[lugm.org] SSH Tunneling vs VPN

[Keshwarsingh Nadan]

Chroot ? Much better?

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> On May 15, 2015, at 20:09, Loganaden Velvindron <gnukid1 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> Dear Yuv,
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> Please set a User/Match rule in sshd for this user and disable PTY allocation using:
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> PermitTTY 0.
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> No TTY allocation doesn't allow a user to run a shell. He can only tunnel :)
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> On Thursday, 14 May 2015, 14:01, Yuv Joodhisty <locustv2 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I prefer SSH Tunneling also and it is easier to configure than a VPN.
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> But i have some question though. Let's say you have a small server and other users need to access it via ssh tunneling. Is there any way to create a very limited user on linux for this purpose? A user who cannot do any root commands, sudo su, etc.., or even cannot do anything at all. I don;t know much about user administration on linux.
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> Thanks
> Yuv
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> On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 10:24 AM, selven <pcthegreat at gmail.com> wrote:
> I prefer to do tunneling via ssh that to fiddle with anything vpn, though i don't do these for users. Mostly for private use. 
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> On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 8:04 PM, Yuv Joodhisty <locustv2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys, what do you think about SSH Tunneling, a.k.a Poor Techie's VPN vs VPN. Anyone here got experience in using any of these want to share some thoughts?
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> Regards
> Yuv
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