From 5a4e022337e8591f8f263d3d9189ee819fec5c42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Safranek Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 14:48:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Added a note about the user accounts used by the echoserver to the readme. --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 46a6537b..fa04ff15 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ To use public key authentication use the command line: Where the *USER* can be `gretel` or `hansel`, and *TYPE* is `rsa` or `ecc`. +Keep in mind, the echoserver has several fake accounts in its wsUserAuth +callback function. (jack, jill, hansel, and gretel) When the shell support is +enabled, those fake accounts will not work. They don't exist in the system's +passwd file. The users will authenticate, but the server will err out because +they don't exist in the system. You can add your own username to the password +or public key list in the echoserver. That account will be logged into a shell +started by the echoserver with the privileges of the user running echoserver. + scp support -----------