[Techtalk] SSH Servers?

[Diggy Bell]

Hi Michelle,

I'm not running quite the configuration that you're talking about, but I've
had very good luck with the Cygwin stuff interacting with my other systems
(Linux and Solaris.)

In the backup scenario, I'm lucky because I've only got Linux boxen to be
concerned with.  I'm using SSH from a server in my office to do an automated
backup of databases on a couple of servers that are co-located elsewhere.
It's probably not much different than what you've already got setup and
running with your Linux systems.

But, in another situation, I need to be able to get to a Windows box to help
with a remote project.  Since I do pretty much everything through SSH, I set
up the Cygwin OpenSSH and sshd.  It has worked like a charm for me so far,
but the setup is just over a month old so I haven't been through too many
painful updates yet.  If you've got the Windows box fairly isolated, you can
consolidate your Cygwin updates to make life a little easier.

Hmmm...wonder if there'd be any way to update Cygwin automatically?  Seems
as though there should be some way.  I did a quick Google and didn't get
anything back.  Will have to keep looking...

William D. 'Diggy' Bell
Principal
DB Software Development
http://www.dbsoftdev.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michelle Murrain" <tech at murrain.net>
To: <techtalk at linuxchix.org>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 1:04 PM
Subject: [Techtalk] SSH Servers?


> Hi all,
>
> This actually *is*, sorta, a linux question...
>
> I'm trying to fit a new Windows server (that doesn't have a backup tape
> drive) into my automated backup system (of all Linux boxes), which
basically
> uses tar (or rsync, depending) over ssh (with authorized_keys, so it's
> noninteractive). I'm trying to find a ssh server for windows, and so
> far, the only options I can find are:
>
> 1) Spend hundreds or more on F-Secure and others
> or
> 2) Use Cygwin / OpenSSH (what fun, get to patch windows *and* ssh on the
> same box!)
>
> Are there any other options? I looked both on Freshmeat and Sourceforge
> for open source SSH servers for Windows to no avail, and I can't seem to
> find any that are priced more reasonably ($50 or less would be nice)
>
> Also, any other suggestions you might have for how to noninteractively
> backup a Windows box on a Linux network (using either hard drive space or
> tape) would be great. I suppose I could try using an SMB browser on the
> linux side, but I haven't gone down that road yet... and I'd prefer a
> secure solution.
>
> Thanks!
> -- 
> .Michelle
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