Add Username to /etc/sudoers

Category: Linux

Created on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:09

Written by JB

Doing the following is a quick way to add a username to '/etc/sudoers'. This will give the specified username access to run ANY command EVERYWHERE. I do not recommend this if a more secure system is needed. Instead apply the permissions where need be. Read through the sudoers file for more specific information.

echo 'username ALL=(ALL) ALL' >> /etc/sudoers

or - if you do not want to be prompted a password...

echo 'username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers

Fix Windows 7 Temporary Profile Loading

Category: Windows

Created on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 20:22

Written by JB

Doing the following will fix Windows 7 if an account is logging into a tempoary profile.

1. Log in with an administrative account or escalate privileges to an administrative account.
2. Open the registry editor (start > type 'regedit' in Start Search).
3. Open the key "Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList"* Here you will see profiles listed as their unique SID (Security ID). There will be 2 similar keys. The one which ends in ".bak" is the good/correct profile, we want to preserve this one. Verify by opening the key and making sure path points to the correct profile (C:\Users\<profilename>).
4. Rename the key without the ".bak" ending. Append anything to the end, like ".shit".
5. Rename the good/correct key by removing the ".bak" ending.
6. Reboot
7. Login with the account in question and verify the good/correct profile loaded successfully.
8. Open the registry editor (switch to an administrative account if need be).
9. Remove the key ending in ".shit". 

If those steps do not work, you will most likely have to rebuild the profile...

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