Re: [Hampshire] Sudo question

2011-06-12 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:36:12 +0100, simb...@cooptel.net said: > Any other ideas? What is the output of: # which pm-suspend # grep pm-suspend /etc/sudoers # groups YOUR-USERNAME Then try to suspend; press ^C when the system has prompts for your password, then paste the output of # grep sudo /

Re: [Hampshire] Sudo question

2011-06-12 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Owain, On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 07:36:12AM +0100, Owain Clarke wrote: > >> %users ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pm-suspend >> > Thanks, Keith, but I've done this, and it still prompts for password. I > am a member of the users group. Any other ideas? Have you logged in again since

Re: [Hampshire] Sudo question

2011-06-12 Thread Owain Clarke
%users ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pm-suspend Thanks, Keith, but I've done this, and it still prompts for password. I am a member of the users group. Any other ideas? Owain -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listi

[Hampshire] FW: Home network cabling

2011-06-12 Thread Mike Austin
In my last home, an apartment in Cyprus, I went to the trouble of feeding 150 metres of Cat5 cable through the building to connect the three other flats to my system. I my UK home I have resorted to Devolo Powerline adapters. I have two feeding switches - 8 and 5 port - while the fourth feeds a Be

Re: [Hampshire] Asus EeePad Transformer

2011-06-12 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 12/06/11 18:57, Samuel Penn wrote: > If you have a small form factor device, it's a lot more accurate and > usable than a 'mouse touch pad' or cursor keys. You mentioned the mouse touch pad there but I think you might have got away with it! :-) Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and

Re: [Hampshire] Asus EeePad Transformer

2011-06-12 Thread Samuel Penn
john lewis wrote: > It really worries me when I see TV progs with these fancy interfaces > on computer thingies that allow some character to slide a finger across > screen and things move around or as in a program about Egyptian > archaeology which showed satellite images that could be zoomed into

Re: [Hampshire] Sudo question

2011-06-12 Thread Keith Edmunds
On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:54:12 +0100, k...@midnighthax.com said: > %users ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL apologies; the above will work, but isn't restricted to pm-suspend. That would be: %users ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pm-suspend (Assuming that is the location of pm-suspend, which is

Re: [Hampshire] Sudo question

2011-06-12 Thread Keith Edmunds
> %users ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pm-suspend Try: %users ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL Ensure that you are in the 'users' group (run "groups"). Then run sudo pm-suspend -- "You can have everything in life you want if you help enough other people get what they want" - Zig Ziglar. Who

[Hampshire] Sudo question

2011-06-12 Thread Owain Clarke
I wonder if anyone could explain this to me? In my sudoers file I have:- %users ALL=NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pm-suspend but if I run "pm-suspend" I am told this can be only run by root, and if I run sudo pm-suspend I am asked for my password. I assume that there must be something wrong with the l

Re: [Hampshire] Asus EeePad Transformer

2011-06-12 Thread john lewis
On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 09:46:03 +0100 Samuel Penn wrote: > Chris Dennis wrote: > > I'm still undecided whether or not to get a small 'proper' laptop > > or one of these shiny new toys... err, I mean indispensable > > business tools. > > The obvious answer is to get both! :-) It really worries me

Re: [Hampshire] Asus EeePad Transformer

2011-06-12 Thread Samuel Penn
Chris Dennis wrote: > I'm still undecided whether or not to get a small 'proper' laptop or one > of these shiny new toys... err, I mean indispensable business tools. The obvious answer is to get both! :-) -- Be seeing you, Sam. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: htt