Use ignite with ssh?

[Eric Chamard]

Hi,

I would like to remove remsh service on all my workstation for security reason but ignite don't work anymore. Does ignite can run with ssh or does anyone have a solution to run ignite whitout remsh installed on the workstation side?

Thks a lot

Patrick

[Kellogg Unix Team · Accepted solution]

Hi Patrick,

Haven't tested yet but try making softlinks for remsh to ssh and see if it helps. That way, whenever remsh command is invoked, it will go to ssh binary.

Just a thought.
...Manjeet

[Thomas VERPILLOT_1]

Hello Patrick,

Did you test the link ? What is the result ?

Thomas

[Tim Stallman]

Hi,
I use that very scheme in my network. I work on classified systems where we are not allowed to use "r" commands. I instead use ssh and public key encryption scheme. you will not be able to use the ignite gui but you will be able to run all of the commands from the command line using ssh. you will have to figure out the parameters instead of letting the gui do it for you but it will work jsut fine.

Regards,
Tim

[Eric Chamard]

Hi,

I tried to make a softlinks for remsh to ssh but it don't work. ssh don't have the same syntax than remsh, so I make a script and I name it "remsh". This script take the parameter and send it to ssh with the right syntax. But it still don't work with Ignite.

Does anyone have a other idea?
I want to make it work with the gui of Ignite.

Thks!
Patrick

[Telia BackOffice]

You could make a tunnel with ssh and use remsh over the tunnel.
Are you doing this thing because of firewall issues...

BR,
Jannik

[Eric Chamard]

Hi Tim,

Can you give me more informations about using ignite on commands line with ssh? I don't how you specify to ignite to use ssh instead of remsh

Best regards!

Patrick

[Steven E. Protter]

Ignite currently requires remsh. I'm pretty sure about that. Using ssh would be a really nice enhancement...hint....hint....

I disable it after pushing and pulling an image by modifying inetd.conf and restarting the deamon.

Steve

[Hiran Arias_1]

Try this,

1.- Rename /usr/bin/remsh
2.- ln -s ssh remsh
2.- Generate Key-pairs in ignite server
3.- Append the pub key in the authorized_keys file on the remote server.
4.- Connect for first time using ssh from ignite server to the remote server to accept the key.
5.- Run ignite....

[Danny Hoeke]

Hi,

I don't know if this issue is already solved, but if you use ignite version C.6.8 and above, you can run ignite -S to instruct it to use ssh instead of remsh. It works also with the gui.

Cheers,
Danny

[Tim Nelson]

Danny hit it on the head.

Newer versions of ignite use ssh using root's id.

Set it in the Ignite server config file to use ssh and away you go.

If you do not wish to use a public key ( without passphrase )to trasparently allow access then the GUI will prompt you for the root password and/or passphrase.
This would make Ignite server initiated sessions manual.

Other wise kick off make_net_recovery from host you are looking to create the archive for.