Questions tagged [remote-access]
the process of accessing a system remotely, over the network. eg via vnc or ssh.
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Samba connection GUI
I need to create a samba connection but I need my users to input their username and password by hand, so creating a connection using fstab is not possible.
I know you can do this by going to -> ...
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Connecting to a wired network of a remote machine via terminal
I'm connecting to a remote machine in my office via AnyDesk. It is a business network and I have to enter a password after a reboot or a password change. The PC prompts me to enter a password.
I have ...
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Chages to sshd_config not disable password only login
I have Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS installed as a virtual machine (Windows Hyper-V). I am making the following changes to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
PubkeyAuthentication yes
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Remote access from windows machine to ubuntu by ssh need to see gui
I run a local Ubuntu machine. I am on an external network and windows boxes. Typical ssh ports are blocked by the network. Is there a way to ssh via web (some other) to the my home ubuntu box and ...
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Remote Desktop from Mac to Ubuntu stops working when I change rooms
I'm pretty new to Ubuntu, so forgive the noob.
I have this odd situation when trying to remote desktop from my macbook to three separate mini pcs which all have Ubuntu 22.04.
I set them up in my ...
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Remote Desktop Ubuntu22.04.2 and MacBook M1
I have an Ubuntu 22.04.2 version installed over an old MacBook Pro 2011 installed.
I'm trying to connect from a MacBook Air M1 and I can reach my Ubuntu computer and see the message
Do you want to ...
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SSH service not responding
I have a headless Ubuntu running on a regular PC in my garage. I use SSH to access it. It's running a good handful of Docker containers, including dashdot which indicates the CPU is under normal load ...
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How to restrict access to Ubuntu server 22.04 filesystem within local network?
I am new to server and networking and I am faced such issue:
I've setup my Ubuntu server 22.04 on separate machine with static IP address within LAN and connected it to my router.
And now I am able to ...
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How do you install Chrome Remote Desktop from .deb?
I downloaded the .DEB from https://remotedesktop.google.com/access
I get this:
I'm on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS.
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How to disable Wayland on multiple users
I am attempting to disable Wayland on 2 users at the same time on my machine so I could remote connect using TeamViewer.
I tried setting sudo nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf to WaylandEnable=false on both ...
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mdadm: error opening /dev/md?*:
I have a Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish system with RAID0 and LVM on 2x 2TB hard.
After rebooting, the server ended up in initramfs:
mdadm: No devices listed in conf file were found.
mdadm: error ...
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Use GNOME Remote Desktop before the very first login
I already read similar post, like this or this.
I have a remote PC that I turn on from a remote place using a "magic" Wake On LAN packet though (so no direct access to it).
I am currently ...
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Unable to RDP Ubuntu 22 server by Active Directory Account
I recent joined my ubuntu 22 server on active directory account, I already enable the remote login but I was unable to remote login to my server using AD account. I already test the local account I ...
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Run an Android VM on a ubuntu server, and remotely access it
I can't find anything related to what I'm looking for
Found this : [github.com/DeviceFarmer/stf][1]
but not what I looking for
any tips to guide my research?
[1]: https://github.com/DeviceFarmer/stf
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Allow FTP access from all ip addresses
I operate a website on a hosting service, and it's on an Apache webserver. I have FTP access to the website/server using FileZilla, but it only works from a specific IP address, my workplace static IP ...
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Access my Ubuntu from a flash drive
I have the following situation:
My main Ubuntu that is installed on PC's ssd won't boot because of 'dev/sdb2 clean' black screen I can't get through.
I installed a new test Ubuntu on my flash drive. I ...
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Is there a way to turn off (Teamviewer) accept requesting
I am using Teamviewer to gain remote control to my Ubuntu wipe server,
but I am getting this message that I need to accept the connection otherwise it will not get any connection. I want to make sure ...
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Possible to connect remotely only once. Repeated access required for second or more connection
My office laptop has Ubuntu 18.04 OS. I used to seamlessly connect via RDP(xRDP) and VSCode from my Windows laptop. Few weeks backs I was on short vacation and when I assumed my work I am not able ...
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Need help getting Ubuntu Desktop and tightvncserver to work on EC2
I'm hosting Ubuntu Desktop on an EC2 instance and trying to connect to it from my Mac. To do this, I followed the instructions detailed in this tutorial for how to run Ubuntu Desktop on an EC2 ...
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Trying to ssh into IPv6 address, getting "no route to host"
I have a home computer that uses Ubuntu 22.04, that I'd likely to remotely SSH into, from the internet. I'm trying to do this through its public IPv6 address. The address doesn't begin with fe80::, so ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop - If I know all users credentials and I have SSH access to it, how can I check the temporary password for remote desktop.p
I support and help remotely to one frend's Ubuntu based RIP Station. I have all users names and passwords. I have SSH access to this machine, as well. But how can I get remotely the temporary password ...
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Is the ~/.bashrc file user specific when I am connected to a remote system using Secure Shell (SSH)?
I am doing work on a remote computer using Secure Shell. I would like to add aliases to the ~/.bashrc file, but only if this edit applies to my user only. So the question, as the title states, is ...
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gnome-remote-desktop: Couldn't retrieve RDP username: Credentials not set - AND MORE
After installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu 22.04 I attempted to enable Remote Desktop:
I then went to another workstation (tried both Windows and macOS with the Microsoft RDC and with Jump Desktop) and ...
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Remote Desktop from Windows onto Ubuntu 22.04 takes me to a XRDP login then a blank screen
I'm trying to get the Remote Desktop feature working on Ubuntu (Desktop) 22.04, but I can't seem to connect to my Ubuntu desktop from a Windows (10) PC. I'm using these instructions:
https://help....
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How to operate a remote laptop?
I need to support a person's remote Ubuntu laptop, from my Ubuntu desktop. I need the ability to use my desktop to access the remote laptop and take control of the laptop: install apps; invoke apps; ...
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Is there a way to switch to a user of a remote machine like normal user?
I am planning to use a Raspberry Pi as my secondary pc(Ubuntu). Like how I switch to users on my primary machine(Ubuntu 20.04 ) navigating to the top bar, clicking on the Power Icon then selecting ...
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VNC not working when Desktop Sleep [duplicate]
I need to use VNC client on an Ubuntu Desktop. When the machine is not sleep, I do VNC. But it is sleep, and I try to connect with VNC, it will say the machine is not up. Is there a method that allow ...
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When connecting with xrdp connection crashes/closes [from w10 to u20.04]?
If I installing xrdp and use Windows (I also tried different devices) RDP to connect it crashes. If I have Xfce installed it connects normally and force uses it over gnome/default envoirnment and ...
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Ubuntu 20.04. How do I set up a virtual/dummy monitor so that I can use NoMachine without a monitor plugged in?
I am running the NoMachine Client on my windows 10 desktop and my server on my Ubuntu machine. I want to use NoMachine to remote control this server but I can't unless a monitor is plugged in.
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Allow different users to connect to a ssh server (openSSH)
I'm new at this: I'm trying to set up a ssh server on my personal
computer with openSSH. So far, I was able to connect to my server
through my computer and also from a different computer in the same ...
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Remote debugging of java maven project on Raspberry Pi using Eclipse IDE: Handshake error
I am trying to configure the Eclipse IDE (2021-09 (4.21.0)) on Ubuntu 20.04 to remote debug java applications on a RaspberryPi. I followed multiple 'tutortials' (link1, link2). With the combination of ...
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xrdp "window manager exited quickly"
I'm trying to remote on to Ubuntu (21.10) from Windows 7. I read a few web pages, which suggested to install xrdp, so I did. I'm not an expert on this topic.
From Windows 7 Remote Desktop Connection, ...
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Setting up a reverse SSH tunnel to access remote ubuntu pc from windows
My work desktop is an Ubuntu, and I'm trying to access it from home through a Windows laptop.
Something like TeamViewer doesn't work, since these kinds of remote access options are blocked by the ...
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Connect two PCs over Internet
Suppose I have 2 PCs running linux (say, Ubuntu 20.04). One of them is mine, other one belongs to a person who lives in another city district.
These are ordinary PCs: they both access Internet through ...
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Seeking an "operator present" indication for a remote system accessed over ssh
An elderly relative uses a Ubuntu 18.04 + LXDE desktop, mostly just for internet browsing and to play a few word games. They rarely shut the PC down...last time I checked, it had been turned on for ...
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ssh to a remote terminal and bypassing dotrc files
I want to rapidly execute a remote command using ssh, for example ls -al /path/to/myfile. Unfortunately, I'm using tcsh rather than bash.
My .cshrc file is quite long and slow, so I'd like to bypass ...
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Control PC from Android phone?
I always wanted to control my Linux PC via my smartphone, and found a way to do it. It's called CRC Remote. I could have several profiles with buttons, and on the press of one it would run the ...
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XDCMP for controlling desktop
Can XDCMP be used to view the current user session / desktop?
I'm running Ubuntu Desktop 21.04 and have modified my /etc/gdm3/custom.conf file so the xdmcp section looks like
[xdmcp]
Enable=true
Port=...
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How to use my laptop camera with SSH using my PC?
My PC and laptop are both connected to the same router, and I would like to turn the laptop camera and have it live feed on my PC.
My PC using Ubuntu 20.04 and Laptop Elementary OS6.
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Access denied by PAM account configuration despite configured access.conf and updated /etc/shadow
I've been setting up a PAM configuration for sshd, and as of now /etc/pam.d/sshd stands like this:
# Custom PAM config for sshd
# Disallow login if /etc/nologin exists, inherited from old sshd config
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Can't get Chrome remote desktop working on Linux
I need to be able to connect to computer running Lubuntu 20.04 with Chrome remote desktop. I have installed it with dpkg -i. After adding a couple of required dependencies it has set up smoothly. Then ...
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Logged into remote server with key but can't upload file with scp
New to Ubuntu, I logged into my institution's remote server having generated a private/public key pair. I was set up with a username after sending the administrator the public key. I should have been ...
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Unable to install PCoIP Client
I am new to Ubuntu, and I am attempting to install PCoIP Software Client in Ubuntu 20.04. But, I am getting the following error.
sudo wget -O teradici-repo-latest.deb https://downloads.teradici.com/...
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Cheated by a friend using remote login
Me and my flatmate connect over the same network. Recently, I brought a new PC. Since I didn't want to spend money on Windows, I installed Ubuntu 20.04 on it.
Since my friend knew way more about ...
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How to connect to a server via 2 Jump host servers ? (For SSH and File transferring)
I currently use Mobaxterm on top of Wine for this task. But Mobaxterm runs very slowly in my Ubuntu 20.4 VM and most of the time, it gets stuck. Is there any other easy solution for SSH and File ...
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Unable to remote connect to Ubuntu system after Idle time in local network
Running Ubuntu desktop (personal use) as a server to host applications (Apache2) and Files
I usually connect to the Ubuntu system through Browser or WinSCP or SSH or WebDAV/CalDAV or from Android and ...
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Bash script how to run a command remotely and then exit the remote terminal
I'm trying to execute the command:
ssh nvidia@ubuntu-ip-address "/opt/ads2/arm-linux64/bin/ads2 svcd &"
This works so far except that it hangs in the remote terminal when "/opt/ads2/...
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Create Symbolic link into Gnome's online account --googleDrive?
I have a question to ask, how can I create a symbolic link into the drive's path from my local directory? In the past, I've done it using the OpenDive package, but never tried with gnome's online ...
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Extend laptop using a raspberry pi
I have a laptop running on Ubuntu 20.04 that only have one HDMI port and no thunderbolt one and I would like to add a third monitor to my configuration.
I thought about using a raspberry pi as a ...
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Remote SSH disabled after each reboot - Sharing
I have a desktop installation of Ubuntu 20.04 with X11. I have installed SSHD, and enabled Remote Login in the Sharing page of Settings in the Desktop.
Then it works to SSH into the machine from a ...
