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Date:      Fri, 14 Apr 2000 16:11:20 -0400
From:      William Freeman <wdf@picusnet.com>
To:        "Ryugen C. Fisher" <Ryugen@palaver.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: single user mode -- from afar
Message-ID:  <38F77B67.E2FCA215@picusnet.com>
References:  <4.3.1.2.20000414145301.00a85b30@mail.palaver.org>

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single user mode has no network access, plus you have to hand-mount file
systems from the console.  if you could log in accross the network, than
telnetd would have to be running which defeats the purpose of 'single user
mode' as daemons
are considered users.


"Ryugen C. Fisher" wrote:

> This may seem to be "real dumb" BUT, I would like to be able to boot a
> FreeBSD 3.3 server about 600 miles from here into single user mode.. and
> access it via its IP addy/telnet to maintenance. It this at all possible?
> Do I need a program other than telnet to use for this sort of remote admin?
>
> TIA
>
> Ryugen, that "Old Frog" hisself
> Ryugen@palaver.org
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
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single user mode has no network access, plus you have to hand-mount file
systems from the console.&nbsp; if you could log in accross the network,
than telnetd would have to be running which defeats the purpose of 'single
user mode' as daemons
<br>are considered users.
<br>&nbsp;
<p>"Ryugen C. Fisher" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>This may seem to be "real dumb" BUT, I would like
to be able to boot a
<br>FreeBSD 3.3 server about 600 miles from here into single user mode..
and
<br>access it via its IP addy/telnet to maintenance. It this at all possible?
<br>Do I need a program other than telnet to use for this sort of remote
admin?
<p>TIA
<p>Ryugen, that "Old Frog" hisself
<br>Ryugen@palaver.org
<p>To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
<br>with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message</blockquote>

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