A simple guide to demonstrate how easily you can open files and directories as root in GNOME Files (aka Nautilus) with examples.
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This error is very common when you try to log in to your MySQL for the first time. Personally, I too faced this issue multiple times, maybe because we were not following the right way to install MySQL, or we forgot to set a password, or else we didn’t get the options to set a password. Similarly, there may be many other […]
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Forgot the root password or want to change it in Fedora? No problem! Learn how to reset the root password in Fedora 36 here.
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After five years in the making, root file operation finally lands in the Dolphin file manager of KDE Plasma desktop. Here’s how to use Dolphin with root access.
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Once you add a general user into the sudo group, then there is no need to use a root account for the administrative tasks. But what if, due to some odd reason, you are not able to access your primary account? In that case, the root account can be a savior. But unfortunately, you are not getting the root password too. Now the […]
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It happens. Yes, sometimes you can lose track of your passwords, including the root password which is critical in performing root privileged tasks. This can happen for a myriad of reasons including staying for a protracted period without logging in as a root user or having a complex root password – in which case you […]
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User roles on a Linux operating system are hierarchy-based. The root user sits on the iron throne and is able to control the actions of all other users. It is the administrative/authentication power of this root user that controls the actions of any other user with access to the Linux system. As the root user, […]
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This guide shows how to easily reset your root password in Linux so that you don’t lose all administrative privileges to your machine. Get started here.
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