Sshfs into Whonix-Workstation
Do Once[edit]
Developers / experts only! Only for debugging!
On the host.
If you are not already a member of the fuse group, add yourself.
sudo adduser `whoami` fuse
If you were not already a member, you will see.
Adding user `user' to group `fuse' ... Adding user user to group fuse Done.
And should reboot. [1]
If you see.
The user `user' is already a member of `fuse'.
Then you are already a member of the fuse group and do not have to reboot.
On the host.
Import Whonix-Gateway
Import Whonix-Workstation
On the host.
Caution if you did not name your VM "Whonix-Gateway"!
VBoxManage modifyvm "Whonix-Gateway" --natpf1 "ssh",tcp,127.0.0.1,2200,,22 ; echo $?
When there is an error, you will see this.
VBoxManage: error: The machine 'Whonix-Gateway8.1' is already locked for a session (or being unlocked) VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_INVALID_OBJECT_STATE (0x80bb0007), component Machine, interface IMachine, callee nsISupports Context: "LockMachine(a->session, LockType_Write)" at line 377 of file VBoxManageModifyVM.cpp 1
When it succeeded, you will see this.
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Whonix-Gateway AND Whonix-Workstation.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
On Whonix-Gateway.
echo "GATEWAY_ALLOW_INCOMING_SSH=1"
sudo whonix_firewall
On Whonix-Gateway.
ssh.anondist-orig 10.152.152.11
Yes (accept fingerprint).
Terminate ssh connection.
exit
On the host. If you are using ssh on the host for other purposes, it might be better to switch to an extra user.
On the host. Try this if you are having problems. This might not be neccessary.
THINK FIRST!
killall ssh
killall sshfs
On the host. Try this if you are having problems. This might not be neccessary. There seems to be a bug with existing ssh known_hosts files.
THINK FIRST!
Or "rm" if you know what you are doing
trash-put ~/.ssh/known_hosts
trash-put ~/.ssh/known_hosts.old
#rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts
#rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts.old
On the host.
mkdir ~/mountworkstation
Run[edit]
On the host.
ssh -f user@127.0.0.1 -p 2200 -L 2222:10.152.152.11 :22 -N
sshfs -p 2222 user@127.0.0.1:/ ~/mountworkstation
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Restart X may do the trick as well.
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