Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-20 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:01:22AM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: : when you're done, just put the dragonfly live cd in the box you want to : install and plug the usb stick you prepared. system boots and lets you : log in. Do I go ahead and run 'installer' at this point? I tried tha

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-20 Thread Simon 'corecode' Schubert
On 20.08.2006, at 04:55, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:01:22AM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: : boot another box with the dragonfly live cd, select "play netboot : server" in the installer, boot the box you want to install and plug the : prepared usb stick (i g

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-19 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:01:22AM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: : boot another box with the dragonfly live cd, select "play netboot : server" in the installer, boot the box you want to install and plug the : prepared usb stick (i guess you can even put the prepared pfi.conf in : th

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-19 Thread Garance A Drosihn
At 9:31 AM -0700 8/18/06, Matthew Dillon wrote: In fact, it is my thinking that we should adjust the default sshd_config to set the PermitRootLogin field to 'without-password' by default, since it won't do anything unless the SSH keys are also installed in root's authorized_k

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-18 Thread Matthew Dillon
: :This is only somewhat related, but would it be possible to have :the getty on ttyd0 enabled by default, at least for the install cd? : :I haven't tried to log into the installer account over the network, :but this does sound like the best option if you have a dhcp :server in place. If you do t

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-18 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:01:22AM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: : boot another box with the dragonfly live cd, select "play netboot : server" in the installer, boot the box you want to install and plug the : prepared usb stick (i guess you can even put the prepared pfi.conf in : th

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-18 Thread Matthew Dillon
One thing that you can do if you have multiple DragonFly boxes is to automate some of the post-install work by creating an 'rconfig' script on a master server on the same network. Then doing 'rconfig -a' on the newly installed client after manually configuring the network. See

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-18 Thread Justin C. Sherrill
On Fri, August 18, 2006 8:44 am, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > I might be interested it trying this. My new MacBook is so fantastic, I > have a hard time seeing what I would need another box for. An airport for > broadband, g-drive for backup, what can I do with a server? I'd like to > do somethi

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-18 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:01:22AM +0200, Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote: : prepared usb stick (i guess you can even put the prepared pfi.conf in : the netboot server's /etc, making the install totally media-less) Now *that's* slick. I'll have to try it. : Serve - BSD : Work - Mac I might be

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-18 Thread Simon 'corecode' Schubert
On 18.08.2006, at 03:34, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: I have a spare box I want to use for DFLy as a server. It will be totally headless. It will plug into a home broadband gateway/router, and should be accessible by other machines on the same router. okay, another way to do it: use pfi.con

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-18 Thread Joerg Sonnenberger
On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:20:43PM -0500, Chris Csanady wrote: > This is only somewhat related, but would it be possible to have > the getty on ttyd0 enabled by default, at least for the install cd? The reason it was disabled is because a lot of systems had trouble with ttyd0. Joerg

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Bill Hacker
Chris Csanady wrote: This is only somewhat related, but would it be possible to have the getty on ttyd0 enabled by default, at least for the install cd? I haven't tried to log into the installer account over the network, but this does sound like the best option if you have a dhcp server in plac

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Chris Csanady
This is only somewhat related, but would it be possible to have the getty on ttyd0 enabled by default, at least for the install cd? I haven't tried to log into the installer account over the network, but this does sound like the best option if you have a dhcp server in place. If you do this thou

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Bill Hacker
Jonathon McKitrick wrote: I'm sure this isn't difficult, it's just a little more complex than I've done, and I need the DFly specific way. I have a spare box I want to use for DFLy as a server. It will be totally headless. It will plug into a home broadband gateway/router, and should be access

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
On Thu, Aug 17, 2006 at 10:08:04PM -0400, Haidut wrote: : This might not be the most efficient way but it works, so here it is: Ah, thanks. I remember now. I've been using a Mac too long. ;-) Jonathon McKitrick -- My other computer is your Windows box.

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Haidut
I am sorry, the file to edit is "/etc/rc.conf" On 8/17/06, Haidut <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This might not be the most efficient way but it works, so here it is: Just plug in a monitor into your system and do the basic Dfly install and set up some username besides "root". After it completes, re

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Haidut
This might not be the most efficient way but it works, so here it is: Just plug in a monitor into your system and do the basic Dfly install and set up some username besides "root". After it completes, reboot the system and open the file "/etc/rc/conf". Your home router probably supports DHCP, so j

Re: Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Gergo Szakal
Jonathon McKitrick wrote: In any case, is it possible to start the install with a keyboard, but then move to another machine and ssh in to finish? Not sure about that, but IIRC sshd runs automatically. Just get to know the IP of the box. I installed from CD long ago, the CD is live, and I re

Not sure how to do this tricky install...

2006-08-17 Thread Jonathon McKitrick
I'm sure this isn't difficult, it's just a little more complex than I've done, and I need the DFly specific way. I have a spare box I want to use for DFLy as a server. It will be totally headless. It will plug into a home broadband gateway/router, and should be accessible by other machines on t