On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:10:13 -0500, Matthew S. Hallacy <poptix at techmonkeys.org> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 27, 2004 at 09:24:49PM -0500, greg wrote: > > so the big question in my head is, if i go with debian, will i regret it > > in the long run, just because i wanted to do funky remote restalls. > > I'm still regretting the day I heard about debian, but personal grudges > aside.. You may want to look into the RedHat/Fedora offerings, kickstart > installs (remote or local) are damned nifty without any debian hackery > (ie, it's built into the installer, not something someone hacked in), you > also have the option of an attended remote install where you can netboot > the system then install via VNC. > > I personally have a setup where I can plug in and netboot any system with > a full installation done in 15 minutes without any remote hands necessary, > it's /very/ nifty and caused no headaches or loss of hair. The systems I'm > netbooting have no CD-ROM or floppy drives, and pulling each one apart to > hook up a second drive for imaging would be a waste of my time. > Might be a stupid question, but can you give some more information regarding this as well as some links detailing the process? I'm trying to figure out some implementation ideas, as well as DR possibilities. -- -Shawn "That which hits the fan, will not be evenly distributed." _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list