At 08:37 AM 10/9/2015, you wrote:
Op 9-okt.-2015 17:17 schreef david <david@xxxxxxxx>:
>
> Folks
>
> I have several remotely-located servers, donated by folks not all of
> whom are computer geeks, let-alone Linux aware. In earlier versions
> of Centos, I directed them to perform a minimal NetInstall (not too
> difficult to direct over the phone), and then issue two commands
> after the first boot. One was a 'curl' to download a script of mine,
> and the second was a dot-command to run it. A few reboots followed
> in close succession, and I directed them to logon as root, and issue
> a simple dot-command. The personal intervention ended usually within
> an hour, since I had ssh access to the system and root, and could
> complete the installation and tailoring completely remotely. I would
> only need their intervention in the case of problems. In many cases,
> I've not needed to invoke that help for a year or more.
>
> This scheme worked well until I decided to add support of graphical
> desktops on the systems in Centos 7, as I had in Centos 6. Once
> those packages were installed, further non-intuitive on-site
> intervention was required at next reboot to approve licenses. Remote
> ssh logins didn't work until that was done.
>
> These licenses needed to be approved on the local console. This is
> quite annoying and places more demands upon my remote friend. In
> some cases, the console and keyboard had been removed and the box had
> been placed in the closet.
>
> I am seeking a way to reduce or eliminate this annoyance. The best
> would be to find some way to 'pre-approve' the license agreement in
> my customizing scripts. Failing that, it would be nice to be able to
> approve these scripts from a remote ssh logon. I am reluctant to
> deploy Centos 7 without GUI support (I use x2go sometimes), and am
> thus reluctant to deploy centos 7 at this point.
>
> Advice and comments welcome
>
> David
> San Francisco
>
>
Hello,
is switching to Mate an option for you?
Greetings, j.
Interesting thought. I'm trying it and will report results on the list.
David
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