Discussions about root access

How can i access a postgres database without having root access on my local machine? I do not have root access on the host machine. (no php installed) I have a guest virtual machine running a local server and database. (I do not have any login access to this machine) I need to access the guest machine database from the host machine. Started by AndrewWasHere on Thursday, November 05, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at serverfault Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault): Then you should be able to access the database on port 5432 using the IP address of the virtual.

Svn+apache per directory access control - disable root from modifying permissions file Hi, I currently have an svn server running on a machine to which multiple users have root access. For the svn repository I want to use per-directory access control. So I user the mod_dav module with apache and specify permissions in /etc/svn-access-file... Started by gveda on Sunday, July 19, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): That's why you shouldn't be handing out root user privileges to people.... Any user who can become root has absolute power over the system. As soon as user is root all bets are off. With accidents, but not with determined users.

Any latest linux distro which gives full root access ( NO SUDO ) ? Is there Any latest linux distro which gives full root access ( NO SUDO ) ? I want to use it for programming in which I have to use / file system very frequently. What I need is any good linux distro with Nice Installer like Synaptic and Fast Bootup speed... Started by Sunny Shah on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 5 posts by 5 people.   Read the full thread at superuser Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser): Permanently.... Settings : sudo su - fedora offer full root access by typing su Or you can use your debian basedBecoming root for one session: In Ubuntu you can become root for the remainder of the session and related reading.

Add new user with root access in Linux I want to add new user and have/grant that new user to have all the root access, how can I do that ? I did sudo adduser --system testuser but this is not working as I expected. Thanks for help. Started by seg.server.fault on Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7 posts by 7 people.   Read the full thread at serverfault Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault): This has the same effect for file access but it creates other issues; programs will notice you are not user root and refuse to run, but you will gain access to files that belong root access.... To the root group.

Svn+ssh multiple users without having root access I have a svn repository on a server that i access through svn+ssh. i have only user access (not root) and i cannot install mod_dav. is there a way to configure multiple user access (ie. with multiple ssh keys) to the svn repository without giving the ... Started by gpilotino on Thursday, November 19, 2009, 4 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at serverfault Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault): Ways to access subversion: Via apache svnserve svnserve over SSH http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.5 repository to somewhere else or not give people access..

Accessing $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] value in .htaccess file I need the path specified in $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] to be accessible in .htaccess file. Is there a way to access it there? I basically need to point to a file kept at the root and need the actual file system path and not the URL path. So instead of... Started by Gaurav on Thursday, July 23, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): I believe %{DOCUMENT_ROOT} is only available in RewriteCond $_SERVER is a PHP variable, whereas.

Anonymous access to a SharePoint site root I have configured anonymous access on a SharePoint site for "Lists and Libraries". I then enable anonymous access to the individual lists/libraries as per my requirements. This works great, but I cannot access the root site URL where I expect to be redirected... Started by Jonny on Thursday, August 27, 2009, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at stackoverflow Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow): You need to enable Anonymous access on the Pages library so that you have access.

How can I allow one user to su to another without allowing root access? I'd like to allow certain users to su to another user account without having to know that account's password, but not allow access to any other user account (i.e. root). For instance, I'd like to allow Tom the DBA to su to the oracle user, but not to ... Started by gharper on Tuesday, June 02, 2009, 6 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at serverfault Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault): If you want to become a full root user with a shell, then 'sudo -i' works just fine, why. Add to your /etc/sudoers something like -i', that's all. The root or tomcat password, they cannot change to that user.

Root ssh access - what does this mean I am wondering when hosts say they give you root access over ssh what does this mean? Does it mean that you can log in using only command line? Or can you use the gnome desktop (or whichever your preference) over vnc or some other remote access? Also,... Started by Ke on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 3 posts by 3 people.   Read the full thread at serverfault Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault): By default 99% of server providers will just give you command-line access or VNC to display the GUI environment, though.... Most of the time, they provide this via a remote ssh terminal . That they give you full root access to your system.

Are you ready to give up the root access ? There is a previous question: Should we disable the root user? Most people against the this possibility were saying you will need it and you will be in big trouble if you don't have. I don't think is a real reason, there is plenty of way to avoid single... Started by Fleole on Tuesday, June 02, 2009, 12 posts by 12 people.   Read the full thread at serverfault Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at serverfault): Disable remote access entirely, or only allow SSH via key authentication require root.... Then I will probably need the root access for some administrative task at some point or another, simply because the 'root' account.