Root Access

can anyone do a little favor to me....I am a new super user, an I wanna post a picture in one of my post, but, my reputation point is 8, which doesn't allow me to attach pic to my post.

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy Upload it here if you can, (Click upload on the right of the input box)

iamcreasy

new question is gonna be a continuation of an old question, superuser.com/questions/286481/how-to-recover-my-c-partition/…

Tom Wijsman

@BloodPhilia: It's not Firebug, I don't think Greasemonkey has permissions. I don't know about Flash...

Must have been something automatic, but I'm afraid there is no log that could tell us.

iamcreasy

@BloodPhilia there is only one button, saying "send" on the right of input box.

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy mail me the image: bloodphilia gmail com

Tom Wijsman

1:01 AM

Or just upload it to imgur.com

And drop the link here, which we can insert in your post.

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman No, we have our own imgur url :P

iamcreasy

i can upload..but the issue is i want to attach it to my question...which i cannt do due to my low reputation pont.

Tom Wijsman

@BloodPhilia: Can you teach a young 11k grass hopper how to do it the proper way? :(

We can do that for you, @iamcreasy.

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy You've got enough rep now

@TomWijsman And SE uses i.stack.imgur.com as an image host (:

iamcreasy

oh...thanks...just sent u an email.. :P

Tom Wijsman

1:04 AM

@BloodPhilia: Yes, but doesn't allow us to upload it there... :)

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy Okay, but you should be able to add it now

iamcreasy

one thing i dont understand, i though i would be able to participate in the chat, as far as faq says, it needs 20 rep pt

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman Any upload made through SE goes there... therefore uploading it to imgur.com and just manually inserting the link is not the "SE-way"

Tom Wijsman

joysti.cc

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy Because you've got > 20 rep on Guitars (and Area 51)

iamcreasy

1:07 AM

^ ^ sweet, i always thought that are all separate :)

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy All rooms are basically hosted and accessible through chat.stackexchange.com. The link on every SE specific website just brings you to a page that filters out the rooms for that website.

Tom Wijsman

@BloodPhilia: Car alarm at this time... o_O

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman Yes, so?

Tom Wijsman

My parents just woke up. :(

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman XD

iamcreasy

1:11 AM

@BloodPhilia are you an admin? then I have another issue that i would like to talk about.

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy I'm not, but @studiohack is a moderator. But I still might be able to help you, what is the issue you'd like to address?

Tom Wijsman

@iamcreasy: Admins are denoted with Blue names in the chat and diamonds (♦) on the site.

studiohack

@BloodPhilia @iamcreasy yes, I'm a mod, what's up? (and btw, @TomWijsman and @BloodPhilia are very qualified to help you, they are both experienced users on this site)

iamcreasy

when I started using SE, i started using StackOverflow first

BloodPhilia

@studiohack Aw thanks chap :D I feel flattered!

studiohack

1:13 AM

@BloodPhilia no need to feel flattered, its true! :D

iamcreasy

but, unfortunately I signed up with my FB profile.

on all the other sites, i am using with my OpenID profile.

Tom Wijsman

@iamcreasy:

Stack Overflow Blog: We Now Support Multiple OpenIDs

Posted by Jeff Atwood on January 3rd, 2009

The current top ranked UserVoice request is to Allow Changing the Associated OpenID.

Just how much would you pay for a feature like this? 50 gp? 740 flooz? 13 plat? 6,999 linden dollars?

We’re giving this fabulous feature to you — for today only — ABSOLUTELY FREE! That’s right! FREE!

But wait.. there’s more!

Not only can you change your OpenID provider any time you want, to whatever you want, you can also associate an alternate OpenID with your account. So if something terrible (God forbid) were to happen to your current OpenID provider, you’d still be able to log in and get to your account! …

iamcreasy

but, I want to use my OpenID profile for all the SE webservices

studiohack

you can change your openID @iamcreasy

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman Damn you! :P I was just pasting that and was about to send! xD

studiohack

1:14 AM

just go to your profile, and click add openid

Tom Wijsman

@iamcreasy: stackoverflow.com/users/login

Add your OpenID there, then couple your accounts together.

BloodPhilia

@studiohack @iamcreasy if you check out that thing TomWij sent "Stack Overflow Blog: We Now Support Multiple OpenIDs" That explains it all

iamcreasy

so, how do the rep points are managed?

studiohack

@BloodPhilia ah yes @iamcreasy, give that a read, and then ask questions

rep, well, read superuser.com/faq @iamcreasy - gives you all the info you need to know about SU and rep

iamcreasy

okey

BloodPhilia

1:16 AM

@iamcreasy Every SE site has it's own rep-base. So basically your rep doesn't get transferred to any other site on the SE network. (Only the Meta.SE sites inherit your rep of their respective parent website)

Tom Wijsman

Progress is reported on the privileges page which is also linked in the FAQ and when you click the arrow next to your name in the top bar.

BloodPhilia

Just realized how much information that is to process for a new user :P

studiohack

it is @BloodPhilia lol

iamcreasy

yah :(

Tom Wijsman

Meta.SO is an exception. And you can get reputation for coupling your accounts when you have certain reputation conditions...

studiohack

1:17 AM

it also makes me feel smart to know everything :P @BloodPhilia - but that took a while to learn

iamcreasy

hell yea did it :D

thanks a lot guys :)

BloodPhilia

@iamcreasy You're welcome!

studiohack

@iamcreasy no problem, welcome to SU! :)

iamcreasy

^_^

BloodPhilia

We're always glad to help :D safe to say I speak for @studiohack and @TomWijs as well

And @studiohack

76

Q: How do comment @replies work?

How do I respond to a specific user when entering my comment? Will they be notified? Related: How do I view my recent replies? Return to the FAQ index

studiohack

1:25 AM

@BloodPhilia I've read that plenty of times :P

BloodPhilia

Then how did you come to ask such a trivial question

Tom Wijsman

Deploying surprise in 3, 2, 1... (Disclaimer: Does not contain official Portal 2 content.)

studiohack

@BloodPhilia to be nice. :P

there you go @TomWijsman

Tom Wijsman

Oh, mass deletion... :O

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman How the hell are we still online at 3.30 am

studiohack

1:29 AM

@TomWijsman isn't that the nature of Recycle Bin

night @BloodPhilia @TomWijsman :P

BloodPhilia

@studiohack lol

studiohack

@BloodPhilia @TomWijsman (in high pitched voice) now you boys get along to bed now (wags finger) :P jk

BloodPhilia

@studiohack (in low pitched voice) Mom, get back into bed before I call the nurse to sedate you again.

studiohack

@BloodPhilia shut up. I'm your moderator, for pete's sake

BloodPhilia

@studiohack xD

studiohack

1:33 AM

:D (of course, I'm kidding)

BloodPhilia

@studiohack I know I know! I've known you for a while now :D

studiohack

@BloodPhilia haha lol

Tom Wijsman

Time goes fast...

studiohack

I start my 10 hour work day in 10 hours :P

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman It sure does fly when making fun of moderators xd

Why the hell does the room keep refreshing for me?

Tom Wijsman

1:36 AM

I had the room refresh on me when I posted links... :/

BloodPhilia

I'm listed three times > :D

I should go to bed shouldn't I?

studiohack

@BloodPhilia I'm gonna kick you

BloodPhilia

@studiohack No :(

Refresh again?

Anyway, has anyone seen the big bang theory?

studiohack

@BloodPhilia go to bed now, or I'll kick you again

nope

BloodPhilia

Kick me?

Tom Wijsman

1:40 AM

studiohack

you asked for it @BloodPhilia

BloodPhilia

SOmehow

Dude

I keep logging out =/

studiohack

now stay in bed.

does it log you out of chat @BloodPhilia?

BloodPhilia

And I can only login through: superuser.com/users/chat-stackexchange-login

No, but I cant login to chat

only through

superuser.com/users/chat-stackexchange-login

studiohack

I'm sorry @BloodPhilia, I'll stop kicking you

Tom Wijsman

1:42 AM

It shouldn't, @studiohack. It just disables the bottom, when you refresh it says you are suspended in the bottom.

BloodPhilia

@studiohack No it's not you!

Tom Wijsman

Ah, kicking might be different... :P

studiohack

@TomWijsman no, kicking just removes from the room - that's it, no suspension

BloodPhilia

It's something else that keeps bugging my login!

Tom Wijsman

It must be the black cat crossing your way...

studiohack

1:43 AM

@TomWijsman oooh

Tom Wijsman

Good night, before @studiohack starts kicking me... :)

studiohack

@BloodPhilia I think it is @TomWiji :P

good night @TomWijsman :) sleep well and thanks for all your work around the site!

BloodPhilia

Found it

lol

Stupid setting, set wrong

Anyway!

I'm off to bed as well :D

Good night @TomWij and @studiohack!

studiohack

good night @BloodPhilia! sleep well! :D

Tom Wijsman

I bet your GreaseMonkey HumDrum Extension is malfunctioning...

4

BloodPhilia

1:45 AM

@studiohack Thanks!

studiohack

@TomWijsman HAHA EPIC!

BloodPhilia

@TomWijsman I think it might!

There's something humdrum about you

Anyway I really AM off now!

XD

studiohack

gnite @BloodPhilia lol

Tom Wijsman

I really 2 AM off now...

studiohack

LOL

BloodPhilia

1:47 AM

@TomWijsman No, it's near 4 AM

;)

Mark Szymanski

2:44 AM

Good evening, everyone.

Feeds

5:07 AM

Super User Blog: QotW: Filesystem Security

Posted by Mokubai on May 23rd, 2011

While the question specifically mentions NTFS the answer applies to almost every file system that is able to be accessed by another operating system and has not had native support for that file system built in.

The same would apply to EXT2/3/4 (Linux) support on Windows, HFS (Mac) support on Linux or any combination of file systems that are standard for one system and just barely “supported” on another.

What this all boils down to is the fact that the file system and operating system security models are very tightly bound and in order to enforce security in the file system the operating system …

DMA57361

7:38 AM

morning all

Journeyman Geek

morning

Mokubai

Heya people!

Should I flag this as pointless or leave it?

-1

A: 4.00GB (3.25GB usable) in Windows 7 x64

I did suffer from this problem the solution was : go to RUN write : msconfig.exe click on boot click on advance tab uncheck maximum memory . restart and it shall work with full memory

I thought they made downvotes free?

Sathya

only on questions @Mokubai

Morning @DMA57361 & @JourneymanGeek

Mokubai

Ah, thanks @Sathya

Journeyman Geek

morning @Sathya

is going to have an awesome week next week

Sathya

7:48 AM

why so @JourneymanGeek

@Mokubai np!

Journeyman Geek

getting my new laptop ;p

and probably will know by then roughly when i'll get my new keyboard too

Mokubai

yay for new toys @JourneymanGeek

Journeyman Geek

yeah ;p

Mokubai

What is it you're getting?

Sathya

a Xeon E5620 @ 2.40GHz is a "small Linux box" ? WTH?

Mokubai

7:51 AM

I kept seeing it mentioned in here but must have missed the specs

Sathya

0

Q: Need help with ssh tunneling slow speed

I rented a small Linux box with an intention to use it as a proxy for netflix etc. When I ssh and run wget my speeds are like 20Mb/s but when I connect with putty and go to speedtest I only get like 1Mbit down and 300kbit up. Processor information processor : 0 vendor_id : Genu...

linux ssh ssh-tunnel

Journeyman Geek

a thinkpad x220i and a unicomp customiser with a european style enter key

lol

i think he might be on a VPS?

Sathya

perhaps

Journeyman Geek

i'll need to try to find a id10tproof way to do a full disk image of my current laptop

Mokubai

Wow, looks like you could club seals with that keyboard....

Journeyman Geek

7:52 AM

lol

@Mokubai: its the sort of keyboard you'd have to name, and would have epic war ballads sung about it

Sathya

:p

Journeyman Geek

Its basically a design from the 80s. only one company makes them, and they're rather pricy (i'm paying a total of 120 US for mine... 50 of which is shipping). They're mechanical, loud, and have a bit of a fanatical following

... did i just spell idiot as id10t?

HAH

;p

Mokubai

@JourneymanGeek lol

my favourites instead of id10t are PEBKAC and PICNIC... :)

Journeyman Geek

lol

Mokubai

I like the fact you can say, in front of whoever had a simple problem, the words "oh yeah, this problem is a PICNIC" and they'll just assume you mean it's an easy one to fix...

Journeyman Geek

8:02 AM

(what does it stand for?)

Mokubai

Problem In Chair, Not In Computer

Journeyman Geek

ahh

what i call a 5 minuter

Sathya

@JourneymanGeek that's why my :p (ps; check history of that message ;) )

Journeyman Geek

hmm.. actually part of the issue i think is i've constantly, until recently tried to do backups over lan

(which sucks. badly.)

i did ;p

after i realised i didn't spell it that way

Sathya

heh

Journeyman Geek

9:00 AM

headesks

or i can just backup the windows partitions with a software i know works, risk the linux partition i can rebuild anyway, and just go for it ;p

slhck

@JourneymanGeek What's your issue?

morning, btw :P

Journeyman Geek

oh, i'm planning on imaging my whole system so that i can do a test restore with restore disks from another system of the same model

and revert if it goes bad

slhck

I mean, I always suggest that, but have you tried Clonezilla? I use that all the time to make backups of the PCs at our office to set them up again if something fails

Journeyman Geek

oh, still planning

i'm not risking having this box unusable till next week

Sathya

9

Q: Calling up new Stack Overflow moderators from the 2011 election

Because we have a huge moderation load on Stack Overflow right now, I am recommending that we call up the 4th and 5th place finishers from the 2011 Stack Overflow Community Moderator Election. As you may recall from the blog announcement, the winners were We have contacted the 4th and 5th p...

discussion moderator-election

slhck

9:06 AM

@JourneymanGeek Well you can just make the images, that won't hurt, will it?

Journeyman Geek

ideally i'd like to verify the images after they're well, imaged

actually that and simple restores are the two most critical thing.

slhck

Hm, yeah. I recall Clonezilla verifying the images after they're created.. But I've once had problems restoring the image, the PC wouldn't boot, but another restore worked fine.

Journeyman Geek

ya

I might give a few methods a shot, if i had the space...

slhck

yeah, that sucks, also had to buy a 2TB drive recently

Journeyman Geek

well, i might be able to borrow a 1tb drive temporarily...

hm

oh well, i'll just do that then ;p

BloodPhilia

12:00 PM

Does anyone know how to remove a file named "*" (No quotation marks) in linux? :P

Journeyman Geek

lol

from a gui

DMA57361

or try the tricks here superuser.com/questions/157869/remove-a-file-named (I imagine they'll work for * as well as .)

BloodPhilia

@JourneymanGeek Got CLI only :P

@DMA57361 Doesn't, treats * as a wildcard :P

slhck

hmm can you escape *?

DMA57361

@BloodPhilia D'oh

BloodPhilia

12:13 PM

@slhck How?

slhck

@BloodPhilia With \ maybe

mumbai:maphub-portal robitza$ cat \*
cat: *: No such file or directory

BloodPhilia

@slhck Little Britain voice Computer (Debian) says nooooo

3

slhck

@BloodPhilia Meh :P

BloodPhilia

Just installed mc and deleted it with that now :P

Thanks anyway guys! :D

slhck

Heh, np

+1 for reminding me what you can use mc for

BloodPhilia

12:17 PM

@slhck Well I rarely use it and I didn't even have it installed... But it's so useful for some things!

slhck

@BloodPhilia Yeah I should try to use it more often..

Journeyman Geek

12:29 PM

lol

shows i need to use cli more ;p

i just use it to admin my little server, and my ex vps

@JourneymanGeek ;)

yay, reached 5k :D

@slhck Go you!

@BloodPhilia Only 5k left :P

BloodPhilia

@slhck You'll get there (:

if you keep it up like this:

It shouldn't take you too long!

slhck

12:39 PM

@BloodPhilia Yeah, but then I will have no real life anymore :P

BloodPhilia

@slhck None of us do anyway :D

slhck

@BloodPhilia ;P

Tom Wijsman

12:53 PM

I feel a bit bad for voting to close the top SE question for being a duplicate... xD

23

Q: Why are the keys named Ctrl & Alt?

I use these keys often as modifiers for shortcuts including the infamous copy and paste and some tab-switching but I don't understand why they're named Ctrl and Alt. Why are they named the way they are?

keyboard hotkeys ctrl alt

12

Q: What are the origins of the control and alt keys?

Crtl and alt have become common place on just about any computer keyboard sold anywhere in the world (I even saw a picture of them on a typewriter...). But what were these sacred modifier keys first used for? What's the difference between them and other keys used as modifiers? How has their used...

keyboard alt ctrl origins

slhck

well, but you're right nevertheless @TomWijsman

I also think that the answer shouldn't have gotten 30 upvotes

Tom Wijsman

I remembered the first question, it wasn't listed as a duplicate but it was under the related questions.

BloodPhilia

Where did the vote to close room go?

Ah well:

0

Q: Rsync-based Backup solution for Kubuntu

hey there I am kinda a bit lost in the multiple options so any recommendations will be more then welcomed. I am looking for a simple backup solution (just installed the latest Kubuntu (11)). Here is a not-so-long wishlist: rsync-based incremental backup provides kinda usable GUI frontend (KDE-...

backup rsync home-server kubuntu incremental-backup

DMA57361

@BloodPhilia here chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/117/…

BloodPhilia

@DMA57361 Am I thát blind?

DMA57361

1:03 PM

@BloodPhilia potentially... I guess, but I have it in my favourite rooms, that way I'm never too far away from it ;)

slhck

0

A: Firefox 4 frozen/delay -- How to fix?

when it freez see your CPU usage for FF if it's high. r u ruuning your own project or site?

DMA57361

@slhck commentalised

slhck

@DMA57361 I was gonna ask if you could make that a comment, but thanks :D

Simon Sheehan

@slhck Already edited that one. Thats some spelling alright.

:P

slhck

@SimonSheehan It happens :P

Nyuszika7H

1:25 PM

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU... DGE.

slhck

Mmh, Fudge.

Simon Sheehan

Fudge in ice cream can be delicious

2

BloodPhilia

1:47 PM

@SimonSheehan OH YES!

Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough is the very best though @Simon

slhck

@BloodPhilia YES

Now I have to get one on my way home

BloodPhilia

D:

Bring me ons xD

slhck

:D that's probably gonna melt

glad though we can finally get them here, since a year or so

Simon Sheehan

@BloodPhilia Now when i go out ill have to get some. And eat the whole damn thing. xD

BloodPhilia

Bring me some!

Simon Sheehan

1:50 PM

Haha, ill try ;)

Wil

@BloodPhilia phish food FTW

BloodPhilia

@Wil Nevah!

slhck

@Wil Strawberry Cheesecake. But nothing beats the Cookie Dough.

Wil

@slhck ohhh never seen that one

slhck

@Wil Try that some time :P It's not that special, but really good

Wil

1:59 PM

There isn't that many flavors in the UK, they are doing more though...

but they do 2 of each - ice cream and frozen yoghurt... been wanting to try that... but I am on diet... and I wouldn't be able to stop at a few spoons!

slhck

Oh, frozen yoghurt for the win. You can't even get that in Austria.

BloodPhilia

Just to get your taste buds going guys:

3

Simon Sheehan

oh my

drools

slhck

quickly does a git commit / git push and packs his stuff

Mokubai

Yummy

Simon Sheehan

2:08 PM

Know whats simple, but great? Butterscotch ripple.

BloodPhilia

@SimonSheehan never had any, but sounds brilliant

Simon Sheehan

@BloodPhilia Its just vanilla with a hint of....goodness.

BloodPhilia

@SimonSheehan Oh gawd, I'm craving now :P

slhck

;D

Simon Sheehan

Anyways, mass superuser shopping trip now? :D

slhck

2:10 PM

Haha.. yeah.. I really gotta leave, see you guys around :P

BloodPhilia

@SimonSheehan XD Shopping for ice cream!

Wil

ohh... just looked up a picture of phish food - that isn't the one I like :P It is the one I used to have!!! (There only used to be a couple of flavors here)

Simon Sheehan

Cya later @slhck :P

Wil

I like the one with mini rolos in it!... trying to look it up

Simon Sheehan

@Wil s3.amazonaws.com/luuux-original-files/bookmarklet_uploaded/…

BloodPhilia

2:10 PM

Bye bye!

Simon Sheehan

BloodPhilia

@SimonSheehan Doesn't look too bad either!

Wil

ohhhh never seen that!

Simon Sheehan

:P Its quite good.

Wil

mind you, I never really look at ice cream - too much temptation

Simon Sheehan

2:11 PM

haha

Journeyman Geek

lol

Simon Sheehan

@Wil Hard to resist ;)

Wil

here we go...

BloodPhilia

@Wil MY GOOOOD!

Has drool gushing out of his mouth

Simon Sheehan

We need to stop. Its 10am and im craving this stuff now D:

BloodPhilia

2:13 PM

@SimonSheehan As am I!

Wil

3:14... need to get on with work :(

BloodPhilia

@Wil Aww :( No ice cream for you then?

Wil

@BloodPhilia no :(

anyway, freezer broken, so I would have to eat the whole tub!

Simon Sheehan

@Wil Start lobbying with HR to have it imported weekly! :P

BloodPhilia

@Wil So :D? Even better!

Wil

2:15 PM

... which reminds me, last time I had the above was Feburary (I think it was), when there was snow because I left it outside overnight!

@SimonSheehan Self employed! :P

BloodPhilia

@Wil Then lobby with yourself!

Wil

I know I will say no though:(

BloodPhilia

@Wil You should put that in writing... It'll be harder to say no :D

Simon Sheehan

@Wil What do you do for a living? :P just curious

Wil

3

(Kept redirecting and saying I need to log in :S bug?)

BloodPhilia

2:20 PM

@Wil PRICELESS!

Wil

@SimonSheehan I don't know, if you find out, let me know

BloodPhilia

@Wil YES I KEEP GETTING THAT AS WELL!

@Wil meta.superuser.com/questions/2603/…

And dude, you need a shave XD

Simon Sheehan

@Wil Haha. Loving the Outlook 98 book back there, i believe

Wil

@BloodPhilia :P and a hair cut... but, got no client visits for a few weeks, just here and working, only going out to walk the dogs, so... no point!

@SimonSheehan ohh... yeah... not the oldest book! Got so MS-Dos Programming ones!

Simon Sheehan

Haha, very old then. I've got HTML for dummies somewhere! :P

And maybe a Fedora Core 2 for dummies..

Wil

2:27 PM

@SimonSheehan Oldest I can find (by looks) Javascript 1.3 and html programmers reference...

also, got the original ms paint user guide and a hp 95lx!

Journeyman Geek

lol

how original/

i think i had a version of paint that ran in dos

on an xt clone

Nyuszika7H

LOL

Wil

I love old computers!

Journeyman Geek

oh i still have that

dosen't boot any more tho

Simon Sheehan

Old computers are the best :D

Back when i started using computers, mine was the champion of the street :D

Journeyman Geek

2:28 PM

/me has found a new time waster... and i just weaned myself off headphone sites ;p

@SimonSheehan: i have an SGI octane i need to boot up at some point

i just need to borrow an lcd from the office ;p

Simon Sheehan

SGI Octane? :O

Nyuszika7H

LOL, I'm so an IRC addict that I've read lcd as ircd...

Journeyman Geek

yeah

Simon Sheehan

Goes to google it

Journeyman Geek

monitor blew, so i got an adaptor cable to use it with an LCD

Simon Sheehan

2:32 PM

Well i've been ordered to mow the lawn. Be back in a few!

Journeyman Geek

but i have the keyboard and mouse for that

and for some odd reason a keyboard from a sun ultra 5

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