Top "Root" questions

Running Python script as root (with sudo) - what is the username of the effective user?

I've recently began using ConfigParser() for my python scripts to add some functionality to them for config files. I know …

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Check if user is root in C?

How can I verify if the user is root?

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How to create 2 different ROOT loggers with logback?

I'm happily using SLF4J with logback and use 2 appenders for the ROOT logger. <root level="DEBUG"> <…

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Is it safe to disable com.android.systemui?

I have found that Android recent app dialog can be disabled by disabling package com.android.systemui. I want to …

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How do I kill a transaction in MySql as root?

I’m using MySql 5.5.37. As root, I’m trying to kill a transaction that’s locking some tables. I run …

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Runtime.exec() : Reboot in Android?

I'm looking for a solution which can be used to reboot a rooted device. I jknow that rebooting a device …

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MariaDB installed without password prompt

I've installed mariadb from Ubuntu 15.04 repositories using the Ubuntu software center or at the command prompt (apt-get install maraidb-server), but …

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How to change the location of `web root` folder of EasyPHP?

Currently on my Windows 7 machine, it is C:\Program Files (x86)\EasyPHP-5.3.8.1\www I want to point it into another …

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How do I create root-relative links in a static site?

When building a static HTML site, you can set the base url like so <base url="http://localhost:8888/mysite" /&…

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gyp WARN EACCES user "root" does not have permission to access the dev dir

Trying to sudo npm install protractor -g and the same notorious error/warning again (googled to no avail): gyp WARN …

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