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Computer Software => Linux => Topic started by: tickmike on January 17, 2013, 02:14:09 PM

Title: Copy To !
Post by: tickmike on January 17, 2013, 02:14:09 PM

Any idea's about using this.

I need to keep an eye on some 'Log' files on my daughters laptop at uni.

In stead of using 'Teamviewer' to look at them what do you think about me adding a 'Hidden'  .log-files directory in her Home directory (/home/mydaughter gets backed up each day to our server at home and I could access the logs at home then).

/root/.luckybackup/logs >copy to > /home/mydaughter/.log-files/luckybackup
also
/root/.cron/logs > copy to > /home/mydaughter/.log-files/cron

Can you see any problem in sending 'root' files to a users home directory ?

Title: Re: Copy To !
Post by: roseway on January 17, 2013, 02:26:38 PM

I suppose that it depends on what's in those log files. If they contain any information which could be of use to an intruder, then it would be a bad idea. Could you encrypt the log files when you copy them?

Title: Re: Copy To !
Post by: tickmike on January 17, 2013, 03:20:01 PM

Nothing important but it's being sent over a 'ssh' link to me anyway.
Can you see  other problems, it's going to be an hidden directory so it will not interfere with my daughters files .

Title: Re: Copy To !
Post by: roseway on January 17, 2013, 04:24:33 PM

No, I can't see any other problem.

Title: Re: Copy To !
Post by: Mick on May 24, 2013, 06:54:01 PM

If you're using a cron job to effect this, you can always tar/zip the files so that they will not clash or mess up the directory that they are copied into.