Questions tagged [accounts]
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Write-but-not-delete permissions on SAMBA
I installed samba on my linux server for public file sharing on the LAN. I works great currently, but I would like to add some security:
People from LAN should be able to Read files present and Add new ones, but not delete files. I want to keep this…

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Adding new users
I have an FTP server that is running Fedora Core release 6 (Zod)
the problem is I need to create new users and I have root access saved in WinSCP, so I can run useradd or adduser via the fake terminal, but every time I try to use passwd …

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Change certbot renewal configurations to another Let’s Encrypt-Account
Using certbot 1.26.0.
Due to moving some certificate configurations to another server and creating new ones, I now have got two accounts. That was not intended and I think I don't need two accounts.
All renewal files (in /etc/letsencrypt/renewal)…

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Users can't send mail through smtp
I have my own mailserver, it used to be hosted by Hostgator but now I have a VPS.
From my home location I can send and receive mails as much as I want. It even works on my phone.
My other users also are able to login to their accounts when they're…

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How to set up a secure system to allow only specific clients to access specific services on a server?
Preface
Please bear with me if I use incorrect terminology or don't express the problem too well since I'm not an expert on system administration/server maintenance. Let me know/correct me if I do so I can learn and clarify my points.
Problem
I have…

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Computer account (SYSTEM) across the network
I have an interesting problem... I need the local SYSTEM account on one server to access a specific network share on another server. Due to other reasons I can't use a regular domain account for the time being.
Using "psexec -s" I have played…

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Monitoring User Account Time
Is there a good way (on networked *nix systems) to keep track of how much time user accounts have been logged in on a daily/weekly/monthly basis?
Also, it would be cool if I could set adjustable time quotas on user accounts, so that they would be…

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Create Azure Storage Account with Powershell Fails
I'm trying to create a storage account but I get the following error:
"New-AzStorageAccount : The resource type 'checkNameAvailability' could not be found in the namespace 'Microsoft.Storage' for
api version '2018-11-01'. The supported api-versions…

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Windows Server 2016 - Account lockout policy not working
I recently hired a VPS with Windows Server 2016, and since I'm getting like 4-5 login attempts per minute to access it, I decided to create an account lockout policy:
Account lockout duration: 0
Account local threshold: 5 attemtps
Reset account…

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Permission don't work as expected - PowerShell works, GUI doesn't
I'm a software developer and not really into all those server config things... still I have a problem that really confuses me. I'll try to explain it as good as I can:
When I log into a server with a specific account, I don't have the permission to…

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Enabling users to run shell commands on a server via 'su -' in PHP
I have downloaded a library from GitHub to run shell commands from within a PHP script. It works like this:
$process = new Process("su - {$login}");
$process->put($password);
$process->put("\n");
$process->put($command);
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Bruno Valejo
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AD Account must be able to create/reset/enable accounts without having rights to log in to the Domain controller
Regarding AD accounts, I believe(correct me if im wrong) it is possible to create an account which has permission to create, modify and disable/enable acconts and reset passwords without that specific account being able to logon to the domain…

Jimmar Tangkia
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How to Export Jasper 5.0.0 Server Reports
I'm in the process of spinning up a new Jasper server with the latest version of CentOS and Jasper running on it. I want to export the reports from my current server which is running version 5.0.0. I've looked around and a few sites mention you can…

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List of computers with BitLocker recovery keys
We are in the process of removing old computer accounts that are in AD, where the account password is older than 60 days (currently there's over 15,000 accounts that fall into this bucket). To get this list, I've ran this simple dsquery statement to…

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XP Leave Windows Domain
I've left a firm with a windows domain. They'll give me the development machine I used on their domain if I contract for them, but they don't want me to log into the domain, because they don't have dedicated administration. So I would be able to do…
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