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Avoid asking password if `su -m user command` is used under `user`?

If I run the script containing su -m user service userservice start under root user, I do not need to enter the password. But when I run it under user user, it asks passwords all the time. That really ...
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Backing up and restoring a system user account

How would I go about completely backing up a user account and restoring it on a new system? The Home directory is just 'copy-and-paste'. But then what about things like the account password; and its ...
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SFTP with Mysql user pass instead of PAM

Is there a way for people to log onto a debian server via sftp using just mysql database table as authentaction. IE not adding a user to the system? I know it can be done over ftp and TLS but i ...