Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password recovery
2008/7/7 Philip Stubbs [EMAIL PROTECTED]: 2008/7/7 Lucy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: So, in a terminal type: sudo mv /home/user2 /home/user2-tmp Then go to System-Administration-Users and Groups to add user2. Then do: sudo cp -a /home/user2-tmp/ /home/user2 To answer Lucy's question, this *will* also copy the dot-files (.*) What I would do is sudo rm -r /home/user2 sudo mv /home/user2-tmp /home/user2 sudo chown -R user2:user2 /home/user2 replace user2:user2 with the user and group details for user2 I agree with Philip; this will get all of user2's files back as they were before the re-install. The only small modification I would make is changing the last command to sudo chown -R user2: /home/user2 This will use user2's primary group, just in case the group 'user2' wasn't created...but we're now getting quite deep into the details of users and groups on *nix, which might have left Keith behind :-( I hope this helps you out Keith. If you have been left behind, or want more details about any of the commands, let us know. Hwyl, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] recommend some cheapish headphones for me! NON ubuntu related topic!!!
Hi, My better half keeps getting annoyed with the noise (my music/media) coming from my speaker system. So i might as well get some cheapish earphones for when we are in the room at the same time! So apologies for the non ubuntuness of this topic in advance! Can anyone suggest any good earphone upto £10 mark? Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommend some cheapish headphones for me! NON ubuntu related topic!!!
Hi Javad, Whilst they are not quite in your price range, Aldi at present have a pair of noise cancelling 'phones at 19.99UKP. I bought a pair for the same reason and they work effectively at keeping extraneous noise out and other people in the same room can't hear them (subject to the volume you listen at!). Keith. --- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffs, England.-- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommend some cheapish headphones for me! NON ubuntu related topic!!!
Hi Javad HMV do Gumi headphones for £7.99, although I haven't used them myself, although I got some Skullcandy headphones for around £12 or £14, also from HMV, which I've been quite happy with. Hope that helps Bruce On 7/8/08, Javad Ayaz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, My better half keeps getting annoyed with the noise (my music/media) coming from my speaker system. So i might as well get some cheapish earphones for when we are in the room at the same time! So apologies for the non ubuntuness of this topic in advance! Can anyone suggest any good earphone upto £10 mark? Regards Javad -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommend some cheapish headphones for me! NON ubuntu related topic!!!
I bought a set of these http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5342945/c_1/1|category_root|Sound+and+vision|9555142/c_2/2|cat_9555142|Headphones+and+earphones|9555255.htm Long cable too, which is a great if watching TV or whatever... Sean -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Password recovery
Thanks again for all for the suggestions. I tried Lucy's first and was indeed able to re-create the original user2. Unfortunately, however, I was unable to sudo cp -a the original files back into user2's home. Furthermore the permissions (for me the bane of Linux) have been altered. Even trying to write files to the home directory elicits an error message suggesting that the directory does not exist, all very frustrating. Luckily I have been able to copy the important files by fudging backups via the network. Cheers, Keith. --- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffs, England. Using Ubuntu 8.04 on a Linux only machine -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password recovery
On 08/07/2008, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks again for all for the suggestions. I tried Lucy's first and was indeed able to re-create the original user2. Unfortunately, however, I was unable to sudo cp -a the original files back into user2's home. Furthermore the permissions (for me the bane of Linux) have been altered. Even trying to write files to the home directory elicits an error message suggesting that the directory does not exist, all very frustrating. Luckily I have been able to copy the important files by fudging backups via the network. I'm happy to hear you had backups! Not so good that you had problems copying the old stuff back across though. Can you copy and paste the exact commands you typed and the errors you received please? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] [Even more OT than usual] recent Bank transactions
Hi All, Just wondering if anyone else has experienced issues with Financial transactions recently? I've made a few payments that have taken much longer than usual to reach the destination or have had to be resent and I've had a few payments that the sender has sworn have been sent already require re-sending. Thoughts? M. -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Even more OT than usual] recent Bank transactions
On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 15:53 +0100, Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: Hi All, Just wondering if anyone else has experienced issues with Financial transactions recently? I've made a few payments that have taken much longer than usual to reach the destination or have had to be resent and I've had a few payments that the sender has sworn have been sent already require re-sending. Thoughts? M. -- It's true and horrifically annoying -- Seek That Thy Might Know signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password recovery
Lucy wrote: Can you copy and paste the exact commands you typed and the errors you received please? Hello Lucy, Again, thanks for the reply. I cut and pasted the commands from your original email. I was able to add the second user, but then the following occurred:- sudo cp -a /home/valerie-tmp/ /home/valerie cp: cannot create special file `/home/valerie/valerie-tmp/.google/desktop/a1_sock': File exists cp: cannot create special file `/home/valerie/valerie-tmp/.google/desktop/a2_sock': File exists cp: cannot create special file `/home/valerie/valerie-tmp/.google/desktop/a3_sock': File exists cp: cannot create special file `/home/valerie/valerie-tmp/.google/desktop/a4_sock': File exists Valerie is, of course, user2 and the error was indeed repeated as shown, a1 being incremented to a4. Any clues? Regards, Keith. -- Keith Bowerman, Prestwood, south Staffordshire, England. Using Ubuntu 8.04 on a Linux only machine. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Even more OT than usual] recent Bank transactions
Matthew, Most of the banks in the UK are currently working on faster payments projects. This is to speed up the processing of direct transfers/BACS/VOCA payments, so rather than taking 3 days, they happen pretty much instantly. I suspect it's the testing/implementation of this that's causing the issues Oh the irony... :) Lee Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote: Hi All, Just wondering if anyone else has experienced issues with Financial transactions recently? I've made a few payments that have taken much longer than usual to reach the destination or have had to be resent and I've had a few payments that the sender has sworn have been sent already require re-sending. Thoughts? M. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Password recovery
On 08/07/2008, Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I cut and pasted the commands from your original email. I was able to add the second user, but then the following occurred:- sudo cp -a /home/valerie-tmp/ /home/valerie cp: cannot create special file `/home/valerie/valerie-tmp/.google/desktop/a1_sock': File exists cp: cannot create special file Did Valerie login before you ran the command? ;) I don't think that the error should stop the other files from being copied, but you could try running it with the --update flag, which according to the manpage should ignore any newer files in /home/valerie and just copy everything else. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] recommend some cheapish headphones for me! NON ubuntu related topic!!!
Bruce Beardall wrote: HMV do Gumi headphones for £7.99, although I haven't used them myself, I have - I like them, very comfortable and great for speech and classical music. You can get them cheaper at Sainsbury's. Very light on the bass though, so not so good for pop music or games. Instead, for cheap, lightweight, comfy and reasonable bass, I'd recommend any of the Sony MDR G5xx series (eg. G52 or G57) with wrap-around neck band. A little over budget at around 12-15 quid but worth it. You can also carry out a normal conversation whilst wearing them. If you want in-ear headphones with good bass, any of the ones with the sticky-in bit that actually goes down your outer ear canal will do the trick nicely, and you can get dozens of brands for seven quid. For full-on enclosed padded headphones, you can't go wrong with Technics at that price bracket. Again, you'll spend 12-15 quid instead of 10, but your ears will love you. Just don't expect to be able to carry out a conversation with anyone else whilst wearing them. Do give John Lewis a try for branded headphones. They have a price match guarantee and they're a co-operative (owned by the staff) so fit nicely with Free Software politics. -- Andrew Oakley -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Lug Radio Live Approaches
Hey all, Lug Radio Live is coming up v. soon, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of this month to be precise. So if you're attending, sign up on the wiki, and if you can help out at the stall, sign up for that as well. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LugRadioLive2008 Ideas for BOFs and suchlike also welcome. John -- John Levin http://www.technolalia.org/blog/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Lug Radio Live Approaches
On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:01 AM, John Levin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, Lug Radio Live is coming up v. soon, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of this month to be precise. So if you're attending, sign up on the wiki, and if you can help out at the stall, sign up for that as well. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LugRadioLive2008 Ideas for BOFs and suchlike also welcome. John I'm gutted that I will not be able to attend, my colleague has already booked the time off, I did try to convince him that LugRadioLive is more important than his mates wedding, but he didn't agree :( Shame, it would have been good to finally meet some of names on this list. Oh well. Cheers --- Philip -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
