SSH, otherwise known as "Secure Shell", is a method for securely connecting to a remote computer.
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Find out if there is a local user logged in when logging in over ssh
I need to run some calculations on a machine that I can only access remotely but also serves as a work station. There are many of them and I want to pick a "free" one. Free means in this case that no ...
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ssh: connect to host myremotehost.com port 22: Connection refused
So I am trying to get ssh working on my server. I can connect on my local network with the local ip address of the server perfectly fine. When I try to connect remotely (through a domain name that I ...
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Cannot ssh into Ubuntu Server by hostname
I just set up Ubuntu 12.04 Server on an old box laying around, connected to my router via ethernet. I set up openssh-server as instructed for remote access, but I cannot ssh into it from my laptop ...
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Locale variables have no effect in remote shell (perl: warning: Setting locale failed.)
I have a fresh ubuntu 12.04 installation. When i connect to my remote server i got errors like this:
~$ ssh example.com sudo aptitude upgrade
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File ...
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Is there anything like online Ubuntu O/S
I use 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04 but sometimes i need 32 bit Ubuntu for some specific purpose. So i keep 32 bit Ubuntu installed in virtual box. I wonder if there is any service like online Ubuntu where we ...
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How to stop bzr from using ssh (asking a password) for downloading?
I have configured bzr to push updates and now it's using ssh for downloading all the branches too. Is it possible to use ssh only for uploading?
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How do I set up a linux proxy for my mac
As my title suggest, I would like to set up a proxy in linux. The client that I'm using is a mac osx lion. I think I understand the theory but I keep hitting roadblocks.
I started using set proxy ...
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Ubuntu Server on MacBook 1,1: vbetool dpms on/off stops working after a few minutes
I disassembled my black MacBook 1,1 CoreDuo and installed ubuntu server 12.04 on it.
Using ssh I can use the vbetool dams command to switch the LCD screen on and off remotely.
But this only works for ...
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Is there any mechanism that blocks connections by IP address in a default 11.04 installation?
On a default installation of 11.04 desktop (running inside a VM), I'm getting a strange phenomena in which occasionally some people can't ssh into their account in the regular way (they simply get a ...
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Screen with ssh to overcome disconnection
I have a script name.bash. I want to run it on the server serv@domaine with ssh but I'm afraid to run it directly and close my shell and stop execution.
I read that i can run my bash on the server ...
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How to reset my password without rebooting?
I lost my password to a VM running 11.04, but have ssh access via public key authentication.
Is there any way I can reset the password without a reboot? (This is to avoid downtime of services it's ...
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“Can't open display” even after access with xhost
I'm trying to run a graphical program remotely, without using ssh. I've set the display variable on the server (let's say server.com, Linux, not ubuntu, and no su rights) to point to my workstation ...
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Connecting to SSH/RDP/VNC through one machine?
I am asked to come up with a solution for connection to ssh, vnc and rdp services in company firewall/proxy via one box on DMZ.
The task is to get users to connect to this one box and then to the ...
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Help getting ssh working from win7/putty to ubuntu? [closed]
I just installed 12.04 on a box. I installed openssh-server and started it. On my win7 laptop, I tried to ssh to the ubuntu box with Putty. It timed out. What might be going wrong?
I verified ...
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Is it possible to continue an ssh session upon each re-connection? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to keep processes running after ending ssh session?
I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 on a remote server. I'd like to know if it's possible to continue an ssh session upon ...
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SSH AllowUsers on Windows domain account
I have installed and configured likewise. Joined servers to MS windows domain. What I want achieve is restricting ssh access to domain admins only.
I have tried
AllowUsers domain\username
and
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Another Remote SSH configuration problem
I have the following configuration :
1) A tunnel is created between host W and H so I can connect to W from home on port 23000 through H :
on my laptop : ssh -p 23000 H and this brings me to W
2) H ...
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Can I access my home PC from the office with SSH?
I want to use my home pc at my office, without literally taking it to my office.
I would like to have a simpler solution than TeamViewer, cause I'm usually using Live distros at my work place, so SSH ...
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how do you background a ssh process?
I know you can suspend a ssh session with ~^z, but is there also a way to background it so that it continues working while you do something else in the local shell?
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How can I permanently save a password-protected SSH key?
I am using Awesome Window Manager
How can I permanently add private keys with password?
Inspired by the answer here I have added the private keys in ~/.ssh/config
Contents of ~/.ssh/config:
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How do I terminate all idle incoming ssh connections?
I want to be able to automatically terminate ssh connections that are idle for more than 10 minutes.
How do I do this?
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How can I automount my ecryptfs ~/.private directory without logging in?
On Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS, ecryptfs is set up where my /home/user/.private directory becomes decrypted when I login. I can then access my files in /home/user/private.
But if I don't login to the ...
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Problem with scp syntax
I am trying to copy a .tar archive from remote server to my pc.
Directory of the archive that I want to copy:
canserhan@embserv:~/tar_files/rtl_archive.tar
Destination:
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git ssh :Permission denied (publickey)
I tried to use github so I followed the help doc. But when I used this command : ssh -vT git@github.com I got error like this:
jacos@Jing:~/.ssh$ ssh -vT git@github.com
OpenSSH_5.8p1 Debian-7ubuntu1, ...
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What happens when I connect to a remote host via ssh?
I take classes at the University of Pittsburgh and I need to do my work in the universities linux terminal remotely. I use the command ssh usr@thot.cs.pitt.edu and I'm prompted for my password to ...
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Git ssh error: port 22: no route to host
I tried to use set up git and use it for github, then when I followed the help doc, but when I got to step 5 of the set up ssh keys section :Test everything out , When I used this command: ssh -T ...
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Operation times out trying to SSH outside LAN i.e. from internet to LAN no connection is established
I run Ubuntu 12.04 and have no success connecting with SSH from "Internet". The router is a TL-MR3420 which is set up to forward requests to one of the NIC's on ubuntu machine (which has in total 3 ...
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Is syncing private keys a good idea?
Ubuntu One's Security FAQ indicates that Canonical encrypts connections and restricts access to user data. This all well and fine, and I do trust SSL for online banking and other things more valuable ...
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copy ssh private keys to another computer
I need to use another computer to access my ssh server. This is because a recently implemented vpn at my university doesn't work on my current computer and I have lost access to the server.
I ssh ...
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Remote ubuntu (Mint) becomes unreachable after running upgrade to oneiric
Got this message when I logged in and decided to upgrade. I am a noob. So anyways, I ran the command and next thing I know, I can no longer log into it after the reboot. What the heck happened?
I get ...
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How can I chroot sftp-only SSH users into their homes?
I want to give some people access to my server but I want to limit their users to their home directories. I will bind-mount in any files I want them to be able to see.
I've created a user called bob ...
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SSH problems (ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer)
I was running 11.10 and decided to do the full upgrade and come up to 12.04 after the update SSH (not SSHD) is now misbehaving when attempting to connect to other OpenSSH instances. I say OpenSSH as I ...
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How can I force SSH to give an RSA key instead of ECDSA?
Upon the first time accessing a server, how can I force SSH to give me the RSA key and automatically store it if the user approves?
Presently it is offering me the ECDSA key. Because I already know ...
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How do I send a notify OSD message to a remote user via ssh?
Sometimes we need to send a message to a remote user. We can display messages on our local desktop using Notify OSD, but we are unable to send a message to the remote user's desktop.
We tried the ...
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How to programmatically log-in a user remotely
How do I programmatically and remotely (using SSH) log-in a user so that the lightdm login screen closes and loads the user's desktop as thought they had physical typed in their username and password?
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Route all traffic through SSH tunnel or equivalent? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I route my internet through a SSH tunnel?
I just got a new laptop and put Ubuntu on it as a good way to force myself to learn Linux. This laptop will be going ...
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How to bring up System settings GUI tool using Cygwin-X over SSH
I am connecting to my headless ubuntu 12.04 server using SSH and I want to make some changes to system settings.
There is no desktop manager running so VNC is not an option for me.
I have Cygwin-X ...
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SSH into Ubuntu VM remotely
I dont have much experience on networking or linux, but I'm trying to ssh into an Ubuntu virtual machine from outside my home network. The Ubuntu virtual machine (VirtualBox) is running an a Debian ...
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what to do about .ssh-agent pop up at login screen? [closed]
I was setting up git with a ssh key passphrase on Ubuntu 12.04 via the terminal with the assistance of Help.GitHub: "You can run ssh-agent automatically when you open bash by adding the following to ...
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Is PPTP a secure VPN-protocol?
I will be setting up a VPN on my home server and in tutorials I've read it says that the protocol can only be used with passwords, not key-files. To me this doesn't seem very secure so I was wondering ...
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How to stop SSH filesystem from discarding root permissions after every command?
i have a small bash script that mounts my sshfs...
problem is it ask for the server/host password for every mount...
i have four mounts and i have to enter it every time for 4 times and its ...
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How to prevent write failed broken pipe on ssh connection?
What can I do to configure SSH on both client and servers to prevent Write Failed: broken pipe errors, which ofter occurs if you sleep your client computer and resume later.
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SSH to open GUI on target machine?
I know -X -Y options in ssh for X11 forwarding.But these options open the gui apps on my pc.But I want to open a gui application "exactly" on target machine. So please help me with this. I tried this ...
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Mount folder using ssh twice (first ssh to gate, then from gate to workstation)
My current situation is that I have my personal laptop, and I there is a workstation I need to be able to mount. But before I can get to that workstation, I first need to ssh into the gate of the ...
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Dynamic Proxy with password
I need to setup a proxy on my localbox to redirect some requests to another network. I am doing it in the following way
ssh -f -N -D 0.0.0.0:22022 some-external-host
In this case every time i try ...
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incorrect permissions after copying over scp
I'm using cygwin in windows 7 to copy a directory to an ubuntu machine using this command.
scp -rp -P 54322 /cygdrive/c/xampp/htdocs/. user@10.136.10.1:/home/user/somefolder/
After copying all the ...
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Why does gnome-terminal freeze when an SSH session gets disconnected?
This is a very simple problem. I use gnome-terminal to SSH to other machines every day. I do this on a laptop which I carry around the office, so I am constantly switching between wired and wireless ...
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Using ssh private key login to automatically decrypt encrypted file systems without password prompt
To quote from a previous post:
"Okay, so while it's possible to use SSH Public Key authentication to log into your system without entering a password (even if your home directory is encrypted), it's ...
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How can I setup Ubuntu (and my home network router settings) so I can SSH to Linux console window?
I installed Ubuntu version 11 not too long ago. I now have that computer running on my home network and it has it's own internal IP address on my home network behind a LinkSys Router. How can I ...
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Open a pair of tabbed terminal windows with titles
I am constantly opening up a pair of terminal windows which I like to have on separate tabs that I then use to SSH to the same pair of servers. I then set the titles of each tab to be that of the ...
