Re: [cobalt-security] BIG mistake = Big problem = need help pls!

[Francisco Sánchez <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Install from the web interface the webmin package for the cobalt server you
can find at http://cobalt-aid.sourceforge.net/files/

Webmin has an utility that will allow you to edit files in the server, so
edit hosts.deny and you are done.

It will also allow to open an ssh session from your browser.

Best regards,

Francisco Sánchez


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mez" <mez@xxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 7:41 PM
Subject: [cobalt-security] BIG mistake = Big problem = need help pls!


> OK I have made a big f*** up on my cobalt Raq3 using tcp_wrappers - which
> looks like it has left everyone denied access via SSH, telnet and ftp.
>
> I was trying to make the server more secure as ive been having failed
loggin
> attemps for users therefore I added ALL: ALL to hosts.deny and THOUGH i
had
> added my host correctly to the hosts.allow file - but it looks like I
havent
> as I am unable to ssh into the server now.
>
> The people who host the server, cobaltrack, say there is nothing they can
do
> except reload the OS - which is out of the questions as nothing is backup
on
> the server.
>
> The only access I have to the server now is via the web based interface,
> which i hardly ever used. Anyways I was thinking the old way around this
> would be to make a PKG file that I could load from the web based interface
> which would replace my hosts.allow and hosts.deny with CLEAN copies of
them,
> only prob is I have no idea how to make a PKG file to do this.
>
> If anyone could guide me in the right steps, some hits on where to look on
> the net etc about writing PKG files i would be most greatfull
>
> Thanks
> -John
>
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