[K12OSN] headless server
Huck
dhuckaby at paasda.org
Tue Apr 22 17:56:34 UTC 2008
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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