[K12OSN] terminals now fail to boot - Update

[Alexander Hicks]

Correction - After I reset passwords, I can login as any user on the server
(not terminal, they're dead a that point).

Sorry. ~ Alex



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Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 3:06 PM
To: 'Support list for open source software in schools.'
Subject: RE: [K12OSN] terminals now fail to boot - Update



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Ok, so I've checked to ensure that TFTP and XINETD are running (they are).
I've also checked to see that the dhcp.conf file points to files that exist.
I couldn't open those files to peek at them, should I be able to?  I
Downloaded and installed all of the updates for 4.4 and rebooted server, but
the terminals still fail to boot.

The thing that kills me is that all of the terminals worked before I
webmin'd in the users and then used this command "rsync -essh -av .
192.168.0.254:/home" to move the home folders over.  I don't really know how
it works, but all of the folders seem to have come over fine and all of my
users are there.  The passwords for the users are messed up, though. If I
reset the passwords, I can login as any user on the SERVER (not terminal)
and the student material appears in their home folder.

Would Importing users or the rsync command somehow affect the permissions on
other files (like vmlinuz.ltsp)?

I'm willing to reload 4.4.1 or 5 (which I tried earlier, but ran into the
same problem) and put all of the student work in a public folder for them to
import themselves, if the problem exists with my use of the rsync, but
rebuilding the 350 users is a pain (although I looks like I have to reset
their passwords anyway - is there a cool command for that?)

Huge thanks for all of the suggestions so far.
~Alex

Ps: I'll add a sightseeing trip down the Piscataqua River and out around the
Isles of Shoals to the Beer and Golf award. (Travel to NH not included -
sorry)
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Alexander Hicks
Technology Coordinator
Shaker Road School
131 Shaker Road
Concord, NH  03301
(603) 224-0161 ~ Voice
(603) 226-0257 ~ Fax
a_hicks at shakerroad.pvt.k12.nh.us



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