Topic: Outside FTP & manager access

[Glenn Kennedy]

I'd like to allow FTP access on my e-smith server to the outside world so that I can grab files from work. I'd also like to access the manager from the web. Any ideas on how to accomplish this?


Glenn Kennedy
glennkennedy@home.com

[Charlie Brady]

Glenn Kennedy wrote:

> I'd like to allow FTP access on my e-smith server to the
> outside world so that I can grab files from work. I'd also
> like to access the manager from the web. Any ideas on how to
> accomplish this?

Both of those things are discouraged - since they require
passwords to pass through the Internet in plain text.

If there is nothing secret about the files you wish to grab, they can be set up in your public web server area.

If you really want to make the changes you ask for, make sure that you read the e-smith design and customisation documentation on http://www.e-smith.org/.

If you want to set up secure external access to your server, have a look at SSH. You will find suitable SSH RPMs at http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/.

Charlieb

[Glenn Kennedy]

i've had a look at the http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/ ssh RPMs you mentioned -- how do i go about installing an RPM?  if it's too lengthy to explain, can you point me to a resource explaining same?

thanks,

glenn kennedy

[Charlie Brady]

Glenn Kennedy wrote:

> i've had a look at the http://e-smith.gormand.com.au/ ssh RPMs
> you mentioned -- how do i go about installing an RPM?  if it's
> too lengthy to explain, can you point me to a resource
> explaining same?

"man rpm" at a shell prompt with tell you quite concisely how to use rpm. http://www.rpm.org/ will point you to lots more information.

Briefly, download the .rpm files in binary mode, then do:

rpm -iv file1.rpm file2.rpm ....

The options "--force" and "--nodeps" are sometimes required when mixing RPMs from different sources, but use them with caution, and probably not without asking if you are not sure.

Charlie