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Bug#496252: network-console: Add support for launching an SSH server during installer startup



Jérémy Bobbio <lunar@debian.org> writes:

> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:03:27AM -0300, Otavio Salvador wrote:
>> > The attached patch against network-console adds an extra step during
>> > debian-installer startup that just does that when "BOOT_DEBUG=3" and
>> > "device=ethX" are specified on the command-line.
>> >
>> > It's a little bit crude, but was truly helpful on solving that issue.
>> > So even if we don't get this in tree, this can be left as a reference.
>> 
>> It does look useful. I agree that regular users won't use that feature
>> but for debugging this is a great tool to be available. I think that
>> this doesn't hurt to be available and could be commited IMO. Others?
>
> I would rather prefer to make this change post-Lenny.  I should have
> been clearer on that in my initial report.

Since this is not used by users by default, personally I don't see any
reason to delay it but it's more up to you then me.

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