From 7781f616208a2b2a4102e0a989c3567b64d2e3b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Price Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:26:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] document autoinstaller svn path=/trunk/packages/invirt-web/; revision=1704 --- code/main.py | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/code/main.py b/code/main.py index 15647b9..7060bb4 100755 --- a/code/main.py +++ b/code/main.py @@ -426,7 +426,18 @@ def helpHandler(username, state, path, fields): simple = fields.getfirst('simple') subjects = fields.getlist('subject') - help_mapping = {'ParaVM Console': """ + help_mapping = { + 'Autoinstall': """ +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 and no sshd.

+ +

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 -- 1.7.9.5