Top "Root" questions

How to use rvm (ruby version manager) with root account?

The whole point of rvm is to be able to install multiple rubies and access them from a user account. …

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How should I log from a non-root Debian Linux daemon?

I'm writing a new daemon, which will be hosted on Debian Linux. I've found that /var/log has root only …

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C# How to know if a given path represents a root drive?

How can I know if a given directory is a root drive? (aside from checking if its path equals to "…

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How to install Wireshark on Linux and capture USB traffic?

I have encountered numerous problems in the installation of Wireshark, and the capture of USB traffic, especially due to user …

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adb pull -> device not found

I have a rooted phone and running adb in root mode. I used adb shell to successfully access the phone. …

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Is there a way to read environment variables of other processes using Perl and in a Linux or Solaris environment?

In Perl, I need to read the environment of other processes. The script is running with root privileges. The script …

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Dropping Root Permissions In Python

I'd like to have a Python program start listening on port 80, but after that execute without root permissions. Is there …

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Used chown for /var/lib/mysql to change owner from root, now getting Error 1049 (42000) in mysql

With Ubuntu, I previously created a mysql database using the following code in the terminal: $ my sql -u root -p …

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Build Android with Superuser

Does anyone know how to include super-user privileges when building android from source (AOSP)?

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Android- performing su commands programatically does not work

I need my app to perform some su commands programatically (phone is rooted). When done using adb, the commands work. …

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