Only thing that I can think of off the top of my head would be to replace the Virtual Console with a SSH client so that you can view / manipulate from that single location.
Andrea Righi wrote: > I'm working in something similar, but in passwordless way, I mean via > ssh keys and all implemented in systemimager commands... maybe soon I > should have something ready.... > > Suggestions about this feature are welcome... > > Thanks, > -Andrea > > Jason Knudsen wrote: > >> Just noticed a small typo, sorry.. >> >> This is relation to running a SSH daemon on systems that are being >> REIMAGED to establish the ability to remotely connect to diagnose >> problems if they occur. >> >> Jason Knudsen wrote: >> >>> Hey, >>> >>> Actually concerning getting a SSH daemon running on systems while >>> running was quite easy... (This comes in very handy for us with >>> systems that don't have remote console access or local access... handy >>> way to diagnose issues with the imaging if they fail as si_monitor can >>> only do that.. monitor. Would be cool to have this in the Virtual >>> Console) >>> >>> Here's what I've done, I've extracted the >>> /usr/share/systemimager/boot/i386/standard/boel_binaries.tar.gz file >>> and made some of my own modifications and anybody could do the same if >>> they desire the same functionality... After modifying the contents, I >>> just compress it back up and replace it in that directory. >>> >>> this is required to start sshd: >>> >>> mkdir var/empty >>> >>> this is required to connect as root user.. password is welcome - can >>> always use your own existing shadow file with your own credentials: >>> >>> echo "root:$1$BaJP0SOv$452iJT862e01qxXzTlR5m0:13530:0:99999:7:::" > >>> etc/shadow >>> >>> the next thing I did was copy my existing rsa and dsa keys from our >>> environment in the etc/ssh directory. You could create your own with >>> ssh-keygen if you don't have your own. I also modified my sshd_config >>> conf file in etc/ssh as well to my environment. >>> >>> cp ssh_host_dsa_key | cp ssh_host_rsa_key | cp ssh_host_key and make >>> sure permissions are 0600 >>> >>> Next I've edited my master files under /var/lib/systemimager/scripts >>> and the template file under /etc/systemimager/ - the >>> autoinstallscript.template >>> >>> The very first thing I've done, even before ". /tmp/variables.txt" is >>> add these lines: >>> >>> # Start SSHD >>> /bin/mount /dev/pts >>> /sbin/sshd >>> >>> And that's it... since my hosts are assigned IP's from DHCPD >>> STATICALLY, I can then just ssh into the hostname of the system that >>> is being reimaged. I guess that this is something fairly simple to >>> integrate into the systemimager suite if you so choose (as a option or >>> whatnot) .. let me know if I can assist any further. >>> >>> Jason >>> >>> Andrea Righi wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Jason Knudsen wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> That's fantastic news!!! >>>>> >>>>> Thanks to everyone who has made this possible! >>>>> >>>>> So what exactly does si_psh do? is it a method to connect to the >>>>> console of systems that are reimaging? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> No, it's a simple distributed shell (a wrapper to ssh) to run a command >>>> on ranges or lists of nodes, _after_ they've been installed. For the >>>> future we could consider to start sshd on the imaging clients (this >>>> should be a point of the TODO list). In this case you'll be able to use >>>> si_psh also to run commands on the imaging nodes... at the moment the >>>> only way to see the remote console of the nodes while they are >>>> installing it's the virtual console in si_monitortk... >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> -Andrea >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT >>>> Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to >>>> share your >>>> opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash >>>> http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sisuite-users mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Take Surveys. Earn Cash. 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