connecting to 10.5 install via SSH and VNC

[Dan Shoop]

On Nov 2, 2007, at 12:45 AM, Noah Abrahamson wrote:

>
> On Nov 1, 2007, at 8:15 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?
>
>
> If I remember correctly, it's the actually just the first eight  
> characters of the serial number (or, if it's really ancient  
> hardware, it's 12345678). Also, try uppercase or lowercase, one of  
> them is correct.

Or just read the docs which states how to do this. Seriously folks,  
this isn't guesswork.


-dhan

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