If you tried to setup SSH server as it was described recently in this blog you might be interested on how to restrict users' permissions. SSH server itself does not cater for access rights. Therefore, it has to be done using Windows file permissions settings. If you use FAT file system you cant set permissions on it. Meanwhile NTFS allows setting detailed permissions for specific users and groups. Anyway, I ve found a tip published in CopSSH FAQ to be very useful and simple implementation very restricted user environment. Let me quote it here (taken from the official FAQ item): Q: How can I limit users' access to their home directories only ? A: I recommend to use NTFS permissions for that purpose.1. Make a local group. net localgroup CopsshUsers /ADD 2. Deny access to this group at top level. cacls c:\ /c /e /t /d CopsshUsers 3. Add Copssh user to the group above. net localgroup CopsshUsers user /add 4. COPSSH user activation can then be used to allow access at home directory level.Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each user. cacls c:\ /c /e /t /d CopsshUsers will change permissions on C:\ drive. If you want to restrict other drives/partitions you need to run the command again with reference to other drives, e.g. cacls d:\ /c /e /t /d CopsshUsers I have found this FAQ item incomplete because if you run cacls utility as it is described on a drive which stores CopSSH install you wont be able to login. The reason is that you need to allow user to have access to CopSSH install directory. Here are the steps how to do this: 1. Start Windows Explorer 2. Navigate to CopSSH folder (e.g. C:\Program Files\CopSSH\) 3. Right click on empty space or select all item in the folder and invoke properties page. 4. Go to Security Tab. 5. Click on CopsshUsers group and change permissions. You can remove all deny permissions and assign read & execute, List folder contents, read permissions. you might need to reset permissions on all child objects in Advanced permissions tab.
AutoHotkey is a free utility for Windows OS that can perform a number of functions (here is the quote from official site): Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder. Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey. Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way". Create custom data entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. See GUI for details. Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Respond to signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script. Run existing AutoIt v2 scripts and enhance them with new capabilities. Convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on computers that don't have AutoHotkey installed. You can read AutoHotkey Changelog. AutoHotkey 1.0.45 Download Link Technorati : AutoHotkey, keyboard, utility, windows Del.icio.us : AutoHotkey, keyboard, utility, windows Ice Rocket : AutoHotkey, keyboard, utility, windows
Roboform and Roboform2Go (aka Pass2Go) reached version 6.8.3 Roboform is one of the best password managers available for Windows. Roboform2Go is a mobile version of Roboform which can be installed on USB key and used on any PC running Windows OS without leaving any sensitive data. Roboform and Roboform2Go can be used for 30 days with all features (trial mode). After 30 days the number of remembered logins is restricted unless you purchase the full version. Here is the changelog: Roboform Release Changelog . Here are the download links: Roboform v.6.8.3 Download Link Roboform2Go v.6.8.3 Download Link Technorati : manager, password, roboform, windows Del.icio.us : manager, password, roboform, windows Ice Rocket : manager, password, roboform, windows
ASUS Update is a utility to update BIOS on computers with ASUS motherboards running Windows operating system. You can read this short manual on ASUS update utility published by ASUS. At the moment ASUS Update utility reached v.7.07.07. I have found it available for one of the motherboards, namely ASUS P5B-VM. Still, it will work for a variety of motherboards produced by ASUS. Here are the download links. USA Mirror: ASUS Update V7.07.07 Install Program for Windows 2000/XP/2003 & for Windows 64bit XP/2003 USA Global Mirror: ASUS Update V7.07.07 Install Program for Windows 2000/XP/2003 & for Windows 64bit XP/2003 Global Mirror Europe Mirror: ASUS Update V7.07.07 Install Program for Windows 2000/XP/2003 & for Windows 64bit XP/2003 Europe Mirror Chinese Mirror: ASUS Update V7.07.07 Install Program for Windows 2000/XP/2003 & for Windows 64bit XP/2003 Chinese Mirror Technorati : asus, update, utility, windows Del.icio.us : asus, update, utility, windows Ice Rocket : asus, update, utility, windows
This is a short guide on how to install SSH server in Windows operating system. SSH is an abbreviation from Secure Shell. You can read a decent article about SSH on Wikipedia.org. SSH is a convenient protocol for secure communications. It supports port tunneling, file transfer (through SCP or SFTP), remote console. We ll implement SSH server using CopSSH server, which a combination of Cygwin and OpenSSH software. Cygwin is an emulator of UNIX environment for Windows. It allows running software originally developed for UNIX such as OpenSSH. OpenSSH is a free server/client available for Linux/UNIX/BSD systems. It is stable and reliable. CopSSH is free while SSH Software and Globalscape offer their implementations of SSH server for Windows which cost as much as 600$ to 1500$. So here we go: Download the latest CopSSH archive with installer from official CopSSH site. Make sure you download the latest version. Here is the link to the archive: CopSSH 1.4 install archive at SourceForge. Extract the installer from downloaded archive. Execute the installer. You can install CopSSH with default parameters (By clicking Next>Next>....Next>Finish :-)) After your installation has been completed you have your SSH server running however there are no users that can access this server. In order to allow the user to access the system through SSH you need to activate this user using wizard installed. Start>Programs>COPSSH>01.Activate a user When the wizard starts you ll be presented with a screen where you have to choose various options for user activation. You have to choose the name of the user you want to activate from drop down menu on the left (this user must be created before hand in windows) You have to choose the type of the shell what user would have: if you want to give your user a proper console accessible via SSH client a chance to use you should assign /bin/bash/ (users will have SCP and SFTP access as well if this one is selected), if you want to