Remaster with external storage

[PinkyDW]

Hi, I've got a room full of old machines that I'm wanting to try setting up with Pelican.  I see its possible to move the /home directory to an external source (ie HD, external HD etc) but can you remaster the cd so that it always points to that location?  I'd like this to be as hands off as possible and if it reboots I'd hate to lose my way /home :p

[Michael Creel]

If a reboot occurs (power goes out, whatever) you won't loose whatever is on /home, if it's on permanent storage. You just need to specify its location again, the same as when you did the first time. The setup script will wait for you to do so. For this reason, I don't see any need to make a remaster that mounts a specific device. If you want to do so, search the make_pelican script for

mount /dev/\$HOMELOCATION /home

and replace $HOMELOCATION with the device name you want to use. That should do it. You might also want to comment out the dialog that asks you to input the home location device.

[PinkyDW]

Cool thanks.

Forgot to ask is Pelican suitable for server use?

[Michael Creel]

Probably not, as it's intended for use by a single user. It runs well on hardware that often is used for servers, though. It also runs fine virtualized.