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Working through the network with files, programs, etc., that are stored on a distinct machine from the original host.

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Good afternoon, I'm running OpenSSH_10.0p2 Debian-7, OpenSSL 3.5.4 30 Sep 2025 on a Debian 13 6.12.57-1 (2025-11-05) VPS server. The connection is fine. However, I see irregular dropped connections on ...
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I need to host a private Flatpak remote with restricted access by using Basic Auth (login/password). All I need now is to make Flatpak client add Authorization HTTP header with credentials to all ...
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How can I get the list of all Users with Admin privileges, on all selected Macs, in Apple Remote Desktop? I have tried: dscl . -list /Groups/admin GroupMembership But this does not list anything, not ...
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I need help in determining why I get syntax error near unexpected token `then' from the following command: for vm in {20..30} ; do ssh -q -o "StrictHostKeyChecking no" 192.168.210.${vm} &...
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There is my home directory and its backup on the remote cluster.I used rsync command to check if home directory and its backup are completely identical: rsync -rvnc data/ data2 >rsync_out-4.txt 2&...
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It may be a vague question, but I can't currently find a good solution in my head. I have a BookStack application running on a company server. To simplify and for security I have a custom .gitignore ...
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I have embedded device with Linux (stored in EMMC). When i need to update Linux image (i have one .img file) i need to connect via serial terminal, edit boot_targets to start system from SD-card and ...
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I need to run script on remote server which require root access using sshpass and its failing with eror script not found. I ran below command. sshpass -frhelpass ssh user@IP 'echo mypass | sudo -S &...
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I'm trying to run GDB remote debugging on a single source file, very basic C code, and I'm hitting a wall on something that seems like it should be completely obvious. Specifically, I cannot figure ...
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I have an Ubuntu VM running in HyperV on a Windows 10 machine. I'm trying to configure Ubuntu to allow remote logins so I can use Remote Desktop from my Windows host to login, but the toggle that ...
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There's a Oracle Linux running inside a Virtual Box, which is running on Windows 11 home. Need help understanding: Is there any chance of any of either the linux or , as this clearly appears to be a ...
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I would like to execute this command ssh -R 2200:localhost:80 user@"myddns.net" at every startup of my fedora system (note that the command itself is working in a shell). I thought to use ...
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I'm having several remote sites (test setups), each having multiple Linux devices, uploading their journal remotely to Raspberry Pis in that remote site. I'm trying to forward these journals via ...
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Quite a tricky problem, this one: I've set up a custom Debian repository on a remote server (let's say, example.com), which is served at https://example.com/aptrepos, and for that path I've set up ...
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I made a system service on remote VM that should start on boot as suggested here: [Unit] Description={removed} Wants=network-online.target After=network-online.target [Service] User={my username} ...
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I want to execute a script which is located on different machines. On each machine there is a set of files which the script should scan. I have something like this but it does not work: for host in ...
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I'm trying to do a db backup script using Bash. When adding a "Resume" feature to the script, I do the following loop calling defined functions to do step by step (depending on the .lock ...
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I'm trying to set up google remote desktop from my Ubuntu system but I am getting the following error once I input the PIN number: /opt/google/chrome-remote-desktop/start-host --code="4/...
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I am trying to use tar to recursively compress all files with the .lammpstrj extension within the directory tree starting at the directory whose path is stored in the variable home. home contains the ...
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So I'm trying to download some data from a remote linux server onto my (unfortunately) windows 11 machine using the scp command in windows powershell. While I can send data to the server just fine, ...
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I haven't seen this issue before, and I have been struggling for days, so I would be so grateful for some help. I have a tar on my Desktop (Desktop) that I am trying to copy to a remote server using ...
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According to this process substitution can be used to do a SIMPLE diff between local and remote machine. However, I want to use the -qr option in the diff command, i.e., it must be recursive and brief ...
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From outside my network I can access my outside-facing server using a public-key with: ssh [email protected] From that shell, I can then access another server on the network (typing in the password) with: ...
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I currently have transmission running on a PC running Ubuntu desktop which I leave running continuously. It currently has over a hundred torrents in various levels of activity uploading and ...
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When using the terminal on code-server (VSCode probably does it as well), input is instantly shown on screen (grayed out, until the server actually responds): When I connect to the remote machine ...
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I'm writing and posting the solution that I found with a recent issue regarding VScode remote server, ssh and VPNC. Yep, I lost to much time on it, hope to save your time. Issue I had to change VPN ...
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Getting Error with the below command to check on the Remote directory a specific type of files. The requirement is to get the count of the specific files. file_exists=$(sftp $FTP_UNAME@$FTP_HOST ls *$...
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How can I rsync all files of multiple types from a remote server? E.g. I want to rsync all pdf's and png's from a folder on the server. This raises a syntax error: rsync REMOTE_SERVER:REMOTE_PATH/{*....
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For Ubuntu and Fedora based on GUI - both as remote clients - in a laptop (and even PC) is possible execute remotely through either SSH or Remmina the following command: sleep 15 && systemctl ...
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I am using my Ubuntu remotely via SSH mainly to use Python and manage data science projects. I usually run my scripts through shell files. I use tqdm to track processes times. When I disconnect from ...
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I'm using meld to compare some files, on a machine running SLES 15 SP 1, and with the X server running on a Windows desktop; it's MobaXTerm's embedded X server, which I believe is Cygwin'ish. For some ...
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I'm looking for a way to remotely control the access to a specific folder on a raspberry pi running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. This access needs to be changed regularly, so it has to be easy to change. Working ...
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I am trying to image a disk for one of our network appliances and am running into an issue with saving the output file. This is the command: ssh [email protected] shell "dd if=/dev/md0 |gzip -1 -&...
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I have a few old rpi 3b+ still running stretch which i would like to upgrade to either bullseye or buster. They are all remote and i access them via AnyDesk or reverse ssh tunnels as a backup. I have ...
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I am trying to run a bash to send emails from my linux server. I am using the following command: echo "This is the message body" | mail -s "This is the subject line" -a "From: ...
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How do you create a remote connection from Wine/Linux to Windows OS? I had been wanting to connect to the Linux Environment on my Chromebook for some time. I want to try to play games on my Chromebook ...
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I have two computers one with Windows 11 and another with Ubuntu 20.04. I need to access the Ubuntu computer from the Windows 11 and I need help doing it. I installed Chrome remote desktop on the ...
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I have multiple Linux machines that I want to use the credentials from a central, network reachable, machine to avoid the hustle of distributing passswords from the central machine to each machine. Is ...
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Something has happened with the SSH process on a remote server so that now when trying to connect it rants: kex_exchange_identification: read: Connection reset by peer It looks like the SSH daemon ...
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I've a remote server with at least 2 users (root and myself). I've the same keys in .ssh/authorized_keys in both $HOME folder. I can connect with the root account, but from my account i've a "...
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I am working with an embedded system and would like to initiate a reboot from a remote machine. I have tried various methods, including ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@${HOST} /bin/systemctl ...
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I have a directory (linux container) on a remote server to which I don't have writing access. I created a symlink to use this container locally. When I run the symlink of the container with docker ...
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I have a Bash Script which I want execute the commands like: Download apache service sudo apt-get install apache2 -y > /dev/null 2>&1 Download mysql service sudo apt install mysql-server -y ...
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I've installed winexe on my linux machine. I want to use it to execute some script on a Windows Servre 2012. It doesn't work, the error is NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE. I've followed this guide to install ...
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I have a simple ssh server setup, an old Macbook air (XFCE Mint). I'm new in the topic and would like to try out some of the basic commands. tried rebooting the server by reboot from my client, ...
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How can I run a program that expects to be executing in a terminal in such a way that it's STDIO can be arbitrarily connected-to remotely? Specifically, I want to be able to launch gdb on one host and ...
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I have installed ubuntu on a PC at a remote site. Now I wanted to access it from my home. I got it after I promptly followed the instructions on https://linuxhint.com/disable-screen-lock-ubuntu/ That ...
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When I work on Linux test server (Debian 11) I have root, and want block other users open new session to this server during my work. Is it possible?
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I want to copy a number of files from a distant server to local computer, such that the total size of the files does not exceed certain limit, as I do not locally have enough disk space; and the files ...
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I have my Ubuntu laptop (call it A) and I want to add a computer (call it B) to the "Other locations" tab of nautilus. The problem is that I can not ssh directly from A to B, but through a ...
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