Server Configuration¶
Change passwords¶
Change our standard passwords to secure passwords.
# kiosk
passwd
# root
sudo su -
passwd
Network configuration¶
Change the hostname of the server.
sudo vi /etc/hostname
<your_server_name>.<your_domain_name>
Change hostname and gateway.
sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING="yes"
HOSTNAME="<your_hostname>"
GATEWAY="<your_gateway>"
Change IP address, subnetmask and the DNS server to match your needs.
sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE="eth0"
#BOOTPROTO=dhcp
BOOTPROTO=static
NM_CONTROLLED="no"
PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=1
ONBOOT="yes"
TYPE=Ethernet
DEFROUTE=yes
PEERDNS=yes
PEERROUTES=yes
IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=yes
IPADDR="<server_ip_address>"
NETMASK="<server_subnetmask>"
IPV6INIT=no
IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
IPV6_PEERDNS=yes
IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes
IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
NAME="eth0"
DNS1="<dns_server_ip>"
Change the NTP server to get the currect time.
sudo vi /etc/ntp.conf
#server 127.0.0.1
server <ntp_server_ip>
Proxy configuration¶
Configure a proxy server for yum to access the internet for system updates.
sudo vi /etc/yum.conf
[main]
...
proxy=http://<proxy_server_ip>:<port>
...
Install system updates¶
sudo yum update
Next steps¶
Continue with the directory preparation guide to prepare your directory for YIAMKiosk.