[Server-devel] Ceibal scripts explained

[Greg Smith (gregmsmi)]

Hi All,

FYI, cross posting related thread on scripts from the Develop list.

Thanks,

Greg S

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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:43:04 -0800
From: "Ixo X oxI" <ixo at myna.ws>
Subject: Re: Tentative Plans for Nepal's School Server and related
infrastructure
To: "Luke Gorrie" <lukego at gmail.com>
Cc: devel at laptop.org

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I forgot to mention some 'dabbling' I did in this area too. :)

Several scripts I created, some work better than others,
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ixo/Script
<http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Ixo/Script> 

I also started a 'rsync' reference page, for others to expand upon. . .

http://wiki.laptop.org/go/rsync <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/rsync> 

Have fun, and good luck, --ixo

2008/2/16 Ixo X oxI <ixo at myna.ws>:
> Well, creating points which go 'INTO' your server is probably not a
> really good strategy.
>
> However, one could do it the other way with ssh keys (i.e. no login),
> 'from' the server.
>
> I've thought about this before... one solution... server has a webpage
> which allows the XO to see and logon, and user clicks 'back me up
now'. The
> webpage detects the IP of the XO, writes it to a special file of 'XO
laptops
> to backup'. A server cron job, checks for this file, and grabs a IP
from the
> list, initiates a ssh request 'into' the XO laptop using previously
shared
> keys, 'grabs' the needed files, then closes the connection.
>
> I think that this would be safer scenario, than having a bunch of
random
> XO's connecting 'INTO' a server.
>
> *shrug*
> -ixo
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 3:05 AM, Luke Gorrie <lukego at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ivan Krsti? <krstic at solarsail.hcs.harvard.edu> writes:
> >
> > > On Jan 22, 2008, at 10:28 PM, Bryan Berry wrote:
> > >> We really need the incremental backup feature. That is a core
> > >> requirement that came up many times in last week's OLPC Learning
> > >> Conference.
> > >
> > > I'll see about finishing it up for you, then. Please ping me from
time
> > > to time to make sure this doesn't drop off my radar.
> >
> > Just out of curiosity: would having the XOs periodically (cron)
> > rsync-over-ssh /home/olpc to the school server be hopelessly naive
for
> > some reason?
> >
> >
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