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I‘m a new Unix user and trying to find the hidden directory called .movies but I do not know where it is on the file system. How do I find a hidden folder or directories under Unix like operating systems?

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How do I add a user to group under Ubuntu Linux operating system using command line options?

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How do I install latest Firefox version 4.0 in Linux operating systems?

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How do I restrict access to a given command for instance /opt/apps/start, to authorized users only under Linux / UNIX / BSD operating system?

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Q. How do I create a user account called tom and grant permission for database called jerry? A. You need to use following commands. => adduser – UNIX/Linux adduser command to add a user to /etc/passwd file => psql => It is a terminal-based front-end to PostgreSQL. => CREATE USER – Adds a new user [...]

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Q. I am using Solaris UNIX. How can I start Oracle service / server in UNIX from a shell prompt? A. In order to start Oracle service in UNIX you need to login as a Oracle user. Use su – command to login as oracle user. Start Oracle server in UNIX Type the following command, [...]

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