Hello,
First post here. I've searched the forum for help, but I've been unable to find the right answer.
I'm running OpenStep 4.2 in a VMware virtual machine under both Windows (using VMware WorkStation) and OS X (using VMware Fusion).
I would like to be able to use ssh or sftp to share files between the host system and the OpenStep guest, but haven't been able to do so. I've tried installing two ssh builds that I've found online, but without success.
Is there any reasonably straightforward to way to get ssh working under OpenStep 4.2? I'll be very grateful for any advice.
I've been using RBrowser or GatorFTP to access ftp shares on the host system, but for obvious security and convenience reasons, I'd prefer to go with ssh. Thanks in advance.
have you tried the package(s) you can download using the following URL ->
https://public.me.com/bkmoorealso, from the README:
Please note PRNGD is needed for proper
operation of OpenSSL/OpenSSH on any NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP system. Heres's an
example of my /etc/rc.local that is required to start thing like prngd, apache,
and sshd properly.
if [ -f /usr/local/sbin/prngd ]; then
echo -n ' prngd' >/dev/console
/usr/local/sbin/prngd /etc/egd-pool
fi
if [ -f /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl ]; then
echo -n ' httpd' >/dev/console
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
fi
if [ -f /usr/local/sbin/sshd ]; then
echo -n ' sshd ' >/dev/console
/usr/local/sbin/sshd
fi
regards,
michael
Thank you, Michael. I will try that later today when I get back to my machines with OpenStep. I had not found those files before.
I believe kb7sqi's ssh-3.2.9.1.pkg.NIHS.tgz package works out-of-the-box without prng.
Quote from: "mcdermd"I believe kb7sqi's ssh-3.2.9.1.pkg.NIHS.tgz package works out-of-the-box without prng.
You are correct! Thank you! I wasted a lot of time yesterday trying to make other packages work. With this one, all I had to was extract, double-click on the PKG file, and start running ssh.
Also, I see that the other files on bkmoore's page are going to be very useful also. Many thanks to bkmoore too!
Now that I've got ssh working, thanks to your help, could I continue with another question:
Is there a GUI front end to ssh connections? I tried RBrowser, which perfectly with ftp connections to an OS X host, but when I try to use it with ssh, RBrowse says it needs uuencode, and can't find the block size in the remote host.
Is there another front end for ssh file transfers? Thanks again for any help.
For OSX there's Fugu, and for Windows there's WinSCP. I don't know of any front end from OpenStep... However if you wanted a more NeXTish way of doing all this, you could use NFS to share to the OpenStep VM. NFS has a really easy configuration interface in NS/OS.
Fugu and WinSCP are exactly what I've been using from OS X and Windows to access sftp shares on other remote systems; I'll try them with OpenStep.
Meanwhile, I realize that I am exploiting your generosity by asking questions, but can anyone give advice on using the NFSManager.app in OpenStep to access an OS X host? I haven't been able to get anywhere at all in my attempts to use it.
I can point you to this page :
http://www.cilinder.be/docs/next/NeXTStep/3.3/nsa/04_NFS.htmld/index.html which is part of the official NeXTStep Network & System Administration guide. For setting up OSX there's this tool:
http://www.bresink.com/osx/143439/download.php5. I also believe you can setup the NFS directory share from the "Sharing Options" of the OSX Preferences pane.
EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you!
Any new sources for the OpenSSH download? The link is now dead as Apple shut down me.com.
Nevermind. Googling the filename got me the file, though the page didn't work properly with Firefox.
Your googling skills are better than mine. Could you post a link to the file in case some of us want to find it again? Thanks!