RE: [cobalt-developers] root access to qube3

["Tom A. Cox" <tomc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There is no reason that you can not install X clients on the Qube, including
VNC, Gnome and KDE.  If you have to compile your X client applications, you'll
need to install X on the Qube.  Otherwise, just find a binary RPM
and install it.  It doesn't matter which X server you choose (if any) since you
don't have a video card on the machine.  You'll need an X server for your
Windows platform.  There are several available for the Windows environment. 
Personally, I've been been using one call X-Win32 from Starnet Communications
(www.starnet.com) for years.  Using basic X client programs is simple, just set
your DISPLAY environment variable to point to your server.  To automate the
process from Windows, you'll need to be able to use rsh to initiate contact
with the Qube.  XDM would also work, but would probably be a pain to set up
since the Qube doesn't have a video card.

Tom

On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, you wrote:
> Hmm, I thought that with VNC, I could connect in even if the qube doesn't
> have video and kb. I will take a look at the software you recommended,
> thanks!
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kevin
> > Thomson
> > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 12:29 PM
> > To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-developers] root access to qube3
> >
> >
> > Hey, the below works fine, telnet.exe that comes with windows does work,
> > just not very well, I would recomend you look into getting a nice telnet
> > client, you can find several off of tucows.com or download.com.
> > I personaly
> > use Token 2, its a little buggy at times when editing but  it has a very
> > very large buffer so you can scroll back and see what you've done.
> >
> > As for setting up KDE or Gnome, thats impossible, well, never say that
> > becuase the qube does HAVE a pci slot and a serial connection....
> > can we say
> > monitor and serial keyboard? ;) But as far as administrating the
> > Qube (or a
> > RaQ for that matter) you should be doing this from an office or home, or
> > somewhere far away from the device, the point of the Cobalt line
> > of products
> > is that you don't HAVE to be near the device, which in an industry
> > application is in a datacenter with hundreds of systems and a few monitors
> > hooked up on massive KVM switches....
> >
> > Anyways, forget about KDE or Gnome, I would recomend a wonderfull little
> > program called Webmin, which can be found at www.webmin.com which
> > is sort of
> > an expansion past the cobalt sauce (web baised administration).
> > You have to
> > get the binary install but its great to manage files in a visual
> > format and
> > too tons of stuff without telnet.  I will caution you though, things like
> > users, e-mails, domains, change all that stuff via the normal cobalt
> > interphase, last thing you wanna do is mess something up in their postgres
> > database... which is password locked at the factory btw, you can't use it
> > for other things or even look at it.
> >
> > Usualy, I compose my scripts on a windows machine, Editpad (NOT NOTEPAD ;)
> > and the ftp the files to my home dir on the qube3 I'm testing, then cp the
> > files where I need them from there in telnet, run them, and boom,
> > there you
> > go.
> >
> > -Kevin Thomson
> > webservices@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Pierre
> > Maloka
> > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 12:05 PM
> > To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [cobalt-developers] root access to qube3
> >
> >
> > I am new to qube as well.
> >
> > This is all done using telnet.
> > 1) So first, enable telnet in your Qube using the Admin tools (web pages).
> > 2) I use WinME, so I open a dos box and run telnet (telnet.exe).
> > 3) Login to your Qube as admin, use your admin password.
> > 4) Then type "su -" and then enter the admin password again.
> >
> > when you are done, type "logout" to return to admin.
> >
> > Hope this works for you as well...
> >
> > If anyone knows a better way, please let me know.
> >
> > Anyone know how to setup a KDE or GNOME front end for the Qube3?
> >
> > Hey COBALT, how about including instructions for X and VNC?
> >
> > I sure don't like using klunky text editors in telnet...
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of jstrebel
> > > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 10:26 AM
> > > To: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [cobalt-developers] root access to qube3
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I tried to enable to login as user root, but without success.
> > > Most probably this is because I am not that familiar with Redhat Linux.
> > > With the SuSE distributions it is possible to enable this in the
> > > /etc/rc.config file.
> > >
> > > Could anybody on this list point me in the right direction?
> > >
> > > Thanks jakob
> > >
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