On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 12:04:06PM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote:
> > Incidentally, one can use port forwarding at Gna!, hence make Gna! do
> > unwanted connections, for example:
> >
> > $ ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] -L 8080:www.gnu.org:80 "cvs server"
> > $ links http://localhost:8080
> >
> > So, the feature has some usefulness, allowing to make a kind of
> > special sshd_config for Savane-managed users, but I hesitate about
> > including it.
> 
> Hum, as we provide ssh access, I guess we can assume that using -L is
> ok. Shouldn't we?

Not sure; especially in the case where Gna! is used that way as a
gateway to perform an attack or other nasty things.

Likewise, we provide SSH but we do not provide shell access.

What do you think?


> > - SSH keys are recreated:
> >
> >   * if the user_name contains a comma (,) - I'll fix this after the
> >     branch is merged, as promised some months ago
> 
> But if user_name contain a comma, there's a bug, as it is not
> legitimate in a unix name, is it?

*cough* If the _realname_ contains a comma (eg Thomas Bushnell, BSG).

-- 
Sylvain

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