Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:52:32 +0100 From: Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> To: Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Remotely edit user disk quota Message-ID: <b79ecaef0905280352k600e2a79mef2a6b3efe41f0a3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200905281041.n4SAfTHw046546@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> References: <200905281030.n4SAUXdA046386@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281234430.59126@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <200905281041.n4SAfTHw046546@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th>
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2009/5/28 Olivier Nicole <on@cs.ait.ac.th>: >> > How could I nicely and securely connect from the script on the web >> > server to the file server, in order to edit the quota? It should be >> use rsh and .rhosts :) > > I do that already, not really what I call secure ;) As I put up a new > machine, I'd prefer something else. > > Olivier You could use ssh and ssh keys. That's what I use in my scripts. rsh and ssh are so similar in use there's really no point in using rsh at all any more. The security gained by ssh is so great that any (very small) overhead is well worth it. Chris -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list?
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