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Enable FIPS 140-2 in ubuntu

I have Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS server. Mainly I am running an SFTP server (OpenSSH_5.9), Vsftpd server (vsFTPd 2.3.5) and an IBM Message queue. My client want this server to be FIPS 140-2 certified, about ...
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Can't use SSH at all

I'm having some problems when trying to use the command ssh-copy-id in my server, unfortunately I get the following response: ssh: connect to host 192.168.10.10 port 22: Connection refused I can't ...
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Unable to use apt-get on Ubuntu 12.04 Virtual Machine

My ubuntu was working just fine but today it has started giving me problems. I am not able to use apt-get. there is some openssh dependency issue. I tried to solve by reading forums but I could not ...
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Ubuntu 12.04, PCI, and CVE-2015-5352

PCI compliance will fail when the CVE-2015-5352 vulnerability is present. OpenSSH 6.9 fixes this vulnerability, but none of the supported versions of Ubuntu (12.04, 14.04, 15.04 and 15.10) have been ...
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Ubuntu corrupted log files

It seems that all my log folders located in /var/log are turning into files. For example, if I try to tail /var/log/apache2.log it will say "no such file or directory" I can see it in the file ...
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Allowing for SSH Access of Ubuntu 12.04 Server from Pubic IP

I have recently configured an old PC of mine to run Ubuntu 12.04 Server to be used as an FTP Client. However, I want to find out how I can access it from a Remote Desktop (I.e: Not on the Wireless ...
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I want to access the SSH on my college's LAN but right now I am at home so I am not connected to its network

I used to connect to my college's server via the command ssh user-profile@server-ip-address Now I returned home and am unfortunately no longer connected to the network. When I try the same command ...
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Incoming ssh connections blocked

Hi some time back I asked this question and made a lot of changes to secure my system. Now I need to make a dummy account and give ssh access of this account to a friend. But I am unable to receive ...
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How to create a init.d script for openssh-server which was compiled and installed from source using configure + make + make install?

I have installed openssh-server in my Ubuntu PC using apt-get install openssh-server. The version is 5.9. Now, I would like to compile and install openssh-server version 6.2 from source codes. I have ...
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chroot sftp not able to login

I am trying to set up sftp access on my server and chroot the users into a samba share. When I edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and add Match Group sftpusers ChrootDirectory /srv/samba/share ForceCommand ...
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openssh-server package not available on 12.04.2

I have just done a fresh install of 12.04.2 and found out that i could not ssh to this PC. I tried to install openssh-server but it said that "Package openssh-server is not available..." What is ...
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Why ID card reader is not working in Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10? Using Omnikey3121

I have this Omnikey 3121 which is an USB ID card reader. Connected to my Ubuntu. When i try to read Belgiun ID Card or any other card it does not work always missing to provide results. How can i make ...
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Basic server build for practicing and learning linux on

I am taking it upon myself to learn Linux,so here is what I want to accomplish; I want to set up a server primarily for practice. I don't need it to do anything specific accept allow me to login via ...
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ssh: connect to host [email protected] in port 22 : connection timed out

I am new to Linux and SSH. when I try to connect to a remote grid computer (for which I have access) I am getting connection timed out error. I have recently installed Ubuntu in my system. I also have ...
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Suddenly cannot access SSH on LAN

I had ssh running on my LAN server. Suddenly (not sure what I did), I cannot access the LAN server via ssh. When I try, it just hangs for a while with no response and finally comes out with a timed ...
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Why do I get "connection refused" errors connecting to a server via SSH?

I've installed Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS on it with the LAMP stack. I can ping it but when I try to connect to it the server can't be found. When I try to connect with WinSCP I get the error Network error: ...
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How do I get SSH server to work with putty client?

I have an Ubuntu 12.04.01 desktop PC, 64-bit. It has openssh-server installed. When I SSH to the server from a linux box it works. But when I use PuTTY from my Windows 7 PC to connect then I just get ...
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Can't ssh into my ubuntu vps

I have a vps running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I have installed openSSH but I can't connect to it with putty. I get error saying Network error:Connection timed out. How to fix this?
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