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posted by jeffburdges on Aug 30, 2009 - 15 answers

How can I grant user access to one directory only, so they can edit a file? [more inside]
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What are some LESS obvious things that can disqualify someone from obtaning a job, car, or an apartment? [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Sep 2, 2008 - 27 answers

Help me restrict MySQL privileges for a particular table without screwing up access to the rest of the database. [more inside]
posted by Robert Angelo on Jan 24, 2007 - 2 answers

What did I do to gain Administrator privileges to install software and how can I do it again? [more inside]
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Adding hardware without full privileges to a PC with Win XP. My wife has laptop provided by her unwieldy megacorp employer which really restricts what changes can be made to it. We want to add to the computer wireless networking capability. [more inside]
posted by shoos on Jun 29, 2005 - 19 answers