Questions tagged [remote-access]
Questions about accessing a system or network from a remote computer or location. Consider using a more specific tag for your particular tool, e.g. VNC.
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Should I expose my Active Directory to the public Internet for remote users?
I have a client whose workforce is comprised entirely of remote employees using a mix of Apple and Windows 7 PCs/laptops.
The users don't authenticate against a domain at the moment, but the ...
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Linux - Running The Same Command on Many Machines at Once
I have about a dozen Linux boxes that I occasionally need to run the same command(s) on. Is there an easier way (or automated way) to do this asides from logging on to each machine and running the ...
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Best smartphone for sysadmins?
I need a cell phone that will help me keep an eye on my servers and services when I am away from my computer/desk/workplace.
Which smart phone would you recommend for sysadmins?
An SSH client is a ...
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Which permissions/rights does a user need to have WMI access on remote machines?
I'm writing a monitoring service that uses WMI to get information from remote machines. Having local admin rights on all these machines is not possible for political reasons.
Is this possible? What ...
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ssh: "Agent admitted failure to sign using the key"
I'm trying to set up password-less login with ssh on Ubuntu Server,
but I keep getting:
Agent admitted failure to sign using the key
and prompt for password.
I have generated new rsa keys. Before ...
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What's your favorite ticketing system? [closed]
I'm in the market for a ticketing system and I'm curious what everyone else is using. I'd like to welcome everyone to post their favorite ticketing system and the reason they like it so much.
My ...
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ssh: "Access denied by PAM account configuration" for one non-root user but not another
On a VM I am initializing I am able to log in as one non-root user (admin) but not another (tbbscraper) over SSH with public key authentication. The only error message I can find in any log file is
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Best Windows remote support / screen sharing tools?
What are the most commonly used remote support / screen sharing tools available?
How do they compare, both price- as functionality wise?
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Managing Windows Powershell from Linux terminal
I manage Windows Server 2012 servers. I'm learning PowerShell to manage these servers through command line. My workstation runs Ubuntu and I usually manage Linux servers by connecting via SSH.
Is ...
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RDP file with embedded password asks for password
I've created one RDP file
full address:s:10.20.30.40
username:s:myuser
password:s:mypassword
domain:s:mydomain
When I open this file it still asks me for the password. What can I do to tell RDP ...
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How to use psexec without admin privileges on target machine?
Is it possible to use psexec to execute a command on a remote machine without having admin privileges on the remote machine?
I tried running psexec \\<machine> -u <username> -p <...
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How can I get the Bridged IP address of a VirtualBox VM running in headless mode?
I have VirtualBox set up on a server. It was set up as a Bridged VM, and has an IP address. It's now running in headless mode, started with "VBoxHeadless -s PuppetMaster".
How can I find out what ...
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Best way to find the computer a user last logged on from?
I am hoping that somewhere in Active Directory the "last logged on from [computer]" is written/stored, or there is a log I can parse out?
The purpose of wanting to know the last PC logged on from is ...
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How to stop/prevent SSH bruteforce [closed]
I'm very new to network administration, so please regard that I'm not that experienced yet.
I have a Ubuntu root server with plesk panel.
Yesterday my friends and I noticed that the quality of ...
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Turn on Home Computer Remotely [closed]
When I am traveling I would like the ability to remote into my home computer from my laptop rather than transfer all of my tools/data to my laptop. However I don't want to leave my home computer on 24/...
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MySQL 5.7 bind-address doesn't work
I have always successfully set up a remote connection for MySQL 5.5.
Today I installed a new server with Ubuntu 16.04 and MySQL 5.7. But for some reasons, I can't make this MySQL installation listen ...
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Enabling Powershell Remoting, Access is denied?
I am trying to enable Powershell remoting on a Windows 2008 R2 Server, running in workgroup mode.
I ran the command Enable-PSRemoting in the PowerShell Console.
PS C:\Windows\system32> Enable-...
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Restarting an IBM BMC without restarting the server itself
I have a few servers with IBM BMC (Baseboard Management Controller). I'd like to power cycle the BMC without restarting the server. Is this possible? How?
Note: On one of them, the web interface is ...
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RDP Connection to Windows 7 stays really slow
I have an Issue with connecting to Windows 7 via RDP. I can open an RDP Session, but regardless of any settings, the response times are really long. This in particular is the case when opening a web ...
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IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate is missing the Management Service icon
IIS 7.5 on Windows 7 x64 Ultimate is missing the Management Service icon which is present in IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2.
Is it possible to enable it, or is it possible to access the Management ...
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How to persist credentials in a remote Powershell session?
I have an Azure File Share and would like to use this from my Azure VMs - after persisting the credentials on the VMs with cmdkey and mounting with net use. This was tested by running these commands ...
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Remote restart into safe mode? (windows)
I know you can remotely shutdown a Windows machine with the "shutdown" command line. But I think it's impossible to remotely get a machine into safe mode (with networking). Does anyone know of a way ...
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How to connect to a linux machine that changes IP regularly?
My problem is finding a way to SSH into a Linux server (Ubuntu 18.04) whose IP address changes daily.
I have a client who I occasionally help with admin tasks. I need to ssh into the machine when ...
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How do you remotely administer your Linux boxes? [closed]
NOTE: I asked this question this morning with respect to EC2 boxes, but only got back links to tools to start and stop instances, so I'll rephrase...
I have a few Linux boxes that do nightly ...
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Clusterssh alternative for managing multiple SSH server [closed]
Is there any alternative to Clusterssh, pssh etc, to manage multiple ssh based servers through one interface?
One weakness in Clusterssh is that my servers use key based authentication, with ...
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What are the iDRAC 7 default settings?
My company has purchased a server in one of our foreign offices.
As this office is very far away, management has asked me to set it up remotely, to save on travel costs.
The server (a PowerEdge T320) ...
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Does Supermicro IPMI require OnBoard video to be enabled?
Title pretty much says it all.
I am using a supermicro board with integrated IPMI support. When I connect remotely I can take control of the mouse and keyboard but the video is totally black (no ...
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How to dispatch a command from Windows to Windows
How do I script remote commands on other Windows computers from a Windows computer?
E.g., on *nix-*nix networks, I can do ssh wu@otherbox foo, and provided the keys are set up correctly, foo runs and ...
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Remote Desktop 100% through browser?
I have a Windows 2008 R2 Web edition server.
Is there are way I can remote desktop connect entirely through a browser. Meaning if "Remote Desktop Connection" on my pc is blocked, I can still connect?
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How do I increase the maximum number of concurrent remote connections in Windows Server 2003?
I am trying to allow more than the default of 2 concurrent remote connections to a server running Windows Server 2003.
Background:
I went to "Start" => "Administration Tools" => "Terminal Services ...
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Windows Remote Management Over Untrusted Domains
I am currently trying to enable Windows Remote Management (specifically, Powershell Remoting) between 2 untrusted domains, and having no luck.
A brief description of my setup:
domain1 - my ...
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System updates for many servers
We have many servers and still want to update them all. The actual way is that any of the sysadmins go from server to server and make a aptitude update && aptitude upgrade - it's still not ...
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How do I monitor multiple screens on one computer? (Say in a classroom?) [closed]
I am a teacher in a small computer-based class. The kiddos are young and I cant stand behind each computer making sure they are not on Itunes or solitaire.
From my computer screen, is there a way to ...
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Remote access to a Linux machine behind a firewall
I'm going to be deploying an Linux machine as a sort of public terminal at a remote location. I'd like to be able to access it remotely via SSH for maintenance but I don't want to keep a port open on ...
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Install .iso file on a remote server without DVD drive access
Is there an easy way to install software located on a .iso file to a remote server which does not provide to me access to the DVD Drive?
I have a license for SQL Server 2008 Web Edition through ...
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Inexpensive Remote Assistance software? [closed]
Any recommendations for Remote Assistance software that does not require firewall modification for clients?
To assist client with software problems and perform training, we currently use a tool ...
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What VNC service would you recommend?
There are many VNCs out there. realvnc, tightvnc, and so on. Which one would you recommend, or would you recommend avoiding the VNC protocol altogether? (And if so, in favor of what?)
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How to perform remotely a kill-switch on Windows 7?
I need to remotely perform a kill-switch on a Windows 7 Enterprise computer connected to an AD. Specifically, I need to
remotely access the machine without visible user interaction (I have a domain ...
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Is it possible to close remote desktop session on windows remotely?
Time to time I can't login to my Windows Server 2003 because there are to many open sessions. Is it possible to close them remotely(without physical contact in server room)?
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Equivalent of phpMyAdmin for MSSQL?
Is there any webinterface for administrating MSSQL similar to phpMyAdmin (for MySQL)?
I want a self-service setup where developers can create a database through webinterface and upload/download ...
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(ssh tunnel?) Access remote server with private IP through a *DIFFERENT* server with public IP
Let's assume the following hosts:
localhost : my laptop
remoteserver : a server with a public IP which runs a SSH server.
private.remoteserver : a server with a private IP which is only accessible ...
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How do I manage PCs with vPro?
I ordered some new PCs with Intel vPro enabled on them, but now that I have them I'm not sure how to use it.
I found some old websites about using Altiris and Microsoft SMS but those are expensive ...
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Linux rdesktop ERROR recv Connection reset by peer
PROBLEM
I use for remote desktop connection script rdesktop. On some machines I get common error without any value.
What can I do after "Connection reset by peer" error?
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How to remote a single application, rather than the entire desktop
I would like to run an application on one Windows machine (2008 server preferably, but any platform is okay) and display the UI on another Windows workstation.
I'm not sure what blend of technologies ...
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Howto initiate Windows Update on server core from a PS remote session?
When I am logged in via remote desktop on a Windows Server 2012 R2 Core machine I can trigger the windows update by running sconfig.cmd. This however fails when its getting called within a PS remote ...
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Samba over OpenVPN - horribly slow
I've set up a server to run OpenVPN, with the purpose of clients accessing Samba shares remotely.
The server is running CentOS 5.6, a decent quad-core Xeon CPU and plenty of RAM. The client I've ...
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How to shut down Windows Server 2003 without using RDP?
I'd like to know if it is possible to shut down a Windows Server 2003 box, without have to log into the machine via remote desktop.
The server is on my network, I know the IP address and host name, ...
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Remote MySQL connection fails (10060)
When I am trying to connect to a MySQL database from a remote computer I get a prompt saying: Connection Failed: [HY000] [MySQL][ODBC 5.1 Driver]Can't Connect to MySQL server on 'XXX.XXX.XX.XX' (10060)...
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Is it possible to run a command on windows server from Linux?
I want to restore a sqlserver db backup on remote windows server from linux. I tired "net rpc" but there is nothing for execute a command or script on remote server.
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Use local tools to monitor remote logs
I don't have root access on my hosted web server, but I would like to use tools like MultiTail to monitor log files that are generated on my web host.
Is there a way I can pipe the log output on my ...
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