How to log in with root in Ubuntu?

How to log in with root in Ubuntu?

Simulate a root environment. If you are an advanced user who needs access to an actual root shell to run specific scripts, simulate a root shell with sudo –i. This command will give you superuser access with root’s environment variables.^[3]

• Enter the command sudo passwd root. This will create a password for root, essentially “enabling” the account. Don't forget this password.
• Type sudo -i. Enter the root password when prompted.
• The prompt will change from $ to #, indicating you have root access.

USB Device - Advanced Repair

USB Device - Advanced Repair

Problems:

Your computer can not find your Flash drive or SD card? or any other problem of your USB devices?

Solution:

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Step 1: Download ChipGenius, software for assisting users in extracting information about their USB devices, finding out details they need to repair broken flash drives.

Step 2: Run ChipGenius, and find the model number (e.g. PS 2251-07) of the control chip of a USB device (e.g. flash drive).

Step 3: Go to U盘量产网 and find the specific mass production tool for that specific control chip model (e.g. 'PS 2251-07'). Download the tool (e.g. the one on the page - 群联MPALL 7F V5.03.0A量产工具DL07中文版 )

Step 4: Find the tutorial for using the tool (e.g. 金士顿U盘PS2251-07东芝闪存白片量产CDROM成功教程 )

Step 5: Run the tool. Follow the tutorial. The bad flash drive or SD card will be repaired.

(Done)

Can not remove someone's access to a folder

Problem:

Can not remove webmaster's access to folder 'Sarah'. The error message is

'You can not remove Webmaster because this object is inheriting permissions from its parent. To remove Webmaster, you must prevent this object from inheriting permissions. Turn off the option for inheriting permissions, and then try removing Webmaster again.'

Solution:

Right-click folder 'Sarah', choose Properties. Click tab 'Security'. Click 'Advanced'. Click 'Change permissions'. Clear the tick against 'Include inheritable permissions from this object's parent'. Click 'Remove'.

Now you can remove webmaster's access to folder 'Sarah'.

QuickBooks login dialogue box not appear

Problem:
In QuickBooks, after you open a company file, the login dialogue box would not appear.

Solution:
Re-mapping the network drive to the path of your company file.

Where can I download the media / ISO for Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Business?

Where can I download the media / ISO for Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Business?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_install-mso_other/where-can-i-download-the-media-iso-for-microsoft/2ef035a8-8b45-e011-9577-d485645a8348

Go to www.office.com/backup

Follow the instructions (you'll need your product key)

Don't select DVD media (only select this if you want to pay and have a backup DVD shipped to you from Microsoft)

Continue to the download screen.

Done!

Google website certificate problem

Symptom:

1. When you go to Google website, it displays a certificate problem, and 3 options. Among the 3 options, there is 'Continue to ...'. If you click 'Continue to ...', then you can view Google website normally.

2. When you turn your computer on, it prompts you to press F1. If you press F1, then your computer boots normally.

3. System time is incorrect.

Solution:

Synchronise your system time. After your system time becomes correct, both symptom 1 and 2 are gone.

Double-clicking an Excel file can NOT open it

Double-clicking an Excel file can NOT open it


It gives an error message - 'there was a problem sending the command to the program'.

Solution:

• Open Excel 2007.
• Open the Menu in the top left.
• Click the "Excel Options" button.
• Click the advanced tab on the left of the options screen.
• Under the general options uncheck the box "Ignore other application that use Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE)"