mc Digest, Vol 117, Issue 4

Fri Jan 10 03:37:25 UTC 2014

My mistake: I should have said 'if *I* need more than 4 lines, it's a failure.
OTOH, as the OP the question/agenda was set by me:
 'how to communicate between PC 2m from rPi, and keep nice mc facilities',
not how to contact Snowden in Moscow.
The absurd explosion of spurious complexity is killing me.

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> Thanks, I'll check that out.
> OTOH ssh has a zillion options and intended for encryption, for being
> connected to the sole device, 2 meters away!
> I've already complained that ethernet from PC to rPi is as absurd as
> using the national-railway-system to fetch a glass of water from
> the adjacent kitchen.
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> If it need more than 4 lines of explanation it's a failure.
> Do you need CIA/KGB security clearance to put yur hand in your own pocket?
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>> * On 2014 04 Jan 00:06 -0600, chris glur wrote:
>>> I've got mc on a X86:PC and on a ARM:rPi,
>>> which are interconnected via an ethernet-cable.
>>>
>>> `scp` & `rsync` seem to need me to move between
>>> the hardware.
>>>
>>> I'd much prefer to stay seated at the PC, and
>>> have a mc-view of the rPi's file-system.
>>>
>>> Can I do that?
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>> I use SSH to make connections to my remote systems.  I use private key
>> authentication and disable password authentication on the host running
>> the SSH server (the password is prompted by the local machine to access
>> the priavte key).  Once logged into the remote system, MC works very
>> well for local stuff.  As I also use Mutt for mail, I have this system
>> running tmux and I can connect remotely and access my mail from
>> anywhere.
>>
>>> How does mc:ftp work?
>>
>> It can, but it is not secure.  SSH offers "sshfs" which creates a mount
>> to the remote file system.  I use it to mount my home directory on the
>> remote host to a directory within my home directory on my local host.
>> With MC I can just cd into the local mount point and file operations
>> between the hosts.
>>
>> All of these connections are done from my normal user account.  When I
>> need root access on the remote machine I simply use su or sudo through
>> the SSH link.  I disallow root login on the remote host as well.
>>
>>> And what about running the RPi's `gcc` from the PC?
>>
>> Yes.  GCC will run on the RPi and display its output through the SSH
>> link to your local machine.
>>
>>> ssh seems to have a zillion options.
>>
>> True, but I've only needed a few of them to do what I do.  I can provide
>> some examples privately if you'd like as that's likely off topic.
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>> - Nate
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> * On 2014 06 Jan 12:34 -0600, chris glur wrote:
>> If it need more than 4 lines of explanation it's a failure.
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> My sincere apologies for trying to be helpful and clear.
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>> Do you need CIA/KGB security clearance to put yur hand in your own
>> pocket?
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> No, but I use these connections over the Internet as well.  YMMV, HNY.
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> - Nate
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> P.S.  I had one line left so I used it here.
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