How to start 2FA-using OpenVPN with systemd?
I have openvpn config that users 2 factor authentication.
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rsync all files of remote machine over SSH without root user?
I have this command to backup a remote machine. The problem is that I need root rights to read and copy all files. I have no root user enabled for security reasons and use sudo the Ubuntu way. Would I need some cool piping or something to do this?
What does a kernel source tree contain? Is this related to Linux kernel headers?
In books, I typically read references to the Linux Source Tree at /usr/src/linux with the usual set of subdirectories (arch, block, crypto, …).
l, ls & la — what are the differences, and are there more of these commands?
So, through typing several commands I’ve found that there’s not only ls, but l and la too. There doesn’t appear to be any man entries on Ubuntu 12.14. They all appear to do similar things with minor differences:
How do I work with GUI tools over a remote server?
I have an Ubuntu server running on EC2 (which I didn’t install myself, just picked up an AMI). So far I’m using putty to work with it, but I am wondering how to work on it with GUI tools (I’m not familiar with Linux UI tools, but I want to learn). Silly me, I’m missing the convenience of Windows Explorer.
What is a symbolic link made from? Understanding the structure of symlinks
I use Ubuntu 15.10 and I’m very new in Linux. After reading in Wikipedia what is a symbolic link in general, and after executing a symlink creation command in the Ubuntu Unix-bash terminal, I ought to better understand the structure of a symlink I worked with several times when creating (and “destroying”) Ubuntu learning environments.
How to launch an application with default “terminal emulator” on Ubuntu?
I wanted to execute some command in terminal emulator, like Konsole, but I need to make this cross-desktop.
How to restrict a user to one folder and not allow them to move out his folder
I have ubuntu server on digitalocean and I want to give someone a folder for their domain on my server, my problem is, I don’t want that user to see my folders or files or to be able to move out their folder.
Root access that can’t change root password?
We are having a little problem on a server. We want that some users should be able to do e.g. sudo and become root, but with the restriction that the user can’t change root password. That is, a guarantee that we still can login to that server and become root no matter of what the other users will do.
How to fix boot into initramfs prompt and “mount: can’t read ‘/etc/fstab’: No such file or directory” and “No init found”?
Installing a new system using a GPT partitioned disk dedicated to a single partition, ext4 formatted, extlinux (version 4.05) as bootloader, Ubuntu Core version 13.10 amd64 as rootfs, and Ubuntu linux-image-3.11.0-18-generic as kernel, and extlinux-update to generate bootloader configuration.