Make 50unattended-upgrades writable
I'm trying to follow this guide to setup automatic security updates to my server:
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-setup-automatic-security-updates-on-ubuntu-1604/
I'm at step 2 and trying to update the 50unattended-upgrades but this file is unwriteable. How can I make this file writeable so I can update it based on the guide?
18.04 updates security
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I'm trying to follow this guide to setup automatic security updates to my server:
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-setup-automatic-security-updates-on-ubuntu-1604/
I'm at step 2 and trying to update the 50unattended-upgrades but this file is unwriteable. How can I make this file writeable so I can update it based on the guide?
18.04 updates security
asked Jan 22 at 15:09
user1048676user1048676
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That is an awful tutorial, likely to cause more problems than it solves. Unattended Upgrades is already installed in Ubuntu 16.04, already enabled (unless you disabled it), and already set up for security upgrades only. All that most 16.04 users need to do is to turn it back on using the Software & Updates control panel.
– user535733
Jan 22 at 16:24
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I'm trying to follow this guide to setup automatic security updates to my server:
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-setup-automatic-security-updates-on-ubuntu-1604/
I'm at step 2 and trying to update the 50unattended-upgrades but this file is unwriteable. How can I make this file writeable so I can update it based on the guide?
18.04 updates security
asked Jan 22 at 15:09
user1048676user1048676
1576
I'm trying to follow this guide to setup automatic security updates to my server:
https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-setup-automatic-security-updates-on-ubuntu-1604/
I'm at step 2 and trying to update the 50unattended-upgrades but this file is unwriteable. How can I make this file writeable so I can update it based on the guide?
18.04 updates security
18.04 updates security
asked Jan 22 at 15:09
user1048676user1048676
1576
asked Jan 22 at 15:09
user1048676user1048676
1576
asked Jan 22 at 15:09
user1048676user1048676
1576
asked Jan 22 at 15:09
user1048676user1048676
1576
asked Jan 22 at 15:09
user1048676user1048676
1576
1576
1
That is an awful tutorial, likely to cause more problems than it solves. Unattended Upgrades is already installed in Ubuntu 16.04, already enabled (unless you disabled it), and already set up for security upgrades only. All that most 16.04 users need to do is to turn it back on using the Software & Updates control panel.
– user535733
Jan 22 at 16:24
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That is an awful tutorial, likely to cause more problems than it solves. Unattended Upgrades is already installed in Ubuntu 16.04, already enabled (unless you disabled it), and already set up for security upgrades only. All that most 16.04 users need to do is to turn it back on using the Software & Updates control panel.
– user535733
Jan 22 at 16:24
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That is an awful tutorial, likely to cause more problems than it solves. Unattended Upgrades is already installed in Ubuntu 16.04, already enabled (unless you disabled it), and already set up for security upgrades only. All that most 16.04 users need to do is to turn it back on using the Software & Updates control panel.
– user535733
Jan 22 at 16:24
That is an awful tutorial, likely to cause more problems than it solves. Unattended Upgrades is already installed in Ubuntu 16.04, already enabled (unless you disabled it), and already set up for security upgrades only. All that most 16.04 users need to do is to turn it back on using the Software & Updates control panel.
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That tutorial is written expecting you to be using the root user which is by-default locked. Run the vim command it specifies with sudo - sudo vim 50unattended-upgrades. You'll need to do similar with other "edit files" commands.
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That tutorial is written expecting you to be using the root user which is by-default locked. Run the vim command it specifies with sudo - sudo vim 50unattended-upgrades. You'll need to do similar with other "edit files" commands.
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That tutorial is written expecting you to be using the root user which is by-default locked. Run the vim command it specifies with sudo - sudo vim 50unattended-upgrades. You'll need to do similar with other "edit files" commands.
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That tutorial is written expecting you to be using the root user which is by-default locked. Run the vim command it specifies with sudo - sudo vim 50unattended-upgrades. You'll need to do similar with other "edit files" commands.
answered Jan 22 at 15:11
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That tutorial is written expecting you to be using the root user which is by-default locked. Run the vim command it specifies with sudo - sudo vim 50unattended-upgrades. You'll need to do similar with other "edit files" commands.
answered Jan 22 at 15:11
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That is an awful tutorial, likely to cause more problems than it solves. Unattended Upgrades is already installed in Ubuntu 16.04, already enabled (unless you disabled it), and already set up for security upgrades only. All that most 16.04 users need to do is to turn it back on using the Software & Updates control panel.
– user535733
Jan 22 at 16:24