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Hacking and Security => Hacking and Security => Topic started by: sp0rk on December 27, 2011, 04:41:12 PM

Title: Ubuntu "owner" profile
Post by: sp0rk on December 27, 2011, 04:41:12 PM

Ok, I've had some trouble with some fies/folders because for some reason, as I deleted by previous ubuntu account my current one with admin privileges doesn't register as the "owner". I've been able to get around this in some cases with chmod but I'm trying to mount the metasploitable VM in VMplayer and it requires that I be the "owner". I've tried chmod, that allowed my to mount it, but now when I try to run it I get an error. How can I fix this and/or make MY account the "owner".

Title: Re: Ubuntu "owner" profile
Post by: NeX on December 27, 2011, 04:48:33 PM

Try adding your new account to the same group as your old admin account :)

Title: Re: Ubuntu "owner" profile
Post by: xzid on December 27, 2011, 05:39:50 PM

chown?

Title: Re: Ubuntu "owner" profile
Post by: NeX on December 27, 2011, 06:05:12 PM

Quote from: xzid on December 27, 2011, 05:39:50 PM

chown?

He'll eventually have to chown everything else owned by the old admin in order to work for the new admin, but yeah, chown -R newadmin:newadmingroup /home/newadmin would probably do it :)

Title: Re: Ubuntu "owner" profile
Post by: sp0rk on December 27, 2011, 06:15:04 PM

Thanks for the assistance