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How to enable /etc/update-motd.d/ messages to show on SSH login
I have two servers running Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS. One of them (let's call it host1) I will be greeted with the motd upon logging in via SSH as shown below.
However, on the second one (host2) this will ...
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Need to configure user password policy on Ubuntu 22.04 server
We want to configure the following user password policy on our Ubuntu 22.04 server. I have referred to online documentation but have not found a consolidated guide that can help us implement the ...
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Deleted password for my user on VPS, but still asks for password (locked out)?
I just bought a VPS plan with my hosting provider. I did all the necessary measurements for security and disabled root ssh login, created a custom myuser in the sudoer group etc.. so far so good. But ...
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Ubuntu server: Systemd-networkd-wait-online.sercice failed during startup and Invalid login bug
Ubuntu server 24.04 was working correctly for a few hours after install. After I rebooted it, there were two errors:
Systemd-networkd-wait-online.service failed every time on boot. I was also not ...
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Cannot SSH to my server, systetmd-login fails
I cannot SSH on my remote server (Ubuntu 22). When I try, it loads indefinitely. Here is the ouptut of a ssh -v:
Authenticated to x.x.x.x ([x.x.x.x]:22) using "password".
debug1: channel 0: ...
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'Could not chdir to home directory /home/me: No such file or directory' after updating Ubuntu Server
We recently had a power outage and I had to restart my Ubuntu machine. For some reason the resolution was messed up and I could not change it (the monitor was unrecognized). I updated Ubuntu, but this ...
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Login issue with Active Directory on Ubuntu via XRDP
I can log in locally with both Active Directory and local users. However, XRDP only allows local user logins and gives an error for Active Directory users.
Error:
connecting to sesman ip 127.0.0.1 ...
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How to require 2FA for local Ubuntu login?
There are directions on configuring 2FA for SSH. However, I'm interested in mandating 2FA for logal sign in. For example, normally, the login might look like this:
ubuntu login: cocomac
Password:
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unable to login root after cis hardening
after i follow cis 5.4.2 Ensure lockout for failed password attempts is configured to configure faillock and after reboot i unable to login root or other account.
this is my conf
# /etc/pam.d/common-...
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Unable to login GUI using credentials in Ubuntu 22.04
Unable to login to GUI in Ubuntu 22.04 using the correct credentials, getting error as
Sorry, password Authentication didn't work, please try again.
When try to login from putty, username was ...
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Login issue in Ubuntu
I can log in to the VPS server with an IP address but once log in to Ubuntu after some time its screen is locked then if I am trying to enter with the same password. It does not log in at all to the ...
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What are the default username and password for ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso?
I downloaded the ubuntu-20.04.6-live-server-amd64.iso file and installed it into the Oracle cloud virtual server by attaching the boot volume. There was no prompt for username and login password ...
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SSH without password does not work on ubuntu server 22.04.2 LTS
First of all, thanks for everyone's advices.
My testing environment: two ubuntu servers (abbreviate as S1, S2)
Server version: 22.04.2 LTS
My Steps for configuring ssh login without password as below:
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MySQL SQLSTATE root and normal login not function
Hello guys i have little problem with MySQL and Pterodactyl. When i try add databases i got this problem.
There was an error while trying to connect to the host or while executing a query: "...
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server boots into read-only file system after power outage
ok obi wan you're my only hope. my power went out recently and when it came back on, when I login to my ubuntu server I get the message below:
Unable to setup logging. [Errno 30] Read-only file ...
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Unable to login to Ubuntu 20.04 Server
Team,
I am Unable to login to Ubuntu 20.04 Server as post entering user credentials it again comes back to login screen.
I tried with both local as well as domain credentials but same result.
Need ...
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ubuntu server can't login
I need help!
I installed Ubuntu 22.04 on vmware.
After rebooting I put the username and password that I wrote during the configuration but doesn't login.
Why? and how can I solve it?
ubuntu is in ...
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Issues with logging in and maintain remote RDP sessions with XRDP to VPS ubuntu 22.04
I have 2 VPS servers running on Ubuntu 22.04. 1 x86_64 at Contabo (VPS1) and one Oracle cloud free tier ARM64 (VPS2).
On Vps1, xfce4, loging in over RDP for some reasons, only allows 1 device at the ...
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forgot ubuntu password of instance
i have an oracle instance with ubuntu i don't remember having set a password for ubuntu but when i run the following command
systemctl enable emperor.uwsgi.service
it's required a password
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How can I have Ubuntu display the output of a commad in the login screen on Ubuntu Server?
I've found this question, but it talks about a version of Ubuntu with a GUI. I'm referring to Ubuntu Server, so no GUI. I've also found this question, but it doesn't look like it will display the ...
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After latest security patches updation of ubuntu 20.04 version, Domain Joined computers are not recognised as member
After latest security patches updation of ubuntu 20.04 version, Domain Joined computers are not recognised as member. Even Local admin account only login can possible. Last two days facing the issue. ...
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Enable ssh login with password for a user
I am the admin of a Ubuntu 20.04 server and I want to enable ssh login for a user through password, rather than using key pairs.
The /etc/ssh/ssh_config file on the host looks like this (<username&...
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Ubuntu server install fail and now a localhost login page shows up - but my user and password dont work here
Tried installing 22.04.1 LTS today , it failed every time after setting the storage configuration. On the last try, it would not reboot on it own after sending the error report, so I just turned the ...
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Blue tinted screen after login
I freshly installed Ubuntu Server 22.04.1 and added ubuntu-desktop with lightdm to it. Everything is running fine, besides the fact that the screen is getting tinted blue after I log in. See attached ...
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"sorry that did not work. please try again" when logging into vps
I am a new ubuntu user. I have a XRDP remote desktop setup on my vps. Whenever I connect, the user is "root", but the root password does not work even thought I am putting it in 100% correct....
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Getting this error "puttygen: error loading `name.ppk': PuTTY key format too new"
I have a file name.ppk. I'm want to login ssh with .ppk file on Ubuntu Terminal.
I have try this post Login SSH with .ppk file on Ubuntu Terminal but getting this error "puttygen: error loading `...
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Cannot execute /usr/local/bin/fish: No such file or directory
To preface, I'm new to all this and still learning, so please bare with me when it comes to terminology and locating things.
Setup:
Proxmox Virtual Environment 7.2-3 + Container + ubuntu-22.04-...
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Ubuntu Server VMware Keyboard Login Problem
My name is Jeff and I am new to using the services of Linux OS and this concerns using the Ubuntu Server Image to create an Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS Virtual Server in VMware Workshop Application.
My problem ...
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How can I give a non-root user SSH access
I purchased a Digital Ocean Droplet and enabled SSH authentication rather than password authentication. I was able to configure the root SSH key correctly and can login on my laptop under the root ...
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Wordpress (6.0.1) Login Redirect Loop on (LAMP) Ubuntu Server (22.04)
I'm using on my Raspberry PI 4 --> Ubuntu Server (Linux 5.4.0-1044-raspi aarch64), with Apache2, mySQL, PHP 7.1, let's encrypt certificate with Wordpress 6.0.1.
I want to switch the URL of my ...
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Weird log in problem with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
I've been trying to figure this one out all day, and I'm no closer, so I've come to seek ideas.
I have a server instance of 20.04 LTS running on a dell blade, it's ran for years with no problems, ...
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Can't login to Samba share with any user other than my own user
I've followed the usual steps for adding a new user to Samba:
create new Linux user with useradd [user]
set its password with passwd [user]
set its Samba password with smbpasswd -a [user]
But when I ...
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Is SSH root login without password and without copying public key possible?
I'd like to configure sshd_config to allow remote root logins without prompting for a password, but I do not want to configure passwordless ssh by copying the remote public key. In other words, I'd ...
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Vsftpd error - 530 Login Incorrect - After Config file, PAM file, User Setup and Other Related Files have been Verified
I know this issue has been asked and answered numerous times, but I have followed every question and answer I can find with no luck, hence asking the question to the community again, hoping that ...
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Disabling password change requirement on 1st login to Ubuntu Server?
I setup a Pi 4 once with Ubuntu Server & was having issues with SSH not prompting me to change my password the 1st time I logged in.
So I researched for awhile & found a way to disable that ...
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Upgraded Ubuntu, now password to get into server will not work
I asked a similar question yesterday here, I am on a deadline and really out of my depth so any help would be hugely appreciated:
Beginner PW Question using MacOS terminal
I updated the system to the ...
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Beginner PW Question using MacOS terminal [duplicate]
I started working through the application process for a bootcamp today and came across an issue that is probably very elementary, however since I am a complete newbie I am lost!
I was able to log onto ...
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Can't login to Ubuntu VM running on ProxMox via Terminal - Permission denied (publickey,password)
I have Ubuntu runing as a virtual server under Proxmox. From within Proxmox I can enter the console, login with my username and password with no problems.
But when I try to login from my Mac Terminal ...
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Problem with phpmyadmin?
I have a problem I can not log in to phpmyadmin constantly would throw out three errors
Cannot log in to the MySQL server
mysqli::real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory
Connection ...
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Unable to login to root/sudo user
I have this Ubuntu 20.04 VPS which was working fine an hour back, but now I am unable to login to my sudo user. The root login is also disabled.
When it was working, I deployed a static website and ...
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VirtualBox: Ubuntu Server loads GUI for Login
I have installed on a MacOS Virtual Box with some Ubuntu installations, some servers and Desktop releases. For Ubuntu Server 20:04 available since months ago, yesterday I executed the image as usual: ...
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Unable to log in due to Out of memory error
On our Ubuntu (20.04) server, somebody launched a set of parallelized python scripts that used up a lot of RAM. The screen displays a series of:
Out of memory: killed process <####> (python)
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS sssd update from 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.4 to 2.2.3-3ubuntu0.6 broke AD logins
I have a number of servers running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS joined to Windows Active Directory via this procedure - https://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=Ubuntu_20.04&p=realmd
Over this weekend, I ran ...
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login to server only via SSH (disallow all other users / groups to login)
I am willing to rent a server from a hosting provider. I will SSH to that machine. I do not want anyone else (specially those who has physical access to the machine) to login. I only want to permit to ...
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Non copy/paste public key based SSH authentication
I want to remove the process of manually copying the public keys to each one of the servers for granting access.
The main problem that I'm trying to solve here is:
There are multiple servers across ...
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SSH. Too many logins for Username. Why if i have logged only 2nd time and have tmux ssh in other servers tmux?
Logging just once in shh, after i lost wifi connection, that has 10 login limit i got
Too many logins for 'username'.
Last login: Thu May 6 17:06:43 2021 from 62.85.107.197
Connection to servername....
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Stuck on login screen: Ubuntu 20.04 xrdp <> Windows 10 Remote Desktop
I have xrdp installed on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS headless server and I'm using Remote Desktop in Windows 10.
I can login using xrdp as I have it set to run on startup, but I can't click enter while Remote ...
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A GUI on my almost-fresh Ubuntu Server 21.04 install?
I installed & set up my Ubuntu Server 21.04 yesterday. Spent the whole day installing packages, configuring everything, and getting everything looking just right.
All of a sudden, my SSH lost ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 server blocks at boot cloud-init and login
I am trying to install Ubuntu 20.10 on my raspberry Pi 4 8Gb RAM using a 16 Gb SD card. I have followed this tutorial exactly. I have tried to install it using wlan0 or eth0 by modifying the network-...
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Remove DUO auth completely from ubuntu server 18.04 - two factor auth
I have an Ubuntu 18.04 server with DUO authentication. This DUO interferes with my capistrano deployment (rails app)
For such, I have removed duo auth with sudo apt-get remove duo-unix
Then I logged ...
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