Todd Denniston wrote:
Is there a linux distro (preferably Fedora or one of its variants) that I can boot a rescue session from using PXE? I'd like to build a setup with grub, pxelinux, etc... (if possible) where it boots into the main OS and on reboot, it will switch back-and-forth to a rescue distro.
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2008-September/msg00353.htm...
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=159287 suggests that a rescue mode image (initrd) might be setup as a grub target. Perhaps you should add to that bug, with some ideas from your experience.
And if you are adventuresome you might try this idea from the same thread: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-test-list/2008-September/msg00380.htm...
Still seems a bit scary having a machine up on the net with the non protected rescue environment. I hope you get it fixed quickly.
Of course with your situation, it MIGHT be easier to have them express the hard drive to you and work on it locally. :)
I've always thought it would be nice to be able to use the boot options of "linux rescue vnc vncconnect=host_or_IP" with an install CD or bootable USB drive and end up with at least a framebuffer containing a root xterm in the waiting remote vncviewer. But, those options don't work together.