ssh welcome message is suddenly gone
When I log in into my ubuntu server via ssh the only message that I get is the last loginLast login: Sun Oct 30 18:26:33 2022 from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxHowever, previously I gotWelcome to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS...
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ssh on KDE keeps showing a GUI asking for a password
Since upgrading to Kubuntu 24.04, I am prompted by a GUI requesting a password the first time I ssh to a new server (and subsequently later after a timeout, it seems).I have tried disabling kdewallet...
View ArticleUbuntu mobaxterm that has drag and drop
I am using my pc to connect to the server with GPUs and need to do a lot of transfers. I used mobaxterm when on Windows. It has drag and drop which is very convenient. Is there a similar tool on ubuntu?
View ArticleHow to allow SSH connections without manually or automatically specifying a...
I have a server running Ubuntu 24.02. The server currently has a user named alpha, and when a client inputs ssh alpha@mydomain.net into their terminal, they are instantly logged in - no password...
View ArticleHow do I secure my SSH access?
So I have a VPS, and I have no idea how to administer it. I understand one of the first things to do is secure it, and the first concrete step in that direction I've found so far is in moshen's...
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How do I access sftp with nautilus with RSA
I realize that we used to be able to use sftp://@IPADDRESS:PORT/ directly into nautilusBut this is now broken because of some RSA something or other.What am I supposed to do? Please explain like I'm 5.
View ArticleContinued issue with kex_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote...
I've recently set up an ubuntu server on an old Dell Optiplex. I can remote in via ssh when on the same network. However, when I try to ssh in from a different network using the public IP, I get the...
View ArticleHow to over come ssh error: cannot open display: localhost:11.0
Hoping someone can help. I have been searching the web put failed find a solution that has helped.I have recently updated my Ubuntu VM from version 20.04 to version 22.04. After the update was...
View ArticleHow to disable password authentication in SSH in Ubuntu 24.04 (new socket...
I'm in the process of hardening the security of a root VPS that runs Ubuntu 24.04. The recent Ubuntu versions use socket-based activation, and from my understanding, they don't execute the sshd_config...
View ArticleHow to stop forwarding a port?
I was trying out local port forwarding and I used to following command:ssh -L 8080:www.ubuntuforums.org:80 <host>I want to change the address where 8080 is forwarded. Using the same command again...
View ArticleTrying to do ssh authentication with key files: server refused our key
I'm trying to setup ssh authentication with key files in stead of username/password. The client is a Windows box running PuTTY and the server is a Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server.I downloaded puttygen.exe and...
View ArticleMissing /etc/hostname files
I am fairly new to Linux and I am setting up a server.Anytime I use "sudo" command, I get "Unable to resolve host".When I ssh into my server I have a certain hostname, let's say "bob". when I check...
View ArticleQEMU with KVM: Can not ping or SSH between host and guest machines
Edit: Since macvtap is not working for communication between host and guest, I tried to used a bridge, but then there's no internet on the host and ping or ssh still doesn't work.This is how I've...
View ArticleHow do I scp a filename with spaces?
I'm having a little difficulty using scp to transfer files from a remote computer. The issue apparently has to do with the name of the directory the files are contained in. They're on a CD drive called...
View ArticleUbuntu 20.04 and ldap authentification
I struggle a little bit with setting up ldap authentification on Ubuntu 20.04. I followed this guide, that is, I installed the packages libnss-ldap libpam-ldap ldap-utils nscd.nsswitch.conf...
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X2GO remote desktop with XFCE doesn't refresh the screen
I have Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS on a VPS with a public IP and installed the X2GO with XFCE on it remotely via SSH.It connects successfully, but the problem is it doesn't refresh the screen properly as you...
View ArticleShow a tag in parentheses when connecting through SSH
This is probably a pretty silly question, but one that I can't find the answer anywhere because of the description of the problem:I have 2 linux servers. One is TEST and another is PRODwhen I connect...
View ArticleAutomated script (bash?) to download file from remote sFTP server
I am trying to write an automated script to be called as a cron Job to automatically download a couple of files from a remote sFTP server.I have tried a few options I have found online, but all seem to...
View Articlere: psql running on a ssh server
(ubuntu terminal, and the server is using bash)i have installed psql in a ssh server inside conda env as I don't have sudo privileges, so I successfully installed the psql have tables inside it...
View ArticleHow do I set up pam_faillock?
I very recently installed an Ubuntu VM to play with and decided I wanted to get a better understanding of faillock. I read the man pages for faillock and pam_faillock and felt like I followed the...
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