-- Main.ctucker - 18 Nov 2005

Use the Neoware Linux Factory Reset Feature to Repair the Terminal

Factory Reset is a built in function of the NeoLinux operating system. It's purpose is to restore a malfunctioning terminal back to its "out of the box" state. The feature can be accessed from the menus of the terminal's Connection Manager. Please note that a terminal's menu will need to be unlocked first (lab terminal menus are always locked). This can be done remotely (see ManEons) or from the terminal's Connection Manager menus.

• Select Settings -> Apliance Properties -> Security
• Set Allow connections to be created or modified

If you are prompted for a password, this should be the terminal's (or root) password which should be the CSCF Thin Client Master Password.

The Factory Reset option should now be accessible for the Connection Manager's menus.

• Select Settings -> Apliance Properties -> Factory Reset

Again, you will likely be prompted for the terminal's password as above.

Then you will have to reboot the terminal.

The process of Factory Reset will NULL the terminal's password and remove the CSCF imposed terminal modifications (see ModEons).

There is also a command line version of this function that can be used at a Console window or run remotely using Telnet, it is /usr/sbin/factory_reset (see RemEons).