Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:43:54 +0200 (EET) From: <borislav.nikolov@interbgc.com> To: Tom Beer <mailings@analogon.com> Cc: <security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Amanda - inetd Message-ID: <20011126123643.K63543-100000@keeper.interbgc.com> In-Reply-To: <001f01c1765c$3ccfba80$0901a8c0@system>
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On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Tom Beer wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to install amanda (remote backup > solution) on a freebsd box as a client. Unfourtunately > amanda needs inetd, which I don't want to start > for security reasons. Even not tcpwarrped. > Is there a way to bring my ppp dialup connection > down, start inetd, start amanda, ending inetd after > the backup and starting my ppp connection > again? Or is there a better solution? just use tcpserv OR you can write a simple shell script. #!/bin/bash killall pppd sleep 3 #wait for user request (15 signal) iface=`ifconfig ppp0 | wc -l` if [ $iface -gt 1 ]; then echo "error there is ppp connection alive" exit 2 fi path/to/inetd -a 127.0.0.1 (paranoia) #here start the amanda (if it can be run into foreground) else put one sleep 606060 (i do not know the time for backupping #wait killall inetd pppd connect 'chat -f /etc/ppp/dial-conf' /dev/cuaaX speed #end or something like this :) > > Greets Tom > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message > #! small bobi # mail to : borislav.nikolov@interbgc.com # www page: http://web.interbgc.com/~noun # icq uin : 8912353 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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