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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 9.x => Topic started by: input on July 28, 2015, 02:33:44 PM

Title: Server console at startup
Post by: input on July 28, 2015, 02:33:44 PM

Hello,


I would like to have the server console as startup screen.
Is that possible ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Server console at startup
Post by: Stefano on July 28, 2015, 03:13:08 PM

can you elaborate a bit more?
TIA

Title: Re: Server console at startup
Post by: input on July 28, 2015, 03:30:51 PM

When you boot SME and the end you only see a terminal with the loginprompt.
And when you login in that terminal with your loginname and password you come in the server console, which you can choose for example acces networkmanager or reboot etc.
I prefer that serverlogin instead of a black terminal with only the loginprompt as startupscreen.


thanks

Title: Re: Server console at startup
Post by: Stefano on July 28, 2015, 03:39:01 PM

console is available only when logged in.. there's no autologin and that's good.

having console always available is a bad idea

Title: Re: Server console at startup
Post by: CharlieBrady on July 30, 2015, 01:34:24 AM

Quote from: input on July 28, 2015, 02:33:44 PM

I would like to have the server console as startup screen.
Is that possible ?

It used to be a configuration option in the console, but it is strongly deprecated for security reasons. We don't want just anyone to be able to walk up to the console and start accessing the admin menu.

You don't need to use the console menu very often, and you need to know the admin password to be able to login, so what is your problem with typing 'admin' and password to get into the menu?