[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: using scp



On Sat, Nov 18, 2000 at 09:13:51AM -0600, Kevin van Haaren wrote:
> At 10:21 PM -0900 11/17/00, Ethan Benson wrote:
> >ssh does not include /usr/local/bin in the PATH, the only reason you
> >get it in a normal login is because /etc/profile is sourced on a
> >normal login, but not for non-interactive sessions such as scp.
> 
> i put the PATH statement from my .profile into .ssh/environment and 
> it started working.  dumb user error.  Thanks for the the help.

you don't need it in .profile, only .ssh/environment.  

> i built from sources awhile ago (pretty much just to see if i could) 
> but your point made me check the version i'm actually running. 
> 2.1.1p4.  pretty old and maybe with security holes (i remember seeing 
> some security notes about ssh but don't remember exactly what 
> versions).  I'm pointing my apt at woody now and taking a look at 
> what version is in there (OpenSSH has 2.3.0p1 available, if woody's 
> is older i may get their version and build from source again. 
> serious case of latest-version-itis 8-)

yes there have been a couple security issues resolved recently in the
2 tree.  and probably loads of bugs...

> nope.  just one ssh/sshd on my whole system.  no telnet/telnetd either.
                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

excellent! ;-)

> Thanks again for the help.

np

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

Attachment: pgpFUhtPprxfB.pgp
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: