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== Default Password ==
 
== Default Password ==
  
In prior releases, you were forced
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The default password is still ''nst2003''.
  
The default password is still ''nst2003''.
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In prior releases, you had to set the password of the NST system each time you booted a system from the ISO image. This was a good practice as the ''https'' and ''sshd'' services were enabled by default when logging into system.
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Starting with the new release, we no longer require you to set the NST password when the system boots. However, we no longer enable the ''https'' and ''sshd'' services until you run the '''nstpasswd''' script to set the system passwords.
  
== Services Disabled ==
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Hence, the NST system acts as a client system (you won't be able to connect to it from other systems) until you secure it by running the '''nstpasswd''' script.
  
When you boot NST Live, the ''https'' and ''sshd'' services are now disabled until you set the system passwords using the '''nstpasswd''' script.
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Note, this does NOT apply if you download the NST Virtual Machine. It also uses the default password of ''nst2003'', but does not disable the ''https'' and ''sshd'' services. If you download and boot the NST Virtual Machine, make sure that you run the '''nstpasswd''' command immediately after booting the system (or disable your virtual network connections) to prevent security exposures.

Revision as of 10:46, 23 September 2009

Package Management

Full Package Management

You can now easily add packages to the NST distribution using standard yum and rpm commands. This allows you to start with a initial NST distribution and then enhance it for your custom purposes.

This is only recommended after performing a hard disk installation of the NST.

Live Systems Can Be Updated

You can perform package management commands using yum and rpm commands even if you boot NST Live (off of a DVD). However, since the media is not writable, new packages which are downloaded and added will consume RAM.

Because of this, you should only install a few packages at a time for experimental purposes. If you were to attempt a full system update on a Live system, it is likely it will run out of memory.

Distribution Size

In order to update the NST distribution to support full package management, the full ISO distribution has increased significantly in size.

The full distribution can no longer be burned to CD media (you must burn it to a DVD or a USB memory stick).

If you have a system which can only boot from CD media (it can't read DVD media and does not support booting from a USB memory stick), you will not be able to run a full NST Live distribution.

However, it is still possible to perform a hard disk installation of the full NST distribution by starting with the NST Minimal ISO image. See the NST Minimal page if this applies to you.

Initial Boot

Default Password

The default password is still nst2003.

In prior releases, you had to set the password of the NST system each time you booted a system from the ISO image. This was a good practice as the https and sshd services were enabled by default when logging into system.

Starting with the new release, we no longer require you to set the NST password when the system boots. However, we no longer enable the https and sshd services until you run the nstpasswd script to set the system passwords.

Hence, the NST system acts as a client system (you won't be able to connect to it from other systems) until you secure it by running the nstpasswd script.

Note, this does NOT apply if you download the NST Virtual Machine. It also uses the default password of nst2003, but does not disable the https and sshd services. If you download and boot the NST Virtual Machine, make sure that you run the nstpasswd command immediately after booting the system (or disable your virtual network connections) to prevent security exposures.