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1. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
I have created a cronjob that successfully executes and among other thing runs aria2c to download several files and save them to a folder. However, since it executes as sudo, the downloaded folder is saved with those permissions.
Is there a way to execute the cronjob so that the downloaded folder... (4 Replies)
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2. IP Networking
Hey guys,
I am looking the following:
I am trying to set up a proxy on my Ubuntu root server, which should be connected to a VPN provider. Only the proxy should be connected to VPN, all other root traffic should not be touched in any way
Is this possible technically?
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have a dell pc with Ubuntu as the only OS, however, the only admin user no longer works here.
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4. Solaris
Hi All
After downloading ZFS documentation from oracle site, I am able to successfully migrate UFS root FS without zones to ZFS root FS. But in case of UFS root file system with zones , I am successfully able to migrate global zone to zfs root file system but zone are still in UFS root file... (2 Replies)
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
on ubuntu try without saving changes
i'm trying to do root stuff with sudo & su
I tried to change permissions (on files) but unsuccessfully
whoami is ubuntu
i'm doing this to experiment with root & sudo
error msgs i'm gettin
useradd: unable to lock password file
help?
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6. SCO
Due to my own stupidity I managed to overwrite my /dev/root device using dd (don't ask).
Current state is
- Have current backup created using cpio (command used was 'find . -mount -depth -print|cpio -ocB > $TAPE')
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7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
All,
I want to run a non-root script as the root user with non-root environment variables with crontab. The non-root user would have environment variables for database access such as Oracle or Sybase. The root user does not have the Oracle or Sybase enviroment variables. I thought you could do... (2 Replies)
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I just received a Sun microsystem ultra 5 for a auction, it is running sunOS version 5.7, when it boots it asks for user login and password, I dont have either, is there a way to login in as root user with out the password or is there a way to recover the password so I can get in to my system? (1 Reply)
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I lost my root passwd for IRIX 6.4 . I need help retrieving it .
Can i Remote Boot of a SUN CDROM
Anyone Smart enough ...
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DPAI (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: DPAI
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12-09-2010
