From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <599f06db0608030708k59bca74ejbae0b8b9ffba4216@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 09:08:44 -0500 From: "Gorka guardiola" To: csant , "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Best installation for a standalone desktop In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: Cc: Topicbox-Message-UUID: 957806d0-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On 8/3/06, csant wrote: > Hola, > > I have been wondering what the best Plan 9 installation for a standalone > desktop machine would be. Initially I had been thinking the default > terminal installation was a good choice, but it seems to not require the > user to actually log in - or is there a way on a standalone terminal to > require authentication? A terminal doesnt listen to services on the net, so authentication is not an issue. If what you want is simply to put a password to go to take a coffee, there is a lock command, but I am not sure if it comes with the regular distribution. > > As far as I am understanding things, I need to configure the machine as a > cpu and authentication server to use it as a standalone desktop machine > where users need to authenticate to log in? You need at least to set an authentication server if you want that machine to listen to the network and authenticate users. > > What is the reccomended installation for a standalone desktop machine? > /c > Depends on your needs/wants. For one user I'd say terminal. No remote connection, the owner booting the machine owns all of its resources. If you want to login remotely but are on a good network you may consider just using vnc to that machine though it is not very secure and wastes your resources. -- - curiosity sKilled the cat