Questions tagged [permissions]
Short for "file system permissions" - access control based on user, group, or global access.
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Flatpak suddenly don't have write permissions
Around 3 days ago every flatpak stopped having write permisions.
Telegram could not start.
I can not write the database in KeePassXC.
I can not save files in Shotcut.
I've tried installing Flatseal to ...
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root user can't read `gio mount`ed smb share
As a non-root user I can run
$ gio mount smb://raspberrypi.local/shared
and the drive mounts fine. However, the root user doesn't have read permissions for it somehow.
$ stat /run/user/1000/gvfs/smb-...
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How to move a data only ext4 HDD from one Ubuntu machine to another
I have an ext4 formatted data only drive in an older Ubuntu machine, containing media files for my Plex server. I am building a new server and want to put the existing drive with data in tact in the ...
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Can't write to /sys/bus/usb/devices/.../power/wakeup as root
Not long ago, I successfully edited the file /sys/bus/usb/devices/.../power/wakeup as explained by the kernel documentation at https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v6.5/driver-api/usb/power-management.html#...
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Why group owner member can't use group permission for file? [closed]
Me:
Created file
Set 740 permissions to it
Set owner nikita and owning group ilya to file
Logged in as Ilya
Tried to read file
And catch permission exception
[22:48] ~: touch file
[22:48] ~: sudo ...
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Weasis permissions (to access external media) in Ubuntu 24.04LTS
I use Weasis Dicom viewer (from Snap Store) to view medical DICOM files.
On Ubuntu 20.04LTS and 22.04LTS, in the Snap Store page, once downloaded, there's a button for changing Permissions.
This ...
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How to clone folders/files permission from Ubuntu to another Ubuntu?
I have two Ubuntu systems, same version same script installed, on my public Ubuntu I did a mistake by changing permission of root.
I ran rescue system and run a script that reset ubuntu permission to ...
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Can't access root on my server
I already have two questions sort of going this direction (Can't use sudo anymore since running chmod: sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable) and (Can't use sudo anymore since running chmod: ...
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Can I unmount my data drive without losing data? [duplicate]
I messed up my system and need to wipe my system (see here: Can't use sudo anymore since running chmod: sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable)
Fortunately even though I am a beginner, I have one ...
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Can't use sudo anymore since running chmod: sudo: /etc/sudo.conf is world writable [duplicate]
Before I start, I am no Linux expert by any means, I just know the basics and am still at the beginning of my Linux/Server journey.
I messed up, I've used chmod before but now I used it in the root ...
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file permissions: give write permissions to system
I looked around online and was unable to clarify this.
When I use chmod to change file permissions for a file to look something like this: -rw-rw-r I know that #1 is the owner #2 is for group ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 Can't set system variables using mysqld with OS errno: 13 - Permission denied
I need to change innodb_buffer_pool_size in a MySQL server running on Ubuntu 20.04. I'm getting Permission denied error on the default data directory /var/lib/mysql/ although mysql is the owner of ...
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Allow users to execute everything except manage specific service
I have some workers with their own computer. All of them have access in their laptops to root user in Ubuntu. I don't rely on them and I have a critical service that I need to be always running, so I ...
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User no longer in sudoers after installing ssh
My admin account was added to sudoers and worked fine. I set up SSH and xRDP on my computer. I used the exact same username for these programs. Now when I try to sudo, it says my user is not in the ...
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Ubuntu in Virtualbox: allow programs to modify files in Shared (NAS) Folder
My current setup:
I run an Ubuntu VirtualBox Virtual Machine inside Ubuntu. So the host and guest is both Ubuntu. The host is connected to a Shared Network Folder (NAS). This folder is shared to the ...
