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Disable a user's login without disabling the account
Let's say I create a user named "bogus" using the adduser command. How can I make sure this user will NOT be a viable login option, without disabling the account. In short, I want the account to be ...
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How to edit authorized_keys?
What is the best method for editing the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file?
I mean if I need to append a new key to my authorized_keys file, than what are the best methods to do that?
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Any program like `sudo` to gain root by having two users enter a password?
I run a server which is used by a group of individuals for e-mail, mailing lists, personal web homes etc.
I thought about ways to provide root access for other members to allow them handling problems ...
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How to ensure that anonymous FTP has been disabled on a Solaris 10 system?
What line in which configuration files in the /etc/ftpd directory do I have to check to ensure that anonymous FTP has been disabled?
From my understanding now, to ensure that anonymous FTP is ...
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Pulseaudio/X permission other user/SSH
My user user1 is running a graphical X session with pulse configured per-user.
I need to run a graphical program that uses audio with user2.
If I do su user2; program program doesn't start and I ...
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Mount device with r/w access to specific user
How can I mount some device with read-write access to specific user?
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How to associate only one public key with a restricted shell like scponly?
I'd like to use a passwordless key to perform e.g. unison synchronization while being able to SSH into the server only with a password-protected key. The usual way of using scponly is changig the ...
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Run a script (for an app GUI) when logged from NX but limit shell commands on terminal
I have a user which will be accessing an app GUI via NX NoMachine. I want to allow this user to execute the command to bring up the app GUI (done automatically by NX) BUT prevent him from executing ...
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kdm cannot authorize my user?
I've upgraded my virtual machine from Opensuse 12.2 M3 to 12.2 Beta 1 and it hangs at the startup after the mysqld. However I can manually access a terminal and start kdm as root but kdm doesn't ...
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Allowing ssh, but only to execute a specific script [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Creating a UNIX account which only executes one command
There is a shell script which has to be executed through an existing user account XXX. Now I have various other ...
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User denied ssh access while in AllowUsers list
I've inherited the administration of a linux box in my workplace; it was set up by a colleague who is now gone. Recently, I added a new user to the system, and tried to give her ssh access as well; ...
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Is there a way to 'authorize' a command typed in by a user?
is there a way we can authorize a command typed by a user before it takes effect?
For example, when a user types cp file1 file2, the command will not be executed and a root / root-equivalent user ...
