I need an off-the-shelf ssh-able live CD, do I need to create it?

Dazed_75 lthielster at gmail.com
Mon Sep 5 09:34:55 MST 2011


Even so, that would not fulfill his requirement of it being automatically
present AND with a known user and password.  But yes, a LiveCD having it
available to run on request is probably likely to have been done and by more
than Gentoo.  Good to know though.  I wonder if they still have that.

On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> I know gentoo used to include sshd on the live chat but you had to start is
> and set roots password. This was so you could start up and install remotely
> or troubleshoot.
> On Sep 5, 2011 8:55 AM, "Dazed_75" <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I do believe you would have to re-master something and given that, you
> could
> > re-master whatever you wanted. I very strongly doubt such a LiveCD is
> > available unless produced by someone with malicious intent or purely for
> > such unguessable research purpose.
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 11:28 PM, kitepilot at kitepilot.com <
> > kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello there...
> >> I need a live CD (preferably non GUI) that starts an SSH server on boot.
> >> It has to provide also a known username/Password combination to login.
> >> (No, security is not a concern, it's a closed environment)
> >> This is the (simplified) scenario:
> >> 1.- someone in the Universe turns on a machine with a bootable CD on it.
> >> 2.- On a different galaxy, I figure out the IP address and type:
> >> ssh userThatTheCDtoldMe@**IPaddressIknow
> >> And (PUFF!), I am in.
> >> Does it exist?
> >> Do I have to get my preferred choice (Debian) and remaster an iso?
> >> (I will only need the ISO)
> >> Thanks!
> >> ET
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions,
that I wish it always to be kept alive.
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