Top "Root" questions

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

Android ADB access to application databases without root

Can anyone tell me, is it possible to use the ADB to pull and push a database from an app, …

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How to use sudo over SFTP with CyberDuck?

I'm copying this question from over here: http://getsatisfaction.com/cyberduck/topics/can_i_use_sudo_over_sftp_with_cyberduck …

ubuntu ssh sftp root ubuntu-10.04
bypass android usb host permission confirmation dialog

I want to use android in industry, I can connect to Profilic and Ftdi USB to Serial chips with slickdevlabs.…

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ADB root is not working on emulator (cannot run as root in production builds)

I have just updated emulator 26.0.3, now I cannot run adb root command for new created emulator. the error shown is …

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Update user password in Mysql 5.7

I wrote an installation script to change the root password with this SQL command: UPDATE user SET password='*C563415623144561...…

authentication root mysql-5.7
Permanently hide Android Status Bar

I'm trying to hide the system Status Bar on an Android 4.4 device. This is for a kiosk-mode where my app …

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.htaccess redirect FROM subfolder to domain name

I had website content in a subfolder (http://mydomain.com/subfolder/index.php), now I copied everything over to the …

.htaccess redirect root subdirectory
How to programmatically gain root privileges?

I am writing some software (in C++, for Linux/Mac OSX) which runs as a non-privileged user but needs root …

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Redirect root url to somewhere else in Rails application

I have routes like this: map.namespace 'prepayments', :path_prefix => '/:locale/prepayments' do |prepayment| prepayment.root :controller => …

ruby-on-rails redirect routes root
Can't SSH as root into EC2 server - Please login as the user "ubuntu" rather than the user "root"

I am trying to SSH into my server via WinSCP, although the problem will occur with putty as well. I …

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