What does the Broken pipe message mean in an SSH session?
Sometimes my SSH session disconnects with a Write failed: Broken pipe message. What does it mean? And how can I keep my session open?
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Get SSH server key fingerprint
Is there a way to programmatically obtain a SSH server key fingerprint without authenticating to it?
rsync all files of remote machine over SSH without root user?
I have this command to backup a remote machine. The problem is that I need root rights to read and copy all files. I have no root user enabled for security reasons and use sudo the Ubuntu way. Would I need some cool piping or something to do this?
How can I maintain open ssh connection and use it from shell scripts?
Currently i invoke the following:
Ssh login hook?
Is there a way to run a script/command every time a user connects using ssh? Can it be configured globally (i.e run the script when any user login)?
How do I work with GUI tools over a remote server?
I have an Ubuntu server running on EC2 (which I didn’t install myself, just picked up an AMI). So far I’m using putty to work with it, but I am wondering how to work on it with GUI tools (I’m not familiar with Linux UI tools, but I want to learn). Silly me, I’m missing the convenience of Windows Explorer.
How can I run a script immediately after connecting via SSH?
I started to ask this question but answered it while I had it open. I’m going to post this question, follow it up with my solution and leave it open to other potential solutions.
How can I download a file from a host I can only SSH to through another host?
I want to download files from my office computer to my laptop.
ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host (not using hosts.deny)
I’m not using hosts.allow or hosts.deny, furthermore SSH works from my windows-machine (same laptop, different hard drive) but not my Linux machine.
How to ssh to remote server using a private key?
I have two servers. Both servers are in CentOS 5.6. I want to SSH from Server 1 to Server 2 using a private key I have (OpenSSH SSH-2 Private Key).