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How do I switch users with their groups groups in Python?
How do I switch to an admin-user account from this python script named root_and_user.py that was run with doas or sudo?
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from os import geteuid, seteuid
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Non root user is not able to open any ports
I have an embedded Linux System built using Yocto. Just out of build, it only had a root user. I created a new user. This new user is not able to open any ports on the system even though they are ...
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Failed to build these modules: _ctypes - when building Python 3.7
I'm trying to build Python 3.7.4 (as a non-root user on an older machine - SLES 11). After ./configureing and makeing, I get the following message:
Failed to build these modules:
_bz2 ...
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How to install PySide as a non-root in Linux?
I want to compile a python programm (GetDistGUI.py) in Linux (CentOs) and whenever I type:
chmod a+x GetDistGUI.py
python GetDistGUI.py
I get the following error,
from PySide.QtCore import QRegExp
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Where to store proprietary code and executable scripts? [closed]
I have Python code that is run using a bash script. I want non-sudo users to be able to run it without making the Python code readable. What is the recommended pattern?
Two ways I considered:
Put ...
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Build xpra on local directory without root privileges
I am trying to build xpra on local directory without root privileges. The xpra official site says: https://www.xpra.org/trac/wiki/Building
Building with distutils
For installing into a local ./...
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Trouble installing lxml with custom install location for libxml2/libxslt
I am attempting to install a python module called lxml to my account on a supercomputer running RHEL.
I do NOT have root access or super user status.
lxml requires the dev/devel versions of libxml2 ...
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linking problems when installing python module and dependencies as non-root
I want to install a certain (non-public, numerical) python module on a remote (Debian squeeze) system on which I do not have root (or sudo) privileges. As the python-dev package was not installed, I ...
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Virtual Python installation not allowing ez_setup?
I don't have root on my system, so I'm trying to create a virtual Python installation. I ran virtual-python.py, and it told me to run ez_setup.py. I found it online and ran it with the command virtual-...
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