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Ubuntu two users logged with same name
I have a server and a ssh session, but it seems like I've pressed something and it was a shortcut so currently, when I do w it shows my other session (which I don't know how I opened). I closed my ssh ...
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Match directive breaks SSH
On my Ubunut server 12.04 LTS machine, I try to add a user with only sFTP or FTP access.
Let's call him 'Jim' for now. Jim only needs access to a directory /var/www/example.com.
So far I've tried ...
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'w' command not showing users list when not root ('who' does)
I have multiple users logged on my server (ubuntu 12.10), with ssh. None of them has root privileges.
If I then log in with my admin account and type (without sudoing)
admin1@server:~$ w
the ...
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How to create a limited user account for SSH
I need to create a new user account, that should have full access to a single dir within the linux HDD, unlike the root user that has access to everything. And this account would be used via SSH for ...
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Multiple Users Sending Input To The Same Server Running On My Ubuntu Server
I've just recently started hosting a Java based server on my Ubuntu Server. I've been learning how to setup everything and I've been feeling pretty good about it's setup.
I currently start the ...
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w showing wrong number of users logged in
Can anyone explain me why w shows me a wrong number of users currently logged in?
root@host ~
# w
20:14:54 up 17:13, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.05
USER TTY FROM ...
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How to prevent users from accessing root directory
While still allowing my account to access the root directory. I've tried adding myself to the root group with $ sudo adduser myaccount root but when I do $ sudo chmod o-r /etc followed by $ cd /etc $ ...
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Create a new SSH user on Ubuntu Server
Just created a new virtual Ubuntu server and I'm in the process of hardening it for production use. I currently have a root account. I want to do the following:
Create a new user (let's call them ...
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Installing git to be used in a multi-user system
I need to install git on a server that will be shared and accessed by multiple users.
I assume I will use git+ssh, so each user will have a system account, but how do I go about install git and a ...
