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

Stephen cryptworks at gmail.com
Mon Sep 5 10:44:03 MST 2011


I  think so but the big live cds have x going.  I can't remember if they
autostart. Hmmm maybe I'll tinker with gentoo again it has been a while.
On Sep 5, 2011 9:35 AM, "Dazed_75" <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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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