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With docker version Docker version 1.1.0, build 79812e3 on Ubuntu 13.04, and using the docker container created by: # docker build -t gdb_problem_testing - < THIS_FILE FROM ubuntu RUN echo "deb...
Calle asked 5/7, 2014 at 11:45

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There are already some existing questions asked here about running commands as another user. However, the question and answers focus on a single command instead of a long group of commands. For exa...
Ungainly asked 20/7, 2013 at 3:2

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If we open msysgit as administrator, we can use it as if we were root. However, it is often easier to open without administrator privileges. For example, for administrator privileges, you often hav...
Grussing asked 31/3, 2014 at 17:10

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I run ssh root@myhost "sh -x" < myremotecommands.sh where myremotecommands.sh contains: #!/bin/sh sudo su apt-get update sudo su -l -p jenkins whoami however the command whoami returns 'ro...
Crud asked 7/8, 2011 at 22:43

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I need to test in a bash script if a given user can read a given directory with all files and sub-directories inside. The script runs as root. Assuming the given user name is $user and the directo...
Phenomenon asked 24/10, 2013 at 14:52

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I have an program which I run as root. I would like the program to execute another application as a normal user. I tried setgid() and it works, but I can't then go back to root or another user. The...
Juba asked 27/9, 2013 at 10:2

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I have a Python script, let's say install.py (which I am running as sudo), on OS X that installs homebrew, Xcode, pip, ruby, swig, and, ultimately, salt. The problem is that running and installing ...
Acceptor asked 12/9, 2013 at 18:4

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So I cant get su command to work on a terminal. All I do is type "su" and press enter, it asks for the password and I enter my currently logged in user password. It always gives this error. I swear...
Pliers asked 27/9, 2011 at 6:27

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I would like to su to the postgres user on Mac, so that I can run postgres. What am I doing wrong here? delirium:~ anna$ sudo su postgres delirium:~ anna$ Nothing happens. If I try to run post...
Charlatanry asked 25/5, 2012 at 11:6

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Java - Jsch sudo command. I am using Jsch and my task is to login to server and run command as following sudo su - bumboo Using following code i am successfully able to connect but when i try t...
Hostile asked 8/1, 2013 at 17:19

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I'm trying to run the following command: ssh -i FILENAME.pem [email protected] su --session-command="./update.sh" I keep getting the error message: standard in must be a tty How can I SS...
Cyrenaic asked 2/1, 2013 at 15:22

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I want to change the current user in a shell script in order to give the user the ability to execute the commands as an administrator, by passing the login and password as arguments. I want to hav...
Astraphobia asked 15/7, 2012 at 16:9

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I'm trying to figure out how to a send chain of multiple net-ssh commands after a sudo su - #{su_user} in Ruby. My current code is below, and hangs with the sudo su command, even after the send_da...
Porcia asked 4/12, 2012 at 14:11

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I'm writing an app that will use su to execute some commands in the linux kernel. I was wondering how SuperUser figures out that the application is asking for root privileges ? Also, are there any ...
Mooneye asked 30/10, 2012 at 12:22

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This question has been asked here before but the solutions provided are not working..I am trying to display the contents of /data/dalvik-cache folder. I know that to do this we need to become su. I...
Geniagenial asked 16/9, 2011 at 19:35

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I'd like to be able to write a function su_mt_user that (currently) looks like this: su_mt_user() { su someuser -c "$*" } The objective is to be able to use it like this: su_mt_user mt-auth --...
Row asked 9/9, 2012 at 21:40

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I am trying to install a system app from my java code, and so far, I haven't had any success. Following is what I have done so far: My device is rooted. My "installer" app is installed as a syst...
Deland asked 21/5, 2012 at 19:37

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I'm trying to root my ICS AVD, and have tried this: adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock03 /system adb push su /system/xbin/su adb shell chmod 06755 /system adb shell chm...
Mavis asked 29/3, 2012 at 8:40

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For the life of me, I can't get my app to get the response from a process calling busybox from within su shell. I've tried three different methods, as well as tried a combination of the three to g...
Pelion asked 9/4, 2012 at 3:42

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Possible Duplicate : what does the su mean: process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su"); I am tired trying all the different things yet i am still unsuccessful in understanding when will s...
Generally asked 5/4, 2012 at 11:50

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i have a problem with my postgreSQL setup on my new Mac OSX Lion machine. I can't seem to connect to the service $ createuser -a -d _postgres Password: createuser: could not connect to dat...
Mcneill asked 14/10, 2011 at 8:58

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I've got an app that's supposed to use some shell commands to copy a file from the sdcard to /system/media/. It will require root, and I am testing on a rooted device. I'm using runtimes to execute...
Redeemable asked 30/7, 2011 at 9:23

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In my bash script, I execute some commands as another user. I want to call a bash function using su. my_function() { do_something } su username -c "my_function" The above script doesn't work. ...
Nebraska asked 16/9, 2010 at 11:30

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This command has an empty output. su user -c "ABC=abc;echo $ABC" Any idea, how can I define a variable in the input command?
Lanfri asked 9/9, 2010 at 12:34

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