Difference between revisions of "Administrators Guide"

Revision as of 22:43, 16 September 2010

Caution: The Administrators Guide contains technical information about setting up and configuring Groovix to your specifications. Administrative privileges and passwords are necessary for most configurations and should be handled by an IT professional.

Installing Groovix PAC software

To prepare a workstation for a Groovix installation, please perform the following three steps before choosing from the installation options below.

1. Power on the PC, eject the DVD-ROM tray and insert the DVD labeled “Groovix Public Access Computing Install DVD”

2. Depending on the model PC, press the proper function key to get the boot menu (this information is commonly listed in the bottom corner of the screen)

3. Once the boot menu has loaded, choose the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM as your boot device and press the [Enter] key, the Groovix splash screen will pop up and a list of options on installing Groovix will be shown

• InstallationStaticIP for installing Groovix with an assigned or static IP address
• InstallationDHCP for installing Groovix without an assigned or static IP address

If unsure whether a workstation uses a static or dynamic IP address, please contact a system administrator before continuing; Groovix may not be immediately available as a result.

Groovix Desktop Administration

Once Groovix has been installed, it may be necessary to configure the following features.

• Network Settings
• Installing printers

• Groovix Menu
  • Printer Administration
  • HP Printer Toolbox
  • Network Settings
  • Open an xterm as the root user
  • Connect to Groovix Tech Support
  • Change Groovix Settings
  • System Monitor
  • Make Permanent Changes to the User Environment
  • Restart all Displays
  • Reboot the Machine
  • Shutdown the Machine
  • System Settings Administration
  • Groovix PAC Hard Drive Interactive Installation
  • Groovix PAC Live install to USB or Hard Drive
  • View the Groovix Kiosk Administration Guide

Groovix User Accounts

Groovix uses quite a few user accounts, each with their unique purpose, learn about them here GroovixAccounts.

Using terminal (xterm)

• Using commands
• Navigation
• Editing files
• Killing programs

Remote Access to Groovix PCs

• SSH
• VNC

Groovix profiles

• GroovixTemplateUser

Groovix Update

• GroovixNetCustomization

Using MySQL with Groovix

• MySQL queries
• Groovix SQL tables

Old Pages

• HardDriveInstall
• Setting a StaticIP
• KioskAdministration