I can do easily sudo, gksu and gksudo in terminal, but when I click for update but in the software center:
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and my password don't work I does this with update manager too
want to run VirtualBox with root permissions. Trouble is that only when run as root i can access attached USB devices inside of a virtual machine, otherwise, these a greyed out).Now running VirtualBox as a root user also changes the configuration folders, making all my virtual machines already defined disappear. I also don't want to copy all to the root configuration folders. Is there a way to give the VirtualBox root permissions but without actually running the application as a root user. Is it possible to do without changing the permissions of the non-root user, i.e. i don't want my user to have all root permissions, due to security considerations.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am trying to install COMSOL 4a in Ubuntu 10.04 and when I try to run ./setup and I am already connected as root the command line gives me a permission denied error.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have a system in which I do not have root access to. On that system, I have my own directory which I share with other users. I am trying to clean it up when I noticed that there was a subdirectory created by another users in my group that I cannot delete. It has all the permissions set besides global write. How can I delete this folder without root permission? I can't even chmod or chown it.
View 3 Replies View Relatedthe terminal and logged in as root i was changing file permissions and happened to change the root folder to 700. Now my icons have gone and i can't even access the terminal.
I was just wondering if it is possible to go to rescue mode using the cd and restore all the appropriate file permissions to root/ users if possible
I run ProFTPd with TLS authentication on my Debian Lenny server. My problem is that despite of the fact that my users connect chrooted, one of my friends had root privileges after logging in form a Macintosh and could browse the root directory, too.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI recently installed a printer on my OpenSuse 11,2. Now every time i start the computer it prompts for the root password.
In the window that pops up it states
/opt/Xerox/PSULauncher: session followd by a long string of letters and numbers.
There is a script "uninstall.sh" in the PSULauncher directory that i ran but it didn't fix the problem.
Having read on the forums about some of the dangers of running Wireshark as root, I would like to know if anyone can suggest some alternative packet sniffers/network analyzers which will offer similar results but without the security issues. I am using Karmic Koala on a Fujitsu Siemens laptop with wireless router (firewall enabled)
View 7 Replies View RelatedWhenever I login as root, an e-mail with the subject "Security information" is sent outwhere the e-mail address for this message is configured? I need to change it (or perhaps disable it).
View 9 Replies View RelatedJust had a new VPS installed running Ubuntu Server 8.04 Getting some errors when I connect to the server and try to use apt.. only trying to install nano and after messing around I've managed to get the error to change.. but still can't get any further.
error
Code:
# sudo apt-get install nano
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
[code]....
i wonder how to change permission folder, so only root can open it?
View 9 Replies View Relatedwhen i move to /usr/share/backgrounds/ and after right click when i go to properties then in tab of Permission it says I am not ROOT user. through TERMINAL I changed the root password using commands (sudo passwd root ) tthe changes has been made succesful eventhough it does not give me root user status.When i connect to internet then after click of connect button ,a pop up appears and says "Enter password to unlock your login keyringThe password you use to log in to your computer no longer matches that of your login keyring."
View 1 Replies View RelatedThe root user of Linux doesn't have permission to read/write a regular file, unless all users have permission to read/write this file, like below:
drwxrwsrwx ....... file_name
However the owner of the file can still read/write this file.
AND:
0) not the problem of execution, just read/write
1) not the problem of device because regular user can read/write it.
2) the result of command id:
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
so I don't think it's the problem of group.
I understand at least some of the advantages of this multi-user set-up, but why would you have to become root to stick a DVD in the machine? I suppose I could go into root and chmod the mount command, but - why would it have been set up that way at all? Is it paranoia?
View 5 Replies View RelatedWhen I installed Centos 5, it asked me password twice. One is to root, another is a user acount.
Right now, I want to do "cd /root" under my user acount. It responds me:
permission denied.
Can I change permission of root?
Every time I try to open Nautilus it requires root permission even if I don't use commands like gksudo.
I launch it from docky's bookmarks applet, requires root.
Use a command like "nautilus /home/harvey" it still requires root.
Adding the file browser launcher to docky doesn't even LAUNCH nautilus.
But launching file browser from gnome-panel works O_O.
But I never use gnome-panel, so I'd like to be able to launch it from docky and commands and stuff without root permission.
I have the following line in my fstab:
Code:
# external hard drive
UUID=4DDD273633F3859D /home/ross/external ntfs-3g auto,exec,user,uid=1000,gid=100,dmask=027,fmask=137,utf8 0 0
When I plug in the drive with this UUID, I get the following error:
Code:
Error mounting: mount exited with exit code 1: helper failed with: Unprivileged user can not mount NTFS block devices using the external FUSE library. Either mount the volume as root, or rebuild NTFS-3G with integrated FUSE support and make it setuid root. Please see more information at [URL] Is there any way that I can mount this drive (which must be ntfs-formatted) without root permissions? I have googled this error and it seems that many other people are having this same problem, but I can't find a real solution. Most people suggest just reformatting the drive.
I'm running 2.6.35.14-95.fc14.i686 on Gnome 2.32.0. I've been trying to assign a keyboard shortcut to Suspend the system when activated, but it doesn't work because to suspend the system you need to be root. The command I've been using for the shortcut is terminal "pm-suspend".I don't wanna set up the working user as root. Is there any way to get around the root authentication while suspend to make the shortcut work?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am trying to write a script that will create a directory, copy files to it, zip them, move the zip file to the desktop and clean up.However, when I run the script, it comes back stating that I do not have permission to make the directory. I wanted to know how to add the permission into the script to allow for access to whoever runs the script to pull the logs, but won't leave the system in the root user?here is what I have for code so far:
#!/bin/bash
host= 'hostname'
mkdir /home/savelogs
[code]....
I recently installed Ubuntu 10.4 on an Intel machine. The machine also has Windows 7. So some of the partitions of the hard drive are Windows compatible (NTFS). They are all mounted when system is booted with Ubuntu and all files are accessible. However, when I try to change permission or limit access to a group, CHMOD command does not work. It doesn't return any error and everything seems to work fine but I can't change any permission.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI would like to allow a user to login through SSH but with differentpermission coming from different ipaddress.For example, a user "tester" login to SSH through 192.168.1.1 andanother user login with the same login id "tester" but from differentip 192.168.1.2.How do I restrict 192.168.1.2 to only allow for viewing the content inthe home directory while giving 192.168.1.1 full access?I got a suggestion from some oneApproach 1) Based on the ip you change the shell. If it's just for read only ajail would be fine.but how do I change shell based on IP?Approach 2) to have two ssh instances. Let's say port 22 and port 24. Port 22 isfor read only, while port 24 is for full accessso how can it be possible to give port 22 only read only access to SSH
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am using Ubuntu 10.04-alternate-amd64 for full disk encryption. After getting my updates which i get as soon as they are released. I am getting the issue temp root (sudo) password is not being revoked. After using any app that requires the use of sudo the permission for it does not get removed like it normally does.
I have tried logging out then back in, which usually removes the permission, this no longer works, also tried waiting and even after 1 hour permission still there. The only work around I have found is to use the terminal to execute the required programs then after closing terminal the temp permission is now removed like it should be. This issue has effected all of my systems and a friend of mine as well, (friend uses same distro).
To replicate issue:
1) Boot system.
2) Login.
3) Check for updates or any other app that uses root permission.
4) Logout
5) Login
6) Repeat step 3
7) App will not ask for permission it will use root permission automatically.
I found this on Bee's website. For more info on this exploit there are links there:[URl]..All you have to do in Fedora 13 is enter the following lines in a shell as normal user:
[Code]...
I don't think this can be considered solely an "upstream" problem, because I first tried it in Arch using the same version of glibc, and the final command causes both gnome-terminal and xterm windows to disappear.
(xcdroast:22631): WARNING **: Failed to access cdrecord. Please check the permissions and ownership of /usr/bin/cdrecordcdrecord is a link to wodim, i'm running as root all the permission are +xrw and still does'nt working
View 1 Replies View RelatedAs root I get the following result: ngssuse:~ # traceroute -nI 10.200.123.45
Note: the -i and -I options were exchangedfor compability with LBL traceroute Use -I for ICMP, and -i <ifname> to specify the interface name unable to create ICMP send socket: Permission denied. Is this a bug?
How is it possible that I get perm denied when I'm copying files in console.
View 1 Replies View RelatedHi I am a complete newbie I have installed ubuntu 10.04 I have sorted problem with Mobile broadband, but having problems opening root folder I get a permission denied not the owner I have admin privalage as far as I am aware I was following something I read using terminal but kept getting a message saying something about the root I opened the file manager found root folder but still denied access. how I get access same is also true for lost&found folder but have to admit i dont know what that folder is.
View 7 Replies View RelatedI am attempting to make a backup copy of a file, but every time I try to copy the file, I get a "permission denied error -- even when running as root. The file is on a volume mounted as /media/Data . No problems reading/writing other files on the volume.
Here is the info on the file:
-rw-------. 1 root MailServer.img
I've tried chown but get the permission denied as well. This is a virtual machine image that runs fine, but even with the VM completely shut down, I get the same error.
I have noticed recently a somewhat alarming amount of weird 'isms' about Gnome. In this case I have my fstab settings for a specific HDD to automount a itself with user rw privliges. I am open to believing my fstab is not configured correctly so here is how it is written.
UUID=e541ea71-c214-4ecf-80bb-1a1fccd81786 /media/backup/ ext3 rw,user,noatime,noauto 0 2
it automounts and I can unmount it as user and remount and so on. Using the command line I would have no problem making a directory with
md /media/backup/Pictures However, if I double click on the icon that appears or browse to the location /media/backup/ and right click in that folder I can't create a folder and when I tried to drag and drop into that folder it said I didn't have the appropriate permissions
I have an ubuntu 10.4 installed on my laptopI had an ubuntu 9.4 on bootable usb memory stick and I thought to install ubuntu 10 .4 on bootable usb memory stick. I format it into fat16 and after that I can not write anything on my memory stick. It says permission denied I tried sudo chmod 777 /dev/sdb1 also I tried same command on the folderwhere I mounted it. After I tried chown command in order to change ownership from root to my-username it failed too. Please someone tell me how to make my usb memory stick again writeable ?? Also startup disk creator does not fix it
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