2008/12/23 Graeme Hilton <graeme.hilton@???>:
>> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:54:48 -0000 (UTC), graeme.hilton@???
> said:
>>
>>> Is there a way of accessing an already running virtual console remotely?
>>
>> Not this time, but next time run the command under screen(1). That
> allows you to detach the job and re-attach to it later: very useful in
> exactly the circumstances you describe.
>
> The problem is remembering to use screen..... ;-)
>
Set it to be your default shell :)
There was some discussion at the Ubuntu Developer Summit last week
about doing this for Ubuntu Server in the next release.
http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2008/12/ubuntu-server-includes-window-manager.html
Cheers,
Al.