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November 17, 2017 9:49 am

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System Logs: Understand Your Linux System

The following article is part of a series of articles that provide tips and tricks for Linux newbies – or Desktop users that are not yet experienced with regard to certain topics). This series intends to complement the special edition #30 “Getting Started with Linux” based on openSUSE Leap, recently published by the Linux […]

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By: houghi

November 9, 2006 12:00 am

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Checking the Log File for Invalid SSH Connection Attempts

Problem: Many attempts to connect to SSH are done, polluting the log files. Solution: If you have an open SSH connection, you will notice a lot of people will try to log into your system. Just do the following as root in a terminal to see if you have an issue: grep "Invalid user" […]

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Categories: Technical Solutions