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    the problem is when i use ffmpeg to ( transcode|demux|something else ) .m3u8 from a remote server ( e.g akamaized.net ) , ffmpeg return (401 Unauthorized authorization failed) , this happens just when i use my vps ( ubuntu 14.04 ) . but when i try with my local windows it's work fine .

    ffmpeg command :
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    ffmpeg -i http://____REMOTE_SERVER___/live/index.m3u8
    returned error :
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    ffmpeg version 3.3.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2017 the FFmpeg developers
      built with gcc 4.8 (Ubuntu 4.8.4-2ubuntu1~14.04.3)
      configuration: --extra-libs=-ldl --prefix=/opt/ffmpeg --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-avresample --disable-debug --enable-nonfree --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopencore-amrwb --disable-decoder=amrnb --disable-decoder=amrwb --enable-libpulse --enable-libfreetype --enable-gnutls --disable-ffserver --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libfdk-aac --enable-libvorbis --enable-libtheora --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libvpx --enable-libspeex --enable-libass --enable-avisynth --enable-libsoxr --enable-libxvid --enable-libvidstab --enable-libwavpack --enable-nvenc --enable-libzimg
      libavutil      55. 58.100 / 55. 58.100
      libavcodec     57. 89.100 / 57. 89.100
      libavformat    57. 71.100 / 57. 71.100
      libavdevice    57.  6.100 / 57.  6.100
      libavfilter     6. 82.100 /  6. 82.100
      libavresample   3.  5.  0 /  3.  5.  0
      libswscale      4.  6.100 /  4.  6.100
      libswresample   2.  7.100 /  2.  7.100
      libpostproc    54.  5.100 / 54.  5.100
    [http @ 0x2b1eee0] HTTP error 403 Forbidden
    http://____REMOTE_SERVER___/live/index.m3u8:[/url] Server returned 403 Forbidden (access denied)
    do i need to use any http headers ?
    and why it's working on my local windows and not in vps (ubuntu 14.04-x64) ?
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    It is difficult to check without the actual server name.

    Does curl, wget, or a browser fetch the url on ubuntu?

    Try other ffmpeg versions.

    Otherwise it might be the header, cookie, or http referer.
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    Originally Posted by ponens View Post
    It is difficult to check without the actual server name.

    Does curl, wget, or a browser fetch the url on ubuntu?

    Try other ffmpeg versions.

    Otherwise it might be the header, cookie, or http referer.
    streaming url : http://cdnamd-hls-globecast.akamaized.net/live/ramdisk/arriadia/hls_snrt/index.m3u8
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