SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is the "professional" SuSE distribution. To get support and patches from the manufacturer (now Attachmate, previously Novell) you have to purchase a license.
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Adding 60TB Storage to an SLES 10 Server
I have to add some archive\staging storage to an SLES 10 Server. The requirement is to present fairly large volumes (9-20TB each approx, 60TB or so in total) that will be used to store archive data ...
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kill -9 a postgres process
A postgres SELECT query ran out of control on our DB server and started eating up tons of memory and swap until the server ran out of memory. I found the particular process via ps aux | grep postgres ...
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How similar is Ubuntu to SUSE Enterprise
I have a question for SysAdmins who know many flavors of Linux. I need to be familiar with SUSE Enterprise for a job, but I currently have no access to the enterprise edition. I also would prefer to ...
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How to add a user without knowing the encrypted form of the password?
I use the following command to create a user in a linux machine:
useradd -d /home/dummy -g idiots -m -p 12345689 dummy
The user is created and the home directory as well.
The problem is that I ...
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How to create an RPM for Suse
I need to install version 1.4 of Subversion on a Suse 10.1 (64 bit) box. I can't change either of these two versions and there isn't an RPM for this distro. After looking around I assume that I'll ...
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Syslog-ng: how to log severity/facility?
Here is the system:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
syslog-ng with predefined syslog-ng.conf
messages in /var/log/messages look like:
Feb 8 09:29:53 sles1 sshd[17529]: Accepted ...
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Corrupt tar (Resulting folder smaller than packed file)
I have an issue with a tarball created on a SuSe 10.3 Server version. The .tar file has a size of 6.5 GB but if I untar it under Ubuntu 9.10 the resulting folder only has a size of 1.5 GB.
commands ...
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how to detect a process which is continuosly eating the disk space
on our linux system (suse), one of the partition is nfs-mounted and some process is continuously eating the disk space in it, leaving behind zero bytes to write. How can I figure out this process or ...
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What's SUSE linux? Why does it cost more on Amazon EC2?
What's the difference between EC2's "linux/unix" server, and "SUSE Linux" ? Why does SUSE cost more? Is it better?
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SLES - examine data 'under' a mountpoint
I've got a SUSE Linux (SLES) system where after a power outage, one of the directories appears to be out of date. It has got some mount points for various logical volumes e.g.
/dir -> lv1
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VSFTP Config to send users to specific folders
I have approximately 30 users on a box. Those users are in overlapping groups(about 6-10 groups). I need them to be able to land in a specific folder based on their group assignment when they FTP in.
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Specifying network settings during SLES 11 auto installation
I'm setting up an autoinst.xml file for auto-installing SLES 11. I get prompted for the various interface settings per below, but they don't seem to stick once the server reboots. I don't think I ...
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FQDNs during migration from syslogd to syslog-ng
I'm migrating from syslogd to syslog-ng on SLES 9 server (syslog-ng at stock version 1.6.8). The server happens to be a loghost for some remote loggers.
How do I configure syslog-ng to assure maximum ...
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Replacing a Hard Disk with a clone fails
I just cloned a disk (A) using dd into the same kind of disk (B):
dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb
Now, I want to boot the server with new disk (B) instead of old (A). But i getting an error during ...
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Is there a CentOS equivalent for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server?
Is there an equivalent distribution that is to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server what CentOS is to Red Hat Enterpise Linux?
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Where can I get krb5-libs & krb5-workstation ?
I have been searching for the following packages : krb5-libs & krb5-workstation, for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (i586). Unfortunately, I can't find anything. Does someone have an idea where ...
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mount: unknown filesystem type 'linux_raid_member'
I have Suse Linux 12.1 and
i am trying to mount a single RAID 1 disk, to explore the files in it. However when mounting it:
# mount /dev/sdc1 /mnt/test
mount: unknown filesystem type ...
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How to configure vsftpd to allow root logins?
I'm on SLES 10.1, and trying to configure vsftpd to allow root logins. Does anyone know how to do this?
So far, I have this:
local_enable=YES
chroot_local_user=NO
userlist_enable=YES
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Where are the repos with development tools for SUSE (SLED 11)?
I've just got a new netbook from HP with SLED 11 pre-installed. It works OK, but I cannot find the software I need in the online repostories. I am a FreeBSD and Debian user, so for me, "if it's not in ...
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Data Center Automation tools and Novell Suse Linux?
I'm looking for info to automate the patching/updating process for several hundred Suse machines.
Apart from Zenworks and SMT is there other patch management/automation tools you know with good ...
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suse-multiple nic's same subnets issue
I have a system with two NICs with 4 ip addresses (eth0,1,2,3) on two different subnets (x.x.230.x and x.x.221.x).
Problem when our network Engineer shuts down one switch port, 2 ip's on same subnet ...
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Can I configure resolv.conf to use a specific nameserver for a domain?
Can I configure resolv.conf to use a specific nameserver for a domain?
e.g.:
nameserver internal.thekelleys.org.uk 192.168.1.1
nameserver 192.168.0.1
I don't want to list *.test.com in /etc/hosts; ...
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Installing packages without internet access
I am trying to install git on a SUSE linux server that, to all intents and purposes, doesn't have internet access. It would appear that I also need to install some dependencies for git.
Is there ...
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SLES 11 SDK repositories
is there a way to add SLES 11 SDK repositories without having to download and burn the ISO ?
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Why do I get a “using password: YES” error even when I don't give the -pXXXX parameter?
I'm getting this error when
softweb:~ # mysql
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
I'm not even inputting the password and its telling me that I'm ...
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Installing SP2 on SLES 11 overwrote /etc/init.d/boot.local
From what I understand, the file /etc/init.d/boot.local is a perfectly legit place to sprinkle a few extra commands you would like to be run when SLES 11 starts up. However, when our organization ...
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SLES partitionless Installation
Windows VMWare guests can easily be resized live. For linux guests I've used LVM (add disk, partprobe, add disk to vg, lvextend, resize2fs). This works.
I've just stumbled across the sketch of better ...
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Linux SUSE - How to install PHP 5.3.x on SUSE?
I'm trying to install php 5.3.x on Suse/linux platform, but whenever I install and check it with phpinfo(); it shows php 5.2.
Any idea how to deal with it? please provide the detailed instructions. ...
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Amazon EC2: Can we use our own license for Suse Linux? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can you help me with my software licensing question?
We have an existing SUSE Linux server with license we want to move to Amazon EC2. I want to know if we can pay the ...
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Novell Clustering Problem
I am trying to cluster 3 servers to then mount an NSS. I have all 3 configured and ready to roll. The only problem is none of them are apart of any cluster. When I run the:
"cluster join"
command I ...
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Login script on windows client does not map drives correctly
This script is located in the OU container of a sample Organization tree in an eDirectory that I created for the purpose of exploring and troubleshooting. This is not a critical/ live system setup.
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/etc/profile.d and “ssh -t”
I wanted to run a script on a remote machine. The simple solution is this:
ssh remote1 some-script
This works until the remote script doesn't want to connect to another remote machine (remote2) ...
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Time-based 32-bit overflow in Java? Or SLES11?
This is Tomcat 6.0.18, Java 1.7.0_03 (32-bit), and SLES11 SP2 (64-bit). As for kernel information:
$ uname -a
Linux server-1 3.0.13-0.27-default #1 SMP Wed Feb 15 13:33:49 UTC 2012 (d73692b) x86_64 ...
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Redirect local, not internal, requests using SuSEfirewall2 or an iptables rule
I have a server that is running a web application deployed on Tomcat and is sitting in a test network. We're running SuSE 11 sp1 and have some redirection rules for incoming requests. For example we ...
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Plone ERROR ZServer uncaptured python exception
Afternoon,
I'm running Plone 2.5.3 on SLES 10. With a separate Apache server (192.168.6.80) using mod rewrite to access Plone.
Recently been experiencing slow performance loading pages. When I ...
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RDAC MPP driver erratic path fail-over errors
In my central syslog I can see a some instances ofo the following error from LSI's RDAC multi-pathing driver for Linux.
[RAIDarray.mpp]MY_NICE_STORAGE_ARRAY:1:0:7 Cmnd-failed try alt ctrl 0. vcmnd SN ...
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How to install VNC server on Linux SUSE EC2 instance?
Assuming I can ssh to my Linux instance (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1) as root and that I can transfer files into it - how do I install a VNC server (let's say RealVNC free version) on the ...
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eth0 and eth1 both assigned same IP on boot
I have a physical SLES 11 SP2 server on a Sun Fire x4140 that is giving me problems with networking upon reboot. The NICs are onboard.
The networking appears successful during boot, but network ...
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Where to download the latest 2.4.x Linux kernel while kernel.org is down?
I need to run the pre-paleolithic (10 years old!) SuSE 7.3 under VirtualBox. (Don't ask. I just do, ok?) I managed to successfully install it. It boots. It recognized the virtual NIC (pcnet32 module) ...
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How to get password for EC2 Linux instance?
I am exploring Amazon EC2.
I created a Linux SUSE instance etc. now I am trying to remote into it from my mac using a VNC client (Chicken of the VNC client): I have the public dns of the instance ...
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How to display SSH banner at login, but only for password authentication
I have a warning message that is displayed to a user after they enter their username to log in to our Linux servers. I only want to display this message for password authentications, and not when ...
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What is the best way to remote desktop into a Suse machine from Windows 7?
The Suse machine is a vmware virtual machine on my laptop.
I can log in to the console using the VmWare app, but would like to log into a graphical user interface from Windows 7.
As you can tell i ...
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How to install Oracle extensions for PHP on Linux SUSE?
does anyone have some experience in installing the ORACLE PHP extensions (oci_connect()) on Linux SUSE ?
Thank you
Antonio
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Move Groupwise POA from SLES to Windows
I'm attempting to move a GroupWise POA from a crippled SLES cluster to a 2008R2 server, it appears all the binaries meet the requirements, but where the documentation fails me are for a few questions:
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Can someone implement LVM on an existing single-hard disk system?
I am using SuSE Linux (10) and I am considering expanding the available disk, without resizing an existing partition (which is not easy to do on a VM). Instead, I want to create another virtual disk, ...
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Install Google Chrome on SLES 11.2
Is there an easy way to install Google Chrome on SuSE Enterprise 11.2?
The OpenSuse rpm from the Chrome web site does not work, it fails with some missing dependencies.
Any other easy way to install ...
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What is the difference between suse professional and suse enterprise?
I have looking to download the Suse Professional 11.
However, I have been to 2 websites, the paid subscription version and opensuse, the free open source edition.
But none of them mention anything ...
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Is there any log in SuSe Linux that tells if a machine hangs due to a runaway?
I have a SuSe Linux server that is hanging due to unknown issues, I'm to the point of wondering whether there is a runaway process being run every now and then that is causing it to hang.
The issue ...
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LDAP + TLS - different behaviour on two machines
machines:
debian wheezy
suse 11
commands:
ldapsearch -ZZ -h ad.unsw.edu.au -x
perl -we "use Net::LDAP; print Net::LDAP->new ('ad.unsw.edu.au')->start_tls(verify => 'require', capath ...
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Tomcat 5.5 and Tomcat 6 side by side on same server
On Suse Linux server I have Tomcat 5.5. installed (port 8080)
Can I also install Tomcat 6 on the same server (side by side) but on different port (for example 8081).
Are there any pitfalls I should ...
