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Why isn't cluster-SSH working on Ubuntu Server?

I have installed cluster-SSH on my ubuntu 10.04 server, it has a dependency of xterm_261-1_amd64. when i try to $cssh localhost it says ocpe@blrkec241933d:~$ cssh localhost connect ...
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Regarding “Host key verification Failed”

I use Ubuntu 10.04 in 2 virtual machines. In one machine I have installed Hudson and another machine is to run klocwork. Scenario is when I trigger a build in Hudson, the script has to run successful ...
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Strange data loss on Ubuntu Server 10.04 (32-bit)

I have a server that I connect remotely to for web development and general back ups. I connect via SSH and do my work inside screen sessions in case the SSH connection goes down. I've not had any ...
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Having an Issue in restricting length of password

I am trying to place a restriction on my ssh box to require a password of a min. length of 16 character and a max. of 30. I was following the Password policy section, in the official user ...
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host is able to resolve a hostname, ssh isn't

I'm trying to connect from a 10.04 system to a 12.04 system via SSH. Strangely enough the rules in resolv.conf seem to take effect only selectively, which leaves me puzzled. Observe: [2] user@mach:~$ ...
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UEC - Unable to SSH into instance, asks for password

I am attempting to set up a private cloud using Ubuntu 10.04.4 Server. I am following the tutorial at http://cssoss.wordpress.com/2010/11/26/eucabook-v1-1/ . All steps go on perfectly apart from that ...
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Slow server on web-based writes and SSH login

I have an Ubuntu 10.04 server that's going a bit slow. It's very slow to log in via SSH, and it's very slow when making edits via a Mediawiki instance installed on there. For normal read access to ...
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problems doing remote admin via ssh

I am connected to an Ubuntu host (10.04.3 LTS) via ssh -X. All is ok. However, I cannot do any administrative tasks via System->Administration->xxx, such as adding a User, because the system never ...
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SSH graphical session without graphical environment installed on server

I am quite a noob in network/server stuff and I don't really know where to begin. I am using Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 on my PC, and I have also Debian SSH server on another machine in my LAN. I would like ...
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UbuntuServer, graphics-card died, cant log in to use SSH/VNS

Okay, weird situation. I have a really old desktop and yesterday I decided to setup ubuntu-server as a home server on that thing. It has no onboard graphics. I installed gnome-desktop, so at the start ...
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ssh not accepting public key

I recently installed ubuntu 10.04 and trying to connect to remote servers with SSH, which is failing to connect with public key. I created the DSA keys, then did a ssh-copy-id to the remote server ...
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Check If Users are Logged In, Check Condition, Shutdown Automatically at Set Time

First the situation: I have a server that I want to shutdown automatically at night (00:00), but I need to make sure no one is logged via ssh in still. If they are, then I will allow up to another ...
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SSH keys not working

I'm using ssh-keygen to generate a key on Ubuntu 10.10, then using ssh-copy-id to copy the key to two remote machines that are running 10.04 (one desktop, the other server). But here's the thing: I ...
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Retaining bash prompt colors when starting a screen session

When I ssh into a Ubuntu Lucid box the prompt is all pretty, with colors. Everything is the default, as far as I know. Here's my $PS1 outside screen: \[\e]0;\u@\h: ...
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Why is ssh-add adding duplicate identity keys?

I have created a private/public SSH key pair using ssh-keygen. I use this to authenticate to remote servers. However, I find that when I log in, ssh-add -l already lists my identity key even though I ...
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SSH server not working (respawns until stopped)

I have a running Ubuntu Server 10.04.1. When I tried to login to the server via ssh, I could not. Instead, I got connection refused error. I tried to ping the machine and I got reply! So, the clear ...
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How do I permanently add an identity for SSH?

I need to run ssh-add <key> everytime I need to ssh into a webserver. Is there a way to add the ID permanently, so I dont have to keep adding the identities on each login? EDIT: The key is a ...
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Why are there two ssh daemons running in top?

I have Ubuntu 10.04.1 , SSH server is running fine, but I wonder, why there are two sshd instead of one? Isn't one multithreades daemon enough? Is this an option?
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Wake from hibernate on ssh request

Is there a feature (or aptitude package) in Ubuntu 10.04 that will wake my computer up from standby when it gets an ssh (or other webrequest). I've been trying to put my computer in hibernate/standby ...