[K12OSN] headless server

[Roger]

ctrl-alt-delete *should* be mapped over to the reboot command.   Not sure if
a normal user can reboot.

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:08 AM, Jeremy Schubert <jschubert at shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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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