SSH, otherwise known as "Secure Shell", is a method for securely connecting to a remote computer.
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Need a simple, foolproof remote admin for Ubuntu Server
I'm running an Ubuntu server 12.10 box and need a foolproof remote admin for my wife/kids who have even less experience of linux than I.
The box only runs as file server and our LAN Minecraft server. ...
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find -exec grep does not work
I need to use a find command in a script with ssh and grep together.
Something like this:
ssh user@host find /var/log -type f -mtime 1 -exec grep -i -F error warn {} \;
But it says, that there is no ...
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How to rsync between home computer and computer inside another network?
All the computers I use run Ubuntu. To work from home, I SSH from my home computer to my lab computer as follows:
# First a port knock is needed
joe@homepc> telnet ssh.university.edu 9000
# Next ...
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Install git on ubuntu with lamp
i have Ubuntu 12.10 on my server and i need lamp on it, i want to use git on it - which i'm new to -... so I've read This article about how to install git , it says that i should have public ssh key ...
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SSH via Corkscrew - Where is the config?
I've read this page: http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-use-ssh-via-http-proxy-using-corkscrew-in-ubuntu.html
And it tells me to open up the SSH config file, which was in 2008, located in ...
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server unexpectedly closed network connection
I am not able to connect Ubuntu Server from Windows 8 via Putty... When I tried to connect it I got this Error,
"Server unexpectedly closed network connection"
Please help me to solve this issue...
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juju local error ERROR could not connect before timeout
juju -v status:
2013-04-07 18:11:20,888 DEBUG Initializing juju status runtime
2013-04-07 18:11:20,902:3553(0x7f739cef7700):ZOO_INFO@log_env@658: Client environment:zookeeper.version=zookeeper C ...
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Cannot SSH into Kubuntu box without password
I am trying to set password-less logins to my desktop from my server so that a bash script on the server could scp backups over to the desktop. The desktop is running Kubuntu 12.10, and the server is ...
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Convenient method for frequent ssh
I frequently have to access the departmental servers while I'm off campus which requires:
ssh user@public.school.com
then enter password, then
ssh private.school.com
then enter same password ...
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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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How to setup a file sharing service from ubuntu server over the net?
I have Ubuntu server edition that I ssh form on my mac and windows computers. I would like to know if there is any service I can install on my server that allows me to save and access my files from ...
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Copy files from a server via ssh to dropbox.
I have a user in a linux server (Debian) with ssh access, and have some files on it. I need to copy the files to my Dropbox. but I donot want to copy to my Dropbox in my PC and Laptop, I want to first ...
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SSH into Ubuntu 12.10 from a remote computer
I am trying to login to my Ubuntu 12.10 desktop remotely. I have the SSH server installed and it works fine when I am on the same network as the Ubuntu desktop. However, I am unable to connect ...
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SSH terminal resizing not working - rackspace cloud server
It appears that rackspace cloud ubuntu servers that you ssh into do not auto resize the column count when you use gnome-terminal. They are fixed at whatever size you connect at. However, you do not ...
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who is scping your ssh server
Just you can run w to find who is sshing into your server, how can you find out who is scping into an Ubuntu laptop?
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Share Ubuntu between two computers and explore ubuntu
I have a Ubuntu 12.04 using the full hard disk in my laptop and a WUBI Ubuntu 12.04 using 30 GB in my desktop. Now I want to explore the networking features of Ubuntu. Like telnet and ssh. CLI etc etc ...
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Map a key to open terminal and execute commands
I want to map a key, say ctrl-shift-m to open a terminal, ssh into the mailhost, open pine and go into the compose mail pane. I already have ssh-key setup so i dont have to type my password while ...
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Have set up a file server. How to make it accessible from anywhere? [duplicate]
I have installed xubuntu and made it a file server in my college using this guide.
How to build your own file server
Okay I am pretty new to these things, but I want to know a few things?
1) I ...
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Adding a question to keyboard authentication method in SSH server
I read this article about authentication methods for SSH
This is what is written there?
During keyboard authentication zero or more prompts (questions) is presented to the user. The user should give ...
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Samba only works if logged in over ssh
I have a headless ubuntu server running samba. I have a windows 7 laptop, windows 8 desktop, a lubuntu desktop running xbmc, and a samsung note2 running android. Whenever any of these computers has a ...
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I am not able to access the remote Network Drive now what to do?
I am not able to access the remote desktop initially but then i used remmina remote desktop client, on accessing through it and while logging on to the server the following dialogue occurs
"the ...
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Need help troubleshooting Apache inside VM
I'm hitting a wall troubleshooting this. I feel the problem is either due to my lack of networking skills, or a basic knowledge of configuring Apache. I'm hoping I can shed some light on my setup by ...
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What do these lines in the UFW logfile mean?
These lines are repeated several times, first one at the time when remote ssh connection with the machine is lost (mac address is the address of eth used for Internet connection)
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Strange behavior with ssh on Ubuntu 12.04 server
Recently I installed Ubuntu server 12.04 on my computer at home with ssh support. I'm using WiFi instead of cable connection for this server. Everything works fine except the fact that for some ...
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ubuntu 11.10 /var/log/auth.log
I use Ubuntu 11.10. And I want it to write logging messages about failed ssh log in attempts to /var/log/auth.log. In my understanding /var/log/auth.log is supposed to hold all failed ssh connection ...
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Ubuntu freezing during generating locales
I'm trying to install airtime on vps with ubuntu (both 10 and 12) os.
But when it received
Generating locales
Generating locales...
it comes to crashed.I can connect to ssh during it hardly and ...
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trying to use sshfs on ubuntu
i'm trying to use sshfs on ubuntu. i have root access on the server i'm trying to connect to. but everytime i try to connect using my ubuntu laptop, the message i get is the following:
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What to do after 'chmod -R 777 /'? [duplicate]
I have many file permission problems, as being a newbie, I unfortunately set permissions on everything somehow to 777 (chmod -R 777 /). I believe I've done this from the root directory logged in as ...
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how to use expect with bash
I Have created a shell script as given below.This script will login to a remote server as a normal user then switch to root user for creating a directory.The script is as given below.
ssh -t ...
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Unable to execute run command in terminal; run: command not found
i tried to run the following command as user1@server1.com:-
run "server_name" 'ls -lt /home/nextag/live' and it gave the following error:- -bash: run: command not found
server1 is a jump server for ...
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How to user multiple ssh keys with different accounts and hosts
i have multiple ssh keys and i have also have account on bitbucket and github. how when ever i use pull it gives me error
:/var/www/proj$ git pull origin master
conq: repository access denied.
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Problem with applying socks proxy systemwide
i trying tunnel my traffic through SSH server. when i use Firefox network setting, it work well but when i try apply the socks proxy system wide from ubuntu setting and tunnel google-chrome traffic, ...
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ssh refusing connection with message “no hostkey alg”
My SSH connections worked well, but from last week SSH from my laptop to my board refusing connection. I can make a SSH connection from the board to laptop, but not vice-versa. I tried that with my ...
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How to keep X-Server running via 'ssh -Y' after closing shell?
my name is Chris and i have trouble to run a Python-Script on a Server.
I try to run a Python Script, that makes use of the Python module wx, on a Server.
Therefor i open a shell connect to the ...
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How can I run SSH as a different user on the same Ubuntu installation?
I am creating a script which runs a series of command that would download a website to a machine and sets up everything.
So most of the commands require root access. For example adding a vhost in ...
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How to check if a file is already opened over ssh?
I have a PC with Ubuntu server and I use it with friends to program on a project over SSH. The problem is that sometimes we have the same file opened and if somebody changes something and saves the ...
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Using authorized_keys with git
I have transfered my ssh key from my root to my user account by ssh-copy-id command
so now I have these files in my .ssh folder
user@user-php:~/.ssh$ ls
authorized_keys config id_rsa id_rsa.pub ...
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Starting remote script/terminal based programs through ssh gives error (Error opening terminal: unknown.)
I directly start a remote script/command on an Ubuntu server with the following command:
ssh me@server 'nano my_file.txt'
However, this throws an error:
Error opening terminal: unknown.
Another ...
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connect to windows share automatically and rsync
I have a Western Digital connected to my router at 192.168.1.65 statically.
How can I automatically connect at login and rsync?
At the moment I am using this command that doesn't work.
rsync -Paz ...
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exporting X11 over ssh
I have a server sitting in a remote lab where I have installed openstack.I want to be able to access the xwindows on that machine so as to be able to use the http interface.
I am running Ubuntu 11.04 ...
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ssh add bad passphrase
i have add public form another computer.
on my computer i see the files in the ssh folder
user@user-170:~/.ssh$ ls
authorized_keys config id_rsa id_rsa.pub known_hosts known_hosts.old
now i ...
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byobu, ssh and an accidently closed fluxbox
So i was using fluxbox and had a terminal using ssh to connect to a server. This server automatically starts byobu for everyone who's connecting to him. At least until i accidently closed my fluxbox ...
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Unable to start sshd
I'm new to Ubuntu and trying to start sshd but having a lot of problems. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling ssh by running
sudo apt-get remove openssh-client openssh-server and sudo apt-get ...
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X11 forwarding issue Ubuntu 12.10 from AIX
Using ubuntu 12.10 and have putty installed, I am using ssh /putty to connect an AIX system once I do that I export the display and run something simple like 'xclock' or 'xterm'
Problem is its not ...
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How to SSH on a port other than 22
I have two computers behind the same router. Let's call them A and B.
A can SSH to B in the following manner: ssh usr@<internal ip of computer>
B can SSH to A by doing the same, but the ...
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Unable to connect to my remote Ubuntu system using SSH
I want to connect to my remote PC running on Ubuntu 12.10 using SSH. But when I try ssh my_username@my_current_ip, I get this error:
ssh: connect to host 117...** port 22: Connection timed out
I ...
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How to run openmpi on virtualbox with 3 PCs through SSH?
I have 3 PCs with Vista, running Ubuntu through Virtualbox on them. I have installed openmpi and ssh on them, they are connected via ethernet. The IP addresses are all 10.0.2.15. And I can ping with ...
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Ubuntu Desktop with GUI and SSH access
I used to have Ubuntu Server 12.10, and I used to connect to it with my Windows PC using SSH. All I had to do was turn my server computer on and next thing I could do was run my PuTTY and connect to ...
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Restrict SSH Access to Specific IP for User
My /etc/ssh/sshd_config file has a line like:
AllowUsers jim@11.22.33.456
If I want to allow jim to use another IP addresses, how do I specify it? Does it take the form of a comma separated list? ...
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What is the easiest way to secure a cluster of servers so they can communicate with each other?
I am working on configuring an expandable Ubuntu Cluster to host several Riak Database Nodes. These nodes need limited ports open to talk amongst each other, but only to other nodes in that private ...
