Topic: Rsync and SSH

[Noah Genner]

A rather detailed question from someone about to install e-smith. Currently, I'm running a Redhat 5.2 file/web/email server and gateway for my home network, with a cable connection to the outside world. I'm about to give e-smith a try on the server and have a pre-install question. My question is thus...

I have a sourcecode repository that I keep at home to work on there. When I go into the office I use rsync in conjunction with ssh to sync the repository at work with the one at home. I can't really forsee any problems with this, but can anyone else?

Thanks

[Justin Funke]

I have been using rsync over ssh for some time now with no problems. I am assuming you are wondering about the security issues in conjunction with e-smith. From my experience there is nothing different from running it with any stock Linux install. You just have to keep an eye on the permissions of your private key files but this is the case with any dist. and ssh usually won't work if the private key permissions are set improperly anyways.

I haven't seen any direct exploits targeting this service on my box but I am very confident in it.

[Noah]

Thanks Justin. That's what I expected, and hoped for. Everything works fine on my RH 5.2 box, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to run into any nast suprises on the e-smith box.

By the way which version of SSh are using?

Noah

[Gordon Rowell]

Noah wrote:

> Thanks Justin. That's what I expected, and hoped for.
> Everything works fine on my RH 5.2 box, but I wanted to make
> sure I wasn't going to run into any nast suprises on the
> e-smith box.

Just be aware that the e-smith manager controls all of the rc*.d
scripts so you need an e-smith add-on for openssh as well as
adding the relevant packages.

See the Modules link on www.e-smith.org for details

> By the way which version of SSh are using?

2.1.1p4 seems to work very nicely indeed.

Gordon

[Justin Funke]

I am using the default ones that Charlie setup on his site.

http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/4.0-preview

I think it is 1.2 if I remember correctly.


Justin

[Noah]

Thanks guys.
Much appreciated.

[Gordon Rowell]

Justin Funke wrote:

> I am using the default ones that Charlie setup on his site.
>
> http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/4.0-preview
>
> I think it is 1.2 if I remember correctly.

I'd suggest moving to 2.x - 1.2 is pretty long in the tooth and 2.x
has V1 and V2 compatability.

Gordon