Working with files, programs, etc., that are stored on a different machine
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rsync list of files in sub-directories to remote server and delete extraneous
I haven't been able to find the answer to this one. I have tried all kinds of combinations of --include, --exclude, -r, --delete-excluded, and source directory.
This is what I'm trying to accomplish:
...
4
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1answer
124 views
Set window manager's meta key depending on connected Xserver
Situation
A linux server is running an xdm supporting XDMCP, it is connected to from various different Linux and OS X boxes using XDMCP via an X -query <server> command.
Once the user is ...
1
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1answer
35 views
Resolving an alias to a remote server
I have what I think is called an IP alias, which is used to access a Windows file server from a Unix server. The path on Unix looks something like:
/folder/file.txt
which is somehow resolved as:
...
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ssh will sporadically hang temporarily on fast connection
I am using Ubuntu 13.04 on my laptop, connected to my router at home. When working from home, I will ssh into the servers on campus, through a vpn, with X11 forwarding.
ssh -X ...
3
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1answer
779 views
Debian VNC (Remote Desktop) only allowing first connection, then turns off
Basically if I reboot the machine, I can vnc into it (using ultra vnc) but I can only do it once. It seems that the vnc daemon stops working after the first remote desktop session is closed. I have to ...
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2answers
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Remote backup of local server applying Rsnapshot
I have a server which uses Rsnapshot to take snapshots of folders in miscellaneous computers within a Lan.
I would like to have another server located remotely that is to serve as a backup to this ...
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1answer
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Why ssh -nq -t can't see my environment variable?
I am executing a command on remote machine with -t flag ( to prevent the command from 'blocking' ) the prompt (somehow it works that way). So I am using ssh -nq -t root@ip but with this, the script ...
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2answers
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Burn remote data on to a disc
I have an ISO image in another system which I need to burn on my system. I can copy that image to my system using SCP and then do burning. But I would like to know, whether I can directly burn the ...
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6answers
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How do I copy all files and directories except certain ones over ssh?
Using the Linux command line, I use the scp command to copy up all the files and folders from a certain directory. However, I don't like to consume wasted bandwidth for copying up things I rarely ...
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0answers
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SSH remote command execution: get output before execution ends [duplicate]
Consider the following simple c program test.c:
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void){
printf("foo\n");
sleep(5);
printf("bar\n");
return 0;
}
The program prints ...
1
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1answer
56 views
Access X-window and sound on laptop on another Unix
I read up a lot about forwarding x-server onto remote machines, but I feel like I'm too dumb to get it to work. Let me first explain my goal:
I have a Rasberry Pi running archarm hooked up to a TV. ...
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1answer
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AltGr key combinations through Qtnx
I started using Qtnx, and it works great.
I have a problem accessing some keyboard characters though. I am using a french keyboard (azerty-like), and every character is mapped correctly with qtnx, ...
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0answers
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uploading from Netbeans to remote CentOS server failed
I have a php web application on Netbeans on my Ubuntu , and server is CentOS on a virtualBox .
Suddenly uploading to server stopped and I'm getting these errors for non-root user :
Failed:
file ...
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0answers
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I'm able to remotely ssh into Cygwin on XP, but it warns “Could not chdir to home directory” and my /bin is almost empty
I've made a firewall exception, opened ports 22 through 443 to the correct internal IP (I think), and am able to log in using my external IP, but it's like I have very limited view access to almost ...
3
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2answers
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Mount HTTP Server As File System
I have a machine on which I wish to mount multiple remote servers to access them all centrally. For remote Linux based systems I am using SSHFS which works fine. But for Windows systems, or systems ...
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5answers
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Easiest way to duplicate directory over FTP
I want to duplicate a directory on an FTP server I'm connected to from my Mac via the command-line
Let's say I have file. I want to have files2 with all of file's subdirectories and files, in the ...
7
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3answers
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How to set up “poor man's” Linux desktop cluster?
There are several small Linux/Android devices on the market with 1 GHz ARM processor, 512 MByte RAM and cca. 4 Gbyte storage for $35-$40. If I buy 5 pcs, it's only around $200.
Let's say, we have ...
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2answers
756 views
bash shell - ssh remote script capture output and exit code?
I wish to use shell to invoke a script on a remote server.
I would like to capture the output of that script (its logging messages) and the exit code it returns.
If I do this:
ssh user@server ...
2
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1answer
119 views
Is there anyway to run gnome desktop via a remote x window ssh tunnel?
I'd like to run the DE remotely in a window of it's own on my local workstation. When I tried the naive gnome-session from an x-window tunnel it tried to takeover my local xfce desktop, got as far as ...
2
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3answers
751 views
Best way to mount remote folder
I have two RasberryPi running debian wheezy and I would like to mount a folder from computer A on computer B.
What is the best (as in most efficient) way to do this?
I can do it via SMB, but that is ...
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2answers
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Executing a shell script from remote server on local machine
Imagine a shell script on the remote server as
#!/bin/bash
rm /test.x
How can I (if possible) to execute this script from my local machine to delete /test.x file on my local machine. Obviously, the ...
2
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2answers
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Download copy of file which updates on change
Sorry about the title, I didn't know how to write it - It's kind of confusing.
Ok, I am using my Raspberry Pi (Debian) and I store code on this server in which people have access to. My problem at ...
2
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3answers
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Run local scripts on multiple servers using sudo user through a script
I have about 100 remote servers. I want to manage all my servers using one terminal server to update , run commands with sudo privileges.
I need to have one main script that takes another test script ...
0
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1answer
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What is a remote config server?
I found myself enabling one of my computer on LAN to connect to a server through port 1236. A check on the list of services show:
bvcontrol 1236/tcp rmtcfg # Daniel J. Walsh, Gracilis Packeten remote ...
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2answers
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How to display xclock on another computer?
I want to display xclock on another computer.
On my computer (111) I am able to ping the other computer (222) inside my home network:
$ ifconfig wlan0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr ...
2
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1answer
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permission denied executing script over ssh
When a web page is loaded on server A i want it to run a script on server B. I can do this with a series of commands from server A by logging into server B and executing the script, but it needs to be ...
2
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6answers
436 views
Closing connection after executing reboot using ssh command
I am using the reboot -f command remotely to force reboot a Unix machine.
The problem is that the connection remains active for a long time which i don't know why?
I want to close the ssh connection ...
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1answer
103 views
How can I remotely access linux servers
I have a couple of servers that I need to remotely monitor. Is there anyway that I can do that? Should I use vncviewer, ssh, or what?
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3answers
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How can I securely login remotely to my Linux box over the internet?
I'm pretty much a Linux beginner, but this question has been on my mind. What's the simplest, most secure way to connect to my computer at home from work or from the library, &c? I'm running Mint ...
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2answers
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How can I set up SSH on Linux to log in password-less?
My Raspberry Pi is running the default Debian image and has SSH enabled. I log into my Pi as follows:
ssh pi@<IP-address-of-my-Pi>
I have to enter my password every time. Can I somehow make ...
1
vote
1answer
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Can SSH-Agent work from a remote bash script?
Server A needs to connect over svn+ssh to Server B to grab some source files for deploying on Server A. My deployment script runs from my local dev machine via:
ssh serverA 'bash -s' < deploy.sh
...
2
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2answers
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Printing a file from local computer using printer connected to remote server
On the remote server, I use lp command to print documents. I can connect to this server through SSH.
How can I print a file directly from my local computer using that printer?
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4answers
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How to restore data atomically on a remote server?
I want to be able to backup and restore my home directory of a remote account.
The command I use are:
Backup
ssh myuser@myuser.server.com "tar jcf - ." > backup.tar.bz2
Restore
cat ...
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2answers
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How to automatically mount remote directories on login / startup
Everytime I boot, I use sshfs to mount remote directories. I am thinking to put these short commands in my .bashrc, but that does not seem to be The Right Way™.
What is the proper way to run sshfs on ...
3
votes
1answer
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How to disable remote access on a linux distribution?
So I've read in Mark Sobell's book on Linux, that Linux by default is open to remote administration. Now seen as I'm running a Fedora 17, on a laptop I never have to administrate anything on remotely, ...
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2answers
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Can I start my main desktop graphical session remotely?
So my workstation at work got rebooted and I'm currently not logged in physically there with a graphical session. I have ssh access to it, and I can start a new X windows session and use my graphical ...
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2answers
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creating a device image for a network location
I have a dedicated ubuntu server with hetzner.de. hetzner also provides a seperate backup space accessible via samba/ftp/sftp/scp.
In their support document about backups, the following line is ...
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2answers
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How to securely export a device (HDD)?
So I have a Scientific Linux 6.3 (RHEL clone so basically the question is Redhat related) machine called "B" (with an extra "A" HDD besides the system HDD) and a notebook with SL 6.3. They are in a ...
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1answer
336 views
Safety of SMB versus SFTP
I have a server with OpenSSH enabled. I use it to make distant backups. I mainly use rsync over SSH and SFTP. I understood that these protocols are quite safe.
I am interested in enabling Samba share ...
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1answer
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remote desktop view of a Debian Lenny Machine
Let me give a summary of my project specification. I have a windows server and bunch of debian clients on the same LAN, Debian machines do not have x window system, they are bound to command line use. ...
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1answer
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SSH login to remote machine from another remote machine - How to manage connections?
Due to some security policy I had to ssh into a remote machine using another remote machine to which I ssh-ed. Here is the situation. I have access to BSD box at work and the access is only available ...
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1answer
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Send a command from the console to a running X server
Is it possible to send a command from the console, say tty1, to the terminal currently occupied with X (in my case tty7 as I use Debian), to tell for example mplayer to play a movie?
Edit - made a ...
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2answers
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How can I connect to a remote X server _without_ ssh?
I am very happy with ssh -X when I'm connecting to my machine over internet. But at home, I want to connect with my notebook to my desktop machine without ssh. What's the best way of doing this? (Both ...
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2answers
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Color of the fonts in my remote terminal screen when using VI in linux
I notice one of my linux remote login window shows color in VI editor interface but another window doesn't show color. These 2 windows are remotely connected to 2 different server IP addresses.
May ...
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1answer
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Network Copy File With Low Overhead
We're trying to find a system to keep a pair of servers in sync, and I've looked at a million solutions. I came across incron, which seems like it would be perfect. Now, I just need a low overhead way ...
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2answers
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Two-step remote ssh without password
I'm looking to ssh from my localhost to a remote server, and from there to a remote computer. I currently have it set up so that the remote computer and remote server have passwordless ssh-ing set up ...
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3answers
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How can I share a desktop / log in graphically for an Ubuntu that I have ssh but not console access to?
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/share-your-ubuntu-desktop-using-remote-desktop.html tells how to share a desktop by setting multiple features from within a GUI.
Is there such a HOWTO that is based on ssh ...
2
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1answer
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Check which network block devices are in use
How can I tell if a /dev/nbd* device is in use? Will "lsof" tell me? Or is there a better way? Is there an equivalent to "losetup -a" which will tell me the next free one?
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2answers
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Cannot connect to my Virtual Box Ubuntu system
I have a VirtualBox running an Ubuntu OS. I'd like to access this Ubuntu machine using ssh or telnet. In order to do that I've performed the following steps:
sudo apt-get install telnetd
sudo ...
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2answers
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Get ssh to forward signals
I want to be able to send signals (SIGINT is the most important) through ssh.
This command:
ssh server "sleep 1000;echo f" > foo
will start sleep on server and after 1000 seconds it will put ...
