rjmunro's questions

I'm trying to create a test server with all the same packages on as the live server, following the instructions here (and similar instructions elsewhere)

But when I run the apt-get -u dselect-upgrade command I'm getting:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 cron : Depends: adduser but it is not going to be installed
 upstart : Depends: initscripts
           Depends: mountall
           Depends: ifupdown (>= 0.6.10ubuntu5)
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
E: Internal error, problem resolver broke stuff

Both servers are in the Rackspace cloud, but under different accounts, so I can't use Rackspace's clone features.

How do I set a system wide wireless WPA password that starts at boot time, allowing me to SSH in to the machine from outside, for example?

I'm running mythbuntu. Until I log in, WiFi doesn't connect, so I can't use SSH to log in from another computer, for example. When I have auto-login enabled, it asks me to enter my password to unlock my keyring before connecting. I've tried editing the connection and clicking "Available to all users", but then it just doesn't connect at all.

How do I go about debugging this problem, or how can I configure it totally manually?