Hi all,

I would like to work with linux with live CD (knoppix for example).
My account is located on a sun station in the local network.
How can I obtain login form at startup ?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

"max_mont" <max_mont@yahoo.fr> wrote in message
news:1141893552.515307.48890@z34g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to work with linux with live CD (knoppix for example).
> My account is located on a sun station in the local network.
> How can I obtain login form at startup ?
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help.

The login CD will give you a local account automatically on the CD: you'd
need ot edit the live CD to tell it to use your NIS or other network based
login. Or is that not what you mean?

max_mont wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to work with linux with live CD (knoppix for example).
> My account is located on a sun station in the local network.
> How can I obtain login form at startup ?
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help.

Note;
I have no clue whether or not there are any incompatabilities between
Sun Solaris and Knoppix File systems.

You would likely have to create a "Persistent Home Directory" (anywhere
you like, but should be of a ext2 or 3 type File system, so that
permissions and attribuites are maintained) and also utilize the "Saved
Knoppix Configuration" option as well (this creates two files
Configs.tbz and Knoppix.sh)..you'd likely want to tell it to save these
files to the same partition that contains your $HOME Dir. Check out
Knoppix.net forums as well.

There may be a somewhat easier way...

If you create a small partition (oh 2GB say for CD, or much more for
whole DVD - make it a ext2, or 3 file system) to hold the CD's ISO,
Persistent Home, and Saved Config - then you copy CD ISO to HDD using
this at Boot:

Knoppix tohd=/dev/hdxx

hdxx is the HDD and Partition number you made for Knoppix ISO,
Persistent Home, and Saved Config.

Once done and booted and then logged into Sun Station - use "Save
Config" - then reboot, then you use this from Boot:

Knoppix fromhd=/dev/hdxx home=/dev/hdxx myconf=/dev/hdxx

fromhd= # boots the ISO from HDD - free's up CD/DVD drive after bootup
home= # your "Persistent Home Dir"
myconf= # saved configuration settings

Note - Knoppix uses cloop (UnionFS) as default and Automount...
see en.wikipedia.org and look up (search) those terms for more
explanation.

not sure how much or how little above info helps , but I tried ;-)
BTW- what version of Knoppix ?

iforone wrote:
> max_mont wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I would like to work with linux with live CD (knoppix for example).
> > My account is located on a sun station in the local network.
> > How can I obtain login form at startup ?
> >
> > Many thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Note;
> I have no clue whether or not there are any incompatabilities between
> Sun Solaris and Knoppix File systems.
>
> You would likely have to create a "Persistent Home Directory" (anywhere
> you like, but should be of a ext2 or 3 type File system, so that
> permissions and attribuites are maintained) and also utilize the "Saved
> Knoppix Configuration" option as well (this creates two files
> Configs.tbz and Knoppix.sh)..you'd likely want to tell it to save these
> files to the same partition that contains your $HOME Dir. Check out
> Knoppix.net forums as well.
>
> There may be a somewhat easier way...
>
> If you create a small partition (oh 2GB say for CD, or much more for
> whole DVD - make it a ext2, or 3 file system) to hold the CD's ISO,
> Persistent Home, and Saved Config - then you copy CD ISO to HDD using
> this at Boot:
>
> Knoppix tohd=/dev/hdxx
>
> hdxx is the HDD and Partition number you made for Knoppix ISO,
> Persistent Home, and Saved Config.
>
> Once done and booted and then logged into Sun Station - use "Save
> Config" - then reboot, then you use this from Boot:
>
> Knoppix fromhd=/dev/hdxx home=/dev/hdxx myconf=/dev/hdxx
>
> fromhd= # boots the ISO from HDD - free's up CD/DVD drive after bootup
> home= # your "Persistent Home Dir"
> myconf= # saved configuration settings
>
> Note - Knoppix uses cloop (UnionFS) as default and Automount...
> see en.wikipedia.org and look up (search) those terms for more
> explanation.
>
> not sure how much or how little above info helps , but I tried ;-)
> BTW- what version of Knoppix ?

whoops - forgot to mention...you could also "Remaster" your own Knoppix
CD...the forums I mentioned (knoppix.net) will help you with that, and
has some guides too - see the forum's wiki and FAQ as well.