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| From | Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: what the hell? |
| Date | 2015-12-24 15:27 -0800 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <n5hurp$tsc$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <n5f44j$rr4$1@speranza.aioe.org> <n5fe7q$b4o$1@dont-email.me> <n5glos$3cl$1@speranza.aioe.org> <slrnn7ovec.ocu.howard@foxtrot.local> |
On 12/24/2015 03:20 PM, Howard S Shubs wrote: > On 2015-12-24, Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> wrote: >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:28:42 +0000, William Unruh wrote: >>> What it means is that only root can carry out the "requested operation", >>> whatever it was. Use sudo, or su and try again. >> >> Why doesn't Linux get rid of such unnecessary complications? > > They're not even REMOTELY close to "unnecessary". Too many people would > destroy their systems on a frequent basis without this feature. > Some of us get smart enough to learn all about root then we can destroy our systems from the root. But it is best way (I have heard of) to do things. Goodness knows what might have happened if you had not been balked. bliss
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what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-24 08:36 +1100
Re: what the hell? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2015-12-23 22:46 +0100
Re: what the hell? Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2015-12-23 23:58 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-24 00:28 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-24 11:43 +0000
Re: what the hell? "D. Lowe" <d.lowe@openmailbox.org> - 2015-12-24 11:57 +0000
Re: what the hell? "D. Lowe" <d.lowe@openmailbox.org> - 2015-12-24 12:00 +0000
Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-24 08:01 -0600
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-24 15:02 +0100
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Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-24 12:22 +0000
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-24 12:23 +0000
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Re: what the hell? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 19:16 +0000
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Re: what the hell? Aragorn <thorongil@telenet.be.invalid> - 2015-12-24 13:52 +0100
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Re: what the hell? "Carlos E.R." <cer@invalid.es> - 2015-12-24 15:05 +0100
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-24 14:24 +0000
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:38 +0100
Re: what the hell? Andreas Kohlbach <decem15.8.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2015-12-24 17:28 -0500
Re: what the hell? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2015-12-25 16:51 +0000
Re: what the hell? ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-12-24 15:23 +0000
Re: what the hell? Jens Stuckelberger <Jens_Stuckelberger@nowhere.net> - 2015-12-24 16:52 +0000
Re: what the hell? Doug Laidlaw <doug@douglaidlaw.net> - 2015-12-25 04:16 +1100
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-24 09:35 -0800
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-24 18:23 +0000
Re: what the hell? Howard S Shubs <howard@shubs.net> - 2015-12-24 23:20 +0000
Re: what the hell? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2015-12-24 15:27 -0800
Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 12:18 +1100
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-24 17:29 -0800
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 02:39 +0000
Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 15:54 +1100
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-25 09:41 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 11:18 +0000
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 16:16 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 19:35 +0000
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-25 19:48 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 21:02 +0000
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-25 21:47 +0000
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-25 15:43 -0600
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 10:42 +0000
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 21:08 +0000
Re: what the hell? pureheart@pacbell.net - 2015-12-30 09:23 -0800
Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-25 15:22 -0600
Re: what the hell? J G Miller <miller@yoyo.ORG> - 2015-12-25 21:50 +0000
Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 03:50 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-25 21:00 -0500
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-26 03:55 +0000
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-25 20:52 -0800
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-26 10:01 -0600
Re: what the hell? Keith Keller <kkeller-usenet@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> - 2015-12-26 11:41 -0800
Re: what the hell? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2015-12-26 00:16 -0600
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 10:47 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 13:40 -0500
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-26 19:38 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 16:27 -0500
Re: what the hell? Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2015-12-26 11:40 +0000
Re: what the hell? Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-26 13:32 -0500
Re: what the hell? HGW <HG@...> - 2015-12-27 00:41 +0000
Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 20:24 +0000
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-27 15:36 -0600
Re: what the hell? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-01-05 12:54 +0100
Re: what the hell? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2016-01-05 08:01 -0600
Re: what the hell? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-05 14:29 +0000
Re: what the hell? Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2015-12-27 03:50 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-25 10:06 +0000
Re: what the hell? Henry Wilson <HGW@home.com> - 2015-12-25 11:22 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-25 16:03 +0000
Re: what the hell? HGW <HG@...> - 2015-12-27 00:41 +0000
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-12-27 00:47 +0000
Re: what the hell? HGW <hw@...> - 2015-12-25 12:20 +1100
Re: what the hell? "john@wexfordpress.com" <john@wexfordpress.com> - 2016-01-05 10:43 -0800
Re: what the hell? William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-01-05 19:50 +0000
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