How to unlock the root account on an Ubuntu machine The root account on an Ubuntu machine is normally disabled. This is how to enable the root account to use this Linux account like a traditional Linux system. Firstly, enable the root account by setting a new password. ubuntu ~…
Read MoreSetting up the normal user account on Debian GNU/Linux to use sudo Setting up your normal user account on Debian to use the sudo command instead of the su command is very simple. This is the contents of my /etc/sudoers file. This line: neo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALLneo ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL Is the…
Read MoreThe visudo command for Linux allows a user to edit the sudoers file and change permissions for users on the system. Open the sudoers file this way. NEVER edit it with a standard text editor. ┌─[jason@neo]─[~] └──╼ $su Password: root@neo:/home/jason# visudo┌─[jason@neo]─[~] └──╼ $su Password: root@neo:/home/jason# visudo This is the result…
Read MoreTo set an IP address on a VLAN on a Cisco switch, firstly access the configuration section for the VLAN in configuration mode. arya(config)#interface vlan 1arya(config)#interface vlan 1 Then the administrator may set an IP address for the VLAN. arya(config-if)#ip address 172.18.31.210 255.255.255.0arya(config-if)#ip address 172.18.31.210 255.255.255.0 Then you are all…
Read MoreI recently installed FreeBSD 10 in VMware and I had problems getting the mouse and keyboard to work with Xorg. I solved this in the following manner. I added these four lines to my /etc/rc.conf file. moused_enable="NO" moused_nondefault_enable="NO" hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES"moused_enable="NO" moused_nondefault_enable="NO" hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" The /etc/rc.conf file looks like this. hostname="deusexmachina"…
Read MoreSee the original page here: this is how to add a http proxy to OpenSUSE so that the zypper command will work correctly: http://www.securitronlinux.com/opensuse-12-3-tips-and-tricks-for-using-your-new-linux-system/#proxy. Just add these lines to the /etc/sysconfig/proxy and then save and you should now be able to install software packages through the proxy with no problems….
Read MoreThe Unity desktop in Ubuntu 13.04 supports a different rendering mode that will increase performance on lower specced machines. To enable this, enter the command below to create an empty file in the /etc/X11/Xsession.d directory. sudo touch /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99force-llvmsudo touch /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99force-llvm Then type sudo vim.tiny /etc/X11/Xsession.d/99force-llvm and enter this text. export…
Read MoreThe visudo command is used on Linux systems to edit the /etc/sudoers file; this ensures that there are no errors before the changes are written to the actual file. As you can see below; I have added my user homer to the sudoers file. This allows me to run commands…
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