Re: [gentoo-user] install gentoo via ssh
Marco Calviani wrote: Hi list, i would like to know if anyone have had experiences in installing gentoo on a remote machine using ssh. Is it possible? I'm not quite sure what you mean with that. I installed Gentoo on my server. To do so, I first booted a "rescue system" which was loaded over a netboot. After the boot, I logged into the server using SSH and followed the documentation. Does that answer your question? Alexander Skwar -- BOFH Excuse #423: It's not RFC-822 compliant. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] install gentoo via ssh
* Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marco Calviani wrote: > >Hi list, > > i would like to know if anyone have had experiences in installing > >gentoo on a remote machine using ssh. Is it possible? > > I'm not quite sure what you mean with that. IFAIU Marco wants to log into some linux box via ssh and install gentoo there (over the existing system). Well, interesting question. I'm also planning to do this. As long as you do not have any backup remote access (ie. directly to the disk or filesystem, an backup os, ...) its gonna be risky. This would require the install to go 100% right (at least to the point where network + sshd is up). I'd suggest installing gentoo in an chroot jail and try out evrything, move ssh to another port and run all services (including gentoo's ssh) within the jail. If evrything's proved to be running, change into the jail, cleanup the root system (you can access it via bind-mounts) and copy down the whole thing. cu -- - Enrico Weigelt== metux IT service phone: +49 36207 519931 www: http://www.metux.de/ fax: +49 36207 519932 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cellphone: +49 174 7066481 - -- DSL ab 0 Euro. -- statische IP -- UUCP -- Hosting -- Webshops -- - -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] install gentoo via ssh
On Mon, 22 May 2006, Marco Calviani wrote: > Hi list, > i would like to know if anyone have had experiences in installing > gentoo on a remote machine using ssh. Is it possible? > > Thanks in advance, > MC > > Boot from the minimal cd. Start ssh by typing /etc/init.d/sshd start, set a root password with passwd. Make sure your network is up, if it is you're now able to install over ssh. -Steven -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] install gentoo via ssh
On 5/22/06, Marco Calviani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi list, i would like to know if anyone have had experiences in installing gentoo on a remote machine using ssh. Is it possible? Thanks in advance, MC -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list You can do that, if you have some experience, you can use the actual system already installed, but you must use fallback instructions on your bootloader, along with PANIC instructions to reboot if no successful kernel is booted. Also, you must be SURE that IF your new kernel boot, it will support your NIC, and also that SSH gets started with the system. There is really NO way to securely say you'll suceed, anyway, you must have another way to access the machine locally if anything goes wrong. Besides any failure, its possible, I've used it like 3 times, only one I had to go there and reboot the machine... -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK- Version: 3.1 GCM/IT/P/O d-? s:- a? C++$ UBLA++ P+ L++ E--- W+++$ N o+ K- w O M- V- PS PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X+++ R+* tv b+ DI+++ D+ G+ e h+ r+ y++ --END GEEK CODE BLOCK-- -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] install gentoo via ssh
Hi Enrico, actually it is the way i would like to do it. I have a debian box installed on it, but i would like to move to gentoo. The machine is quite far from me and i don't have easy access to the room. Probably the chroot solution is the best for me. Regards, and thanks to all, Marco On 5/22/06, Enrico Weigelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: * Alexander Skwar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marco Calviani wrote: > >Hi list, > > i would like to know if anyone have had experiences in installing > >gentoo on a remote machine using ssh. Is it possible? > > I'm not quite sure what you mean with that. IFAIU Marco wants to log into some linux box via ssh and install gentoo there (over the existing system). Well, interesting question. I'm also planning to do this. As long as you do not have any backup remote access (ie. directly to the disk or filesystem, an backup os, ...) its gonna be risky. This would require the install to go 100% right (at least to the point where network + sshd is up). I'd suggest installing gentoo in an chroot jail and try out evrything, move ssh to another port and run all services (including gentoo's ssh) within the jail. If evrything's proved to be running, change into the jail, cleanup the root system (you can access it via bind-mounts) and copy down the whole thing. cu -- - Enrico Weigelt== metux IT service phone: +49 36207 519931 www: http://www.metux.de/ fax: +49 36207 519932 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cellphone: +49 174 7066481 - -- DSL ab 0 Euro. -- statische IP -- UUCP -- Hosting -- Webshops -- - -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] install gentoo via ssh
Marco Calviani wrote: Hi list, i would like to know if anyone have had experiences in installing gentoo on a remote machine using ssh. Is it possible? Thanks in advance, MC I've done it a couple of times for friends. It goes fine - you just have to make sure someone's physically near the machine when you do its first non-assisted boot, in case you screwed up the kernel or something. And don't forget to 'rc-update add sshd default' so you can get back in! -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
