Occasionally Interesting, often not

The problem with busybox is that it doesn't support a whole bunch of useful stuff that would help in this situation, such as sudo, and therefore the wheel solution proposed in other posts, in /etc/sudoers , can't be done. Likewise, usermod is not available, and even adduser -u 0 doesn't work because it complains that "UID 0 is already used". What you have to do is simple: adduser user vi /etc/passwd and modify the uid of user . /etc/passwd will look something like this: root:x:0:0:root:/home:/bin/sh daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh sampleUser:x:1000:1000:Linux User,,,:/home/sampleUser:/bin/sh to give sampleUser root privileges, edit like this: sampleUser:x:0:0:Linux User,,,:/home/sampleUser:/bin/sh I.e. set sampleUser's uid = 0 Done.

Took a 3 day trip staying two nights at Lake Sylvia with side trips to Lyons Lake and an aborted attempt to bag Pyramid Peak. The hike in is moderate. Distance is short at 5 miles, but pretty constant elevation gain from around 6800 to 8100. The trail is very scenic, and a nice mix of easy elevation gain, bits of moderate, and short stretches of steeper. We got into the Lake Sylvia area around 4pm and ran into the very nice ranger keeping tabs on people camping. We asked for camping spot recommendations and he showed us a fantastic site somewhat uphill on the south shore of the lake. Most of the sites are on the western shore; this one was totally private and has two very nice, level spots for tents. For camping, Lake Sylvia is a better choice than Lyons Lake ... there are a number of comfortable spots 100+ ft away from the lake on the northern and western shore, and the single, fantastic site we stayed at on the southern shore. Lyons Lake is more scenic, and better for swimming d...

We took a trip to Missoula, Montana, over the July 4th weekend to visit kin, and it was a wonderful escape from big city life. Missoula is a vibrant place for its size, and pretty cosmopolitan feeling. The downtown core is like a scaled down big city downtown, with galleries, restaurants, interesting shops, farmers' markets, chocolate shops, antique market, you name it. Everyone we met was exceedingly friendly and it didn't hurt that the weather was fantastic. Let's start with my favorite subject, food. We started the trip, arriving on July 4 itself, and had a very nice bbq at someone's house just outside of town. Standard fare, burgers, but when we mentioned that the burgers were really good, the reply was, "oh, the meat is from my sister's farm". Don't hear that very often! We had 3 fine breakfasts. First was at The Catalyst , that had fantastic bacon and assorted tasty breakfast dishes. Next day was at Sean Kelley's , an Irish bar that also ser...

Bucket list visit to Alinea. Heard so much about it, and it really came through. We've been to a number of highly rated restaurants, all over the world, and I've become a little jaded. Sure, all these restaurants' food is fantastic, but what is there to set them apart? Perhaps some cuisine is different, some decor. What is it that makes Alinea different? The answer is something that one does not normally associate with the ultra expensive restaurant genre, and that is, Alinea was really really fun. From the surprise of the entrance hallway, to the edible helium balloons, with the low key and amusing service staff and the ending highlight of dessert eaten off the table, it was a great show. We arrived by car and met by the valet. Next, we checked in with the hostess who met us outside. Then she let us open the door to go in. What a surprise! A wonderful installation of glass and flowers lining the long entrance hall. Then, through another door, and you enter the foyer, wher...

Memorial Day weekend was much cooler than normal, so we had to bundle up. It was fortunate that we checked the forecast, because all the extra outerwear we brought came in useful. We're talking about a 40 degree difference from the temperature on the Sunday of last year (i.e. last year, 97; this year 57). Anyway, this was our first trip for which the destination was a restaurant. We like to go to good restaurants no matter where we go, but normally, we choose a destination and then figure out where to go. In this case, the restaurant dictated the destination. You might guess that the destination in this case was Alinea . In fact, it turned out that the whole trip was food centered. We tried many other Chicago standouts, from gourmet hot dogs at Frank 'n Dawgs , to steak, at Chicago Cut Steakhouse , to pizza, at Lou Malnoti's , and an long time neighborhood standout Lula Cafe But we also got around town and the environs to see the Art Institute of Chicago Museum , took i...

Got lucky with recreation.gov finding a site at Coast Camp in Point Reyes National Seashore on what turned out to be a beautiful weekend in March. Once you've got the reservation, you'll need to pick it up at the Bear Valley Visitors Center, then it's a 15 minute drive to the trailhead parking lot near Point Reyes Hostel. The hike from there is short, officially 1.8 miles. There's a roughly 0.5 mile uphill section, a beautiful flat section, and then a downhill section to the ocean. The campsite locations are here: http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/upload/map_cg_coast.pdf We were in camp 1, and in our opinion, it's the best one there because of its unobscured view of the ocean. Camps 2 and 3 are probably not bad, but 4-7 have their views obscured by the low bushes. Nevertheless, 1-7 are to be chosen over 8-14 if there's any choice because, while 1-7 are relatively private, 8-14 are on an open plain, and, at least while we were there, in a bit of a wind tu...