Re: [Testbed-admins] Node Reboot Control?

[Leigh Stoller <stoller@flux.utah.edu>]

> As for "localizing" the admin mfs, I followed the instructions to
> generate a set of client ssh keys, installed them in /etc/ssh of the
> admin mfs image (ran prepare), and kept them around for use in other
> OS images later. Is that what you are referring to?

Yes, but ...

> It occurs to me that the machine I rebooted from the command line
> had already booted the admin mfs, but the newly discovered/created
> node I'm operating on via the web is still running the
> freebsd.newnode mfs (until it reboots, of course). I don't think I
> put any keys into the freebsd.newnode image. Was I supposed to?

No, the newnode MFS is special. When the node is in that, you cannot
reboot from the web interface.

There *is* a special command line utility:

boss> wap newnode_reboot 111.222.333.444

Yes, it takes an IP address only.

Lbs