On Fri, 2007-04-13 at 21:41 -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > In the past, to move config or script files from one box to another on > my home network I've used scp or rsync. > > However, recent discussions on the list have pointed out that root login > with ssh should not be allowed. > > How then to copy files that either only root can read or only root can > place, or that need owner/permissions to be unchanged? > > I have sshd setup to only allow ssh based on pre-existing keys (no > password login allowed), and it only listens on the local interface, and > I've got shorewall running and doesn't allow ssh to/from the net. > > What am I missing?
I do it all the time... as root on the "target" machine and as myself on
the "source" machine.
Most configuration are readable by regular users.
So for example I want to use "/etc/apt/sources.list" on the new machine,
form a machine I already have everything set the way I like it. Here is
what I do:
ssh target_machine
sudo su -
cd /etc/apt/
scp [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/etc/apt/sources.list .
blah_blah_blah output
The only thing you have to allow is password login for your username...
and you are good.
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