correct reason why you can't walk into a fresh autoinstall by ssh

[invirt/packages/invirt-web.git] / code / main.py

diff --git a/code/main.py b/code/main.py
index 15647b9..9be2b6c 100755 (executable)
--- a/code/main.py
+++ b/code/main.py
@@ -426,7 +426,19 @@ def helpHandler(username, state, path, fields):
     simple = fields.getfirst('simple')
     subjects = fields.getlist('subject')
 
     simple = fields.getfirst('simple')
     subjects = fields.getlist('subject')
 

-    help_mapping = {'ParaVM Console': """
+    help_mapping = {
+                    'Autoinstalls': """
+The autoinstaller builds a minimal Debian or Ubuntu system to run as a
+ParaVM.  You can access the resulting system by logging into the <a
+href="help?simple=true&subject=ParaVM+Console">serial console server</a>
+with your Kerberos tickets; there is no root password and sshd will
+refuse login.</p>
+
+<p>Under the covers the autoinstaller uses our own patched version of
+xen-create-image, which is a tool based on debootstrap.  If you're
+quick in logging into the serial console, you can see it running.
+""",
+                    'ParaVM Console': """

 ParaVM machines do not support local console access over VNC.  To
 access the serial console of these machines, you can SSH with Kerberos
 to %s, using the name of the machine as your
 ParaVM machines do not support local console access over VNC.  To
 access the serial console of these machines, you can SSH with Kerberos
 to %s, using the name of the machine as your