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This contribution adds a server manager panel that allows an administrator to manage thinclient workstations (ie. workstations that are using the pxeboot protocol to retrieve a boot image from the server).

This contribution adds a server manager panel that allows an administrator to manage thinclient workstations (ie. workstations that are using the pxeboot protocol to retrieve a boot image from the server).

For usage see [[thinclient_usage|this page]].

For usage see [[Thinclient usage]].

=== Requirements ===

=== Requirements ===

  yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient

  yum --enablerepo=smecontribs install smeserver-thinclient

Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and 'enable' etc. Usage ([[Thinclient usage]]).

 

 

Go to the Thin Clients panel on Server Manager (within the Configuration section) and 'enable' etc.

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[[File:ThinclientGlobal.png|alt=]]

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If you no longer need to do any pxe booting, please also remove smeserver-pxe<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

yum remove smeserver-pxe

yum remove smeserver-pxe

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signal-event post-upgrade

rm /home/e-smith/db/thinclient

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