From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L0xeo-0007NG-8i for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:20:14 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9E5B6E01AD; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:20:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ey-out-1920.google.com (ey-out-1920.google.com [74.125.78.144]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CCDDE01AD for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:20:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ey-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 4so522533eyk.10 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:20:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:mime-version:content-type; bh=9N15H/DjtoD12XHcOD8TvD/rm7QbyS319z3kcF/V+m8=; b=v2FDDBUgFZ01h9e5GjeDY/xuu0U3ZyeLAvuoRFsd+HMVstX8VbFr16JRJw7a9Q1QG6 kf7/SDs/C83QkuMtXOTJ3uzE4amHgLh7ZdmYaTe+2TROe70orSm2q/S2bLoPks0me4aE XXizT6+CIkaJ5yWIOG/KtpqbC47yl0JfWC3TU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=bdpPFHRMf6hF50cWhVL9YuhICMXklHqTaN197wFEZ5tCCvqu4hNxXaGqszY1x8n8mC HbHrC9DPD4+LCDZ6vapcbTU3/p8UpmaOqlUfGTBCIWTD69/5wRxqo+rfHyThPZF0tXaH KhrR35MH9cuGTty9acWjM2XwwJ2Xb/Vx0tsQY= Received: by 10.86.93.19 with SMTP id q19mr551479fgb.62.1226665211603; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:20:11 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.86.31.20 with HTTP; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:20:11 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:20:11 +0000 From: "Qian Qiao" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Headless gentoo install Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_9197_8893782.1226665211612" X-Archives-Salt: 3ec289b7-402c-4e4d-b0f4-19d7d4edd35b X-Archives-Hash: 6a1864a13751740296cdf02e03e48d91 ------=_Part_9197_8893782.1226665211612 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I doubt if any livecd distro would have a default root password and enable SSH at the same time, cos that would be a serious security flaw. Btw, apologies if I am top-posting, bloody mobile won't let me edit the quoted text. On 14 Nov 2008, 12:10 PM, "Momesso Andrea" wrote: I need to install gentoo on an headless server. The problem is that I cannot attach a video on it at all, neither for the installation. I asked the seller to setup the bios for cd boot as main option, so that I can use a live distro for the gentoo installation. I know for sure that both the gentoo livecd and systemrescuecd need user interaction to setup ssh (at least I have to choose a root password). I think it won't be too difficoult to do it blind: - Insert cd - Poweron the machine - Wait a while - Type "passwd" "******" "******" "/etc/init.d/net.sshd restart" But I'm sure somewhere there are livecds with a fixed root password, that start dhcp and sshd on boot. Possibly x86_64. Does anyone know such a livedistro, or can anybody suggest a different method for my installation? This is the machine: http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=280282897816 ------=_Part_9197_8893782.1226665211612 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline

I doubt if any livecd distro would have a default root password and enable SSH at the same time, cos that would be a serious security flaw.

Btw, apologies if I am top-posting, bloody mobile won't let me edit the quoted text.

On 14 Nov 2008, 12:10 PM, "Momesso Andrea" <momesso.andrea@gmail.com> wrote:

I need to install gentoo on an headless server.
The problem is that I cannot attach a video on it at all, neither for
the installation.

I asked the seller to setup the bios for cd boot as main option, so that
I can use a live distro for the gentoo installation.

I know for sure that both the gentoo livecd and systemrescuecd need user
interaction to setup ssh (at least I have to choose a root password).

I think it won't be too difficoult to do it blind:
- Insert cd
- Poweron the machine
- Wait a while
- Type "passwd" "******" "******" "/etc/init.d/net.sshd restart"

But I'm sure somewhere there are livecds with a fixed root password,
that start dhcp and sshd on boot. Possibly x86_64.
Does anyone know such a livedistro, or can anybody suggest a different
method for my installation?

This is the machine:
http://cgi.ebay.it/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=280282897816

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