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Questions tagged [multiuser]

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Sharing a terminal with multiple users (with screen or otherwise)

I am setting up a server where there are multiple developers working on multiple applications. I have figured out how to give certain developers shared access to the necessary application directories using the setgid bit and default ACLs to give…
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Is there a multi-user webdav server available for linux?

I'm looking to completely decommission my SMBA service and replace it with a WebDav service. All the google searches so far have pointed me to using Apache / Webdav. This is close to what I need but as far as I read it requires Apache to have…
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Multiple Users on a Desktop Environment

Lets pretend we had a *nix rather powerful system... Now Obviously I know you can set up multiple users to login to a system.......but how exactly do you do that? Like....how would all the monitors connect and such, or would you need a smaller…
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How to restrict OpenVPN client's connection to single system user?

I have a multi-user setup (Ubuntu) (simultaneously logged in users on different TTYs). When I connect to NordVPN from one account using nordvpn connect, all users are now connected to the internet via that VPN. How to somehow separate the networks…
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How does Linux identify users?

I mean, if two users have the same name, how does the system know that they're actually different users when it enforces file permissions? This doubt came to my mind while I was considering to rename my home /home/old-arch before reinstalling the…
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Making ruby available to all users

I intend to use Ruby when programming my Raspberry Pi which is running the Debian based Occidentals. Via SSH, I executed: curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby which downloaded the ruby source and compiled it. It tool about 2 hours to…
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Can swap be encrypted per user?

The problem arises for a multiuser computer with encrypted swap, as to how to allow each user to hibernate and resume from hibernation without compromising the security of the other users. I'm looking for a way in which each user's swap usage is…
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Debian 9.9: Can I set up a multi-lingual, multi-user system with locale?

In Debian I have set up multiple users. The OS was installed in English. Next I ran sudo dpkg-reconfigure locale and selected multiple other languages (such as German, Spanish, and French) and installed them. I then created the new users all as…
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Is it a good practice to have different users for different contexts?

I'm a software developer and I have a new laptop with Ubuntu. I plan to set up this laptop as a development workstation where I'll do my professional work (for my company) and also I'll develop some personal/home software. I want to have my…
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How to create permanent aliases on Unix-like systems?

I am looking for a simple way to create a permanent alias for all users. So ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile is not an option. Hasn't anybody created a program for this? I think it should be a very common need. If not, I can always create a custom Bash…
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Mate desktop breaks with no panels and tens of caja windows on user switching?

I'm using Sabayon GNU/Linux with Mate-Desktop. I have my computer set up for multiple users so my girlfriend and the kids can use it too. ~ $ uname -a Linux 3.9.0-sabayon #1 SMP Thu Jun 27 07:53:45 UTC 2013 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3930K CPU @…
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Fully separate two accounts without installing separate operating systems?

Our class is finally installing Mint Linux on our machines. The problem is our teacher is scared that we'll play war games against the two classes that use the computers. His solution is to install two separate operating systems; due to that fact,…
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How to run script when switching to specific (already logged in) user

There's plenty of info out there on how to run a script at login (add it to .xprofile etc.), but I'm looking for a solution that will run a script/command not just at login but also every time a particular user's session is activated/brought to the…
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Easiest way to manage users for two machines

I'm administrating two ubuntu desktops and one debian server. There are abount ~20 active users on the desktops. A few (5-10) user accounts are added each year and about the same amount become inactive. I would like to share the user accounts and…
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Can separate unix accounts share a username but have separate passwords?

On unix systems, each separate user account has a unique username. Passwords, then, are not unique - every distinct user could have the same exact password. I want to do the converse. I want one username, but I want that login name to have multiple…
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