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Conclusion & final note
author Josef "Jeff" Sipek <jeffpc@josefsipek.net>
date Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:40:36 -0400
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 <p>
 Following is a series of questions about creating a new user (non-root)
-account, create yourself an account.
+account, create yourself an account. Once you finish answering the, the
+installer will spend quite some time installing all the packages. At the
+end, you will be asked if you want to reboot your computer. Say that you do.
+When the system stops, in the Hercules console, enter <pre>ipl 120</pre>.
+Now, wait a bit, and after not too long, try to ssh into
+<strong>username@10.1.1.2</strong> (where username is what you entered
+during the non-root user account creation). You should get a shell. It is
+Linux. It is a mainframe. It is <strong>yours</strong>. Have fun! :)
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Once you've had enough fun for the day, just shutdown the Linux system
+(halt, shutdown, whatever way you prefer), and then run <pre>quit</pre> in
+the Hercules window.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+If you decide to play with a system you already installed, start Hercules:
+
+<pre># hercules -f s390.cnf</pre>
+
+Set up iptables:
+
+<pre>
+# iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth0 -s 10.1.1.0/24 -j MASQUERADE  
+# iptables -A FORWARD -s 10.1.1.0/24 -j ACCEPT
+# iptables -A FORWARD -d 10.1.1.0/24 -j ACCEPT
+# echo 1 &gt; /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
+# echo 1 &gt; /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/proxy_arp
+</pre>
+
+and IPL from device 120 (the system DASD):
+
+<pre>ipl 120</pre>
+
+When Linux starts up, you should be able to SSH in without any problems.
+</p>
+
+<h2>Final Note</h2>
+I hope this HOWTO helped you get started with a mainframe of your own. I
+tried to be as acurate and specific with the details where I tought it was
+necessary - the s/390 specific parts. If you have any suggestions, or
+comments (content, spelling, etc.) feel free to contact me via email:
+<a href="mailto:jeffpc@josefsipek.net">jeffpc@josefsipek.net</a>.
+
 <hr>
 <h2>Full history</h2>
 <pre>