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Ubuntu 12.04 - I can ssh into the server but sshd is an unrecognized service

I'm trying to setup key based authentication for ssh on my Ubuntu 12.04 server following this tutorial and that. It's not really working but I have another problem slowing me down, which is that I ...
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Why won't honeyd start on boot?

I have installed honeyd on my machine and configured the appropriate settings to get it to run as a service. The service will run fine and functions as expected if I start it with command: sudo ...
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Having trouble installing Ubuntu

I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit, but every time I try to install it, this message comes up: stopping cpu interrupts balancing daemon It's accompanied by the screen flickering between the ...
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How set hostapd to start on boot?

I set my ubuntu laptop's hostapd using this tutorial, it works well,best method I've found but the problem is on reboot where the daemon will not start,the tutorial has the part on how to set the ...
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alternative of “chkconfig” command in Ubuntu 12.04 or lower

How to use chkconfig --list in Ubuntu . It's asking for install this but I don't have privilege to install any package on the server and have to fix the issue. As I am working with redhat/Centos, but ...
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How to use PAM to restrict HTTP access for some users?

I've read that PAM can be used to restrict HTTP access for some users, but I can't figure out how to do it in Ubuntu 12.04. The /etc/security/time.conf man page contains this example: All users ...
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Should I use inetd or xinetd?

I see openbsd-inetd is installed by default but there are quite a few mentions of xinetd in AskUbuntu. I have a custom service to install. inetd would provide all the features I need. Should I be ...
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/var/log/cups keeps increasing while the cups service is stopped

I want to stop CUPS service on my 12.04 ubuntu: sudo service cups stop it's stopped. I check it's status by : chkconfig it's off but /var/log/cups size is still increasing by a large amount ...
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Allow non-sudo group to control Upstart job

I'm trying to set up an Upstart job to run on system startup, and that can also be started/stopped by members of a group other than sudo. With a previous version, I usedupdate-rc.d and scripts stored ...
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VDR service blocks standby

I have a problem with 12.04. The standby function works only when I stop the vdr service with sudo service vdr stop. Is there a possibility to solve the problem?
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Ubuntu 12.04 shutdown does not finish

When i shutdown my ubuntu 12,04 appears the "shutdown screen" and it never finish, keep shutting down... i use "tab key" to see the log and the last line says "Stopping Puppet Agent"... and it never ...
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clamd PING give ERROR: initgroups() failed?

My ubuntu version is 12.04. I have installed clamav as root user using the below commands. apt-get install clamav apt-get install clamav-daemon But when I use the below command clamd PING It ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Mysql doesn't start on reboot; starts ok later manually

I've just installed MySql to support a mediawiki install on 12.04 64bit. Everything appears to be working ok, except that at boot-up, mysql server fails to start. This results in an error appearing on ...
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How do I start an application as a service?

So I would like a couple of applications to run as services when the machine reboots without the need to login, is this possible? Applications are: Thunderbird Mail xChat IRC This way my email ...
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How do I start certain services only when needed?

I have a laptop. I use it for web+email a lot, and then some days for web development. Using it for the latter, I need apache2 and mysql server running, but normally I do not. I'd like a normal boot ...
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Having tried differen ways but none worked - How do I disable a service from auto-start at boot in Ubuntu?

This really doesn't make sense. I've been using many other distros and never had such difficulty managing autostart services. I found three ways of disabling autostart services, and none of them ...
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user upstart job in ~/.init/ is not found

Running 12.04, I have the following upstart job in ~/.init/: # myjob start on net-device-up stop on [!12345] script echo ">> hello from user script" >> ~/tmp/upstart.log end script ...
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Why is cat running as a daemon on Ubuntu 12.04?

/bin/cat appears to be running as a persistent daemon on my 12.04 system. $ ps aux | grep cat detlef 2278 0.0 0.0 8680 352 ? S 06:13 0:00 /bin/cat Why does Ubuntu 12.04 need cat running as a ...
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Dropbox service not starting automatically after kernel upgrade

I upgraded a kernel on my 64bit 12.04 server and now the Dropbox service is not launching after the reboot. I can still start it manually by: sudo service dropbox start I was using the instructions ...