On Friday 20 November 2009 12:56:41 pm Sorin Peste wrote:
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 10:49 PM, John Andersen
wrote: On Friday 20 November 2009 12:13:16 pm Brian K. White wrote: I can safely say I have NEVER had a linux machine which I did not have SSH running on.
That's because you are part of the 5% of users who even know what SSH is and what it does.
SSH is used for a lot more than just logging in remotely. It is used by the fish protocol, the sftp protocol for starters, and these are integrated right into Kong and Dolphin, and work amazingly well.
Which is why openssh is installed. But do you need the ssh daemon running for that?
You certainly do on the target! The target is is just as likely to be the computer at home or in the Den in the next room, or your wife's computer or the office. Its far better to get Joe User off of Samba (and don't even suggest nfs) than it is to close the ssh port. I call into question this 95% statistic bandied about here. [citation needed]. Opensuse users are far more likely to use ssh than ubuntu users, simply because of the clientele opensuse attracts. -- If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out? - Will Rogers -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org