OpenSSH (OpenBSD Secure Shell) is a set of computer programs providing encrypted communication sessions over a computer network using the SSH protocol.

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Match directive breaks SSH

On my Ubunut server 12.04 LTS machine, I try to add a user with only sFTP or FTP access. Let's call him 'Jim' for now. Jim only needs access to a directory /var/www/example.com. So far I've tried ...
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fail to connect to openssh

I have tried to connect by password or by key files and it fails to connect. My laptop sees my Pc since when I switch the config file back and forth it prompts for a password or attempts to use the ...
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Why ID card reader is not working in Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10? Using Omnikey3121

I have this Omnikey 3121 which is an USB ID card reader. Connected to my Ubuntu. When i try to read Belgiun ID Card or any other card it does not work always missing to provide results. How can i make ...
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SSH into Ubuntu 12.10 from a remote computer

I am trying to login to my Ubuntu 12.10 desktop remotely. I have the SSH server installed and it works fine when I am on the same network as the Ubuntu desktop. However, I am unable to connect ...
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Basic server build for practicing and learning linux on

I am taking it upon myself to learn Linux,so here is what I want to accomplish; I want to set up a server primarily for practice. I don't need it to do anything specific accept allow me to login via ...
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ssh refusing connection with message “no hostkey alg”

My SSH connections worked well, but from last week SSH from my laptop to my board refusing connection. I can make a SSH connection from the board to laptop, but not vice-versa. I tried that with my ...
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ssh: connect to host xxxx@xxxx.in in port 22 : connection timed out

I am new to Linux and SSH. when I try to connect to a remote grid computer (for which I have access) I am getting connection timed out error. I have recently installed Ubuntu in my system. I also have ...
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Unable to connect to my remote Ubuntu system using SSH

I want to connect to my remote PC running on Ubuntu 12.10 using SSH. But when I try ssh my_username@my_current_ip, I get this error: ssh: connect to host 117...** port 22: Connection timed out I ...
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Why do I need the ssh server package to rlogin into my machine?

When I try to login into a Ubuntu machine using rlogin it mentions ssh connection refused. In order to resolve this I installed the openssh-server package on the remote machine. Why is this not part ...
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How to setup SFTP with Chrooted for Groups

After many trials and errors trying to setup a working sftp server for multiple groups with chrooted directory I decided to share what finally worked for me. I am a novice 2 months into Ubuntu so ...
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SFTP with Chrooted directory project

First thank you very much for all your post. I am completely new to Ubuntu and the Unix world and have found almost all the answers I needed except how to properly setup and sftp server with chrooted ...
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Host alias for ssh

There are a few SSH destinations I will frequently be connecting to and I'm wondering if rather than remember the IP address I can create a host alias for them. I'd like to be able to use... ssh -p ...
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setup a global variable in user chroot environment provided by sshd_config

When my users login to my server, they are chrooted to a folder through this config: Match Group chroot ChrootDirectory /usr/lib/sshchroot/chroot/ I want when each user login a program outside ...
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I am getting a Putty attempted incorrect protocol errors when I SSH into my server from Windows

I have had Putty connecting via SSH to my Ubuntu 12.10 server for several months. Yesterday I began to get the following error every time I connect: PuTTY X11 proxy: wrong authentication protocol ...
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Problem Setting Up Local SSH Server

I am trying to setup one of my linux computers as an ssh server but I can't connect to it. I have openssh-server and openssh-client installed already on both computers (client and server). If I run ...
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Ubuntu server: ssh is showing in process but does not work

This is all within a LAN. My server can be pinged. I can run php apps on my server from within the LAN. I have installed openssh-server. I tried the command ps aux and it shows the process listed ...
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Suddenly cannot access SSH on LAN

I had ssh running on my LAN server. Suddenly (not sure what I did), I cannot access the LAN server via ssh. When I try, it just hangs for a while with no response and finally comes out with a timed ...
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Connection timeout for ssh server

I'm trying to setup openssh-server, but I'm having some issues connecting. I changed the port to something non-standard (57757) and then set my router to forward to that port. On my LAN, I'm able to ...
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SSH google 2 step verification process over Nautilius

I do not know how to set connection for server with SSH google 2 step verification process over Nautilius? I have Ubuntu 12.10. Over terminal goes great with 2 step ver. also works great over ...
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Why do I get “connection refused” errors connecting to a server via SSH?

I've installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on it with the LAMP stack. I can ping it but when I try to connect to it the server can't be found. When I try to connect with WinSCP I get the error Network error: ...
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How do I get SSH server to work with putty client?

I have an Ubuntu 12.04.01 desktop PC, 64-bit. It has openssh-server installed. When I SSH to the server from a linux box it works. But when I use PuTTY from my Windows 7 PC to connect then I just get ...
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How to monitor website stats from the terminal?

is there any way to monitoring the stats from my own website .. like example.com .. just via our terminal without installing plugins .. so we can see real time visitor and bots came and go at website ...
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ssh connection refused (behind proxy)

Okay so I am trying to set up an ssh server on my laptop and connect to the server using my friend's laptop. I installed openssh and set up the server and i was able to connect to it locally without a ...
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SSH from external network refused

I've installed open-ssh-server on my home computer(running Lubuntu 12.04.1) in order to connect to it from school. This is how I've set up the sshd_config file: # Package generated configuration file ...
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What's the meaning of: /dev/rdisk0s1 and /dev/rdisk0s2s1?

I'm trying to use SSH to make a disk image by using DD on an iPod. And I'm using this commands: ssh root@192.168.1.100 dd if=/dev/rdisk0s1 bs=1M | dd of=iphone-root.img ssh root@192.168.1.100 dd ...
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Is it possible to use DD to obtain splited images from a hard-drive?

My piano teacher asked me to record one of his recitals with his iPod (3-4 generation, not so sure) and I did it. While trying to edit it, he accidentaly deleted it, I'm trying to recover. After some ...
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SSH Tunneling Suddenly Not Working

I have a home PC running Ubuntu 12.10. In order to make sure that my data isn't being monitored in public, I had in the past used a subscription VPN service. I decided to research alternatives and I ...
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Freezing on Logout / Disconnected SSH Connection [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What should I do when Ubuntu freezes? I have been having my Ubuntu desktop freeze occasionally when logging out of a graphical session (using computer locally), or when ...
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Bizarre SSH Problem - It won't even start

I recently got Ubuntu 12.04 Precise, got it up and running with some MediaWiki software, static IP on the box and router and was able to access the main page even from a cell phone. Everything seemed ...
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What format is the public key that OpenSSH generates in?

I created an RSA public/private keypair with this command: ssh-keygen -t rsa This generates a public key (id_rsa.pub) with the following contents: ssh-rsa ...
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Running Python scripts via SSH

I have two Linux machines here, one of which is running Ubuntu and the OpenSSH-Server. This machine has a simple Python file for testing which sets the wallpaper to a certain image file which is ...
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Can't ssh into my ubuntu vps

I have a vps running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have installed openSSH but I can't connect to it with putty. I get error saying Network error:Connection timed out. How to fix this?
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Disable automatic starting of sshd? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I disable SSH from starting automatically? Simple question here; what's the correct way to stop the sshd service from starting when the OS boots ? I'm not sure ...
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Maintaining ubuntu Server session after logout from remote server

I am using Ubuntu Server 12.04 for my rails production . I am using Thin server as web server for my rails application . Step Which i did to Start my rails server from remote location : Step 1. ...
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Alternative for Xshell.

Do anyone knows an alternative for xshell? I have checked and the alternatives mentioned are putty, openssh etc. But I require it mainly for port forwarding and for that xshell works perfectly. Is ...
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How can I reconnect to a ssh session after a broken pipe?

So I was running apt-get upgrade on a server when the router decided it had been too long since it last made me angry: It dropped all connection. Moral of the story is to use screen a lot when you're ...
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How could I shutdown a remote host, in my network thru ssh, with a local host?

The question is simple. What would be the script I would have to use to shut down a computer in my network thru ssh. Normaly i would go to command line and: ssh desktop delik@desktop's password: ...
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Connecting to ubuntu server via ssh externally

I have recently installed ubuntu server (12.0.4) and intend to use it primarily as a file server. I am completely new to linux so this is a pretty big learning curve. Yesterday I was able to ...
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Is there any application on Ubuntu equivalent to fedora's 'Connect To'?

On Fedora 14 I use to use an app called 'Connect To' (I think it was default app) to make SSH connections. It was GUI based SSH connection tool. Now I have migrated to Ubuntu (11.10 to be precise). ...
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How to address ssh-server with a domain name for remote access?

I am trying to set up ssh-server on my Ubuntu 12.04 VM (running in VirtualBox on Mac OS X 10.7). I have a domain name, call it foo.com, and I'd like to make ssh available via ssh to linux.foo.com. (I ...
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How do I use sudo with ssh? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I get permissions to edit system configuration files? OK so basically i log into Ubuntu sever 12.04 over ssh and i try to copy a file to /etc/init.d/ and it says ...
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How does SSH deal with public keys?

In SSH the client publishes his public encryption key into the server authorized_keys file for a given user. I am interested in understanding better how the public key is used context of ...
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Everytime i am trying to connect to my box using SSH, its failing not connecting

From any other PC doing SSH to my Ubuntu 11.10,is failing. My network setup: Telenet ISP (Belgium) > Fiber cable < > RJ45 cable straight > to Ubuntu PC Even the SSH is running: Other PC: ...
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Cannot ssh into Ubuntu Server by hostname

I just set up Ubuntu 12.04 Server on an old box laying around, connected to my router via ethernet. I set up openssh-server as instructed for remote access, but I cannot ssh into it from my laptop ...
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How do I remotely patch openSSH to allow handshake obfuscation?

I believe that my Chinese ISP has started detecting and bandwidth-limiting SSH connections. I'm not using the default SSH port so I suspect that they are using deep packet filtering to detect the ...
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How to setup Remote desktop sharing?

I am using Ubuntu 11.04 and I want to know how can I access another one of my friends system using Ubuntu 11.04 over remote desktop.I have installed openssh-server,Now what will be the next step to ...
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ssh: automatically accept keys

I've written this small utility script: for h in $SERVER_LIST; do ssh $h "uptime"; done When a new server is added to $SERVER_LIST, the script is stopped with: The authenticity of host ...
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Prompt not working when logged in as specific user

Hello I am running ubuntu 11.10 and access it via ssh with putty. My problem is that when I log in I get the prompt username@server.com:~$ and my arrow keys do what the y are supposed to. When I ...
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What are the common pitfalls that would stop Authorised Key SSH access, and how do I find and correct for them?

EDIT: This question was reworked to make it more useful to the community and less specific to me. Questions seem to come up reasonably often regarding ssh and problems with authorised keys access, ...
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Where to get complete offline installer for openssh-server?

I want to download a complete off line openssh-server package installer. I need the offline package to setup for my school project but I don't have the internet facility in the lab.

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