Security :: More Than One Person Is Sharing A User Account?
Dec 6, 2010Is there software or mechanism that can help the administrator determine if more than one person is using the same user account via a shared password?
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General :: Sharing Configuration (.*rc Files) Between Normal User Account And Root
Oct 2, 2010On a Fedora Core box, I have a normal non-privileged user and I also have sole access to the root account. Because I am the only administrator of this box, I frequently su over to root for administrative tasks. The problem is that many of the user configuration I've become accustomed to are only configured on my day-to-day account (.vimrc, .bashrc, .screenrc, etc). Other than giving my day-to-day user account privileges to perform administration tasks, how would I go about sharing configuration between these two accounts?
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Dec 27, 2010i use ubuntu 10.04, is there a way to set two passwords for 1 user account
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Mar 12, 2011I started up my computer and suddenly, I saw that there was a new user account. I didn't create it and no one else uses my computer (let alone has access to user account creations). It was called dtc. It didn't seem to have any privileges and the only file in its home folder was called Examples. Should I worry that I might have some kind of malware? I deleted the user and the folder (and it came back after a while). It's main group is dtcgrp. The User ID is 1004.
View 2 Replies View RelatedSecurity :: Unlock Test User Account?
Aug 18, 2010I ran a test where I login a test user several times using the wrong password to see that he gets locked out after several attempts. Now that I got the test user locked out, how do I unlock the test user? I tried passwd -u <test user>, but it says passwd: Error (password not set?).
View 4 Replies View RelatedFedora Security :: Administrative Login In User Account?
Sep 25, 2009I am a new Linux user and have a question about the administrative authentication. When I am logged in as a user and I need to do something that requires root privileges the little password window comes up and I enter the root password. My question is how long are the root privileges granted for?I noticed that a few minutes after finishing checking out the firewall configuration tool and closing the window that I was still able to re-enter the fire wall tool and other administrative tools. How do I log out of the root privileges without logging out and then back into my account?
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Running Wine Under A Different User Account?
Jan 2, 2010I've written an article on my site which lays out steps for installing Wine and running it under its own, separate user account, so that Windows applications cannot access personal files (particularly those in your home directory).[URL}..i'm hoping that there are people on this forum who know Ubuntu inside-out, as I'd like to know how effective the described method is at trapping Windows applications so that they cannot read or write personal files or directories.
The way I understand it, once the process is running under user account wine, it's stuck with the access privileges of user wine. But are there ways in which a rogue application could break out of this prison and gain access to whatever it wishes? I'm guessing that such behaviour would mean someone customising Windows software to recognise Linux, and that such a thing is very unlikely, but I'm still interested to hear what gurus of the Ubuntu internals think of this method.
Security :: Disable Account Lockout For A Specific User?
Oct 5, 2010I am using Red Hat LDAP (version 3) and I have passwordLockout set as "on" at global level. Is there a way to disable account lockout for a specific user?
View 1 Replies View RelatedSecurity :: Create Fully Isolated User Account?
May 16, 2010I need to create such an account that the user wouldn't be able to r/w any file which doesn't belong to it, even if access mode is set to o+rw. I guess normal chmod/chown won't help here... How can i do this?
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Turn Off The Password Recovery For User Account?
Nov 12, 2010I remember my password very well and have no need of password recovery. Everywhere I look it's how to recover and I don't want that. The kind where you boot into root recovery console to change the password.
View 4 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Unable To Deny Sudo Access To Regular User Account.
Dec 19, 2010I made a Desktop User account. When I went on that account, it allowed me to execute sudo as if I was an administrator. I don't know what might be causing this. I do have ufw set up and blocking incoming connections. Do you guys know what might be at the root of this?Also, when I used sudo from the user account (which I shouldn't have been able to do), I provided the password for my admin account.
View 9 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Set Automatically Log In To A Specific User Account And At The Same Time Lock The Screen?
Jul 6, 2011Is there a way to set Linux to automatically log in to a specific user account and at the same time lock the screen? I want to save time and trigger various software that always should start up on boot, while leaving the computer unattended during startup (extra important and practical for remote control boots), by enforcing a 'screen lock' so that no-one can see what happens behind the login screen without entering the login credentials.
View 3 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Desire - Create A Bash Script That Launches Skype Under A Separate User Account?
Mar 13, 2010I want to jail Skype into its own process and not the one I login with. That way, if a hacker breaks in, it's limited to this process and only the limited functionality that that user account has. The thing is this -- thousands of Linux guys run Skype, but Skype is hardly ever updated or have security patches, and we run it all the time. It seems like an easy avenue for an exploit. As well, my iptables firew all blocks input connections that I have not established, but Skype is an established connection. How do I create a Bash script that launches Skype under a separate user account?
View 3 Replies View RelatedOpenSUSE :: Organize User Logins And Passwords Within A 6 Person Firm?
Nov 22, 2010How should I organize user logins and passwords within a 6 person firm? We have several desktops, portables, servers and virtual machines. Everyone should be able to log in on each PC. Ldap seems overkill. Would NIS be more suited?How can I integrate other passwords like samba, mysql, vpn, ... Into this strategy?
View 4 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Ubuntu Sudo Versus Windows 7 User Account Control
Jan 6, 2010Is windows 7 UAC basically a user/system control system like sudo?
View 7 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Multiple Passwords \ Possible To Have Two Passwords For One User Account In 9.10?
Jan 7, 2010I wonder if it is possible to have two passwords for one user account in 9.10. I have a long login password (5 words about 45 characters with spaces caps). I would like to set a shorter password for Authentication, sudo, etc. While retaining the original for logging in.In short:Have long password to login to computer.Have short password for everything after login.
View 6 Replies View RelatedOpenSUSE :: 11.4 Konqueror User Account Bug New Account No Bug
Jul 16, 2011I have a problem with the Google search box top right corner in Konqueror, when entering search I recieve an error page "Unsupported Protocol" Google asks for ioslave or kioslave. Also when highlighting text on a page and right clicking with the mouse no search option is given. I created a new user and all works as it should for the new user. What is wrong with my user account? I have reset default values in Konqueror setup.
View 3 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Access User Account 1 Home Directory From User 2 Work Space?
Jun 16, 2011Do you think there is a way of accessing different user data from another account which I have set up.
Ie. user 1 = account has messed up
user 2 = account works fine
access user account 1 home directory from user 2 work space?
Server :: Rsync Using Www As User Gives Ssh Error - User Www Not Allowed Because Account Locked
Feb 11, 2011Apache is run as www as is all the files/folders. People are uploading via FTP, scp, so the problem is if I chmod so everyone can read, then rsync as a user it works until new files are added which then my ; if rsync fails with a permission denied. Now I can add a chmod in the script so everyone can read, but since www can already read, I figured I would just change my script to use www. I added the ssh key to his authorized_keys file, but when I try to just ssh in I see this in the secure file;
server sshd[29539]: User www not allowed because account is locked
sshd[29539]: Failed none for invalid user www from ip port 54983 ssh2
Now I read a few places already saying I need to add a password to the account, etc. but before I jump and try all I read, 1st major one, will this now break apache? Will this affect any startup things, etc. and .... will that unlock that user for ssh in or is there another preferred method?
Ubuntu :: User Account Control And User Rights Assignment?
Sep 29, 2010I have a user account which is required to run as part of the operating system and as a service. I am currently attempting to install my companies software on an Ubuntu desktop via wine just for the purpose of finding out if it's do-able.
Is there a way, in Ubuntu, for a user account to be given the local rights assignment to act as part of the operating system and to function as a service in the background?
Debian Configuration :: Windows File Sharing - Set Any Password In Win XP In Administrator Account
Mar 28, 2011I have a win XP box and want to share files on this win XP box In Ubuntu 10.10 I previous used, I just connect the win XP sahred folder via file browser without any username and password. In my Debian Squeeze, when I connect to my win XPIt poped up a window and asked me the username and password. But I don't set any password in my win XP even my administrator account. How can I do to make my connecting to win XP smoothly like the Ubuntu does?
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Security :: Security Annoyances With File Sharing?
Nov 14, 2010I am pretty frustrated with Ubuntu security partially because I don't know exactly how to fix things in it like I do windows and you can't always use GUI with Ubuntu which is quite annoying. Basically.. I created a samba share. When I copy files from my Windows machine TO the Samba share the permissions are always screwed up. I can watch the videos but I can't delete them. I have to go into Nautalis? via F2, sudo something and change permissions everytime I copy something into the shared folder. To me, this is stupid.
Another issue... I added a 2nd hard drive to my Ubuntu machine, shared the entire drive. Once again.. when I copy files to the share I can only read them.. I have to keep stealing ownership so to speak over the files. Now, when I want to CUT and PASTE from my Drive "C" Ubuntu to my Drive "D" I dont have access. Ugh... why can't there just be a way to make all files accessable.
Why should I have to pop into a different program to regain permissions everytime. When I create a folder it should STAY that way. Anything I copy into it.. its MINE. Just because I copy from another machine onto THIS machine, I am still the creator of that folder. I SHOULD have access to EVERYTHING in it.
Ubuntu :: Domain User Account Not Showing On "User Settings" Panel / Way Around This
Aug 24, 2010I recently installed likewise 6.0 on a Ubuntu 10.04 box and I was able to login as a Domain user. However my domain user account is not showing on the "User Settings" panel (I can only see locally created accounts). And if try to change login shell by typing "chsh", then it tells me user "DOMAINusername" does not exist in /etc/passwd.
Does anyone know a way around this?
Ubuntu :: Creating A New User Account In 9.10 ?
Feb 3, 2010I recently created a new user account in ubuntu linux, and created a file called xsession so that I can boot directly into xmbc when I log into that account. Is there anyway to delete the home folder for that account. I can view the file but when I try to delete it is says I do not have apporite permisions to delete the file.
I removed the account and deleted the group but it still shows up when I type in the address /home/xmbc
Is there anyway I can delete this file. It also will not let me create any new user accounts is there any way I can fix these prolbems without totaly reinstalling the system.
Ubuntu :: Create A New User Account?
May 9, 2010how can I create a new user account?
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Oct 7, 2010i cant log out of my user account without shutting down the computer, and no one else can either. computer can't be turned off unless i, (administrator)have logged out, this can't be a default setting surely.
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Cannot Add Samba User Account
Oct 20, 2010I tried to add a samba user account on an Ubuntu machine called "video" like I had on another Ubuntu machine, but it's telling me it already exists. At one point I had added the user via terminal, but the user did not show up in system-config-samba (the popular samba gui a lot of people use). So now I'm trying to re-add him and it's not working. Likewise, if I use terminal to sudo smbpasswd -x video, it says failed to find an entry for that user.
As far as I can tell, the user doesn't exist - yet I can't add him because it "already exists."
Ubuntu :: User Account Creation In 10.10(Mav)?
Nov 14, 2010the OEM account was created when I just installed Maverick (10.10) and now I've changed the password on that account and want to create a daily user account, cannot locate where I can do that.I want to learn Linux badly but am completely in the dark beginner right now.
View 4 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Way To Add My Full Name To My User Account?
Jan 11, 2011Is there a way to add my full name to my user account?
I see how to add a user with a full name using:
Code:
And I've seen that if I delete my user account, and create a new one with the same UID/GID, that it would have access to my files.
Ubuntu :: Can't Log Into Root User Account
Feb 5, 2011I was changing my GUI settings in XFCE in my root user account on Xubuntu when suddenly I was logged out and the computer shut down.
(I have done this before with no such trouble...)
Now I can't log into my root account all I get is a blank screen for a few seconds then I'm back at the log-in screen, the other account works fine.
(This is on my Xubuntu 10.10 laptop BTW...)