X-Git-Url: http://xvm.mit.edu/gitweb/invirt/packages/invirt-web.git/blobdiff_plain/29d4c7b59532a39298e21f0abbc774dcff546b73..606c843a867528a38bdc58bcdea8c657be5de5fa:/code/main.py diff --git a/code/main.py b/code/main.py index 15647b9..540b3f4 100755 --- a/code/main.py +++ b/code/main.py @@ -426,7 +426,20 @@ def helpHandler(username, state, path, fields): 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 serial console server +with your Kerberos tickets; there is no root password so sshd will +refuse login.

+ +

Under the covers, the autoinstaller uses our own patched version of +xen-create-image, which is a tool based on debootstrap. If you log +into the serial console while the install is running, you can watch +it. +""", + '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