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Unable to ssh to machine. Outbound ssh works. sshd is running on port 22

I have an Ubuntu 12.10 machine on my LAN to which all ssh connections time out. Let's call it 'F' (for fail!) Two other machines 'A' and 'B' on the same LAN can connect to each other. I can also ssh ...
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problem with nautilus using sftp in ubuntu 13.04

I'm accesing a ssh server with Nautilus and if I leave it without activity for a while and I try ti acces again to any folder, It doesnt respond at all until I unmount it... I think nautilus doesn't ...
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how to be warned if terminal has sudo privileges and also show how much time is left?

How to see in the terminal that you have sudo privileges? (so knowing I have these privileges, I can just type sudo -k) It would be better to not add too much information into the terminal also, just ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 server stops responding after some time

My Ubuntu virtual server always stops responding after being online for several hours. It isn't pingable, SSH, FTP, NGINX, etc stop responding. However, when I login with with my VNC client, after it ...
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connection timeout after 60 seconds

I have installed DNSCrypt on Ubuntu Linux 10.04.1 x86_64 and it worked nslookup facebook.com 127.0.0.2 Server: 127.0.0.2 Address: 127.0.0.2#53 Non-authoritative answer: Name: ...
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Nautilus times out too soon

I have a NAS with all my music on it. It's a large collection, so listing up all folders with artists takes some time. However, Nautilus seems to give a time out when it's not able to fetch the list ...
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how do I get nautilus to run first time? [closed]

I am running 12.04 on ltsp network many users, when they first log in, and try to run nautilus either from terminal or GUI, nothing happens the first 2 times, third time it starts. First two times ...
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iPod iOS 5.1.1 “Timeout by message bus” - Ubuntu 12.10 32bit

I know that Apple devices aren't that Linux-friendly, but I'm having an issue that I want to ask about. I have an iPod Touch 4g, with iOS 5.1.1, Jailbroken. Every time I connect to my computer, it ...
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juju deploy timeout

After I installed juju through the ppa and bootstrapped it, I haven't been able to deploy anything. Juju responds with this: $ juju deploy mysql 2013-01-21 22:44:53,394 INFO Searching for charm ...
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ssh client times out to some servers, works on others

I have a strange problem and I'm not sure where to begin. My ssh client works on some servers but times out on others. Obviously, I checked that the servers are accessible via ssh from other ...
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Connection timeout when accessing Github

I have exactly the same problem as described here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12849986/connection-timeout-when-accessing-github So I'll just copy & paste: I have some weird problems. ...
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Screen Timeout Ubuntu 12.10 Cinnamon

I am running a fresh install of Ubuntu 12.10 with Cinnamon, after roughly 10 minutes the screen turns black. I have set "Turn screen off when inactive for:" to "Never" or tried high values (1h +), ...
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Can't connect (ssh, ftp,… timeout) to one computer on LAN (ping possible)

Since I've had a laptop (A), I've been trying to connect it with my Desktop PC (B) via router in a LAN, problem is (B) won't even answer any request aside from a ping. I've tried ssh, ftp, vnc, samba, ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 Samba Server timeout

I am a beginner with servers. I checked the error logs for Samba and it appears that Samba is timing out when I transfer large files. I can successfully add PDFs for instance to my file server. ...
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Timeout in a connection to a DHCP server

I want to configure my eth0 interface using an external DHCP server (resident in my subnet), so I edited /etc/network/configure with the lines auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp but I also want to ...
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How do I permanently disable 'elevated privileges'?

I am using Lucid Lynx 10.04, and am having difficulty setting the sudo timeout to 0 minutes, or instant, as in, essentially, disabling the 'elevated privileges' feature. I have tried editing ...
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Trouble installing 12.04 from windows installer

After installing 12.04 with the Windows Installer on my brand new SSD disk and rebooting, all I get is an error, something along the lines of timeout: killing '/sbin/blkid -o udev -p /dev/sde1'. ...
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Is there an easy way to (temporarily) disable the display timeout?

In KDE 3.5 there was the powermanager plugin for the kicker panel, where one could easily switch between different profiles. So normally, I want the display to go to sleep after, say, 10 minutes of ...
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Is it possible to override the grub timeout setting after improper boot

Hi my question pertains to Grub2. I am running Ubuntu on a bunch of industrial PC's which are out of reach and hence cannot be connected using keyboard / mouse. I have noticed when the OS does not ...
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Grub2 not showing timeout

Whenever I get to GRUB phase there is no timeout displayed. I have a clean install of Ubuntu with Wubi (v12). The way I get to GRUB is by holding down shift after choosing to boot Ubuntu. I tried ...
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How do I set the grub timeout and the grub default boot entry?

Hello I'm newbie 2 ubuntu 12.04 How do I set the grub time and default os(that I see at the boot time) as I'm using dual boot OS(Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04)
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Is it possible to completely disable Grub timeout?

I am setting up a dual boot install for my wife's computer. I would like to disable the timeout for selecting OS that defaults to Ubuntu so the computer wont boot without making a selection. (IE. ...
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equivalent of command line 'shutdown -h +60' but for suspend to RAM? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I hibernate/suspend from the command line and do so at a specific time and a relative time? what is the equivalent of a command line like 'shutdown -h +60' but ...
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Timeout during install on an Acer Aspire 5742G

I bought a new laptop and wanted to install ubuntu 11.10 64bit on it, but it always ends in a timeout. Memory test was okay. But it won't install or boot the graphical interface. The USB Stick is ...
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Edge reveal timeout for Unity 2D

I am using Unity 2D, and i want to change the edge reveal timeout for Unity 2D launcher. but compiz-setting-manager is not working for it, i think 2D and 3D don't share common settings, So how can i ...
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screen going to sleep while program still running in 11.10 32bit

I have screen saver as well. But with 11.10 the screen goes black/blank while banshee is playing (full screen now playing mode) and while watching movies in VLC. I did not have this issue in any prior ...
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How can I stop a terminal connection from timing out

At work I have two machines: Windows XP and Ubuntu 11.04. On my XP machine I use Putty to connect to some servers and can leave those windows open for weekends without them timing out. However, when ...
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Why does Samba always time-out whilst copying a large file off a network share?

I'm running Ubuntu 11.04 (natty), kernel 2.6.38-8-generic, GNOME 2.32.1. EDIT: As of 3 April 2012 I'm now on kernel 2.6.38-13-generic (still same Ubuntu and GNOME). The problem still persists. I ...
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Decrease GRUB timeout

The GRUB timeout is 8 seconds. Can this be turned down to 2 or 3 seconds? What is the best way to do this?
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udisks unmount times out - Unmount failed: Did not receive a reply [closed]

I have the problem that udisks unmount gets a timeout. I copy a large file, like 300 mb, to my 8 GB usb pen drive. It doesn't matter if I do it with dolphin or cp. I wait for dolphin/cp to finish the ...
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Upstart kill timeout not respected?

I am currently learning upstart by playing around. I think I have understood the principle now, but I am having difficulties with the "kill timeout" stanza in upstart jobs. For example, I have the ...
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How to change the default timeout of internet connection?

I have an AIR 2.0 application which makes a request to the server which can take more than 1 minute. Sadly due to this bug the request timeouts after 30 seconds. There is a workaround, but is only ...
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How can I change the “timeout” duration for Nautilus “find the filename as you type” feature?

I often get stalled by the long timeout while typing the first few letters of a file name in Nautilus... The current timeout seems to be 5 seconds. I'd prefer 1 second ...(as per item 2 on this ...