SSH / chroot / user jail - vaporware?

Hi Guys :)

Thanks for testing it out. The jail wrapper doesn't seem to be able to handle all shell functions. Like in vi, the arrows don't work, so you need to use hjkl to move around.

Not sure about the perl thing. The jail_user.sh script calls "ldd" on each file in files.list (list of files you want in the jail). This allows you to add/remove files you want to be added to the jail to new jails, without worry of breaking library dependancies.

John
 
I think DA need more beta testers. The problem is that it needs to be a busy system so that we can properly test it, but I don't think there'll be many hosts willing to beta test out such a feature as SSH jails on a production server. I know I wouldn't try it.

:(
Matt
 
DirectAdmin Support on 07-19-2004 said:
Hi Guys :)

Thanks for testing it out. The jail wrapper doesn't seem to be able to handle all shell functions. Like in vi, the arrows don't work, so you need to use hjkl to move around.

Not sure about the perl thing. The jail_user.sh script calls "ldd" on each file in files.list (list of files you want in the jail). This allows you to add/remove files you want to be added to the jail to new jails, without worry of breaking library dependancies.

John
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Any updates? While I'd love to be able to "test" it, I can't test it with a live server, but I gotta believe that the folks at DA have something active they can test it with.

7-6-2004: I expect it not to be perfect at this point, but it should be functional at least.
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This has been in the works for almost a year - has there been any further progress since the last "official" response to this thread on 07-19-2004 (Almost 2 months ago)?
 
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DirectAdmin Support said:
Hi Guys,

Ok, here we go :)

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you could actually add it to the user_create_post.sh script, but i'll let you guys figure that out)

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John
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What user_create_post.sh script are you talking about?!
I didnt found it in DA :(
 
Has anyone else noticed that DA has been unusually quiet on this topic? 2+ months ago they "released" it, about a year after announcing it was "coming"... but it's still not even in "beta" - and doesn't appear that it's even being worked on.

Other issues like log file rotation have also gone "unanswered" - so it's not unique to this topic.

I've emailed support and John directly concerning this, and emails have gone unanswered, tho I'm not quite sure why.

There was a time when John & crew were answering topics in the forums within minutes after they were posted - now it's rare to see them post anything here. Unanswered emails, phone disconnected, live support that hasn't worked since I bought my licenses - I'm not getting "warm fuzzies" here.
 
Indeed - I agree completely.

I think DA is just experiencing growing pains - it's a lot of work for a two-man team. Anyone who runs a business will appreciate that sometimes you have a major obstacle which you need to complete before things become smoother and more efficient.

In the case of DA, they have the following obstacles:

- reseller scheme (needed before the user jail is implemented, since the sales will grow exponentially after the addition of this feature)
- clustering abilities
- increasing number of OSes supported
...etc

They should get things sorted soon hopefully.

Matt
 
cgi

cgi

For php you can use open_base...

But! Not only php but also CGI script like this

#!/usr/bin/perl
use CGI qw(param);

my $request=param('request');
my $action=param('action');

my @result=`$request`;

print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "<html><body>\n";


print "<p>Request:<br><b>\n";
foreach $line (@result) {
print "$line<br>\n";
}
print "</b></p>";

print <<FORM;
<p>
<form method=POST action=>
<input type=text name=request value="$request" >
<input type=submit name=action value=execute >
</form>
</p>

FORM

print "</body></html>\n";

allow users list from / and execute shell's commands

so, jail-chroot not solved problem finnally

What another sollution could any suggest?
 
I think anyone who wants an update on this or similar issues will need to message John or Mark by email :D I have a feeling John and Mark are awful busy anymore and don't have time to keep up on their forums like they used to.

Of course, I could be utterly wrong. Maybe DA wants to surprise everyone. ;)

Cheers, Phi1.
 
l0rdphi1 said:
I think anyone who wants an update on this or similar issues will need to message John or Mark by email :D
Cheers, Phi1.
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That's kinda the point Phi1 - I personally HAVE emailed him on this subject and others - still no response.

Speaking of, I emailed YOU yesterday, and you didn't get back to me either - I'm beginning to see a pattern :)
 
Maybe something is wrong with your SMTP? :D :D

No, on a serious note, I didn't realize DA wasn't talking by Email either. Hmm...

As for your issue, I didn't respond back?

*checks* ...

Oh, I didn't. :o Must have slipped my mind. Anyway, let me do that now :)

Phi1
 
Would be nice to get some type of update on this. Seems things have almost died, the website still has screenshots of the older skin.

:(
 
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