What I'm concerned about is whether the box will boot without a keyboard. If I shut it down and later press the power button will it boot? I want to be able to shut it down and restart when i want to make a backup. Thanks, John On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 11:57:57AM -0500, John G Heim wrote: > Are you asking if you can disconnect the keyboard and monitor after you've > finished the install? If so, absolutely. This is a fairly common thing in > the server world. Just yesterday I did a debian install with just a > keyboard and braille display attached. Worked great. > > There are several ways to do an install without ever attaching a keyboard. > They are non-trivial though. I'll explain how I do it if that's what you > want to know. > > On 04/14/2017 08:31 AM, John J. Boyer wrote: > >I have an oldder machine that I want to use mainly for backup. It will be accessed by ssh, rsync, etc. So it doesn't > >need a monitor or keyboard. How do i set this up? > > > >Thanks, > >John > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- John J. Boyer, President AbilitiesSoft, Inc. Email: john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx website: http://www.abilitiessoft.org Status: 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA Mission: developing assistive technology software and providing STEM services that are available at no cost _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list