| Message ID | 1452302153-9304-1-git-send-email-arnout@mind.be |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted |
| Commit | e146d82b96b471886f00c64a2661df9d4ba0d8c5 |
| Headers | show |
>>>>> "Arnout" == Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be> writes: > Commit e7d04dd2d replaced /etc/dropbear with a symlink to /var/run and > updated the start scripts to replace it with a real directory, so the > keys would be persistent. However, it turns out that this is pretty > confusing even for expert users, who don't know how to make the keys > really persistent now. > Update the help text explaining what the issue is, and telling the user > to replace the /etc/dropbear symlink with a symlink to a persistent > directory. Also mention the possiblity of unionfs. > Cc: Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> > Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be> Committed, thanks.
diff --git a/package/dropbear/Config.in b/package/dropbear/Config.in index c14c654..d92361f 100644 --- a/package/dropbear/Config.in +++ b/package/dropbear/Config.in @@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR help A small SSH 2 server designed for small memory environments. + Note that dropbear requires a per-device unique host key. The + key will be generated when dropbear starts, but it is not + persistent over reboot (if you have a read-only rootfs) or + upgrade (if you have a read-write rootfs). To make the key + persistent, replace /etc/dropbear with a symlink to a + directory on a persistent, writeable filesystem. + Alternatively, mount a persistent unionfs over your root + filesystem. + http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html if BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR
Commit e7d04dd2d replaced /etc/dropbear with a symlink to /var/run and updated the start scripts to replace it with a real directory, so the keys would be persistent. However, it turns out that this is pretty confusing even for expert users, who don't know how to make the keys really persistent now. Update the help text explaining what the issue is, and telling the user to replace the /etc/dropbear symlink with a symlink to a persistent directory. Also mention the possiblity of unionfs. Cc: Thomas De Schampheleire <patrickdepinguin@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be> --- package/dropbear/Config.in | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)