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How to change user pi sudo permissions; how to add other accounts with different permissions?

Since I occasionally use my Pi over SSH, I have learned that it is dangerous to allow SSH to access sudo commands. Thus, I plan to turn off this permission in the near future. But, when I install ...
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Cannot run PulseAudio as root (sudo)

I have developed a console application in .net 6 which uses a library that needs direct access to the gpio-pins of the Pi. The Pi is running the latest Pi OS Lite x64. Edit: This is the library ...
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Sudo still works despite removing my user from group

I just installed the April 4th 2022 edition of Rasberry Pi OS and added a root password in addition to my user password. I also did.. deluser <userme> sudo I tested my new security adjustment ...
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1 answer
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run startx not as root

Scenario: So I want to run startx. The problem is, it won't let me write to tty0 Fatal server error: (EE) parse_vt_settings: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (Permission denied) so I tried to run sudo startx, ...
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sudo with WS2812 and Raspberry Pi

I'm trying to use the Neopixel Adafruit library with the WS2812 strip. Everything works great however there is something that I have not been able to do. I'm working on a project that requires ...
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How to add user to GUI sudo list?

When I run GUI programs like gparted or the GUI package manager, it allows me to enter the password for root or pi when it requires sudo privileges. How can I add a user to this list? I added a user ...
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Server 19.10 on Raspberry Pi 4 defaults to root?

I've successfully installed Server 19.10, then got a desktop (Lubuntu) going on a single Raspberry Pi 4 (4gb). I went with the 32-bit version, having heard the 64-bit is not very stable. (Please ...
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Running NextCloud on HTTPS/SSL with LetsEncrypt

I have successfully installed Nextcloud on a Pi3 using snap sudo snap install nextcloud. Confirmation follows promptly: nextcloud 15.0.10snap3 from Nextcloud✓ installed . Now this tutorial: ...
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How do I grant sudo privileges to an existing user?

I am using vnc viewer on Windows 10. user: pi I am lost, please help. What I Have Tried: *sudo chmod 777 ** also .. sudo nano /etc/sudoers adding the following line just like "root ALL=(ALL:...
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How can I connect to the SFTP server with sudo via WinSCP?

I want to use WinSCP to connect to the Raspberry Pi standard SFTP server. I also need to have root access. How can I do this without logging in as root (using sudo)?
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Allowing uwsgi to make GPIO calls

I've got a Raspberry Pi Zero W acting as a Flask python server that listens for webhooks, then runs a function to turn on a motor until the GPIO pins read a certain combination of inputs. I used to ...
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How to solve: locked out of sudoer rights and root account on Arch linux of RPi [closed]

I disabled the root login on Arch Linux installed in my RPi without putting my own user account into sudoers. Now I'm prevented from recovering root login. I understand one can use liveCD or GRUB to ...
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Automatically run a program as root for GPIO?

I have a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian that I want to auto-login and then automatically run a program that uses the GPIO as root. I have auto-login working as per this website. What is the best way ...