[SOLVED] SSH server

[Evangelos]

Dear all,

     I am new to the forum. My situation is the following. I have a thin client with successfully install the tiny core Linux on it. I have connected to my router and I enjoy opera, and ssh to other machines (college server).

     I would like to get the opportunity to ssh on my pc from another pc (i.e. school's workstation). Which extensions and what other kind of configuration do I need. If this question pre-exists, please send me an URL with the appropriate thread.

Regards,
Evangelos
 

[gerald_clark]

Both dropbear and opnessh contain both client and server.

For openssh:
You need to edit the config file /usr/local/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Add usr/local/etc/ssh to /opt/.filetool.lst
add the following startup command to /opt/bootlocal.sh:
/usr/local/etc/openssh start

[Evangelos]

OK I did everything and I could connect through ssh to my TCLinux.

But. Everytime I have to do these jobs:

sudo mv /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config.example /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config
sudo mv /usr/local/etc/ssh/sshd_config.example /usr/local/etc/ssh/sshd_config

then get into folder /usr/local/etc/init.d/
to run:
sudo ./openssh start

Is it possible to avoid these three moves everytime I open my pc?
another thing is that I could edit opt/bootsync.sh and opt/bootlocal.sh
with sudo vi ...
and everytime I reboot all the changes lost.

thanks,
Evangelos

[gerald_clark]

Make sure you have a persistent tce directory.
Add the files to /opt/.filetool.lst as I stated previously.
Then run backup.

[Evangelos]

I could not understand why everytime I reboot the files ssh_config sshd_config become ssh_config.example
and sshd_config.example !!!

Everytime I reboot I lose all my changes i.e. .filetool.lst and other changes!!!

[Evangelos]

In addition, now I found that everytime I reboot I lose all the changes I have done to the files.

[gerald_clark]

You MUST have persistent storage.
If your persistent tce directory is on a USB drive, you need to add a waitusb=10 boot option.
You must backup after making the changes.

[Evangelos]

OK thanks, I didn't know about that. Now all the changes remain. Everything seems to work fine

1) I don't have to start on my own the openssh
2) ssh from other computers succeed.

BUT, (another problem)

During the ssh <user>@<ip> -p 22
it asks me for a password. I gave the user's password but nothing, the problem solved when I type the passwd command to the destination machine!!!

Do you have any idea why when I do passwd then the ssh password is accepted?

Thanks for all!!!

[gerald_clark]

Add the following two lines to /opt/.filetool.lst.

etc/passwd
etc/shadow

Set your passwords and do a backup.
Now your passwords will be saved.

[Evangelos]

OK I appreciate your help everything works!

[stleric]

Both dropbear and opnessh contain both client and server.

For openssh:
You need to edit the config file /usr/local/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Add usr/local/etc/ssh to /opt/.filetool.lst
add the following startup command to /opt/bootlocal.sh:
/usr/local/etc/openssh start

Not "/usr/local/etc/openssh start", it's "/usr/local/etc/init.d/openssh start"

eric

[gerald_clark]

Right.

[stleric]

Add the following two lines to /opt/.filetool.lst.

etc/passwd
etc/shadow

Set your passwords and do a backup.
Now your passwords will be saved.

Just to clarify, because this screwed me up, it really is "etc/passwd" and "etc/shadow", and not "/etc/passwd" and "/etc/shadow".  The omission of the leading "/" is deliberate and not a typo.  I guess I should have figured it out from the context of the ".filetool.lst" file.