We use ssh.   Since ssh was designed to be more or less a drop-in replacement 
form rsh, the changes to the scripts are quite minimal.   However, I don't 
believe these client updates use the install_client scripts.   I believe they 
use the standard NBU protocols to 'restore' the new files to each client.

Regards,

Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: Casey Feskens [mailto:cfeskens AT willamette DOT edu]
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:29 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Cc: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: [Veritas-bu] client software updates to secure servers


I've been wondering about this problem, and it just occurred to me that I
have the best folks at my disposal.

Occasionally Veritas issues updates to client software, which is usually
updated by the NBU software itself via install_client_files this works
over rcp and I believe FTP?  Most of our servers have neither of those
protocols running for security reasons, so I followed Veritas'
instructions and installed the software directly to the servers from
CD-ROM.  This doesn't seem like the most efficient way to update the
software.  

How are other folks doing this?  Is everyone enabling ftp or rcp?  Has
anyone hacked install_client_files and install_client for SSH support?

Thanks in advance!

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Casey Feskens <cfeskens AT willamette DOT edu>
System Administrator/Network Svcs. Consultant
Willamette Integrated Technology Services
Willamette University, Salem, OR
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