Top "Root" questions

On Unix-like systems, a special user account used for system administration.

Openshift Nginx permission problem [nginx: [emerg] mkdir() "/var/cache/nginx/client_temp" failed (13: Permission denied)]

I am currently running into a problem trying to set up nginx:alpine in Openshift. My build runs just fine …

docker nginx openshift root alpine
How to use NSTask as root?

In an application I'm making I need to run the following command as root (user will be prompted trice if …

cocoa root sudo nstask
Packer can't execute shell provisioner as sudo

I have a shell provisioner in packer connected to a box with user vagrant { "environment_vars": [ "HOME_DIR=/home/vagrant" ], "…

shell root provisioning packer
Genymotion: Edit /system/etc/hosts file

I am currently trying hard to modify my Genymotion Android emulator's hosts file. The well-known way of remounting, pulling and …

android genymotion root
Android - Show/Hide system bar on 4.2.2 (Nexus 10)

I got issue with Nexus 10 - 4.2.2. I was testing code below on Galaxy Tab 10.1 with 4.0.4 and it was working fine: …

android root android-4.2-jelly-bean nexus-10
MySQL root-login with SSH private key?

Suppose Mysql -dbs and an admin with a bad habbit to forget the passwords (or paranoid enough wanting more creative …

mysql security authentication root ssh-agent
How to run node.js as non-root user?

I'm running a node.js server, that will serve requests on port 80 amongst others. Clearly this requires the application running …

node.js root iptables
Android Studio DDMS can't open /data folder in an emulator phone

I recently created an Emulator device with Android Studio,but only to find that I can't open the /data/data …

android-studio android-emulator root ddms
How does TeamViewer take screenshots and allow remote control without root?

Background TeamViewer allows to remote control other android devices . it's quite slow, but it does the job. it requires 2 apps …

android screenshot root screen-capture remote-control
How to have path alias in nodejs?

Let's say i have following codes: var mod1 = require('../../../../ok/mod1'); var mod2 = require('../../../info/mod2'); …

node.js root resolve