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External USB Hard Drive Mounts As Root 18 Years Ago by rrssss … I can, however, access this external USB hard drive as non root by putting "unmask=0022" in the corresponding line…drive with a fat32 file system and it mounts as non root with no problem. I have tried using the chmod …help me mount this USB external hard drive (ntfs) as non root? I am using Mandriva 2006. Any help would be most… Re: External USB Hard Drive Mounts As Root 18 Years Ago by rrssss … to change the owner of this drive from root to myself. If I could do this,…ownership of this drive to myself instead of root, then I want to be able to insert…the problem drive already mounted and accessable as non-root. They don't recommend editing the storage-…access a USB ntfs external hard drive as non root due to HAL kicking out any changes … Problem loading module as not-root 16 Years Ago by edek … set to 4755, so it is executed as root, even if run by non-root user (at least I think so). I still… Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by Roberdin Instead of using a non-root account, like ur supposed to :P Re: XPath for non-root xml 10 Years Ago by Vishwanath_1 Hi, If the xml has root node, I am able to get the result. But I want to try XPath to get a particular book where the xml will not have a root node. There are multiple book elements exists with different ids but these elements are not wrapped under a root node. As I mentioned in my first post, there is no root element. Thanks, Vishwanath Re: XPath for non-root xml 10 Years Ago by xml_looser … a xml condition xpath but can also be wendt without root knot [Click Here](http://www.w3schools.com/XPath/xpath_examples.asp… A second bash to auto-run as non-root user 15 Years Ago by lehe … loads my $HOME on the server. I don't have root access to the server, so I added into ~/.bash_profile that… XPath for non-root xml 10 Years Ago by Vishwanath_1 Hi, I am very new to this forum. I started learning XPath queries. Can anyone please assist me on how to get elements from an xml where it doesn't contains any root element. Thanks, Vishwanath Re: XPath for non-root xml 10 Years Ago by xml_looser …;author>Gambardella, Matthew</author> if you not root node indicates it will never go there are semi-regular… Re: XPath for non-root xml 10 Years Ago by Vishwanath_1 So, We can't do XPath query agaonst the xml data which doesn't have a root node? Re: XPath for non-root xml 10 Years Ago by xml_looser … I suspect your question is create xpath request without the root node to use and comes with 2 flash the node… Re: Non-Flash Slide Show With Sound 14 Years Ago by bad rabbit if you are working with dreamweaver i find that disjointed rollovers make a great little gallery, i'm not sure about the sound but i imagine you could put it in the same way as long as your sounds are in your root as well as the images. if i run across something more specific about sound i will let you know. Re: External USB Hard Drive Mounts As Root 18 Years Ago by rrssss … be able to change the owner of this drive from root to myself. If I could do this, I wouldn't…'t change ownership of this drive to myself instead of root, then I want to be able to insert "unmask… Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 20 Years Ago by alc6379 …user. The only time you should run as root is when you specifically need to do something …fact, you shouldn't really ever log in as root-- you should use [b]su[/b] or …some other tool and gain root priviledge. One big reason is malicious code. One…m not going to dissuade anyone from running as root all the time, but I will stand there… Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 20 Years Ago by mahdi … over 300 logged in at once, the less root users I see the better :) At home I… don't use root unless I'm updating or installing...there is …just no reason whatsoever to logon as root all the time, being lazy is no excuse… to logon as root... "Shortcuts make the trips shorter, as … Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by big_k105 guilty :oops: . i have customized my root desktop the way i want it and dont want to have to recustomize my user. and it jst a pain to have to su into root when you need to use root. i dont know thats jst me :( Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by Roberdin [quote="big_k105"]guilty :oops: . i have customized my root desktop the way i want it and dont want to have to recustomize my user. and it jst a pain to have to su into root when you need to use root. i dont know thats jst me :([/quote] same here. So no-one likes cheese? ;) :P Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by motech I ran as root exclusively for about 6 years... Nowdays I have the hardware to just "startx -- :1" as root if I need a gui 90% of the time I just use the command line. Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by )BIG"B"Affleck … arguments in which case it defaults to user [/i][b]Root[/b][i] Some versions of Unix only allows this command…(XP) viruses guilty as charged. :lol: I only run on Root when its a must do![/b] Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by Dani Not guilty! I always su to root whenever I absolutely need to. Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by geocom not guilty I only use root at the command line never GUI Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by spikes :: raise both hands and a foot:: its my system and I want absolute power!! even if it does corrupt absolutely. root : like being superman in your own metropolis spikes Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by root For security reasons I only use root if needed. Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by subtronic … an option for me. I very rarely run as "root", but you really don't have too. I run… Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 21 Years Ago by freebie … an option for me. I very rarely run as "root", but you really don't have too. I run… Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 20 Years Ago by himerus I ususally root my arse right on in there like I'm not supposed to do... but I'm a born rooter... maybe I'll have to work on that... :o Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 20 Years Ago by knute I rarely use the root account for anything more than the occasional system update, or to reset my modem, and then I su into it. Anything that I need to do including starting my dialup connection I have the group permissions set up accordingly. :cool: Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 20 Years Ago by Dani [QUOTE=cscgal]Not guilty! I always su to root whenever I absolutely need to.[/QUOTE] Well said, alc Re: Do u use your root account on a regular basis? 20 Years Ago by twilli227 I have read here and in other forums about what a pain it is or takes too much time to su to root. Oh common. If that is how you want to set up your box and not learn about proper file permissions, then so be it. Like alc6379 said, we will all get a good laugh out of your blunders. :cheesy: Re: A second bash to auto-run as non-root user 15 Years Ago by eggi Hey there, Sometimes it will work if you just replace your exec call with a simple direct call, so instead of: [QUOTE]exec $SHELL[/QUOTE] just do [QUOTE]$SHELL[/QUOTE] <-- Since you're not exec'ing (i.e. replacing the current process with your new process, you shouldn't get the session timeout error since you'll just be running your…