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Date:      Sun, 21 Apr 2002 12:25:47 -0400
From:      "Christopher J. Umina" <FJU@Fritzilldo.com>
To:        "Alson van der Meulen" <freebsd@alm.xs4all.nl>
Cc:        <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: no /bin/login?!?!
Message-ID:  <006101c1e951$3217d510$0301a8c0@fritz>
References:  <001201c1e94a$2b550b50$0301a8c0@fritz> <20020421174337.B82499@mars.thuis> <004001c1e94c$20984180$0301a8c0@fritz> <20020421155617.GA7999@alm.xs4all.nl> <005001c1e94d$a2fd56f0$0301a8c0@fritz> <20020421161017.GB7999@alm.xs4all.nl>

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I need some help with the fixit disks, I don't know how to mount my
filesystems, I do what I normally do, but it tells me they're not devices.
(if you don't hear from me I had to run a few erronds, I'll be back)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alson van der Meulen" <freebsd@alm.xs4all.nl>
To: "Christopher J. Umina" <FJU@Fritzilldo.com>
Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: no /bin/login?!?!


> Christopher J. Umina(FJU@Fritzilldo.com)@2002.04.21 12:00:17 +0000:
> > Thanks, I think I'm going to do that, but how can I backup my stuff?  I
need
> > some sort of shell to do that...
> > I just don't know how to do it.
> You might be able to ssh in (ssh username@hostname). Keep in mind that
> binaries like ps, ls and netstat could be trojaned to hide the files of
> the intruder.
>
> You really need to get physical access to that box, since complete
> reinstall (wiping out all existing filesystems) isn't something you can
> do remotely easily.
>
> If you have physical access, you could boot using the boot and fixit
> floppies, and mount some kind of backup medium.
>
> The safest way I think is to backup to some local NFS server.
>
> I would try to get this box disconnected from the internet ASAP. As soon
> it is disconnected, it can not be abused for DDoS attacks or like. For
> backup purposes you could connect it to an other box using a crosslink
> cable or local hub/switch.
>
> Alson



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