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File        : README.md
Maintainer  : Felix C. Stegerman <flx@obfusk.net>
Date        : 2013-04-09

Copyright   : Copyright (C) 2013  Felix C. Stegerman
Version     : 0.0.1

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TODO

• test!
• improve output

Description

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autossh-init - AutoSSH init script

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Usage

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(Assuming user is 'autossh', but can be changed in /etc/default/autossh)

Generate public key for user and add restrictions:

autossh$ ssh-keygen
autossh$ echo -n 'command="/bin/false",no-pty,no-agent-forwarding,no-user-rc,no-X11-forwarding '| cat - ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub > /tmp/tmp_id_rsa.pub && mv /tmp/tmp_id_rsa.pub ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Copy key to the server via SSH:

autossh$ ssh-copy-id remote-user@myserver.com

Add script to init.d and edit defaults:

$ cp -i autossh.init /etc/init.d/autossh
$ update-rc.d autossh defaults

$ cp -i autossh.default /etc/default/autossh
$ vim /etc/default/autossh

$ service autossh start

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License

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GPLv2 [1].

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References

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[1] GNU General Public License, version 2 --- http://www.opensource.org/licenses/GPL-2.0

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