Ubuntu Security :: Gain TEMPORARY Authorization For Action?
Nov 19, 2010My 2wire only allows HTTP/HTTPS access and this is my home office network.
I was checking my auth.log for a previous question I posted and this popped up:
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Slackware :: Unable To Gain Authorization For Org.kde.kcontrol.kcmkdm.save (KDE 4.6.3)
May 19, 2011Im running KDE 4.6.3 build from source. Everything works, but when going to system-settings, trying to change some stuff at Login Manager, for example AutoLogin to enabled, I get the following error:
Code:
polkitd(authority=local): Operator of unix-session:/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1 FAILED to authenticate to gain authorization for action org.kde.kcontrol.kcmkdm.save for unix-process:21517:43051441 [/usr/bin/systemsettings -caption System Settings --icon preferences-system] (owned by unix-user:robert)
I get the prompt to authenticate with a user, and of course I get user root and user robert, but when I select user root, it automatically closes with error: Unable to authenticate/execute the action: (code 4) and then of course I get the above error in /var/log/messages. I know this issue is somehow related to polit setup and/or KDE, but can't figure out what. Please if someone has some ideas, let me know
NOTE: The system is slackware-current, 32bits.
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NAT and firewalling are handled by firehol. It runs a DHCP server to provide the desktops with IP addresses. It runs a Samba server with some file shares. It runs Squid and Dansguardian in an intercepting-proxy configuration. Of particular interest might be whether the MAC addresses of the stolen desktops can be obtained, which might help with tracking them down. Also anything to narrow down the time of the break-in.
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However, once the system is finished booting, I can log in and
Code:
sudo /etc/init.d/apparmor start
and it starts normally.
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Apr 7, 2011I've recently created a new user's account in Ubuntu because of some difficulties I was having with network communications. Apparently this has affected my ability to get into a terminal because now, when I submit my user name I get the following:
[OPTIONS] [PASSWORD-FILES]
--single "single crack" mode
--wordlist=FILE --stdin wordlist mode, read words from FILE or stdin
--rules enable word mangling rules for wordlist mode
--incremental[=MODE] "incremental" mode [using section MODE]
--external=MODE external mode or word filter
--stdout[=LENGTH] just output candidate passwords [cut at LENGTH]
--restore[=NAME] restore an interrupted session [called NAME]
--session=NAME give a new session the NAME
--status[=NAME] print status of a session [called NAME]
--make-charset=FILE make a charset, FILE will be overwritten
--show show cracked passwords
--test perform a benchmark
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--groups=[-]GID[,..] load users [not] of this (these) group(s) only
--shells=[-]SHELL[,..] load users with[out] this (these) shell(s) only
--salts=[-]COUNT load salts with[out] at least COUNT passwords only
--format=NAME force hash type NAME: DES/BSDI/MD5/BF/AFS/LM/NT/mscash/NETLM/NETNTLM/bfegg/DOMINOSEC/lotus5/raw-MD5/raw-sha1/IPB2/nsldap/openssha/HDAA
--save-memory=LEVEL enable memory saving, at LEVEL 1..3
I've always been able to just install my name and password and things worked smoothly. What is this about and what do I need to do to restore my ability to use a terminal?
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The tutorial says to type in
mkdir .ssh
My server says it cannot make that directive because it is already created. So I proceed to the next line. I believe this code sets permissions?
chmod 700 ~/.shh
Nothing happens just goes to a new line
Then I did this
cd .ssh
nano -w authorization_key
then I copied and pasted the key I got from putty gen into this file pressed ctrl o and then ctrl x
When I try logging into my server using the key auth it simply asks for my login, once it is input it says authorization invalid then ask for my password.
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Feb 20, 2011This is my ssmtp.conf file:
Code:
root=[my address]@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:587
AuthUser=[my address]@gmail.com
AuthPass=[password]
UseSTARTTLS=yes
And this is what I do on the command line, and what I get in response:
Code:
:~$ ssmtp [recipient address]
To: Some guy
From: Another guy
Subject: testing
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Code:
Failed to mount: '/dev/sda2': input/output error
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Ubuntu :: Somehow Lost Ability To Gain Admin Rights
Feb 2, 2010I am semi new to linux and i was getting the hang of it until just recently. I'm trying to do some web design using php and mysql. In my reference material (the all in one desktop reference {for dummies}). At some point I needed to do something in /var/www but I ran into a permissions problem so I typed:
Code:
chgrp -v -r guy0203 /var/www
405 chgrp -v -R guy0203 /var/www
406 chown -v -R guy0203 /var/www
Afterwards in some subsequent step it suggested putting the files in /usr/src/mysql. Since I didn't have that folder I used mkdir and created it. Then I tried adding the files I needed to that folder and got denied on the grounds of not having permissions once again. So tried something like this:
Code:
451 chmod 777 /usr/
452 sudochmod 777 /usr/
453 sudo chmod 777 /usr/
It was a 755 originally but I couldn't copy those commands. It turns out as that I had two terminals open in different desktops. one of them was a root terminal. It was at this point that realized that I was in that root terminal and decided I was done 'learning' for the day. I decided to listen to some music (which is located in my windows partion) and ran into a problem. The prompt that pops up to normally asks me for my admin PW to mount the drive. Now just vibrates like an incorrect entry was received, says authentication error and says I am not authorized to mount that drive then I went back to terminal to fix it, and when I tried to elevate myself to SU:
I got this:
Code:
guy0203@guy0203-laptop:~$ sudo su
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guy0203@guy0203-laptop:~$
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I am trying to use this program on Ubuntu 9.10 (64bit), and when attempting to play the audio file (standard mp3 format) I get the error message:
Quote:
could not gain access to /dev/sound/dsp for writing
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the full error message is:
Code:
Could not gain access to /dev/sound/dsp for writing.
Could not gain access to /dev/sound/dsp for writing.
while executing
[Code]....
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Code:
poll domain.com
proto pop3
via domain.com
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is user@domain.com
keep
no fetchall
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Code:
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