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SSH (Secure SHell) is a protocol for running commands on a remote computer.
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Endlessly stuck in SSH login loop?
I've got a weird issue. Every time I hit Ctrl+D or use logout or exit, I see
Connection to remote.host.com closed
and then I am immediately logged back in:
Last login: Thu Oct 6 21:04:20 2011 from ...
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Bash prompt keeps disappearing
I have a weird issue where my Bash prompt often completely disappears on a backspace. Doesn't make any sense to me, but it happens often:
I can't really think of why this is happening. Am I ...
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ssh into folder
Is there a simple unix command to SSH into a folder? I'd like to make my aliases doing that extra step for me! Feeling dense.
Does this just not exist? ssh [email protected]:/var/www/mysite
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SSH output isn't line buffered?
I'm running a script on a remote machine like this:
ssh $host "pip install -r /path/to/requirements.txt"
But the output isn't line buffered; instead of seeing one line returned at a time, all the ...
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Internet SSH Server Security Considerations
What steps should I take to reasonably secure my linux desktop before opening sshd to the Internet so I can connect from anywhere?
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How to disable SSLv2 in OpenSSH?
Due to the recent deprecation of SSLv2, is it possible to disable SSLv2 in OpenSSH?
Is OpenSSH even using SSLv2?
From digging around, I see the sshd is not compiled against openssl , but it is ...
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How can we limit the impact of ssh probes?
My webserver is constantly attacked by various IP addresses. They try five passwords and then change the IP address.
I have done various lockdowns like using ssh-keys and not permitting passwords, ...
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Difference in file listing for SSH and SFTP [closed]
I have SSH access to a server and I have never bothered to use SFTP until now.
I transferred a file using FileZilla to the server. However, the weird thing is that the file doesn't show up when I ...
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ssh Connection refused: how to troubleshoot?
I'm trying:
$ ssh eric@myserver
where myserver is a machine in the intranet. I can ping myserver or respond to HTTP on port 8080, etc, but when I try ssh, I get
ssh: connect to host myserver port ...
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self-recovering ssh tunnel over non-100% connection
I want to setup permanent ssh-tunnel for port forwarding to machine behind firewall. The connection is between university network (very reliable) and commercial microwave metropolitan connection to a ...
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Matlab R2010a over ssh -X displays empty windows
I'm trying to use Matlab R2010a over ssh, with X forwarding.
Now the X forwarding certainly works (for example xclock displays nice and fast)
But when invoking matlab, I get the splash screen ok, ...
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How to speed up X over SSH on a slow network connection?
Are there any specific recommendations on speeding up X applications over ssh on a slow network connection? In this specific case, I am accessing a server located in west coast from a laptop in east ...
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What is pageant for Linux? Saving SSH private key passwords
I want the computer like pageant, to show a SSH password prompt during boot time. I have my private keys stored in a Dropbox between 3 computers of which 1 is now Ubuntu.
I have googled for 2 hours ...
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ssh, start a specific shell, and run a command on the remote machine?
I am in a situation where several users are sharing the same user account on a remote machine. I have a "personal" directory where I wrote my own .zshrc file, and I would like to have a way to:
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Files uploaded as root to the web server can't be overwritten by web application
Here is my problem. I am developing a web application in PHP/MySQL and I am having some problems setting up the accounts I need to use.
Development workstation: WinXP SP3, Eclipse PDT
Development ...
