Questions tagged [mobaxterm]
X11 server with ssh client terminal and tools for Windows
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Unable to get ssh key based authentication working with MobaXTerm
hello I am running MobaXTerm 24.0 and am able to connect to the remote server fine using password authentication but not using ssh keys. I'm also able to ssh directly to the server (I'm using Cygwin's ...
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MobaXterm: How to configure proxy for jump host
I'm trying to configure and save a session which connects to a server via an ssh jump host which requires specific proxy settings.
I'm able to configure proxy for the end server but not for the jump ...
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Lock MobaXTerm (SSH) tab against changes/editing?
(a) is it possible to lock MobaXTerm (SSH) tab against changes/editing?
... and,
(b) is it possible to preview large/egregious paste into SSH tab?
Thanks!
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Launch RDP session in mobaXterm via CLI
Does anyone know of a way to launch an ad-hoc (not bookmarked) session in mobaXterm via CLI? Ideally I can make moba my default handler for .rdp files, but when I try to associate .rdp files with ...
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Deleted characters recorded in MobaXterm log
In MobaXterm SSH session, I type several letters randomly then delete them, but they are still recorded in log file. How can I prevent the deleted letters from being recorded in the log file?
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How to send Windows key shortcuts to local machine in mobaxterm
I defined a hotkey for my local windows machine (CTRL + ALT + M) that replaces my cursor in the second monitor.
When connecting to a session in mobaxterm and pressing this hotkey, the session's ...
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Can't view, download, nor upload files on MobaXterm windows
I connect to my university cluster on MobaXterm to submit jobs and when trying to download, upload, or open any files, they start but remain stuck at 0% progress
Its basically the same problem as this ...
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How can I copy from MobaXTerm and paste into something of external (for example Google)?
I would like to copy stuff from MobaXTerm into something external to MobaXTerm, for instance copy a command that I ran in MobaXTerm or a Matlab code opened from MobaXTerm and paste it into Google to ...
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How to disable MobaXTerm XServer listening on port 6000
I have disabled XServer in options but I see that port 6000 is still used by MobaXTerm. How can I tell MobaXTerm to stop using it?
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MobaXterm 3270 emulator plugin
I'm trying to install the X3270Suite plugin for MobaXterm. I've downloaded X3270Suite.mxt3 and placed it in the same directory as the MobaXterm executable, as per this link.
However, I can't find a &...
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Is possible to configure a SFTP session including a command to copy a file to the remote device with MobaXterm? [duplicate]
Is possible to configure a SFTP session including a command to copy a file to the remote device with MobaXterm?
I should need to automatically connect and copy a file in /tmp/ folder.
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How to open a remote SSH MobaXterm folder with VSCode
With MobaXterm on Windows, I am able to open a SSH remote file with VSCode just by double clicking it (after that I set this is my default text editor). However, I am not able to open a folder and all ...
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Mobaxterm text editor
I use mobaxterm to connect via ssh. I would like to about the tab sizes in the Mobaxterm text editor. I would like to increase the size of each tab to view the whole file title. Is that possible?
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MobaXterm Terminal Settings will not get saved in subsequent runs of a session
When I spawn a new ssh session in MobaXterm and Change the font family in terminal settings this setting won't persist in new spawns of the session.
How can I fix that?
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MobaXterm new-tab button - how to make it open existing user session
In MobaXterm I used to be able to start a new tab with a (saved) SSH session just by clicking the 'plus' button next to the right-most tab. Now, it instead opens a new tab showing the 'Home' page; ...
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MobaTextEditor: change background colour
Since recently, I'm using MobaXterm version 23.5, Personal Edition on a Windows 10, Home Edition machine. I'm also using MobaTextEditor as the default text editor.
Looks like the theme of ...
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Default shell in MobaXterm
I have a Windows Server 2022 which I recently had to reinstall. On this server, I am running WSL with an Ubuntu 20.04 installation.
Before my reinstall I used MobaXterm to connect to the Ubuntu shell ...
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"Remote side unexpectedly closed network connection" when I use general hostname in MobaXterm
To connect to a remote Red Hat machine in a cluster, the SSH command needed is as follows,
ssh -X -i id_rsa -t username@JumpHost ssh -X username@FrontEndHost
since there is a jump host named JumpHost....
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What private key does MobaXterm use by default?
What private key does MobaXterm use by default, and can I change it? I read through the documentation, found nothing on what the default key that is used. I know there is the C:\Users\<me>\.ssh ...
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VNC desktop freezes when I try to change screen resolution
I'm using MobaXterm to connect to a remote Ubuntu 22.04 GNOME GUI desktop through VNC. The VNC server is started with the following command:
vncserver -localhost no -geometry 3840x2160 :5
The VNC ...
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How to share ssh connections across multiple devices?
I'm using MobaXterm and I would like to share my ssh connections across my desktop pc and my laptop, so in this way I don't need to export / import all the ssh connections each time.
So what I tried ...
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Is it possible to import server information from WinScp to Mobaxterm?
Currently I am using WinScp and have set putty to open a terminal session and have saved information regarding the server and credentials in WinScp in folder structure.
But now I want to use Mobaxterm,...
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How to remove current path and/or timestamp from the prompt in Mobaxterm
Software: MobaXTerm 23.2
OS: Windows 11
I'm using a Bash (Embedded) Local Shell Session in MobaXTerm. The prompt contains the date, the time stamp and the current folder, which leaves little space for ...
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MobaXterm file browser not following terminal after multiple SSH hops
I'm new to MobaXterm and I have a question about the SSH browser side panel. For my work, I need to connect via ssh to a Server A (login server) and from there ssh again to a Server B (processing ...
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How to route vnc traffic over ssh tunnel?
I am trying to route the vnc traffic via ssh reverse tunnel from my raspberry pi to a remote server (Ubuntu). The setup is:
Using the default realvnc server as part of Raspbian (Bullseye) image. ...
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Can't paste text with line break into mobaxterm
When I try to copy and paste text with line break into mobaxterm terminal, it fails and pastes nothing, it even clears my clipboard after failure. If I delete the line break in copied text, it works ...
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MobaXterm selects multiple lines
When I try to select text by holding the left click button and moving the mouse in MobaXterm Personal Edition v21.3 build 4736, entire lines or multiple lines are automatically highlighted instead of ...
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How to use mobaxterm with 2 factor authentication (Authenticator app)
I would like to use mobaxterm with 2 factor authentication (needed for the jump server). I.e. the jump server asks for approval from the Microsoft authenticator ( after logging in with the normal ...
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About switching application using Alt-Tab in MobaXterm when in a GUI tab
I am using MobaXterm on Windows 10 to connect to a Ubuntu GNOME GUI desktop in cloud through VNC. An annoying feature of MobaXterm is that, the other part of MobaXterm obtains focus when I press Alt-...
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How to exit full-screen mode if Ctrl-Shift-Alt F key does not work?
I'm using a cloud service through SSH jump host using MobaXterm. After login, in the command line, I start vncserver using the command
vncserver -localhost no -geometry 3840x2160 :5
and connect to a ...
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Mobaxterm is crashing on DNS ipv6 connection
When I connect using ipv4 to my server, using DNS or not, or by ipv6 without DNS, the connection is done smoothly.
However, when I use DNS and ipv6, after the banner message, the Mobaxterm freezes and ...
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Window focus for 2nd X11 window
I have a linux command line application that I access via an SSH client and that opens plot windows via a detached system call and X11 forwarding.
An minimal example would be to run the command ...
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How to control MobaXterm z-order of new windows
Using MobaxTerm v23.1 on Windows 11. I use it to connect to a Xubuntu host, via SSH with X forwarding. When I start a new X app on the host, the MobaXterm X server places the new window at the bottom ...
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MobaXterm keepalive change default of 60s to 10s
I had to change from Fiber to LTE. Now my SSH keeps timing out.
I can enable keepalive under Settings->Configuration->SSH->Keepalive, however this always sets it at 60s. 10s seems to work ...
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Ctrl-Del key combination not deleting word in MobaXTerm SSH sessions
I recently stared using MobaXTerm to manage my homelab sessions and I ran into an issue. Normally in Linux, the Ctrl+Del key combination should delete the next word, but in MobaXTerm this is not ...
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MobaXterm issue using Private Key for SSH access to Linux server (from Win11 workstation): "bin" folder is open in another program
Issue seemed to start after adding my private key for the SSH session:
SSH pub key (rsa_id.pub) does not work with MobaXterm but works with PowerShell and other apps
This happens whenever I start ...
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SSH pub key (rsa_id.pub) does not work with MobaXterm but works with PowerShell and other apps
I used PowerShell to create a SSH key like so:
ssh-keygen.exe
# Enter to accept all default + blank PW
# Saved in C:\users\me\.ssh\id_rsa.pub
I can SSH to my server via PowerShell and it works as ...
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MobaXterm builtin shell (zsh/bash 64bit) strange behavoiur
Using builtin terminal from MobaXterm, and executing commands like curl or ssh works couple of times and later produce no output at all. Anyone had similar experience? My problems started after ...
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MobaXTerm: opening a new SSH session from Win CMD with logging
first topic here, so apologies in advance, if I am doing something wrong!
Searching with various terms did not yield in useful results, so I would like to ask for your help.
Is it possible to start a ...
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How to save files directely on local computer?
MobaXterm 20.6
My programs run on a ubuntu server (18.04.3 LTS).
The client is on Windows 11.\
The users have a home directory like /home/ADNAME.LOCAL/userlogin on the server.
The program is started ...
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How to auto save the output from network device using MobaXterm?
How can we auto save the output from network device using MobaXterm?
I tried to use the save logs, but it saves just the localhost logs, I need to save every new session output I opened.
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MobaXterm disapears from taskbar in Windows 11 after moving window
My System:
Windows 11 Pro (V10.0.22621 Build 22621)
Dual monitor
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti (mobile) - Driver version (517.00)
CPU: Intel i9-12900HX
MobaXterm Version: v23.0 - Build 5042
Issues:
There'...
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How do I delete "Custom Sessions" after a MobaXTerm upgrade?
I recently updated my MobaXTerm version to v22.2 (build 5008); I had a much older version before, maybe even 12.x.
After the update, my session tree seems to be duplicated: I see my sessions once as &...
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Mobaxterm share clipboard with host?
Is there a way of copying and pasting between the host and the remote machine when using Mobaxterm? For example, I want to copy some text from the Windows host that I'm running Mobaxterm on, and paste ...
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ssh in mobaXterm can't resolve the IP address
I have problem with name resolving in mobaXterm, if I want to use ssh. Doesn't matter if I have IP address in hosts, or I use a domain name. Command dig, or ping can resolve IP address, but ssh not. ...
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MobaXterm - Errors regarding missing DLLs
I installed MobaXterm home edition v22.1 on a Windows10 64 bit laptop.
The installation completed successfully, but when I run the software, I get a bunch of errors regarding missing DLLs:
After that,...
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How to remove the "+" and "-" after a diff comparison
I compare 2 files using Cygwin (MobaXterm) diff.
Output files have -- a and ++ b lines at the first line. I want to delete only these lines. How could I do it?
Here's my script:
#! /bin/bash
sort -...
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MobaXterm startup shell script with input arguments
I am trying to Run MobaXterm using a powershell script.
On startup, I want it to execute the bash script 'shell.sh' with a '$pathx' input.
this is my function to run Mobaxterm:
function moba_open($...
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A few questions about MobaXterm passwords?
everyone. I bought MobaXterm this year but just now trying to figure out all the features it has.
I came to the security and passwords and have a few questions:
Is it possible to use only Master ...
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MobaXterm - ssh to Linux server with gnome, set DISPLAY, "Connection refused"
ubuntu@dsps-pi-k8s:~$ export DISPLAY=slapa:0.0
ubuntu@dsps-pi-k8s:~$ startx
/usr/lib/xorg/Xorg.wrap: Only console users are allowed to run the X server
xinit: giving up
xinit: unable to connect to X ...
