Debian Login Log

Debian - See all failed SSH login attempts I have a lot of unauthorized login attempts via SSH on my Linux servers. The first thing on a new server everyone should do is to disable SSH login via password, to only accept logins via private key.

Nov 21, 2010 · Do NOT login as root. If you need to have root do something, use the "sudo" command in a termal, or if you need to have it done by a GUI, run the GUI program with "gksu" (I assume kde has something similar).

If you forgot your root password, you first need to reset the password, then log as root (now accessible without password) and run passwd to set a new password. How to use root level access as a normal user. Under Gnome : in Gnome Application Menu/Accessories/Root Terminal ; From console : read Debian Reference's Login to a shell prompt as root

Jan 07, 2014 · I am a Fedora Linux user (SysAdmin) and I would like to clear all the login information. How do I clear or remove last login information on Linux operating systems? The /var/log/lastlog file stores user last login information. This is binary file and act as database times of previous user logins.

Debian Jessie is using systemd, so there is no longer an /var/log/boot file. You can still obtain a lot of information on the boot process with the command dmesg. But if you use fbautostart, as I suppose, your problem should appear during the start of the window manager. As fbautostart is relatively trivial the best way, is probably to start by ...

Dec 06, 2014 · /var/log/secure or /var/log/auth.log: Authentication log /var/log/utmp or /var/log/wtmp: Login records file /var/log/yum.log: Yum command log file. GUI tool to view log files on Linux. System Log Viewer is a graphical, menu-driven viewer that you can use to view and monitor your system logs.

If I try to login on a Debian with XFCE it gets a blackscreen for a few seconds, then it flashes really short and puts me back at the login screen. The strange thing is, if I go into a terminal using Ctrl + Alt + F1 (Or any other F key) I can login, and get into the GUI using startx. Everything works like usual.

Apr 05, 2017 · This is a little guide to display dynamic login messages on a Debian system. This is one of those things where the internet has plenty of resources, but they are mostly outdated and contradictory. Even typing man motd in Debian is a sad experience. It is not a difficult thing to do but it can be a big waste of time to sort out the contradictions.