Rooting The Atari VCS 800
The Atari VCS 800 is a modern product, a hybrid of a PC and a games console. Fundamentally, its a bunch of modern chips in a box running Linux that …read more Continue reading Rooting The Atari VCS 800
Category Archives: root
Linux Fu: Superpowers for Mere Mortals
You can hardly mention the sudo command without recalling the hilarious XKCD strip about making sandwiches. It does seem like sudo is the magic power to make a Linux system …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: Superpowers for Mere Mortals
Security policy regarding sudo and root account disabled
One can find policy advised regarding power user accounts on UNIX systems described as :
Disable root account access (for example by changing default terminal to /usr/sbin/nologin
Only authorize compartimented sudo commands access
My (be… Continue reading Security policy regarding sudo and root account disabled
Can I use root account if every server only runs one service [Debian/Ubuntu Server]
Usually people say directly using root account is a very bad idea. However, my current setting is like this: to achieve a higher level of isolation, all services have their own virtual machine instances.
In this scenario, is it okay to sim… Continue reading Can I use root account if every server only runs one service [Debian/Ubuntu Server]
how to create a user specifically for opening veracrypt [migrated]
According to recent sudo issues, I want to remove its package from my machine and use root instead (for just related stuff – not all the time – like update and …). But I have an issue that launching Veracrypt via root is not a wise choic… Continue reading how to create a user specifically for opening veracrypt [migrated]
Secure boot for devices which don’t have hardware security element
I understand that Root of Trust is necessary for implementing a secure boot on a device. Root of Trust is strong and trust worthy if this comes from hardware security elements like HSM/TPM/..
So for devices which are not having hardware se… Continue reading Secure boot for devices which don’t have hardware security element
Unable to click Enter after foreground a process [migrated]
This maybe a lame question but I am facing serious trouble with this. I am practicing penetration testing on some lab boxes. I got the partial reverse shell. In order to make this fully interactive shell, I need to background that current … Continue reading Unable to click Enter after foreground a process [migrated]
School wants me to install a root certificate to connect to their network on my personal laptop
What would this do? I’m a bit of a beginner to root certificates so stay with me here, I Don’t want it to be able to see what I’m doing at home.
What is the added security of “PermitRootLogin no” alone?
Referring to this Q&A:
The setting PermitRootLogin no alone does not prevent su – after logging in as a normal user.
As described in the referenced answer, there it is possible to prevent su with additional measures.
The question aris… Continue reading What is the added security of “PermitRootLogin no” alone?
Why is it not recommended to permanently use the root account for all tasks?
Yes, I did read this answer: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/192365/is-it-ok-to-use-the-root-user-as-a-normal-user/192422#192422
But I still fail to understand the reasoning behind this advice, as long as we are talking about a s… Continue reading Why is it not recommended to permanently use the root account for all tasks?