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1. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I can log into a unix system with Putty. I've set the "X11 forwarding" checkbox, and I've verified that I can display an X11 window back on my laptop. What I need to be able to do is "su" to another uid after logging in and then run something which display a window back on my laptop, with the... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: dkarr
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
My English is no very good.
I must make a bash scripting sh create like a backdoor, and when execute the script a user without privileges convert in super user or root, whithout introducing the password.
In Spanish:
Crear un script que sirva como puerta trasera al sistema, de manera que al... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: kitievbr
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3. Web Development
Salamo Alikom
i had install MySQL 5.1.33 binary version for FreeBSD ,when i logging to phpMyAdmin as root i see no privilege
to create database ,how can i solve this problem ? (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: SIFE
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4. Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions
Hello All.
Really a newbie to Linux/Unix. Trying to get into Linux. Using XP PE currently. Installed cygwin and trying to intall cygwin-x. Everything else is setup nice but i can't seem to install these two packages (without whom xwin won't start)
1. xorg-x11-f100
2. xorg-x11-fnts
Tried the... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: binodbdrchand
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5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello,
As admin with root rights, to execute any command from another user without password-ask, I do : su - <user> -c "<cmd>"
But how can I do to give the same rights to another physical user without using root user ? :confused:
I've try to create another user "toor" with the same primary... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: madmat
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello genius..!
what do y'all think of these questions...? help appreciated...!
Access Control Lists and privileges....
# Why both file ACLs and user permissions/privileges (not to be confused with rights in ACLs) are used in Windows access control (why not just use one of these)?
# In... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: heroine
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7. Programming
Hi
I have make a program that needs root privleges but any user can try to run it, so what I want it is, when any user tries( other than root ) to run the program, an input prompt would open to enter root password ( if user knows ) and program will run ( otherwise exit ), and after completing... (21 Replies)
Discussion started by: sumsin
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8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have a website that I am working on and one of the pages allows people to upload pictures to be used on other pages. My question is: is it safe to set the privileges to 777 on the folder that the pictures are saved in? Or would that open up my site to be hacked, bugged, wormed...and everything... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: paladaxar
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9. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I have used several Linux Flavors and now I need to know something. I have the ROOT user and then I have my personal user. What I need to do is for my normal user to be able to write files to directories where appearntly, only the root user has privileges.
For example, to write files to... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gdboling
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