /home partition.
After installing a new version, I need to configure ...
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Where does webcam stores clicked images?
I clicked a picture from my webcam while installing ubuntu. I can see that picture when I am being prompted for a password. I want that picture of mine.
So my question is, where can i find the ...
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what does ubuntu use instead of /etc/users
I am working on setting up a ubuntu system for a class project.
I am trying to show how to check for existing users.
My ubuntu has no /etc/users.
Waht does it use instead of /etc/users
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Access windows user folder from ubuntu live
How can i access windows users directory from ubuntu live to backup some files before format.
It is showing me empty folder but i know that it is not empty?
Folder /media/somepart/Users/Myuser is ...
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Is There A Security Risk With Users That Are Also Groups?
I know a little about users and groups; in the past I might have had a group like 'DBAS' or 'ADMINS' and I'd add individual users to each group...
But I was surprised to learn I could add users to ...
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How to prevent access to a folder by other users?
I want to disallow reading of files in my home directory by other users. How should I accomplish this? Should I use encryption? If so, how do I do that?
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User account chown
I am a novice Ubuntu user. Mine is Xubuntu Ver 4.8.
I was then unable to access my user account named tomato. Everytime I login the splash, it just went back to the login page. So I tried browsing ...
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User name on top-right most tray vanished!
User name on top-right most tray vanished!
I can't see it any more.
I see the power button and directly beside it is the clock, I'm using Ubuntu the latest version until now (v.12) 32-bit
Any ...
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How can I distribute mandatory settings (system and LibreOffice settings)?
I'm a Linux sysadmin and I maintain 100 Ubuntu desktops. We're about to upgrade to 12.04, but before we can do that we have to make Ubuntu PCI complaint. Meaning we have to lock some mandatory ...
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Android SDK file permission [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
General Rules for dealing with File Permissions
I have been trying to access the file for a while now and it says that I don't have the permission to enter the file. ...
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A specific user is unable to log in to vsftpd
I am setting up a new user let his name be ftpguy. He has access to only one directory /var/www/xxx. I have already chowned the directory so that he has write and read privileges. The user is also ...
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Can you set up Banshee visualisations without root privileges?
You can add music visualisations to Banshee easily by installing some extra packages via apt.
Can you do it without root privileges?
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How to change account type back to administrator in 12.10? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I reset a lost administrative password?
I unexpetedly deleted administrator account and the other accounts are asking root password
Cannot install anything as ...
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How does the sudoers work?
During an installation, as usual, we create our main user account, and then we can do sudo commands with it without problem.
Now, when I created another account, and I wanted to do sudo, it gave me ...
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Trying to Install Spotify but it says I need a non administrator account
When I try to install Spotify with Wine, it says I need to use a standard account. I switched my account from Administrator to standard, and restarted, but I still get the same message. Any help is ...
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How could i manage users in ubuntu? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to manage users and groups?
How an administartor will manage regular users and what are the GUI tools that could help?
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Not able to login to Administrator Account in 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Could not update ICEauthority file /home/me/.ICEauthority
I'm using 12.04. It was working fine till now. Suddenly today it happened to stuck/hang. I was writing Python ...
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Ubuntu User Accounts messed up
I need to fix Ubuntu Accounts but somehow don't really see how it could be done.
The problem is: files /etc/passwd and /etc/hostname and /etc/hosts where changed.
/etc/passwd
After
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Why do I need to use separate accounts for installing and running a program?
I bought some software from Atlassian (Jira, Confluence etc.) and I am installing it. One of the programs recommend me to create a user with limited access for only that program, and it also wants me ...
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Can't shutdown when logged in with an administrator account
While shutting down Ubuntu 11.10 it returns to the Users menu, and remains there.
The problem is only when I am using an administrator account. I have to go back to a guest account to completely ...
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Password problem after creating a new user
I created a new user account and when I try to login to that account by switching accounts it said wrong password. I searched here and found my answer here - Create a new user in 12.04?
Now when I ...
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Permanently set file and folder permission for a user
I just got hold of a Linux machine running Ubuntu from my friend. It places 644 permission on all new files created by a user.
But for some purposes I want 755 permission on all files and folder ...
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How to create a limited user account for SSH
I need to create a new user account, that should have full access to a single dir within the linux HDD, unlike the root user that has access to everything. And this account would be used via SSH for ...
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How to run crontab as user:www-data?
My LAMP is setup to work as user:www-data and all files and folders are created with that permissions.
I have setup for crontab as user@ubuntu.
So i do crontab -e and use this command:
*/5 * * * * ...
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How do I create a default folders for new users?
What I want to do is this : When I create a new user in Ubuntu, I want him to have a copy of a folder, let's call him "abc", in his own home directory. Is there any way to automate this or do I have ...
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specify user for init.d
I have a init.d script that start|stops|restarts a daemon using the start-stop-daemon.
This daemon is always started as root. I want to be able to specify the user that the init.d script will use to ...
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I'm in a group but can't create or modify files [closed]
I have two user accounts. Let's say one is User1 and the other is User2.
Both of these accounts are in the "root" group.
I made a folder with some files in it. The owner is User1 and the group is ...
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Creating an Alternate Install CD with pre installed users
I want to create my own customized Ubuntu derivative and this question already gave me a very good start. My requirements are quite specific I want to roll out a CD with
Set of users who are ...
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How to lock yourself out of the primary account temporarily?
I'm looking for something like LeechBlock, or StayFocusd on steroids, i.e. something that could block my Internet access temporarily, but do it in a way that would be a major hassle to disable, unlike ...
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More information and how to create unique user ID's
At this stage I am running Ubuntu 10.04, and have 10 users log in - in on the same time, working from the computer as the host / server.
The actually software allowing this is NComputing (if anyone ...
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Failed to load session ”ubuntu“
I have “Failed to load session ”ubuntu“" when rebooting after giving other users no permission to use almost any programs in /usr/share/applications
