How do I access a file in a plugin's jail?

[CraftyClown]

Hi all,

The developer of a plugin I use 'Mylar' has just asked me if I can provide him with the Mylar.db file so he can help me troubleshoot an issue I am having.

Unfortunately with my limited knowledge of Unix, I'm not sure how to access that file and send it to him.

Can anyone help?

Cheers

 

[dlavigne]

If you have setup SSH access (see http://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_jails.html#accessing-a-jail-using-ssh for instructions), you can scp the file to the system you're ssh'ing in from.

 

[CraftyClown]

Thanks for that.

Unfortunately, part of what I am having difficulty with, regarding accessing files via shell, prevents me accessing via SSH as well.

'To start the SSH service, look for the following line in that jail’s /etc/rc.conf:'

What exactly am I supposed to be doing here?

Sorry, my knowledge of Unix is primary at best :(

 

[dlavigne]

You have to open the file in an editor to make the change. Try using the easy editor: ee /etc/rc.conf.

 

[CraftyClown]

All I get when I run 'ee /etc/rc.conf.' from my plugins jail is the below screenshot

Something doesn't seem right

 

[dlavigne]

OK then, insert this line:

sshd_enable="YES"

and save the change.

 

[CraftyClown]

Okey dokey, so after a fair amount of tinkering about, I can now SSH into my Freenas box using Putty

I have literally no idea what to do next :D

 

[Jailer]

It's easier to just copy out the file you need using an FTP client.

 

[CraftyClown]

It's easier to just copy out the file you need using an FTP client.

Would you mind explaining how I would do that Jailer?

 

[dlavigne]

Try winscp, it has a nice double-pane graphical view where you can drag and drop files between systems.

 

[Jailer]

Would you mind explaining how I would do that Jailer?

You've already got SSH turned on so all you need is an FTP client. Use the SFTP protocol and log in with your root credentials and browse to the directory where the file is located.

 

[CraftyClown]

Thanks dlavigne and Jailer

I have managed to grab the file I was after via Filezilla :)

One last question. When I SSH in to my Freenas box, it defaults to showing a folder called root, which only seems to contain the contents of the plugin jail I added the ssh commands to

I can still see all the other folders and files however, if I go up one level. Is this normal behaviour? and what would happen if I followed the same process with other jails? would their contents all end up in the same 'root' folder

I'm also wondering what the point of adding the new user was? (as suggested in the Freenas manual) as I needed to ssh in as root

 

[Jailer]

You're better off logging in as a user (SSH) and switching to root after you log in. Logging in as root locally isn't a big deal but I wouldn't suggest enabling it for remote log in.

That's standard behavior for logging in via FTP BTW.