From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 9 08:49:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 051CD16A4CE for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:49:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web42003.mail.yahoo.com (web42003.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.93.171]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C472A43D58 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:49:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from d3javu1978@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040409154955.154.qmail@web42003.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [192.100.104.17] by web42003.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 09 Apr 2004 08:49:55 PDT Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:49:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Me To: Barbish3@adelphia.net, Brian , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: RE: remote install of freebsd via ssh X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 15:49:56 -0000 hi, I agree, best way would be to do as suggested. then ssh that way, the only thing you may have to do is walk the user on entering single user mode to do a make installworld if you're updating your system. -Jose lima --- JJB wrote: > Install FBSD on local pc and when completed, remove > HD and send to > remote site to be swapped with HD there. Then you > can ssh into box > and do what ever you want to fine tune install. > Anything else is > just asking for problems and down time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On > Behalf Of Brian > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:21 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: remote install of freebsd via ssh > > Hello, > Is there a way (or what is the best way) for > installing freebsd > remotely? I > have a nontechnical person at the site that can put > in a cd or enter > a few > commands, but the thought of walking through a full > install via the > phone is > not fun. I would prefer to be able to use ssh for > configuring. Any > suggestions would be a great help. > > Thanks, > Brian D. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/