At 2005-09-17 23:38:13 +0530, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> Doesn't 'sudo' ask for a root password?
No. It asks for your own password.
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> Yes, ubuntu doesnt believe creating a separate root user is worth the risk of
> it being compromised.
Wha? What the?
> 1. Use 'sudo command' to run a command with root priviledges.
> 2. Use 'sudo su -' to get a root shell.
Doesn't 'sudo' ask for a root password? I got the following wh
got it!
Thanks...I was seriously foxed for a while :-)
- Vikram
On 9/17/05, Sandip Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Saturday, 17 Sep 2005 10:10 pm, vikram ranade wrote:
>
> > prompted me to define a regular user profile.at no stage during the
> > installation process was I ever
On Saturday, 17 Sep 2005 10:10 pm, vikram ranade wrote:
> prompted me to define a regular user profile.at no stage during the
> installation process was I ever prompted for the root password!
Yes, ubuntu doesnt believe creating a separate root user is worth the risk of
it being compromised.
I just fired up the Ubuntu CD that was being distributed at the Freedel
event at PHDCCI today and it all seemed to be working great during the
install but then after the install was complete and I was anticipating a
nice shiney logon screen, I got a white screen
I figured...hey probably some
I have no control over the squid proxy server , Yes the google talk on
windows is connecting with same proxy server very easily
>
> Add 5222 to the SSL_Ports acl of the standard squid config file to allow
> tunneling on this port. Is google talk on windows using the same squid proxy
> server to con
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I am a Systems Administrator in Windows 2000 family, I would like to know
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On Saturday, 17 Sep 2005 12:55 am, Gaurav Mishra wrote:
> Hi all,
> I was always using yahoo messenger clone of linux for messaging
> services , but after google talk i needed it on my linux box. So i
> tried on Gaim , I am behind squid proxy that connects with 3128 port.
> Gaim tells me 5222 tun
On 9/17/05, Gaurav Mishra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I was always using yahoo messenger clone of linux for messaging
> services , but after google talk i needed it on my linux box. So i
> tried on Gaim , I am behind squid proxy that connects with 3128 port.
> Gaim tells me 5222 tunn
