Sshfs into Whonix-Workstation

Do Once

Developers / experts only! Only for debugging!

On the host.

If you are not already a member of the fuse group, add yourself.

[select code]

sudo adduser `whoami` fuse

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.

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"!

[select code]

VBoxManage modifyvm "Whonix-Gateway" --natpf1 "ssh",tcp,127.0.0.1,2200,,22 ; echo $?

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.

0

Whonix-Gateway AND Whonix-Workstation.

[select code]

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get update

[select code]

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

On Whonix-Gateway.

[select code]

echo "GATEWAY_ALLOW_INCOMING_SSH=1"

echo "GATEWAY_ALLOW_INCOMING_SSH=1"

[select code]

sudo whonix_firewall

sudo whonix_firewall

On Whonix-Gateway.

[select code]

ssh.anondist-orig 10.152.152.11

ssh.anondist-orig 10.152.152.11

Yes (accept fingerprint).

Terminate ssh connection.

[select code]

exit

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!

[select code]

killall ssh

killall ssh

[select code]

killall sshfs

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

[select code]

trash-put ~/.ssh/known_hosts

trash-put ~/.ssh/known_hosts

[select code]

trash-put ~/.ssh/known_hosts.old

trash-put ~/.ssh/known_hosts.old

[select code]

#rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts

#rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts

[select code]

#rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts.old

#rm ~/.ssh/known_hosts.old

On the host.

[select code]

mkdir ~/mountworkstation

mkdir ~/mountworkstation

Run

On the host.

[select code]

ssh -f user@127.0.0.1 -p 2200 -L 2222:10.152.152.11 :22 -N

ssh -f user@127.0.0.1 -p 2200 -L 2222:10.152.152.11 :22 -N

[select code]

sshfs -p 2222 user@127.0.0.1:/ ~/mountworkstation

sshfs -p 2222 user@127.0.0.1:/ ~/mountworkstation

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