Questions tagged [user-groups]
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Does a process with CAP_SETUID and CAP_SETGID can always gain full root privileges?
If I have an executable file with CAP_SETUID and CAP_SETGID set inside xattrs file’s attributes.
Will I get full root privileges if such executable call setuid();setreuid();setresuid();setfsuid() with ...
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Share a directory with one (not all) other non-root user on Linux (no root privileges)
Is it possible to share a directory with one other non-root user, but only this one, without root privileges?
The system is Ubuntu with kernel 4.4.0.
I do not have root privileges.
The system has a ...
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How do I fix a quantum group membership? (I'm in the group, unless I look at the group, in which case I'm not in the group)
This happened (explanation on how we got to this below):
PS C:\> Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Network Configuration Operators" -Member myuser
Add-LocalGroupMember : MYLAPTOP\myuser is ...
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Linux user administrator hierarchy
Can I have two users, one above other, but all can run all sudo commands and run all sudo applications, except user below, is not allowed specific small group of actions,set by user above. Ideally, ...
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User groups issue
Recently I noticed strange thing that I can't figure out searching the web.
The groups and id give
$ groups
q
$ id
uid=1000(q) gid=1000(q) groups=1000(q)
But explicitly passed arg change the ...
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Why does a group show up in the “Users & Groups” GUI but not in “/etc/groups/” in macOS?
I have in macOS in “Users & Groups” I have a group called: access_bpf.
But it is not in: /etc/groups
Where is the user of accesss_bpf and how does not the other groups show in the “Users & ...
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OS X: Create user-groups, that are not shown in Systempreferences "Users & Groups" PrevPane
I created some hidden Users on OS X, using dscl . -create /Users/<usershortname> IsHidden 1, that work as administraters.
For some reasons, I like to place the HOME-folders of different groups ...
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How to fix my local administrator?
Starting a few days ago, I am facing a very weird issue here on my Windows 8.1 workstation. I am unable to start programs or applications that require administrator privileges. This makes my PC ...
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LDAP role/group membership
We have many users registered in our LDAP auth. So far we've only stored login and mail-related information in this LDAP.
In our main application (Play! Framework), we needed to modelise roles (...
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I found two groups in Slackware 14, named nogroup and nobody. Why?
I wonder why in my Slackware 14 (32 bit) distribution there are two groups named "nobody" and "nogroup":
bash-4.2$ cat /etc/passwd | grep nobody
nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/:/bin/false
bash-4.2$ cat /...
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Permission Denied on Folder on separate partition - Ubuntu 12.04
I have a user : hduser. Both that user and myself (bearrito) are in a group called : datumsuser
I have executed the following commands:
sudo chgrp -R datumsuser /media/bearrito/
sudo chmod -R ...
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Primary user group for Linux desktop applications
My user has several groups assigned (e.g. group_a and group_b). By default, the order is:
$ groups
> group_b group_a
In order to assign the right primary group (for file access rights etc.), I ...
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How to change the group of a file generated by my python codes on Linux server?
I belong to multiple groups (AAA, BBB, CCC, and etc.) on a Linux server. And I wrote a python code that generates a file on the server. When generated, this file belongs to group AAA, by default. But ...
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How can I change the IsContainer property of an AD Group?
This question is related to an answer of another question: https://superuser.com/a/1555013/298965
Please, how do I access, view or change the IsContainer property of an AD Group?
I have tried it in a ...
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getent group correct but id not
How on earth can this be possible?
# getent group mailuser
mailuser:*:37103:admin,pinguin,testuser
# id testuser
uid=46944(testuser) gid=100(users) Gruppen=2399(datas),100(users)
#
Yes, users/groups ...
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