On Thursday 27 August 2015 11:46:45 Charles Curley wrote: > 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.
Which sounds a bit like an everybody wins but the elapsed time clock solution. Do able with the right scheduling IOW. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
