Questions tagged [remote-access]
the process of accessing a system remotely, over the network. eg via vnc or ssh.
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Can I access Ubuntu from Windows remotely?
I have Ubuntu installed on my work computer. I am wondering whether I could have access to it from another computer with Windows installed. If so, could you give a step by step guide?
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How do I SSH to machine A via B in one command?
I want to access a computer, say machine A which is based in my university's network. However, this computer is only accessible via the internal network of the university, so I can not use SSH to this ...
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How to change Gsettings via remote shell?
I need to automate desktop configuration via Puppet, virtual terminal or ssh.
Unfortunately, invocation of gsettings via ssh or virtual terminal gives:
gsettings set org.compiz.core:/org/compiz/...
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Access remote multiple servers behind NAT
I have a situation where our Ubuntu servers were deployed across multiple remote locations. These servers were behind a carrier grade NAT and also an internal NAT. Now from a central location I want ...
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How can I install Ubuntu on a device without a screen nor a keyboard?
This is tricky. I would like to install Ubuntu on a machine that is intended to work as server, and for some reason I do not have an option to connect a screen to it.
I expect this may be similar to ...
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How do I remotely control another Ubuntu desktop from Ubuntu?
How do I remotely control another desktop (both are Ubuntu 12.04) from my client machine?
Is it possible to use Remmina Remote Desktop Client?
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How do I disable remote SSH login as root from a server?
For security purposes my company wants me to not allow anyone to be able to log into our Ubuntu server as root remotely over SSH. We still want the root account to exist, we just do not want it to be ...
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Blank desktop when logging in via xrdp
I am trying to access Ubuntu 11.10 using Remote Desktop from a Win 7 machine. I installed xrdp. I launch the Windows remote desktop client and login in. I then get prompted for the user name and ...
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Disable password access through SSH?
I'm setting up a server for backing up my desktop box remotely. I want to prevent remote password access to the server, permitting only users with private keys (AKA my desktop box) to access it. How ...
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What free Remote Desktop (server) solutions are there?
I know Ubuntu comes with a "Remote Desktop" option that appears to be a straightforward VNC server, and I'm trying to understand the alternatives. Here are the possibilities I've heard about so far:
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How to automount a gvfs file system on logon
I configured a remote folder in nautilus. I always need this remote folder, so I created a symbolic link to it in my home folder: ln -s ~/.gvfs/remote_folder ~/remote_folder.
Though, when I first ...
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How to securely ssh into a machine at home over the internet
I will be travelling shortly, and I have a machine that run runs a bunch of cron jobs etc. I need to log in remotely to check the results of the jobs run and to do some work on the machine.
Here are ...
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Clean Install Of Ubuntu Server over the network?
I have an install of Ubuntu server, I was recently fooling around with it, and as all learning processes do, I messed a few things up.
I would this box to be secure and reliable in the future, So I ...
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Use Outgoing SSH to receive incoming SSH
My ISP does not allow me to have a static IP address. As such I am unable to remotely SSH in my home machine. Is there a way I could SSH from my home machine to a server and SSH into the server from ...
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How to enter the Default Keyring password via the command line?
Is there a way to enter the default keyring password using the command line?
For instance:
You have a remote setup of Ubuntu 10.10 thats set to auto login. You don't want to remove
the keyring ...
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ssh: connect to host myremotehost.com port 22: Connection refused
So I am trying to get ssh working on my server. I can connect on my local network with the local ip address of the server perfectly fine. When I try to connect remotely (through a domain name that I ...
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How to run an SSH server without a static IP address
I have a powerful computer in the lab and I installed Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit on it. I want to install an SSH server on it, so I can reach it from home and even from my Android via ssh. But I haven't got ...
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What do I need for remotely accessing my Ubuntu 14.04 desktop?
I am at a loss as to how to set up my machine for remote connection. Do I need to install a VNC server (which one?) or is Vino (installed by default) enough?
I opened Desktop Sharing Preferences ...
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Remote Desktop from Windows onto Ubuntu 22.04 takes me to a XRDP login then a blank screen
I'm trying to get the Remote Desktop feature working on Ubuntu (Desktop) 22.04, but I can't seem to connect to my Ubuntu desktop from a Windows (10) PC. I'm using these instructions:
https://help....
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Scheduling a reboot on a remotely located Ubuntu server
I work on a ubuntu server located in a place where I don't usually go. I use ssh over openvpn to access it. The machine has multiple wired interfaces, many static routes and multiple default gateways ...
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How to access an ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen?
I want to access an Ubuntu machine remotely via VNC. But I can access the Ubuntu machine only if the user is logged in. I want to access the ubuntu machine via VNC from the login screen itself. We can ...
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How to acquire a remote host fingerprint that is not in known_hosts?
ssh-keygen -l -F host will print out the key of a remote host, but only if the host exists in known_hosts.Is it possible to request a fingerprint from a host that isn't in the known_hosts file? (...
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After restart, how can I ssh into my system?
I have restarted my system remotely, but now when I try to ssh, I get the message
ssh: connect to host desktop.hostname port 22: Connection timed out
And when I try to ping it:
PING desktop....
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Use GNOME Remote Desktop before the very first login
I already read similar post, like this or this.
I have a remote PC that I turn on from a remote place using a "magic" Wake On LAN packet though (so no direct access to it).
I am currently ...
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How to share screen on Ubuntu 11.04
I am new to Ubuntu and am trying to share my screen (To a user who geographically sits thousands of miles away from me).
Basically, he wants to control my desktop and perform some installation/up-...
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Remote desktop from Windows to Ubuntu
The only monitor I have is one of those crt huge dinosaurs. I want to access my ubuntu machine from my windows laptop. I have tried a few VNC programs already and I cant get it to work. Any tips?
Or ...
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Forward Internet connection over ssh to remote computer
I'm struggling to access the internet from my remote computer.
I'd like to access the remote computer via ssh and have there the internet connection available to install packages etc.
It looks like ...
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How to setup media-server on ubuntu watch movies on mobile in local network and from internet?
I want to setup a media-server to store movies and videos in Ubuntu and play and watch them on a mobile device or a tablet. What i have to do to make that happen ?
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Chages to sshd_config not disable password only login
I have Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS installed as a virtual machine (Windows Hyper-V). I am making the following changes to /etc/ssh/sshd_config
PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
PubkeyAuthentication yes
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Can you set passwords in .ssh/config to allow automatic login?
I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 and ssh for connecting to many servers daily, so I put their parameters in the .ssh/config file like this:
Host Home
User netmoon
Port 22
HostName test.com
Is there a way to ...
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Unable to do remote desktop using xrdp
I have an Ubuntu virtual machine to which I need to do remote desktop. I do not have physical access to that machine and I can do only ssh to the machine. I wanted to do remote desktop and came up ...
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Switch encoding of terminal with a command
One of the servers I quite often ssh to uses western encoding instead of utf-8 (and there's no way I can change that).
I've started writing a bash script to connect to this server, so I won't have to ...
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Seeking an "operator present" indication for a remote system accessed over ssh
An elderly relative uses a Ubuntu 18.04 + LXDE desktop, mostly just for internet browsing and to play a few word games. They rarely shut the PC down...last time I checked, it had been turned on for ...
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Resuming a vim session I have accidentally disconnected from
I came across an unusual problem today,
I was using vim, had created a new alias in bash, and wanted to try it out.
So I ctrl-z, exec bash (I do this because I don't like nesting it with bash).
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How to mount a remote (over SSH) directory to be available like a local directory (incl. in shell, not just in Gnome)? [duplicate]
I've got my files (mostly text/code, nothing of heavy like videos etc.) in a directory on a remote server which I can only access by means of SSH. Can I mount it on my laptop to use it seamlessly from ...
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How to enable ssh root access ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]
on Ubuntu 16.04
sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
change
PermitRootLogin prohibit-password
to
PermitRootLogin yes
sudo service ssh restart
still permission denied
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Anydesk on Ubuntu does not save Unattended Access Security Setting
I tried to enable unattended access by:
Run Anydesk as root user: sudo anydesk
Go to Settings -> Security
Check Enable unattended access checkbox
Set password and click OK button
But after OK button ...
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Single administrator computer for systems with only regular account on network
How can I have systems with only a regular account with administrative tasks managed by a single computer?
I simply want be able to add/remove software on all computers from a single system. ...
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How to print over ssh?
I have the following configuration:
P == U ---------------- W
P is a HP Laserjet, connected to U, which is an Ubuntu 10.04 desktop machine with a standard gnome setup from the live cd. I just ...
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How can I access my computer remotely?
I certainly know of the Remote Desktop app in Ubuntu, but I have never really bothered with accessing my notebook remotely. What is a complete step-by-step guide to accessing my notebook remotely?
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How to start AnyDesk in Ubuntu using command prompt
I am using my remote desktop via AnyDesk and I have rebooted my remote Ubuntu machine.
Now I want to launch AnyDesk using the command line prompt to access the remote machine using the AnyDesk app.
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Remote access Ubuntu Server filesystem through GUI
I recently installed Ubuntu Server on an old computer to test various things.
For now, I always accessed the server through ssh in a powershell/cmd session in my win10 laptop.
How can I access the ...
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gnome-remote-desktop: Couldn't retrieve RDP username: Credentials not set - AND MORE
After installing a fresh copy of Ubuntu 22.04 I attempted to enable Remote Desktop:
I then went to another workstation (tried both Windows and macOS with the Microsoft RDC and with Jump Desktop) and ...
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How to access Ubuntu GUI through Teamviewer on headless server?
I'm building what will primarily be a Plex Media Server, but I also like to tinker with Linux, so I'd like to get to the GUI via Teamviewer.
I got everything up and working before I realized GUI ...
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Can't get Chrome remote desktop working on Linux
I need to be able to connect to computer running Lubuntu 20.04 with Chrome remote desktop. I have installed it with dpkg -i. After adding a couple of required dependencies it has set up smoothly. Then ...
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Am I being hacked?
I recently let a hacker (who I met once and don't know too well) connect to my computer through (I guess it was remote access)- I had to fill in my IP on a third party website and click a button and ...
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Editing remote files via SSHFS mount very slow (Sublime Text)
I'm trying to nail down the best way to work on projects located on a remote server. I use Sublime Text and I've been experimenting with SSHFS on Ubuntu to mount the remote directory locally and then ...
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allow remote mysql access (through webmin or shell)
Spec:
Ubuntu 14.04
webmin/virtualmin 1.791
I am using following code to test remote mysql database connection:
<?php
$db_host = "123.456.789";
$db_name = "database";
$db_user = "user";
$db_pass =...
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Create Symbolic link into Gnome's online account --googleDrive?
I have a question to ask, how can I create a symbolic link into the drive's path from my local directory? In the past, I've done it using the OpenDive package, but never tried with gnome's online ...
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Installing VNC with resumable sessions
I'm coming from Fedora, where there's a useful package called "vnc-ltsp-config", which installs VNC so that it functions just like a normal Gnome desktop (i.e. it provides a login prompt, and then ...
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