[K12OSN] logging in as root

[Jeremy Schubert]

Ok, let me try again.  I have the server up.  Now, I want to connect another
computer to it to act as the thin client.  Is what I installed (the k12tslp
ver 6) (on the server) preconfigured to do this?  Do I just need to
configure the client computer to boot to PXE?  Or will I have to do some
Google research to learn how to configure the server to accept client
connections?
Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf
Of Huck
Sent: April-22-08 7:37 PM
To: Support list for open source software in schools.
Subject: Re: [K12OSN] logging in as root

XP can connect like I said, via 'ssh', via 'freenx', via 'vnc'...and 
more...via a samba share as well(but that's just accessing the 
filesystem, not the programs)....

how to run programs from the thin client...you sit at the thin 
client...login as your username...use the drop-down menus' at the top 
normally for KDE and Gnome if I'm not mistaken...(we use IceWM where it 
looks kinda like XP)...and in those drop-downs are tons of applications 
you can run.

For documentation the best resource is 'google'...depending on what you 
want to run/find/etc...

generalization questions are really hard to answer...if you want to 
learn Linux...Slashdot http://www.slashdot.org/ had a good article on 
some books for beginners(but not idiots)...last weekend.

--Huck

Jeremy Schubert wrote:
> Sorry, I wasn't clear in my last message.  What I really want to know is a
> location for some good documentation.  Now that I have my server up and
> running, how can I have my client (XP) connect to the server and how do I
> run programs from the thin client.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com] On
Behalf
> Of Huck
> Sent: April-22-08 6:25 PM
> To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] logging in as root
> 
> help you do what now?
> 
> logging in as root? you aren't going to be able to at the GUI by
default...
> 
> hit ctrl-alt-F1
> you should get a text-based login...
> 
> attempt to login as root there or via SSH...if you've installed ssh 
> server...let us know...I forget how to enable logging in as root on the
GUI.
> 
> --Huck
> 
> Jeremy Schubert wrote:
>> Ok, I`ve got a headless server going now.  I used a Red Hat FAQ to change
>> the root password.  I log on with my user account and then choose
> add/remove
>> software from the applications menu.  I get a prompt asking for my root
>> password.  I'm assuming that it's taking it.  Cause when I enter the
wrong
>> passwd, I get an error message.  But when I enter the correct passwd,
>> nothing pops up on the screen after (since I did select add/remove
>> software).  And I tried to log on as root from the main prompt, but the
>> system doesn't like that.  I did find some instructions for configuring
> the
>> server at http://k12ltsp.org/server.html.  But there must be some better
>> documentation out there?  Can someone help me please?
>> Jeremy
>>
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