[arm-allstar] Configuration file editor question

[Robert Conklin]

This is excellent Doug, thank you!

Rob Conklin
N4WGY

On Mar 23, 2017 12:36 AM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Robert,
>
>  Possible yes but not a good idea security wise. Some things just should be
> under tighter wraps than an insecure web page. In my opinion editing of
> rather sensitive files should be done through ssh not on the web. When you
> open up file permissions it exposes the system to all kinds of exploits.
>
> For now I think we should enjoy some of the other features Supermon brings
> and not concentrate on editing files at least not most of them in Supermon.
>
> But here is a neat way to do it. If you are on the web you can open an ssh
> session to putty or any application from  the browser as long as you
> program it correctly. Here is an example. I will put this in the Supermon
> howto.
>
> Create this script - call it moz-ssh.sh  - this script must reside on the
> system where your browser runs (NOT on your Pi Allstar server) and be in
> the search path. I use Linux and Firefox for all my computing so if you use
> windows it will probably still work but will have to be done a different
> way. Cut and paste this if you can as it is easy to type it wrong.
>
> #!/bin/bash
> #
> # Called by Firefox Browser
> # Interprets command sequence as beginning with a - (dash)
> # Example - ssh://-load Pi3 -l root
> command=`echo $1 | sed 's/%20/ /g' | sed 's/^[^-]*-/-/'`
> putty $command
>
> Make it executable -  chmod 755 moz-ssh.sh
>
> Enter putty and save all the sessions you want to open. You can save IP
> address, port, translation, font, etc. Test them by directly opening.
>
> So lets say you have saved a session called Pi3
>
> Now open a browser tab in Firefox and type in:
>
> ssh://-load Pi3 -l root
>
> The first time you do this you need to tell firefox where the file is and
> check to do it every time. Point it to the moz-ssh.sh file
>
> This should directly open a putty ssh session on your computer to the
> server you defined. All you need to do is enter the password.
>
> OK now the real beauty of this. In Supermon you can define URL's in the
> allmon.ini file that appear in the top menu. Just define URL's to ssh to
> your various systems.
>
> [SSH-4000]
> url="ssh://-load node40000 -l root"
>
> So if you had a "node40000" name defined in putty with all the right
> parameters it would connect and ask you for the password of course in a
> window on your desktop NOT in the browser.
>
> One click of the mouse and enter password - go to shell from ADMIN menu '9
> enter' -  nano path/filename - and you are editing anything you want.
>
> This is a much more secure way of doing it and of course if the computer
> was outside your LAN at a distant location you would use the domain name or
> public IP for it as the address. Always use passwords that are secure. NOT
> you call! Use upper/lower alpha, numerics, and special characters and at
> least 8-10 characters long. You can also set putty or ssh to auto login
> using a key and avoid entering the password.
>
> If you are using a Linux system to browse with Firefox this should work. I
> have not tested in in any other scenario. If anyone finds a way to use it
> on other OS's/browsers let me know.
>
>
>
>
>
> *73 Doug*
>
> *WA3DSP*
>
> *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 10:54 PM, "Robert Conklin via arm-allstar" <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
>
> > Would it be possible to link crontab -e or crontab -l in the file editor?
> > --
> > Robert Conklin
> > *N4WGY <http://qrz.com/db/N4WGY>*
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