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knc1 · 06-28-2015, 04:08 AM

That is probably the wrong end of the connection.

First, setup public key authentication with the Kindle (see the USBnetworking documentation on that - or that ssh thread tutorial I wrote here).

Then that should be the program= option on the public key line in the **Kindle's authorized_keys** file.
(Duh... **not** in my ssh tutorial here, you'll have to go to the 'web for that.)

I am not sure if dropbear sshd (the default in our USBnetworking package) supports the command= option on the public key line in the authorized_keys file, but;
The USBnetworking package also has the openssh sshd included.

Note: the ssh servers in the USBnetworking package are built to use an authorized_keys file in (USB) 'user storage'

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The quick and dirty about remote, per key, program execution:

Without this option on a key line (it is per key) in the remote authorized_keys file, the default (for OpenSSH, sshd) is to run: /bin/sh
With this (program= ...) option on a key line, that is what is executed by the remote end (rather than /bin/sh).

man sshd
is really your friend here:
http://linux.die.net/man/8/sshd

06-28-2015, 04:08 AM	#9
knc1 Going Viral Posts: 17,212 Karma: 18210809 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Texas Device: No K1, PW2, KV, KOA	That is probably the wrong end of the connection. First, setup public key authentication with the Kindle (see the USBnetworking documentation on that - or that ssh thread tutorial I wrote here). Then that should be the program= option on the public key line in the Kindle's authorized_keys file. (Duh... not in my ssh tutorial here, you'll have to go to the 'web for that.) I am not sure if dropbear sshd (the default in our USBnetworking package) supports the command= option on the public key line in the authorized_keys file, but; The USBnetworking package also has the openssh sshd included. Note: the ssh servers in the USBnetworking package are built to use an authorized_keys file in (USB) 'user storage' - - - - - The quick and dirty about remote, per key, program execution: Without this option on a key line (it is per key) in the remote authorized_keys file, the default (for OpenSSH, sshd) is to run: /bin/sh With this (program= ...) option on a key line, that is what is executed by the remote end (rather than /bin/sh). man sshd is really your friend here: http://linux.die.net/man/8/sshd Last edited by knc1; 06-28-2015 at 04:27 AM.