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I am unable to access or write to etc/hosts file
I am attempting to edit theetc/hosts file. I am able to access it through the graphic file system to find that it is read only. When using sudo nano etc/hosts as many suggest, I see that the directory ...
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ubuntu unable to resolve host
I'm working on ubuntu 14.04. I cant login to my pc as a root user.I tried different ways and i cant still the issue.
If i give sudo command the response is like
> ubuntu@ubuntu72:~$ sudo su
sudo: ...
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"Lock" one specific file so that I nor root no longer have access to it any more
To combat procrastination, I edit my /etc/hosts file by adding time-wasting websites and pointing them to localhost. However, the flesh is weak and I often find myself reverting my changes.
I was ...
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Default permission of hosts file
I changed the permissions of my host file /etc/hosts by doing a chmod og+w.
What's the default permission so that I can switch it back?
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