On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Tom Allison wrote:
> my dhcpd.conf file is on another computer, so I can't use ltspadmin tools to
> manage it.
>
> I noticed the block:
>
> host ws001 {
> hardware ethernet 00:d0:59:39:a8:a1;
> fixed-address 192.168.1.200;
> filename "/lts/vmlinuz-2.4.26-ltsp-2";
> }
>
>
> Am I correct in assuming that in the future, any new kernels will require me
> to change this file (vmlinux-2.4.26-ltsp-2) to point to the new kernel?
Correct.
>
> Would there be anything fundamentally "bad" in making a link to a generic like
> /lts/vmlinuz-2.4-ltsp and managing all the LTSP clients in that manner?
The problem with using a symlink to point to the kernel is it
complicates the issue, when I need to provide support.
Currently, I can tell people to do this:
grep filename /etc/dhcpd.conf
And the result tells me alot about the kernel(s) they are loading.
If instead it returns a generic name, then I have to walk them through
following a symlink to see what it points to. many of the newbies that
I deal with in support don't have a clue what a symlink is, and I'd
rather not complicate the issue with that.
>
> I'll assume that my DNS server (yet another machine!) will require entries for
> things such as:
> ws001 IN A 192.168.1.200
You'll also need the reverse entries setup.
>
> And lastly. I don't have xdm as my default login screen.
> I use "wings" wdm and WindowMaker as my preferred X experience.
>
> Can someone direct me on the steps (approximately even) I'll need to affect in
> order to get these straightened out?
Sorry, never played with wdm.
>
> Initial grepping and such shows that ltsp is configured for
> xdm
> twm
>
> I could probably go in and manually change enough settings to get these
> changed around. Do I need to make these changes or is LTSP going to pick up
> my server settings? Will they stay after I re-run ltspadmin functions?
When running ltspcfg, just don't run the items related to the display
manager.
Jim McQuillan
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