There are two parts to my question of "unattenedness".
The ability to connect to the remote desktop without also having to magically be at the remote site to click the generate key button.
Likewise, not having to be at the remote site to click "Continue" every 30 minutes to prevent the connection from disconnecting.
The fact that I can't seem to find a simple answer when searching the web for help (like being able to use a trusted pin), or even more complex solutions like generating certificates of trust, probably means, "it don't do that".
However, I'm hoping that the problem is that I just haven't figured out how to ask Google the right question yet. Hopefully someone here has some experience and insight into this problem.
Here's what I was doing that made it not not work:
When I downloaded and set up Chrome Remote Desktop (CRD) from the the Chrome Web Store, the chrome account I was logged in with was different on the remote and local computers (I use multiple email accounts for various tasks). This blunder meant that, even though I could change the active account from within CRD, the client and host were not actually configured with the same base Chrome account (email address). So I was being prevented from using the remote access functionality on the “Remote Access” page of the extension (app). Once I corrected that, I was then able to connect using the pin I was prompted to create during setup.
To be more specific:
I completely uninstalled CRD on one of mine boxen
From within the Chrome browser, I logged into same Chrome account as the other box
Then I went back to the Chrome Web Store and downloaded/installed CRD
Then the “Remote Access” page showed the remote computer and let me use the direct access pin
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We have a site running to drupal and migrated it to Squarespace. I have to retrieve some pages of drupal site but I can no longer view the site. Do you know any way to get the old content of website on drupal? Please know that we still have access to the drupal box. Any suggestions will be a big help.
Easiest way would be to make the old Drupal site available again through the browser running on a different domain like old.example.com, login into the admin panel and start copy/pasting content.
If you know your way around your computer, know the IP address the old server is running on you could for the time being change the host file of your machine to send requests for your site to the old server and get access to the site that way.
Migrating content by automating the process is also an option, but it is not only time consuming, it requires in depth knowledge of both platforms so is mostly a very expensive solution if you are not able to do this yourself.
But if I read your question, I think the first option is the easiest option. Get a hold of the technical person/party of the server the site is running on and get them to make the site accessible on a different domain.
I have a database that I have created for a friend of a mine that he would like to store his data and work directly from on a daily basis. Recently I came across ExcelforMySQL and thought this would be a perfect AddIn for him to use.
I have successfully linked the AddIn to the database (Xampp Local connection) and this loads up fine but when I move the database onto a webserver that I have with ionos(1and1) and enter the Host Details along with the Username and Password, I get the following error:
Connection attempt failed.
Unable to connect to any of the specified MySQL hosts.
When I click Show Details:
All it says is One or more errors occurred.
Would really appreciate it, if somebody could advise on how to fix this, as I really want to be able to work live on the data and update the changes from the user directly in Excel if possible and this addin looks like it does that.
If anyone has any other suggestions then I am happy to hear them as not fussed as what is used as long as it works.
Thanks
I had a similar problem to yourself with a number of my own sites/DB's hosted on Ionos. After a bit of searching through their help they state that access from outside your Ionos package is not possible. Unfortunately we're stuck with their hosted version of PHP My Admin in the control panel.
Although I have found that MySQL-front works great and bypasses the Ionos restrictions. Google is your friend...
Maybe a bit late for you but for others who come across this question as I said google is your friend...
I am working on a project where we have multiple computers (running chrome) that are used to present webpages automatically.
Some of the webpages displayed on these computers require a login.
Currently we need to remotely login into every computer and enter passwords in order for them to load the pages. However, I would like to be able to login to a site only once and then share the logins throught the different computers.
Is there some way to synchronize sessions across chrome clients, so that I only log on to the machine once?
Or is it required to use something like Selenium to type in passwords. I don't really like selenium for this because:
1. It usually stops working when someone upgrades the browser
2. It seems like alot of work: Need to "reverse engineer" the login page for each site...
Are there any other approaches I can take?
Answering your Questions straight :
Is there some way to synchronize sessions across chrome clients : No, each chrome client will open a seperate session hence you have to login seperately. Inorder to synchronize these sessions you have to use Chrome Profiles and save them on each system.
Or is it required to use something like Selenium to type in passwords : This would be the most optimum way.
It usually stops working when someone upgrades the browser : You can uncheck/disable Automatic Updates to remain at a particular Chrome Browser Version
It seems like alot of work: Need to "reverse engineer" the login page for each site : Login Page for each site will render differently as a DOM Tree. Hence there is no short cuts.
Doing a little bit of research on security and it strikes me how very insecure many of the browsers are. For example passwords are stored in plaintext if 'Remember Password' is selected on a website login, and are easily revealed if the machine is unlocked or insecure.
I was wondering for example once the session has been logged in, where is the password stored then? I realize if the connection has SSL/TLS enabled any content to and from the server is encrypted, but what about at the local computer. Is the password still kept in plaintext somewhere within the browser or does it immediately become encrypted when you login?
Websites are not that unsafe. You are confused because you are mixing 2 different things:
Your browser can save passwords of website you log in if you ask it to do so.
Here is. for instance, how you can enable this feature on Firefox by checking Remember passwords for sites option:
If you are worried about the security issues of your passwords you use to log into your favorite websites (you should), then you can use a password manager which stores your passwords encrypted on your machine.
What I mentioned above is not to mix, and has nothing to do, with the autoLogin (Remember Me) feature which could, however, have security failures depending on how it is implemented (mainly if your website's developers are enough bad to code cookies that contain your credentials).
Edit: As long as the website doesn't explicit tell the browser to save it in the cookies, it is not saved anywhere, because the browser only sends cookies to the server once you logged in. (Yes, i know there's also background information like agent etc., but that's not the topic here!)
Another exception would be a webpage that is using $_SESSION Cookies - then the browser must send it in every new session of course! But that's a completly new LogIn-Session with new Cookies every time.
OLD:
Are you talking about where you can find the password like
about:preferences#security in Firefox, where it is possible to show the password in completly plain text, or the actual physical location on the drive?
sorry for posting question in answer btw - I was not allowed to comment your question :/
I'm totally baffled by a recent problem I'm encountering. I've moved the MySQL database of a WordPress site from one server to another. After this, my client reports that they cannot access their site from their offices, but can access it anywhere else.
I've told them to clear cache, history, cookies, etc. No luck. Site just doesn't work in their office and works fine when they are anywhere else. They continue to receive timeout errors.
Site is visible to me on any browser, logged in, or logged out.
Could this be related to the database move? Is this is an unrelated issue that just happened to coincide with this database move?
Your help would be appreciated as I'm dumbfounded.
Check the hosts files or firewalls on the PCs that can't get to the site.
If they can get to the site away from the office, check the routers at the office.