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SSH: How to disable strict host key checking, but still be warned about new devices
I'm working for a company that involves sshing into several different devices with the same IP address and hostname, but unique private keys for ssh. What I'm trying to figure out is a way to disable ...
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Revise users which have default /bin/bash shell setting
On SLES 11 SP 2 I found out with webmin that lot of default users have the /bin/bash setting which in principle allows them to run in a SSH shell. I consider it as a possible security risk. My ...
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How to re-write this function to avoid argument injection
I have a function in my .bashrc file that allows me to run a script on a remote server with arguments via ssh. Currently, the function contains: function runMyScript { if [ $1 = "s3" ] then ...
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Passwordless SSH for "System User" with NO Login Shell
I have learned a lot today messing around with ssh with RSA and creating system user accounts with no password, no login etc etc. What I was trying to do was create a user with a home directory needed ...
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Why do I get error "Could not chdir to home directory"
I work in support, and occasionally I'm given shell access to a remote Linux system. I frequently find that when the admin gives me remote access, that I get the following output upon login. [joe@...
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