I was wondering if there was an option like what windows has, where, while in explorer, you can right-click a file, choose "Run as Administrator...", enter your password in the dialog box, and open the program with admin privileges. Is there a script out there for linux to do this? If so, where is it, and how can i install it?
Anyone running this without issues in F15? Tends to black out my screen now... I need to logout and log back in. (It does seem to clean out the system well enough though). Plus I don't seem to have the "Bleachbit As Administrator" option anymore.
I finished my Bachelor's degree in Electronics and communication engineering in 2007. I finished RHCE in 12th July 2010. I don't have any work experience in the field of linux. Previously i had been working in knowledge processioning outsourcing which is completely not related to the field of linux. I have no experience in the field of linux. I have also finished CCNA in 2008. I have no experience to what I have studied. Can I get a job as a linux administrator? If I want to get a job what are the necessary things should i do?
I am using VMware to install RHEL 5.0 through an .ISO image in my lappy, bcoz my DVD-ROM is not working.While installation it didn't ask anything except user-name and password and it got installed correctly.But the problem is that, when I open a terminal it always opens in USER mode ($- prompt) and working directory shows(/home/user).how can I use the administrator(/root) ---> # -prompt.
I'm trying to take backup for my data for rhel, but I not able to take all backup. Could anybody help show me how I take incremental and full backups? What is the process?
I installed Linux Mint 9 a couple of days ago (from a live usb) and my 'Account type' was set as 'Custom'.
I had to change the 'Account type' to 'Administrator' so I could edit the 'Network Manager' configuration (the 'Apply' button in Network Manager was disabled until I changed to Administrator).
Is it ok to leave it as 'Administrator' or should I change it to 'Desktop user' until I need to change system settings again?
I have been trying to install the drivers for my Egalax Touch Screen. I keep getting the message that I do not have permission, and at the end it says "are you root?" I have searched topics on the internet, then remember Linux.
I have created a Joomla! website on a subdomin that I host. The site has a mangement section URL... and I am trying to secure the administrator section only using SSL/https.So far I created the self-signed certificate and installed mod_ssl. I have added a *:443 virtual hosts in my httpd conf .This is really confusing me because the page exists, it works for http and https is just another protocol. Its almost like ssl does not have permission to access those files... Is there something im missing in ssl.conf or http.conf?I am not entirely sure I am going about this the right way.
I had a quick search through the joomla forums and found lots of errors, but not really any instructions. I have done some google searches and there seems to be about 10 different ways to skin the cat.
everytime I try to enter any of the admin controls ie update manager etc the window opens for a split second then crashes also if the sound is turned up or down via keyboard shortcut the sound bar starts flashing very fast and the keyboard becomes inoperative, I have tried rebooting etc with no avail, I have done everything that I can with my very ltd knowledge, this first started after the last update I am using 9:10 KK.
I recently installed lucid on my new laptop (Thinkpad T410, since had some problems installing Karmic). Originally ran great, yet after several days lost the ability to log on as administrator using the login screen. After several seconds, it just sends me right back to the same screen. However, at the same time, I have no problem logging on as a different user via this screen. I'm also able to login no problem using the command line. I can toggle between this command screen and the visual user account, so can run what I need in root and then transfer to the user account so I can view it.
Certain commands like: fdisk -l nmap -sT 192.168.0.1/24 iftop
require administrator privileges to run. A while ago i read a post(forgot where i read it) about being able to let a user run these commands in a script (that contains the desired command) created by the administrator/root without the user having to do a sudo and entering a password. Does anyone know how i can go about doing this?
When i istalled kde4 on ubuntu 10.04 and login that this erro show me: p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } Configuration file "/home/bahram/.kde/share/config/klipperrc" not writable. Please contact your system administrator.
I am only user on this ubuntu 10.10 install. I have admin rights but when I try to change some settings via Ubuntu tweak unlock or alter user and groups via advanced tab I never get the option to enter my password. I have added a new user 'tempuser' via safe mode and this user is administrator too but everything works fine from this user..
Results from $ grep admin /etc/group lpadmin:105:heath,tempuser admin:119:firstuser,tempuser,heath
Results from groups admin adm dialout fax cdrom floppy tape audio dip video plugdev fuse lpadmin sambashare I am thinking of making a fresh install if I cant sort this but would like to fix if possible.
Strange. After a recent update, I can no longer right click on a folder and open it as Administrator. I get this error message:
Unable to determine the program to run.
The item you selected cannot be open with administrator powers because the correct application cannot be determined.
I don't quite get this but why is it looking for a program to run? I only want to open a folder, not run a program. Anyway, I have done an uninstall and re-install of nautilus-gksu but that did not solve the problem. I have googled but no answers I could use.
Again, all I want to do is open a folder as Administrator so I can perform other operations that require root permission on files in that folder.
I want to use MYSQL administrator remotely, if I try I just get Host 192.168.1.216 is not allowed to connect to this mysql server. All the fixes I see on the Internet are for specific databases, but I want to access everything?
does any linux admins out there have any mailing lists that they subscribe to? I go to lots of sites for knowledge but i was trying to put together the double whammy and pull together a solid mailing list for linux admins as well.
I'm trying to install Skype on an Aspire One netbook, it shows the file in the downloads section but every time I click on it it asks for an administrator password. If I put this in the window closes and then comes up asking for it again a few seconds later, but if I put in the wrong password it gives me the option of changing it, but still won't allow me to run the programme
I just noticed that even if I remove read and write permission for my files, another user can access those files if they use 'sudo'. The ls -l for the folder containing my file (let's call is myfile') looks like this.
I just got a fresh Ubuntu 10.04 install on a system, added Lubuntu (the poor thing's 10 years old), and added a second user and gave him sudo/admin rights via the Users and Groups app. All was working fine, but now the initial user can't make any system changes. The initial user can still execute sudo and gksudo, but not much else.
In the Network Connections applet, the initial user can't edit the "Auto eth0" connection, the "Edit" and "Delete" buttons are just greyed out.
In User and Groups, I can click "Advanced Settings" or "Change" on another user, but nothing will happen. If I click "Add User" as the initial user, it will give the "Not authorized" popup.
I had a second user that I'd given adminstrator/sudo access to. So to change the network settings I logged in as this user for the first time, and was able to change some things. However, after a reboot I had the same problems with this new account.
I haven't done anything with this install besides install openssh-server, add some firewall rules with ufw, and add the Lubuntu desktop. Most of my google results turned up basic stuff like corrupted sudoers file (mine is still in pristine, default condition), and not being part of the admin group (which both users still are). The behavior also persists regardless of whether I use gnome or Lubuntu for my session.
On my 10.04 desktop i have some maps from a user that doesn't exist anymore, but I can't do anything with it. Is there a possibility to make a "open as sudo" or something like that in the mouse menu? I haven't found an other way to do something with these maps
There where some updates for 10.04.1 yesterday, after I installed them, a few hours later I restarted my machine as new headers and kernel files where downloaded.So this morning, when I come in, I wanted to check my software sources as I saw something a little odd yesterday.When I try to start that program; I am asked for my administrator password. Not the password I use for administrative tasks; which is what I am generally asked for.Anyone else seeing this? And if so, what happened. The admin account I have setup is My account, I am the only person on the machine. In the past I have entered my password and carried on; not this morning. Not sure what is happening; but I have not setup an actual admin account / password.
I had 9.04 64-bit with / and /home in separate partitions. Today I used 10.10 alternate install to install a command line system. Then installed gnome-core, synaptic, gparted, and a few other things. Now when I go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager or to Gparted, I am asked for the "administrator password". I type in my password, but it is not accepted. However, from a terminal I can "sudo synaptic", give my password, and install whatever I want.
I love My linux OS, and I carry It with me all the time in USB. I used to be able to boot from USB in the University computers, but not any more. Now it required Admin password in order to boot from CD or USB. I tried The VMWare, but I didn't like it. Is there any way I can get around it.
am using RHEL 5 ,i would like the system to send me an email for every time some one attempts to login to the server remotely. i have created the emailing script in perl and it works. but i want it to be triggered if someone tries to access the server. how can this be possible