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  • 16-02-2009 5:52pm
    #1
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭


    Recently, a friend of mine altered some files in a password protected user file on the same server(Fedora). I'd like to exact some revenge!

    If I go to /his_username/, it won't let me use the ls command. I do know the name of a sub directory, though (/his_username/directory1/). Is there a commant I can type while at the latter address to view the names of sister directories, or even a way to do something while at the first address.

    I have no root access.


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  • #2
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    I'll say no. I'd imaging your friend has tightened permissions on his home directory to prevent such actions :pac:


  • #3
    charlesD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 194 ✭✭charlesD


    You could always use a Live CD, like sysrescue, but I guess that would be cheating...


  • #4
    tolosenc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    The server is remote, so a live CD wouldn't work. Would it?

    Meh. I'll just boot his ubuntu into recovery mode and change his passwords...


  • #5
    Red Alert
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭Red Alert


    You could boot it into single user mode. Are you administrator? You could just do 'sudo chmod -R 777 /home/his_name'.


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