[plug] Modules, kernels & samba(?)

[Bernard Blackham]

On Tue, 5 Dec 2000, Scott wrote:
> My question is on modules and custom kernels.

Not my area... I compile in the essentials, and moduliarize almost
everything else, so if i ever do come to use it, I don't need to mess
around. But that's just me.


> Samba Question. Say i have a small LAN using a Linux box that is a
> file server using samba as well as a basic internet gateway with about
> 5 windows workstations. The users have very little computer knowledge
> (point and click is about it). They don't want permanent internet
> access and in fact, they only want to dial up whenever they feel like
> it. I have set up a sudoers so they could telnet in and type "sudo pon
> bigpond" but even this is a bit difficult for them. Is it possible
> with samba to set up a shortcut or something that i could make into a
> icon so they can just point and click?

I believe this was raised not too long ago, and one solution offered that
I liked (or remembered) is to use Secure Shell to ssh into the linux box
to connect/disconnect. Set it up as a shortcut to a script that ssh's in
using RSA Authentication so no username/password needs to be entered, logs
the box on, and closes. You'll probably need to either create a user
account for logging on that doesn't involve sudo (with sudo you'll always
need a password) else risk using RSA for root on 5 vulnerable 'doze
machines.

I'm not all too familiar with many of the available ssh client's for
windows, beyond PuTTY which won't do what you want as it doesnt support
RSA or remote execution. There is another ssh client called SecureShell
that I've used before which seems like it could do the job, but I haven't
used it in ages. Was from some obscure german website but I'm sure I can
dig it out again. What does everybody else use for a 'doze ssh client?

If you want more details, the docs/man pages for sshd are a good start.

Good luck,

Bernard.


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 Bernard Blackham
 bernard at blackham.com.au