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root is the default administrative account for Unix-based systems. It is comparable to the Administrator account of a Windows system.

root is the default administrative account for Unix-based systems. It is comparable to the Administrator account of a Windows system.

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Spawning mongod process using sudo yields two separate mongod processes

I am seeing something weird that I can not figure out: If i run the following command sudo mongod --dbpath /db/database/ --logpath /db/logs/mongodb/mongodb.log & and then do a ps aux I see the following So I have two mongod processing running now…
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Can I copy root to the root of another computer?

On Linux, if I copy the root from linux machine #1 to a fresh install of linux on separate machine #2, will machine #2 contain the exact setup as #1? Or do I -have- to create images of the drive and use software to duplicate the machine?
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cannot access ROOT account in Ubuntu 10.04 after an UPGRADE using Synaptic Package Manager

I just did an UPGRADE using Synaptic in my HPZ820 machine. Before executing the UPGRADE, Synaptic gave a message that some upgrades were not authenticated and asked if I would like to continue the upgrade. I did and the upgrade proceeded smoothly.…
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MySQL - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

I'm pulling my hair out trying to decipher why every time I do a fresh install of mysql on OSX and import a database, the minute I restart the mysql instance I'm prompted with the message: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password:…
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Security best practice when running process as non-root user

So I'm trying to run Supervisor (http://supervisord.org/) as a non-root user. However the process outputs logs to the /var/log directory which is owned by root and has 755 permissions. Therefore starting the process as a non-root user throws a…
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IIS and root application

Sorry for my bad english :) I am new to Windows Server and is about to set up a website. I go to the IIS and added a new website. Then I add a application to that website. Lets say the application is called MyApp, then the URL is…
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visudo changes not taken into account

I added three lines to my sudo configuration, using visudo. User_Alias INSTALLERS = myusername Cmnd_Alias INSTALL_CMDS = /bin/yum, /bin/make INSTALLERS ALL = (root) NOPASSWD:NOEXEC: INSTALL_CMDS After saving, if I run sudo yum update with…
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Root access issue from localhost

I have a strange root access issue - I'm able to login as root via SSH but I'm not able login to the physical machine via terminal. Some more info: - running CentOS 6.4 - password authentication (no SSH key) - nothing found for root at…
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How do I resize full root or swap partitions in RAID?

It all began a couple weeks ago: When I try to use vi I get "E297: Write error in swap file $ echo "test" > test produces -bash: echo: write error: No space left on device My bash history is always empty Is not my quota as it happens with all…
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Lost root access possibility /sbin/nologin

I accidentally edited the file /etc/passwd on my server in the following way: root:x:0:0:root:/root:/sbin/nologin Now I can not login as root. When I enter the su command, Cannot execute /sbin/nologin: No such file or directory is displayed in…
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Setting up LVM Volume Groups... hang

My Debian 7 System dosn't boot anymore. The boot stop with a kernel message like thisMy Debian 7 System dosn't boot anymore. The boot stop with a kernel message like this: [.....] Setting up LVM Volume Groups... The problem is a snapshot of my root…
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ubuntu: runing .sh files as root

How do I run a .sh script with root privileges from Ubuntu's cmd? Some scripts require to enter the password. I watn to avoid this.
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Linux utility to monitor for stupid / likely ill-advised commands

sudoing adds a little bit of a roadblock to doing potentially stupid and dangerous things in the Linux shell, but it is a meager deterrent to newer Linux users. Still, many users login as root or have become desensitized to sudo, and may sometimes…
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mount cifs permission denied

Hi I have tried to mount with three ways for all of them I got the same error. 1) sudo chmod 777 /estore sudo mount –t cifs -o user=domain/username%MYPASSWORD,noserverino //domain /estore 2) sudo chmod 777 /estore sudo mount –t cifs -o…
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Exim spaming errors to log and doesn't send mail to several domains

I have a server with CentOS 5.6 installed on it. It has working mail server of exim + dovecot + mysql + roundcube. My log file /var/log/exim/main.log is already of 3 Gb and continues to grow. It consists of such entries: 2013-03-12 18:09:42…
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