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Date:      Sun, 21 Apr 2002 18:10:17 +0200
From:      Alson van der Meulen <freebsd@alm.xs4all.nl>
To:        "Christopher J. Umina" <FJU@Fritzilldo.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: no /bin/login?!?!
Message-ID:  <20020421161017.GB7999@alm.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <005001c1e94d$a2fd56f0$0301a8c0@fritz>
References:  <001201c1e94a$2b550b50$0301a8c0@fritz> <20020421174337.B82499@mars.thuis> <004001c1e94c$20984180$0301a8c0@fritz> <20020421155617.GA7999@alm.xs4all.nl> <005001c1e94d$a2fd56f0$0301a8c0@fritz>

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Christopher J. Umina(FJU@Fritzilldo.com)@2002.04.21 12:00:17 +0000:
> Thanks, I think I'm going to do that, but how can I backup my stuff?  I need
> some sort of shell to do that...
> I just don't know how to do it.
You might be able to ssh in (ssh username@hostname). Keep in mind that
binaries like ps, ls and netstat could be trojaned to hide the files of
the intruder.

You really need to get physical access to that box, since complete
reinstall (wiping out all existing filesystems) isn't something you can
do remotely easily.

If you have physical access, you could boot using the boot and fixit
floppies, and mount some kind of backup medium.

The safest way I think is to backup to some local NFS server.

I would try to get this box disconnected from the internet ASAP. As soon
it is disconnected, it can not be abused for DDoS attacks or like. For
backup purposes you could connect it to an other box using a crosslink
cable or local hub/switch.

Alson

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