On Thursday 14 February 2002 12:21, Gene Matthews wrote: > I am assuming I have to share the directories from the windows boxes > that I want to backup, which would imply turning on file and print > sharing, right?
That is correct. > I always heard this was a big security hole. Is there a secure way to > do this? Use a host based firwall like ZoneAlarm, it's free, and is a wonderfully simple IP filter. Also, password protect the shares on Win9x, or if it's 2000/NT/XP, only allow certain users access (amanda can mount the share as one of the allowed users). > My tape server is off site and i'm waiting on someone to switch tapes > for me now. Then I will test out what I have set up for now. > > amcheck seems to think all is well. I have /etc/amandapass entries for > the shares //windowsbox/C$. > > Can I use the C$ share for the entire drive/partition? I do on some 9x clients. They swap file always returns an error, but that's to be expected. Any hints from > someone backing up windows systems would be most appreciated. Some of > the windows boxes I'm trying to backup have public IPs so I would like > to have as much security as possible. All my Windows PCs are on a public network. They all run ZoneAlarm. The 9x machines have full shares that are passwd protected. The NT/2000/XP PCs are joined to a domain that has a user named amanda. Only amanda can access the NT shares. -- Brad
