General :: Build Mc For Kubuntu Without Root Access?
Mar 2, 2010
mc (Midnight Commander) in Kubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) has a problem accessing .zip and other archives as a virtual file system. It has to do with a changed format of the output from unzip. Discussions offer a workaround, but that requires system (i.e. root) file access; my work box is locked down.
I have Ubuntu (without the K) 9.10 at home, and I downloaded the source package and made a code change that's a horrible hack (I would not dream of publishing) that would allow me to run my own correctly working copy of mc in a subdirectory of my $HOME. Alas, my "at home" box is configured differently, both in terms of processor(s) and KDE vs. Gnome; a transferred-over mc executable fails immediately with bus error.
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Jul 11, 2010
Other users can't access my second SATA HDD until I have logged in and clicked on it (or saved or opened a file, etc) and it asks for a password. Once I enter a password then I can access it and so can other users.
I figure I need to auto mount the drive.
I can't seem to view the fstab. In a terminal it says 'permission denied'. I've tried changing to root but get 'Authentication failed'
P.S. I was sure under Kubuntu 7 or 9 you could right click on the icon and select 'automount'. Or was it MEPIS...?
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I use kubuntu (8.04) which does not have a root account.
[sudo] password for ts:
However, starting xclock or gvim on root shell on konsole has the "Can't open display" error appears.
Error: Can't open display: localhost:0.0
Press ENTER or type command to continue
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Aug 18, 2009
Being relatively new both to Linux and this forum, i am sorry if i make a post that already is, evn though i couldn`t find it.My problem is i can`t move downloaded files over to root filesystem, i have downloaded and unpacked them to files. to change it`s looks and downloaded a skin, i open root, go to usr---> amsn ---> share --> skins, now i am to copy the file of the skin over to the root directory, butI also tried alt+f2, writing sudo conqueror, as an advice i got, but there was noe difference.
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Jan 5, 2011
I've heard that you shouldn't allow root access over ssh; what's the big deal?if a user account who has sudo privileges is cracked already, what's the difference?I allow root access over ssh, but I use a 30 character random password and disable all other accounts. Is this unsafe?
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Aug 25, 2010
I have a large ISO file on a server, and I need to access the file in it, without having root access. Thus, I can't simply mount it. What should I do to be able to extract an ISO on LInux without root access?
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Mar 17, 2011
it possible to block root access to a particular directory.
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Nov 9, 2010
Recently I have installed FEDORA 14 genome on my toshiba sat. L510 laptop.I am using windows 7 ultimate on the other end.My laptop in working fine with both OS.When I tried to install my mobile BB i.e. ZTE USB modem
We need 3 packages1. usb_modswitch2. usb_modswitch.data3. wvdialAfter that I tried to edit the /etc/wvdial.conf to put the[Dialer cdma] details........it asks for root access.I have tried to gain it from terminalused command
[localhost@arul]$su -l
login: root
password: arul315
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Dec 28, 2010
I am using RHEL 5, and I have configured VNCServer & XManager. can access through XMnanager using any username but not root. how can I grant permission to root ?
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Aug 13, 2009
I am trying to build a root file system for using it with the user mode linux on a fc 11 system.
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Jul 12, 2010
I have a Web server issue for which I have hired a reputable local consultant (recommended by several people in our local Linux User Group).
For some of his tasks, he will need root access.
How do I build him an account, specifically for him that I can delete later, that will allow him both unprivileged and root access?
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Sep 20, 2010
i want to install a software in my linux machine staying in another user that i have created .It is asking for root access for some command to be execute during installation process.when I am trying to execute "sudo -s" its showing " is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.".what next will i do.I am in my ubuntu machine.
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Is there any way to shut down the xserver on linux without root access? I tried ctrl-alt-f1. It seems there is still xserver running.
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Oct 14, 2010
I have this project and it needs me to write a programe that will interface with a hardware device thruogh the parallelport.I did that, but I feel i might be using the wrong commands because when runing it i get a segmentation fault or a 'changing ownership of file ; operation not permitted.
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Jun 8, 2010
I have Mepis 8.5 and I can access root Dolphin etc. but I cannot get past the ID and pwd panel when I try to use Firefox to see my localhost sites. When I installed, I knew I should not have made using the browser to be password needed, but it was too late so I am stuck with it. As I haven't used it for a while I have fotgotten the user and pwd for this area. How can I find it or negate it so I have access once I put the localhost url in the broswer?
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How give all access (same as root) to other user because i need to run some application s/w from other user login.
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Nov 2, 2010
How to add user with root privileges and SSH access.
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Feb 1, 2011
When i installed ubuntu. I made a seperate partition so that i could copy an ISO image onto it of an up-to-date version of ubuntu. I wanted to then boot the ISO up so i could install the new version that way. I've already tried doing it through the update manager but it'll download, almost be done with installing and it freezes on me. so i figured this would be easier. However i do not know how to gain access to the other partition to copy the ISO image. Please help.
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Aug 13, 2010
I have tried: booting into single user mode (using '1' and 'single' in my bootloader edits) and it still ends up kicking me to the 'myBox login:' prompt booting from a live-CD with no luck - seems my CD drive is hosed, or the system just won't boot the CD
This is a system I set up, literally, years ago, with no need to touch it. It was originally set up as a file server, running SAMBA. I am wanting to add CUPS to it, and possibly a web server if it will handle the load. Currently, it is running Debian 4.0 without a GUI.
My next step, if I can't get into the root account, is to install a new OS (and try to salvage the file shares that exist). I just would rather keep the install that I have, but I need to hack/crack or change my root password.
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Feb 19, 2011
I was using the latest stable release of Debian, dual-booted alongside Windows Vista, with the GNOME desktop, installed via netinst, trying to build and install a library that I knew and trusted, when suddenly I couldn't open the Root Terminal. I clicked the link (in Applications->Accessories (I think, whatever the top one is)->Root Terminal), and in the taskbar I saw an item that said "Starting Root Terminal". A few seconds later, that went away, but the terminal still wasn't open. I tried the regular user terminal, to see the same thing happen. Unsure of what was happening, I tried restarting my computer, since that's always the first step you should take in computer problems.
When I restarted, GNOME wouldn't start. The screen would flash a bit for a few seconds, then a dialog box would appear over a background of static that said "The greeter application is crashing. Attempting another one...".t would then go back to the DOS-style kernel, wait a second, and then the same thing would happen. After several of that, I would get a blue screen which said something to the effect of "It has been detected that the desktop environment has crashed six times in the past 30 seconds.
Waiting two minutes before trying again." When it did that, I tried logging in as root to assess the problem. I gave it the correct password, but it said that it was an incorrect login. After several tries (to ensure I didn't mistype the password), I logged in as myself. Same problem. I tried the su command, with the correct password, and it said it couldn't authorise it.
After a lengthy conversation with a friend of mine who was very good with computers, he basically summarised that he had no clue, but that his best guess would be a virus. Upon running the Linux installer, I found the Repair option. Not being particularly familiar with Linux, I used it simply to backup my important files onto a flash drive. I then tried running the Install option, in an attempt to simply write over my existing Linux and make it new again. The installer, however, consistently froze up when trying to start the partitioner, on the "Checking disks..." stage. I figured it was a problem with my partition. In my naivete, I simply used the Windows tools to clear that partition... It destroyed GRUB too, so I couldn't run any OS. I figured my computer was pretty well screwed, and at that point just decided to bring it into the shop and have them completely wipe it.
my computer was backed up onto an external hard driven I brought it back, I reinstalled Windows. Upon restart, it said that it was still looking for GRUB, which made no sense to me. After messing around with it a bit, I decided to just reinstall Linux too. To my lack of surprise, that fixed the problem. Both OS' now ran just fine. The first thing I did on Debian was to install the Clam Anti-Virus, which I understood to be one of the best Linux anti-viruses. However, within about 10 hours, got the same problem as originally. I wasn't doing any of the same things, and between the lack of consistency in activities and the fact that I had an anti-virus running,figured it wasn't a virus. Not knowing what to do, I just left it and have been using Windows since.
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Feb 11, 2011
This is the hard way to learn when you MUST use visudo. That's right. I did something stupid like:Quote:$ sudo vi /etc/sudoersand now have:Quote:
$ sudo
>>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 79 <<<
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 79
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Oct 14, 2009
How to allow access to some commands having root privleges to be run by non root user. I am new to unix/linux and I have a major assignment. I have to find ways to run particular commands which can be run only by root from a non root user. I know sudo is one of the way but i need some different approach.
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Mar 20, 2011
when you attache a pen drive with windows you can drag from the pen drive to the desk top, and visa versa. with Linux logged in as normal user I can drag files from pen drive to Desktop but not the other way around. my pen drive is TITANIUM and at /dev/sdb1 mounted at /media/TITANIUM so I have to use
cp /home/user/Desktop/file /media/TITANIUM as root
If I log in as root I can drag files from pen drive to desktop and also from Desktop to pen drive. is there an easy way to give permissions for normal user. I had a look a groups and it has scanner, printer etc listed ,can I amend groups somehow to enable same permissions for pen drive access as root?
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Jun 24, 2010
I am a user of a cluster. I don't want root to see/copy files from my user account(obviously). Is that possible to limit the access of root to users account?
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Aug 1, 2010
I'm trying to use buildroot to cross compile some libraries for me. To do so I've set up build root to point to my working tool chain in the menuconfig.All seems fine however when I try to make (buildroot) I get the following error
rm -rf /root/buildroot-2010.05/output/build/buildroot-config
mkdir -p /root/buildroot-2010.05/output/build
cp -dpRf package/config/buildroot-config /root/buildroot-2010.05/output/build/buildroot-config
Checking external toolchain settings
Incorrect selection of the C library
make: *** [/root/buildroot-2010.05/output/stamps/ext-toolchain-installed] Error 255
I know it's pointing to the correct files and gcc as any wrong paths are reported in make menuconfig.
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Aug 12, 2010
If there is a general NFS share in the LAN and for example this share has three files - a, b, c is there any way to restrict file access to the root user of one particular host(falcon) in the same LAN environment while the normal users from the same host(falcon) should be able to access the NFS share & files a, b, c.
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May 11, 2011
I need to customize linux kernel root file system for embedded linux system. During compile time, for root file system I am able to create different user/group ex: "gnumuzic/Muzic". But I want to give access to group "Muzic" to some folders like /dev/nexig during compile time.
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Mar 9, 2011
How can you give total access to the system to a user other than root?
* Make the user a member of the root group.
* Change the UID of the user to 0.
* Add the user to the /etc/sudoers file.
I think none of these are correct answers.
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