the process of accessing a system remotely, over the network. eg via vnc or ssh.
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Error 1130 connecting to MySQL on Ubuntu Server 12.04
I hope this is the right place for this...I currently am running Ubuntu Server 12.04 through VirtualBox on a Windows 7 host. I am trying to connect to the VM's MySQL engine using MyDB Studio for ...
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How to connect a CentOS system using rdesktop command?
I am using a Ubuntu system as server with windows xp clients. i have succesfully connected all xp system using the rdesktop command but when i tied to connect a CentOS system using rdesktop command it ...
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Accessing ubuntu remotely externaly network
Id like to access my laptop that is connected to the wireless of my university. I was connecting using TeamViewer but now the TeamViewer do not answer more when my computer is in university, I dont ...
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Blank desktop when logging in via xrdp
I am trying to access Ubuntu 11.10 using Remote Desktop from a Win 7 machine. I installed xrdp. I launch the Windows remote desktop client and login in. I then get prompted for the user name and ...
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Remote Desktop from a ubuntu 13.04 to an Ubuntu 13.04 machine so the user on the second machine can see my movments
I would like to remote desktop/VPN from an Ubuntu 13.04 computer (a) to an Ubuntu 13.04 computer(b) so the user(s) on the second machine can see my movements.
I would like something a lot like ...
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VLC Remote Access Hide
How can I configure VLC so that the host doesn't appear when searching for hosts from app like Remote VLC?
Unfortunately I can't get a static IP for my Android phone so I can't restrict the access to ...
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Unable to do remote desktop using xrdp
I have a virtual machine (ubuntu) to which i need to do remote desktop. I do not have physical access to that machine and I can do only ssh to the machine. I wanted to do remote desktop and came up ...
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Remote initialization of pulseaudio devices
I am administrating remotely a Ubuntu 12.04 which was originally installed as a desktop machine. I am away from home, so I want to use SSH in order to let my sound card to get access to a USB radio ...
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How to solve: “Connect to host some_hostname port 22: Connection timed out”
I have two Ubuntu machines. Both have openssh-client and openssh-server installed on them. ssh-ing from machine G (fresh Ubuntu 11.10 installation) to machine K works great. But ssh-ing from machine K ...
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default shell for remote commands through ssh
I have the following setup on my ubuntu 10.04 box
~$ echo $SHELL
/bin/bash
~$ grep $USER /etc/passwd
ubuntu:x:1000:1000:Ubuntu,,,:/home/ubuntu:/bin/bash
However, when I run a remote command, zsh ...
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Run script on remote machine via telnet (not SSH)
I need to somehow run a script which resides on a remote machine running Ubuntu.
SSH or any other connection type that requires complex encryption is not possible.
The client that will connect to the ...
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1answer
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unauthorized remote access
I continue to be harassed by unauthorized remote access of my computers, even though I have done everything NOT to be on the internet. I just located sone files indicating that I have the following ...
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1answer
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TeamViewer and remote access problem
I install TeamViewer 8 on my Ubuntu 12.10 (64-bit) laptop.
I can remotely connect to my Windows 7 PC (32-bit), but when I try to connect from my Windows 7 device to my Ubuntu device, it works once ...
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Where does VNC store its logfiles?
I've been getting a lot of VNC login attempts lately (it's probably because of that home server I set up a while back,) and I was just wondering where the access logs are.
The directory ~/.vnc doesn't ...
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Anti Aliased Fonts with NoMachine NX
I am running nx server on a headless ubuntu server. Its desktop is to Unix -> Custom -> Emacs which gives me an Emacs window on the local machine. The only thing that does not work as expected is the ...
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1answer
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Doubts on remote access on Ubuntu 12.10 via FreeNX
I'm currently a little confused: what I'd like to do is to remotely access my Ubuntu 12.10 machine from an external device. I thought it would be straightforward, but I'm finding lots of issues and a ...
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Why can't Ubuntu access my Raspberry Pi across LAN?
Okay, I recently got a Raspberry Pi, and I got it connected to my Wi-Fi - I enabled the SSH and installed Hiawatha, and I could access it just fine from my Desktop, which was running Puppy Linux at ...
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How to connect to existing X session without unlocking physical display?
I usually leave many programs running on my workstation and sometimes I need to use it remotely. So I need to connect to existing X session, while keeping physical display (workstation's monitor) ...
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Offline remote management tool
Do you know of any tools that support the remote management of a Linux desktop, without requiring online access?
I known of "online" alternatives and use them quite extensively (SSH and, for live ...
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1answer
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How do I remote to my desktop? [duplicate]
I am wondering how I remote into my ubuntu machine from a Windows Machine that is on a different network?
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Access ubuntu machine via VNC server
I am trying to access my Ubuntu machine remotely through a VNC service. I have configured the machine and am successfully able to open a VNC session when pointing to my own machine locally. Remotely ...
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1answer
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Can i control Ubuntu 12.10 desktop while it is being remotely controlled?
Me and a friend are trying to do a certain activity on my Ubuntu desktop; it is a program on my computer that he and I want to work on remotely. So naturally the remote login feature occurred to me, ...
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Accessing phpMyAdmin remotely
I've installed and got everything working and set up fine and I can install phpMyAdmin fine as well, but I am unable to access it remotely.
I've tried adding the following into ...
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1answer
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sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
When attempting to run a remote binary using sudo on the remote box:
ssh remotehost "sudo ./binary"
I see this error:
sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
How can I work ...
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Switch encoding of terminal with a command
One of the servers I quite often ssh to uses western encoding instead of utf-8 (and there's no way I can change that).
I've started writing a bash script to connect to this server, so I won't have to ...
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1answer
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How to acquire a remote host fingerprint that is not in known_hosts?
ssh-keygen -l -F host will print out the key of a remote host, but only if the host exists in known_hosts.Is it possible to request a fingerprint from a host that isn't in the known_hosts file? ...
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What is my computer IP address knowing that I have a router?
My computer is connected to the Internet through a wifi-router. I want to have access to my computer remotely, for example using ssh.
When I ask my computer what my IP address is, for example by going ...
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VNC With Current Desktop
I have used VNC a few times and what I find is that VNC can't be used to control the "current" or "main" desktop. What I mean by this is I can't go out, and leave my machine on, leave my work open and ...
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VNC Server not asking for user-auth
I have setup my VNC Server on Ubuntu 12.04 following this guide. It all works fine, but what I would like it to do is upon connection prompt the user VNCing to login. At the moment I am auto-logged on ...
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How can I control an Ubuntu computer from another Ubuntu computer through the internet?
I'd like to know how to control another Ubuntu OS from my personal computer with Ubuntu, like remote access through the internet.
There is any native software to perform this task? Or a built-in ...
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1answer
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I have recieved messages informing me that a ip address is trying to view my computer remotely.
How do I safeguard my computer from remote attempts to hack my system ? I have a HP G72 laptop and am running Ubuntu 12.10.
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How to delete the .swp files when working remotely
I opened a file in vi, but unfortunately while changing it the terminal crashed. Now when I Try to open the same file again in a new session it displays the following message
E325: ATTENTION
Found a ...
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1answer
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How to install winexe on Ubuntu?
I don't seem to find a working tutorial on how to install winexe, which is a program that allows for execution of commands on a Windows machine remotely from a Linux machine. None of the tutorials ...
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1answer
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How can I log into an existing remote session using FreeNX?
I successfully installed FreeNX server and the QtNX client. When I connect to the server, the screen does not reflect my current desktop on the server, but a newly spawned session.
How can I have ...
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After restart, how can I ssh into my system?
I have restarted my system remotely, but now when I try to ssh, I get the message
ssh: connect to host desktop.hostname port 22: Connection timed out
And when I try to ping it:
PING ...
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1answer
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Ubuntu 12.04 VNC Server with Java Client
I'm trying to setup a machine that I can admin remotely using VNC and I'm a tad stuck
The particulars:
These machines are inaccessible after they've been setup and as I
need to set up a lot of ...
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Why doesn't Splashtop Streamer load?
I just installed Splashtop Streamer from Ubuntu Software Center. It installed without any errors, but it's not loading up when I try to start it. I'm using Ubuntu 12.10.
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Execute a command on local computer from a connected remote SSH host?
Say I have connected to a remote computer via SSH. From a program on this remote computer, I need to execute a command on my local computer (the connection initiator).
Which raises the question: is ...
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Access workstations without public IP - maybe with VPN
My friend told me, that without public IP of the workstations, I can access machines remotely. But I'm a rather confused in using VPN, I don't understand how can it manage to connect. I saw this video ...
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How can I install Ubuntu on a device without a screen nor a keyboard?
This is tricky. I would like to install Ubuntu on a machine that is intended to work as server, and for some reason I do not have an option to connect a screen to it.
I expect this may be similar to ...
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How to copy/paste text from remote system?
I used to access a remote system via VNC viewer, but when I copy some text from the remote system and paste it in my text editor(local system), nothing happens. Do I need to install any additional ...
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Accessing APACHE Remotely
I have two machines A and B. I have connected both machines using UTP cabel. I have assigned an IP address to Machine A (192.168.0.1) and Machine B (192.168.0.2). Machine A contains Ubuntu Server ...
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Making Remotely Connected ubuntu server as GUI enabled
I am trying to connect to a remote server in cloud hosting service using remote desktop client application. Actually, the remote server is a server edition. I need it as GUI enabled like an Ubuntu ...
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How to work remotely on Windows 8 from Ubuntu 10.04
How can I work remotely on Windows 8 machine from my Ubuntu 10.04 PC?
Is there any guide how to set up remote desktop and VNC this way?
(I don't want to use TeamViewer).
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1answer
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How to share screen on Ubuntu 11.04
I am new to Ubuntu and am trying to share my screen (To a user who geographically sits thousands of miles away from me).
Basically, he wants to control my desktop and perform some ...
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Remote desktop from Windows to Ubuntu
The only monitor I have is one of those crt huge dinosaurs. I want to access my ubuntu machine from my windows laptop. I have tried a few VNC programs already and I cant get it to work. Any tips?
Or ...
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Why is this Nautilus script not working over SFTP?
I wrote the following script to use it in Nautilus. It merges files into folders. But when I try this for sftp://user@mynas/ it is not working. How can I fix the script to get it working via the ...
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Connecting to a TTY from another computer
How do I access one of my TTYs from a computer on my home network?
For example, if my Ubuntu PC is running, and I want to access it's terminal from my Mac or Windows PCs that are on the same network.
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Why does my MySQL remote-connection fail (VLAN)?
ubuntu-community!
Again I have a problem with my special friend MySQL :D
I have got two servers - a database-server and a web-server - who are connected via VLAN.
Now I want the web-server to have ...
