Bug 32745

Summary: Rescue: add/start opensshd option to enable remote rescue.
Product: Mageia Reporter: Marc Krämer <mageia>
Component: InstallerAssignee: Mageia tools maintainers <mageiatools>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact:
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: Normal    
Version: 9   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: drakx-installer-rescue CVE:
Status comment:

Description Marc Krämer 2024-01-19 10:38:32 CET 
I think it could help alot if the rescue image has an running sshd.
The terminal with the limited size of 80, no mouse, ... makes it very hard to work in this mode - sure it is recue. But if would make it easier, more comfortable, if you could directly connect to this pc.

Maybe we can "just add" an menu entry which starts sshd asks or justs shows an password and the current ip address. Or add a simple command on shell to add this feature.


I had an remote user which I had to guide through to mount the remote system, bind mount dev, proc, sys, setup vts, chroot, start sshd (systemd does not work in chroot - or I don't know how), so I could finally see, what is going wrong and help him reinstall the efi entries to the bios (which were removed by a bios update).

I hope my explantions are clear.
Comment 1 Lewis Smith 2024-01-22 11:52:02 CET 
I think what you are suggesting is to enable 'rescue' to be done remotely rather than directly on the PC concerned.
Can you confirm this (or say if different)?

CC: (none) => lewyssmith

Comment 2 Marc Krämer 2024-01-22 12:11:39 CET 
yes, that's it.
Comment 3 Lewis Smith 2024-01-22 14:28:50 CET 
Assigning to the mageiatools people, taking 'rescue' as being part of the Installer.

Assignee: bugsquad => mageiatools
Component: RPM Packages => Installer

Lewis Smith 2024-01-22 14:29:00 CET

CC: lewyssmith => (none)

Lewis Smith 2024-01-22 14:30:04 CET

Summary: Rescue: add/start opensshd => Rescue: add/start opensshd option to enable remote rescue.