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allow sudo to another user without password
I want to be able to 'su' to a specific user, allowing me to run any command without a password being entered.
For example:
If my login were user1 and the user I want to 'su' to is user2:
I would ...
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File has different owner if examined using `sudo`
I have some files backed up on an external HD, and according to Finder they're all owned by my standard user account. According to Terminal, however, they're owned "unknown" if I look at them using ...
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How do I run BeyondCompare in X11 as root?
I used WineBottler to install Beyond Compare on my Mac.
It runs within an X11 environment. (It works great, by the way.)
But it cannot access many folders to which my user account does not have ...
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Why can't I chmod to make a file executable without sudo?
On OS X 10.6.8, I made a small script file in my home directory and tried to make it executable. Surprisingly, I found that chmod had no effect until I ran it as super-user. I own and have write ...
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Sudo with Sidekick
Sidekick is a helpful little tool which adjusts the system settings based on geographical location.
I added an action which will execute a sudo command-line command. The problem is that the Terminal ...
