[wellylug] second computer

[jumbophut]

On 5/9/05, Arnim Littek wrote:
> Fine, I didn't understand you were talking about troubleshooting.  Even so, as soon as the network interface is up and running on the machine, ssh is useable.  Here, as soon as any install has sshd running, the monitor and keyboard come off, permanently.  This also applies if X manages to get its shorts in a knot, tying up the keyboard/screen (which hasn't happened to me for a few years now).
> 

I've found that useful too.  There's a bug in the file mgr in KDE 2.x
which, when you try to rename a file with the same name as another
existing file, completely hangs X (i.e. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace doesn't
work).  After the first time it happened, I set up sshd to bind to the
local network, and now I can just SSH in and kill the offending
process, which restores the mouse and keyboard responsiveness.

Having said that, I use my KVM to switch the monitor and keyboard to
PC no. 2 in order to SSH in, so both can be handy :-)

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Tony (echo 'spend!,pocket awide' | sed 'y/acdeikospntw!, /l at omcgtjuba.phi/')