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Mount Remote Filesystems via SSH

Posted by michael on from the just-because-you-can dept.

eval writes "Ever wanted secure access to your files at work or school, but didn't have the necessary permissions or were thwarted by a firewall that allowed ssh access only? The SHFS kernel module allows you to mount directories from machines to which you have shell access. File operations are executed as shell commands on the server via SSH (or rsh). Caching keeps it reasonably fast, and remote commands are optimized based on the server's OS."

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  1. My beef with firewalls.. by wfberg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    is with the firewalls that block port 22 (ssh) egress entirely.. Especially when they leave 25 (telnet) wide open! Stoopid BigCorps!

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