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Configuring the Server
Preparation for Operation
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Ê
Add the following line after the
tty6
line at the bottom of the
/etc/securetty
file to enable a user to log in as the root user through the
SOL console:
ttyS1
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Complete the following steps to modify the
/boot/grub/menu.lst
file:
Ê
Comment out the
gfxmenu
line by adding a
#
in front of the word
gfxmenu
.
Ê
Add the following line before the first
title
line:
# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL
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Append the following text to the first
title
line:
SOL Monitor
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Append the following text to the
kernel
line of the first
title
section:
console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1
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Add the following four lines between the first two
title
sections:
# This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL
title linux SOL Interactive
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot
vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS1,19200
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
The following examples show the original content of the
/boot/grub/menu.lst
file and the content of this file after modification.
Original /boot/grub/meu.lst contents
gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message
color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
title linux
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
title floppy
root
chain1
title failsafe
kernal (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal
