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preventing ssh command from opening xquartz on every session
Whenever I use ssh, after I type the password, xQuartz pop ups in the dock and terminal window looses focus. This happens even if there's no an X session. Why? How to prevent this behavior?
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Can an Open Directory (10.8) user's home directory be changed from the terminal?
I'd like to use SFTP/SSH for users (students and faculty) to manage their web content. The default home directory is "/Users//". I'd like to point them to something like "/Users//web" to block access ...
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Terminal: Is there a way to be notified of activity when tailing an error log
I often ssh into a machine and tail -f it's php error log. My ideal situation would be to leave this terminal window open in the background, but when there's activity from the tail command, have the ...
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autossh not behaving as expected
I am trying to use autossh, like so:
autossh -f -i id_rsa -D 8080 user@myserver.com
However, on both an PPC Tiger eMac and a Mountain Lion MacBook Pro, I just get presented with the argument and ...
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Why does Mountain Lion ask me for my password when trying to SSH even though I have setup public/private keys?
On Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) I have setup public/private keys for passwordless SSH to another Mountain Lion machine but when I try to SSH to the other machine it still asks for my password. I have ...
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ssh fails: image not found [preauth]
When I try to SSH to my computer, ssh fails with this error:
MothershipKuyan:~ kuyan$ ssh kuyan@localhost
Connection closed by ::1
This also happens when I attempt to SSH to my user from another ...
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Can anybody give me the original ssh.plist file for OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)?
I try to modify my ssh.plist file, but as a noob, I erased my backup file by modified one :-(
I am looking for the content of the original file from the install.
Can anybody give it to me?
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Can I prevent a remote Mac from entering sleep via a remote ssh connection?
Since I upgraded to Mountain Lion, i've the feeling my Mac (early 2008 iMac) goes to sleep randomly when i'm connected through SSH.
It's there a way I can prevent my Mac to go to sleep when i'm ...
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How to change Security Policy for a non-app program (ssh)?
GateKeeper seems to have started blocking aspects of ssh... Can I edit the System Policy database (/var/db/SystemPolicy) to allow ssh to run properly?
This started happening (a few days) after I ...
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Running a command via SSH on the Mac causes exception; works fine when directly connected
I am trying to sign some code for an application. I can log into my Mac (Mountain Lion) and do this easily:
codesign -s "Developer ID Application: My Name" -f /path/to/appfile/mounted/elsewhere.app
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Authentication fails in Remote Desktop following 10.8 client upgrade
Following an update to Mountain Lion on my client machine where I have Apple's Remote Desktop running, attempts to control other remote machines still running Lion fail with "authentication failed" ...
