Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 20:40:52 -0700 From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> To: "Jason DiCioccio" <geniusj@bluenugget.net> Cc: "Nick Barnes" <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com>, <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: serial console Message-ID: <f0433015eb72655a096f0@[10.0.1.100]> In-Reply-To: <002901c0dcca$2d9f1a00$4904a8c0@epylon.lan> References: <59175.989869209@thrush.ravenbrook.com> <002901c0dcca$2d9f1a00$4904a8c0@epylon.lan>
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How are you preventing unauthorized access via the PM2? I haven't found any way to prevent it. At 16:04 -0700 5/14/01, Jason DiCioccio wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >I've found the Portmaster 2E to be quite good at this too :).. > >- ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Nick Barnes" <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com> >To: <stable@freebsd.org> >Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 12:40 PM >Subject: serial console > > >> I have received several individual replies to this message, asking >> for more details of setting up a serial console. I haven't >> actually done this myself since 2.2.5 (or maybe 2.2.8), and the >> procedure has >> changed a little since then. I refer people to the relevant >> section of the handbook: >> >> <URL: >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/serialcon >> sole-setup.html> >> >> It's easy, and I strongly recommend it for remote FreeBSD machines, >> assuming you can get at least _some_ other hardware colocated. For >> instance, you can get a terminal server: a little black box which >> converts a number of serial lines into TCP/IP connections. That >> lets you drive serial console for a number of boxes at once, >> without having to remember that console on foo is cuaa0 on bar, >> etc. I have used a 16-port "Digiboard Portserver" (now gathering >> dust) for this purpose in the past. >> >> It goes without saying that you should choose good-quality kit for >> remote located machines. For instance, don't use anything which >> doesn't come up reliably first time from a power cycle. >> >> Nick B >> >> > From: Nick Barnes <Nick.Barnes@pobox.com> >> > To: "stable@freebsd.org" <stable@FreeBSD.ORG> >> > Subject: Re: Running Stable on remote production server >> > Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 09:48:46 +0100 >> > Message-ID: <12552.989830126@thrush.ravenbrook.com> >> > >> > If you have more than one machine at the same remote site, then I >> > recommend setting up each as the serial console for the other. >> > That way you can go single-user, drive fsck, etc etc. >> > >> > Nick B >> > >> > At 2001-05-13 20:36:40+0000, Juha Saarinen writes: >> > > On Sun, 13 May 2001, Mike Smith wrote: >> > > >> > > > It's entirely unnecessary to go single-user when updating a >> > > > machine; just rebuild the world, optionally run mergemaster, >> > > > and reboot. >> > > > >> > > > Exceptions to this rule do occur, but they're *extremely* >> > > > rare. >> > > >> > > Having rebuilt a number of machines remotely in the last couple >> > > of weeks, I have to concur... >> > > >> > > The most important thing is to pay attention to mergemaster, >> > > PLUS doing a final check of vital rc and other conf files in >> > > /etc BEFORE rebooting. >> > > >> > > On one site I had the local "admin" unplug the network cable >> > > after the box was shifted into the server room -- I was trying >> > > to figure out what I had done wrong until it occured to me to >> > > ask if the system was connected to the LAN. His answer was >> > > priceless... "why do you have to have a network connection? >> > > Can't you get at the box remotely?" ;-D >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Regards, >> > > >> > > >> > > Juha >> > > >> > > PGP fingerprint: >> > > B7E1 CC52 5FCA 9756 B502 10C8 4CD8 B066 12F3 9544 >> > > >> > > >> > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message >> > > >> > > >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message >> > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: PGPfreeware 7.0.3 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com>; > >iQA/AwUBOwBkY1CmU62pemyaEQJimwCg3xJi5Mk207txA7nuMMgMy7mympYAn3WX >w4hmaGMSfVhbyxdg1N85L3Uh >=9zZQ >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- -- Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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