[K12OSN] headless server

Jeremy Schubert jschubert at shaw.ca
Tue Apr 22 18:08:06 UTC 2008


I suppose so!  Can I gracefully shutdown from a user account or just the
root?

-----Original Message-----
From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf
Of Huck
Sent: April-22-08 11:57 AM
To: Support list for open source software in schools.
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] headless server

that you gotta do via the server machine itself...
otherwise it'd be a HUGE security hole ;)

Jeremy Schubert wrote:
> Thanks.  I can live with America/Edmonton LOL.  And I have VNC working.
But
> now I can't access my root account.  I must have mistyped it during
install
> :(( (stupid mistake).  I have instructions from the red had site of how to
> change it.  But I need to reboot to access the grub menu.  Can I do that
> through VNC or am I going to have to hook it up to a monitor again?
> Thanks, Jeremy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
Behalf
> Of Huck
> Sent: April-22-08 11:38 AM
> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] headless server
> 
> 1.) LoL on the America/Edmonton thing sorry but that's funny ;)
> 
> 2.) yes you can connect via Vista..
> you can:
>   A.) ssh into it using something like Putty
>   B.) install FreeNX with 'yum install freenx' I think...and put the 
> FreeNX client on your windows machine and get full GUI'ness...or install 
> VNC on both, if you prefer...I'd put VNC on the server anyway to take 
> advantage of Fl_TeacherTool (I think it uses VNC anyway)
> 
> --Huck
> 
> 
> Jeremy Schubert wrote:
>> Hello, I am installing the K12LTSP on my home network to test it out 
>> before I implement in a school.  I've briefly scanned the manual and I'm 
>> not too familiar with Linux.  I have two questions. 
>>
>>  
>>
>>    1.  Who do I contact to suggest that the Canadian cities for time
>>       zone setup, such as Toronto and Edmonton, be listed as
>>       Canada/Edmonton instead of America/Edmonton.
>>    2. I am installing without a network connection due to monitor
>>       constraints.  Then I will connect the box to the network and
>>       reboot as a headless server (using DHCP for the moment).  Can I
>>       then use a Windows Vista box to connect to the box once I've
>>       determined the IP address handed out by my router?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>  
>>
>> */Jeremy Schubert/**//*
>>
>> */The two basic principles of Windows system administration:/**/
>> /**/For minor problems, reboot /*
>>
>> */For major problems, reinstall/*
>>
>>  
>>
>>
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