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Notable Changes in Groovix 2013

Here is a short list of changes in Groovix 2013 that may affect administrative tasks. From an end user perspective not much has changed aside from newer program versions.

Changing Label/Site/Type

If you need to modify a workstation's label, site, or type after it has been imaged, edit the /etc/groovix/groovix.conf file instead of editing /etc/groovix/label /etc/groovix/site and /etc/groovix/type /etc/groovix/type2, etc. as you did in Groovix 1004.

It is OK to add a site or type if they were undefined during imaging, and additional types may added at any time. However, Groovix DOES NOT SUPPORT changing from one label or site to another, or deleting a type. This is because there is no logic in Groovix Net Control to undo changes triggered by previous label/site/type values. In a emergency you may be able to get away with changing label/site/type values without re-imaging, but if you call for support we will ask that you re-image it. Re-imaging with Groovix 2013 is really easy, see the Re-Imaging section below for more details. If you are going to use an automatic Re-Install/re-image option you should reboot or run groovix-net-control first to make sure the new label/site/type values are saved on the server.

Imaging

Re-Imaging

Groovix 2013 workstations can be re-imaged by:

1. booting USB or DVD media and choosing the "Groovix Automatic Install/Re-Install" value. label/site/type values will be automatically restored from saved values.
2. asking Groovix staff
3. running groovix-auto-re-install from the command line (locally or remotely through ssh)
4. Booting up the machine and choosing groovix-re-install from the grub menu

The "GNU GRUB" menu appears for five seconds during boot. You may repeatedly hit the down arrow on the keyboard once per second during boot until you see the "GNU GRUB" boot menu to avoid missing it.

What has NOT changed in Groovix 2013

1. From an end user perspective not much has changed aside from newer program versions.
2. Aside from a revamped Groovix Net Control, there have been no major changes to the server side of Groovix including monitoring, reservations, print management, etc. The server side code will be the focus during 2014 development.