connecting to 10.5 install via SSH and VNC

[Jason Joines]

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Subject: Re: connecting to 10.5 install via SSH and VNC
From: Dan Shoop <shoop at iwiring.net>
To: Jason Joines <joines at okstate.edu>
Cc: macosx-admin at omnigroup.com
Date: Thu Nov  1 10:58:00 2007
>
> On Nov 1, 2007, at 11:15 AM, Jason Joines wrote:
>
>>     The documentation for 10.5 says you can connect to the running 
>> installer via SSH or VNC to continue the installation remotely.  It 
>> also says the password is the hardware serial number.  However, it 
>> doesn't mention what username to send.  I've tried root and admin but 
>> no luck. Anyone know what username to send?
>
> The password is only the serial number when booted off the install 
> distro media. The username is root. Make sure you're trying to connect 
> to the right machine. How did you try determining that?
>
>
> -dhan 



    I was booted off the install media, I did try root, I did try 
connecting to the correct machine.  I used it's DNS name.


Jason
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