[K12OSN] Catch 22: Server Video Card gone bad... what now?

[Gentgeen]

On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:16:25 -0700
Huck <dhuckaby at paasda.org> wrote:

> once connected open terminal
> (usually right-click on desktop and select terminal)
> su -
> type in root passwd
> 
> this doesn't work on V5??
> 
> ahodson at elp.rr.com wrote:
> > Seems like this week is the bad-news week for my systems...
> > 
> > Not one, but two K12LTSP V5 servers (same site!) have no video
> > signal (black screen, amber monitor light). One of them is not
> > providing dhcp, the second one is ok (client wise) 
> > 
> > My question to the gurus here is, what "su" command or configuration
> > change can I use to allow ROOT to login from a client? I am not too
> > pleased with the latest distro "forcing" you to be on the server for
> > root access... This can be the perfect Catch 22 - need monitor to
> > change monitor but I have no monitor...
> > 
> > BTW - Thanks Petre for the earlier help.
> > 
> > cheers  
> > A. Hodson
> > El Paso ISD, TX
> > -=o=-
> > 

I think what the original post is looking for is :

   su

and then
   
   gdmsetup

notice that I did not put the - after su.  It does not work on my system
(Debian box, with LTSP) with the - .  Give me a "cannot open display:"
warning.  Without - works fine.





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