Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 14:33:53 -0500 From: Eric Anderson <anderson@centtech.com> To: Andy Harrison <ah60@httpsite.com> Cc: FreeBSD Security <FreeBSD-Security@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: multihost master.passwd sync Message-ID: <3ED3BDA1.5020605@centtech.com> References: <XFMail.20030527153139.ah60@httpsite.com>
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Andy Harrison wrote: >>>Because we don't allow root login remotely, mandated from above. >> >>so you scp the file to a directory owned by a user designated to only do >>this function.. then have a cron job that fires up every so often that >>snags that file and updates the running master.passwd file.. > > > Root can't scp a file from one host to another where remote root login is not > allowed. as root on localbox: % scp /etc/master.passwd genericuser@remotebox: works fine.. you just need to set the keys correctly.. Eric -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Anderson Systems Administrator Centaur Technology Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching? ------------------------------------------------------------------
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