Questions tagged [remote-login]

a service which enables users to log in to Ubuntu remotely (from another system / device / location).

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How to change Gsettings via remote shell?

I need to automate desktop configuration via Puppet, virtual terminal or ssh. Unfortunately, invocation of gsettings via ssh or virtual terminal gives: gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/...
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Login SSH with .ppk file on Ubuntu Terminal

I have a production server. To login to the server I must use a .ppk file. How to login with Ubuntu Terminal and .ppk file? I tried this : ssh -i location/file.ppk username@server-ip but it is ...
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Local ubuntu desktop cannot login after logging in remotely via Xrdp session

I login remotely to my PC (Ubuntu 18.04, XRDP 0.9.5) from my laptop (Windows 10) using windows remote desktop. Once I have logged in remotely to Ubuntu, I cannot login locally to it (for times when I ...
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Use GNOME Remote Desktop before the very first login

I already read similar post, like this or this. I have a remote PC that I turn on from a remote place using a "magic" Wake On LAN packet though (so no direct access to it). I am currently ...
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Open server browser in local browser

When I ssh into my server and do my things there. How can I for example open a browser on the remote machine, and display it on my local machine, I run Ubuntu desktop on my local machine. On server ...
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For new AWS instance, "Using username "ubuntu". Server refused our key."

I have been using Amazon EC2 instances in AWS. I have been successful connecting with WinSCP to a variety of instances, including Amazon Linux, Rocky Linux, SUSE, and CentOS 6, 7, and 8. All of ...
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What is it called when you can log into multiple workstations with one username and password

At work with One username and password I can log into any computer with one username and password. - microsoft A while back I was at a infoshop and they had 5 computers and 1 server. (Ubuntu or Linux ...
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