Johannes Graumann wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm running shorewall 4.5.5.3 on a debian wheezy server which serves as
> the host to a number of lxc containers sequestering services (nginx,
> plone, kolab3, ...).
> 
> Http access to the containers is all managed by nginx, but for updates of
> e.g. packages the containers also may need direct web access. For debian-
> based containers I have solved this issue by installing apt-cache-ng on
> the host, rendering the host the repository for all of them and thus
> forgoing web access requirements.
> 
> However, the authoritative kolab3 installation requires RH/Centos and
> package updates for centos-based containers along with things such as
> virus definition pulls by clamav require web access by the container.
> 
> I would like o button this down and restrict those containers to access to
> defined URLS only (complicated by the search for the fastest mirror yum
> seems to always do).
> 
> I'd appreciate advise on how to adapt the current setup in
> /etc/shorewall/rules
> HTTP/ACCEPT   dmz    net
> HTTPS/ACCEPT   dmz    net
> along those lines.

Further investigation shows that apt-cache-ng actually also caches *.rpms, 
implying that the repository question vanishes, while the need for clamav-
definition updates etc. persists ...

Joh


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