From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 14 10:10:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF8BF106566B for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:10:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danny@cs.huji.ac.il) Received: from kabab.cs.huji.ac.il (kabab.cs.huji.ac.il [132.65.16.84]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93C418FC0C for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:10:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pampa.cs.huji.ac.il ([132.65.80.32]) by kabab.cs.huji.ac.il with esmtp id 1Sf70t-000EuM-UD; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:10:52 +0300 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.3 To: Damien Fleuriot In-reply-to: <4FD729E3.6070405@my.gd> References: <201206101128.q5ABShXN007826@lurza.secnetix.de> <4FD729E3.6070405@my.gd> Comments: In-reply-to Damien Fleuriot message dated "Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:37:07 +0200." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:10:51 +0300 From: Daniel Braniss Message-ID: Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: su problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:10:55 -0000 > > > On 6/10/12 1:52 PM, Daniel Braniss wrote: > >> Sami Halabi wrote: > >> > Hi Oliver, > >> > I saw you had similar problem for console on 2010 > >> > http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/Serial-console-problems-with-stab=le-8-td3950684.html > >> > >> No, I don't think that the problem is related. My problem > >> was with the serial console, while you don't have a serial > >> console attached at all (at least you didn't mention it). > >> > >> > but the thread wasn't ended by recommendation or conclusions by you. > >> > > >> > did you solve that problem then? > >> > >> No, I came to the conclusion that the serial console support > >> in FreeBSD 8 was broken somehow. So I removed the console > >> cable; it's running with an old VGA CRT as the console for > >> now. Fortunately I require console access very seldom, so > >> I don't have to drive to that machine often. It's still > >> annoying, but I didn't find a better solution; downgrading > >> to 7.x isn't an option. > >> > > just for the record, serial on 8.x works fine! the device naming has changed > > from sio to uart, and maybe some features. We use it on all our servers, even > > redirecting it where possible via ILO,IMPI,DRAC. and is great for debuging > > or saving long trips :-) > > > > WARNING: control access to these devices, specialy since root can login > > on the console! > > > > danny > > > > Daniel, would you kindly elaborate on the DRAC console redirection thingy ? > > We're using Dells here and I loathe having to use their web interface > and the java app to get a console shell. you need the drac module - sometimes it's optional, but if you can access it via the web you probably have it. you will have to: set the bios to allow serial over ethernet, I can't remember off heart at the moment. configure /boot/loader.conf: console="comconsole,vidconsole" comconsole_speed="38400" -- the speed is what you set it in the bios configure /boot/device.hints: hint.uart.0.flags="0x10" -- or .1. depending on the bios settings install from ports sysutils/ipmitools connect the ethernet port and finaly: ipmitool -A MD5 -H c -U root -I lanplus sol activate danny