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config FWRT_PACKAGE_SLEEPSHELL |
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prompt "sleepshell........................ Sleep Dummy Shell (login shell for ssh tunneling)" |
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tristate |
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default n |
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help |
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This is a simple do-nothing, sleep-forever program that can be used as a |
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login shell (in Linux or Unix) to keep the connection open but without |
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interactive shell. We use it to create SSH accounts for users who will only |
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use them for SSH-tunneling; to create an encrypted tunnel to our servers |
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(for example to connect securely to database servers like mySQL, PostgreSQL, |
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etc). |
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Most restricted shells still allow execution of local commands from the SSH |
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account. Setting the account shell to something like /bin/false (or any other |
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simple programs) usually won't work because the tunnel is closed as soon as |
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the program finish its execution. Sleep Dummy Shell just sleeps until its |
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execution is terminated by the user or the tunnel is closed. |
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see http://www.mariovaldez.net/software/sleepshell/ |
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