On Thu, 27 Aug 2015 10:22:53 -0400 Robert Heller <[email protected]> wrote:
> What does SSH have to do which anything? xinetd/inetd have to do > with launching service programs in response to various sort's of > network services -- services which don't have a full time deamon with > a listener and connection dispatcher of their own. Sorry, I should have been clearer. For those who are new to all this... [x]inetd provides a "listener" service. Rather than have amanda sit around and wait for the server to call, [x]inetd waits for the amanda server to knock at the door, then launches amanda, which then answers the door. Amanda over SSH works by having the server launch an SSH connection, and then running amanda over the SSH link. So you don't need [x]indetd on the client computer, at least not for amanda. As an extra benefit, you get an encrypted connection, so you can "transmit in the clear" over that connection. -- The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized. -- U.S. Const. Amendment IV Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
