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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passwordless ssh not working

I've tried to setup a password-less ssh b/w A to B and B to A as well. Generated the public and private key using ssh-keygen -trsa on both the machines. Used the ssh-copy-id utility to copy the ...
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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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How do I configure a new Ubuntu installation to accept ssh connections?

I just installed Ubuntu 11.04 (in a VM). How do I set it up to allow me to ssh into it? (Right now I get "ssh: connect to host x.x.x.x port 22: Operation timed out".)
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How do I install FreeNX server so that it works correctly?

I've tried every single possible way of installing the server now, I've read every how to available and I still can't get it to work. Please let me know in which step I do wrong. I'm using ubuntu ...
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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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How to solve 'Connection refused' errors in SSH connection?

I have an Ubuntu Server 10.10 32-bit in my home. I'm making SSH connections to it from my PC via Putty. The problem is, sometimes I'm able to login seamlessly. However, sometimes it gives me an error ...
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How to enter the Default Keyring password via the command line?

Is there a way to enter the default keyring password using the command line? For instance: You have a remote setup of Ubuntu 10.10 thats set to auto login. You don't want to remove the keyring ...
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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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How to test plymouth via virtual machine?

I am trying to edit my splash screen but its really annoying to restart the computer everytime just to find out it doesn't even work. i read on an article that I can do a virtual machine via ssh but 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 ...