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there is absolutely no reason you would need to type an ssh key by hand. even at the very lowest level of server recovery (bare metal bios or uefi), crash cart
by beachstartup 10y ago
there is absolutely no reason you would need to type an ssh key by hand.
even at the very lowest level of server recovery (bare metal bios or uefi), crash carts are obsolete. you can cut and paste everywhere now through ethernetworked or emulated serial means.
- vidarh 10y agoIt'll take at least another decade to get rid of all equipment without IPMI or alternatives. No, I'm not kidding.
- beachstartup 10y agoyou're not getting what i'm saying. it doesn't matter how old the gear you're working on is. if you're typing in long strings by hand, you're not thinking hard enough about how to do your job.
- vidarh 10y agoOr you have to deal with real world constraints, which can - and do - involve having equipment where e.g. attaching external KVMs etc. is not always an option that is made available to you (cost constraints; space constraints).
- stephengillie 10y agoPlease tell me how to paste into a VMWare VM console. To my knowledge, this is not possible.
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- beachstartup 10y agovmware is a commercial product, ask the vendor.