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Can I create an SSH user which can access only certain directory?
I have a Virtual Private Server which I can connect to using SSH with my root account, being able to execute any linux command and access all the disk area, obviously.
I would like to create another ...
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How can I resolve the error "cannot execute binary file"?
When I login using SSH, all I can see is this...
-bash: /usr/bin/id: cannot execute binary file
-bash: [: : integer expression expected
I couldn't do anything in here. Commands such as halt, ...
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SSH error ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer
I am trying to access ssh to a server but got "ssh_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer". The same client works well when I move the computer to home but show the error when the ...
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Can I clone a root file system of a running server via ssh?
I want to make a backup of a running server. Every config files and everything without turning it off.
How can I accomplish this? Is it ok to try copying it all? Because I had problems with the root ...
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Unknown linux process with random command
I have a unknown process when I run top:
When I kill the process it is coming again with another random name.
when I check the rc.d levels and init.d there are many random name similar like this one ...
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How to go through this duplicity stalled connection?
I am trying to set up backups via duplicity.
Here is the use case:
~$ duplicity --encrypt-key CA17A4FA --progress --ssh-options="-l 8192" ~/Documents/ ssh://my.distant.host/save/docs/Documents
Local ...
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Vim and mouse with ssh from Mac to Linux
I certainly know it's possible to make the mouse work in Vim on a remote session to a Linux machine from my Mac, but I haven't figured out just how.
Daily vim gives a tip on making it work but if I ...
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Execute a script as root on every ssh login
Is there a possible way that I can execute a script, say abc.sh; as root user on every login to my system via SSH?
I've gone through a similar question which says to add the script execution to ....
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ssh key exists on remote, but still prompts for password?
Why is this happening?
$ ssh-copy-id me@server
/usr/local/bin/ssh-copy-id: INFO: attempting to log in with the new key(s), to filter out any that are already installed
/usr/local/bin/ssh-copy-id: ...
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How to send one command to multiple PC's over LAN (linux)
O/S: Debian
Hi,
I've got multiple computers in a LAN network that I monitor remotely, they're all running the same hardware and software. To monitor them I simply ssh in to one computer and then ssh ...
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How to SSH into windows xp?
I have a debian based linux distro (Crunchbang) running on an old laptop (really old).
I want to ssh into windows xp (on my pc) from my debian laptop and run windows programs in GUI from my laptop.
Is ...
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