SSH and the Ubuntu Server

Serge Hallyn serge.hallyn at canonical.com
Thu Nov 18 16:00:05 GMT 2010


Quoting Clint Byrum (clint at ubuntu.com):
> On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 15:38 -0600, Dustin Kirkland wrote:
> 
> > 
> > This proposal requests that:
> >  1) a new prompt be added to the Ubuntu Server installer
> >  2) this prompt be dedicated to the boolean installation, or
> > non-installation, of the SSH service, as an essential facet of a
> > typical server
> 
> +1 for adding this prompt
> 
> >  3) the cursor highlights the affirmative (yes, please install SSH),
> > but awaits the user's conscious decision
> > 
> 
> -1 for having it default to Yes.

Forgive me if the answer is obvious - but how is this any
better then than simply expecting users to click 'ssh server'
in the tasksel window which always comes up?

-serge



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