Questions tagged [sles]

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.

  • SLES 9 SP4: Has EoLed in August 2010
  • SLES 10 SP4: Has XEN 3.2 built in (Dom0-Support)
  • SLES 11 SP2: Has XEN 4.1 built in, ha-stack has to be licensed separately, KVM also supported
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How to ensure a password entered on command line is not stored at all on Linux server?

I've got a web page PHP script which runs p7zip on the server: This passes a user supplied password for encrypting their uploaded files. Secondly the password is then emailed via PHP to the recipient. What are the possible locations the password…
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Where is the System Services (runlevels) option in Yast2 Opensuse 12.1?

I am in as root in the terminal and have typed yast2. Under System there is no System Service (run levels) as there was in Opensuse version 11. Where is the proper tool to make eg mysql autostart?
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How to install PHP 5.3 with MSSQL Support on SUSE Enterprise Server 11

I have two servers running SUSE Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64), Patch Level 2. The servers have PHP V5.3.8 installed but there is no support for connecting to MSSQL database built in. I'd like to use the package manager and not compile a version of…
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Has the CFD General Notation System Been Packaged as an RPM for SLES?

CFD General Notation System (CGNS) is a library used in scientific communities. It is available via Sourceforge in its raw form. I have found packages available for Ubuntu (http://packages.ubuntu.com/karmic/cgns-convert). Although using tools…
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How can I contribute to OpenSuse/SLES packages?

I've got some improvements for correctness for the tomcat 6 and tomcat 7 packages for SLES. I understand that opensuse is upstream. Where do I start to contribute back to the package?
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Postgres 9.2 beta for Suse SLES

I am searching the internets high and low, but can't find any Postgres 9.2 beta versions for any SLES versions. Can I take some Fedora RPM or similiar, or can someone tell me how to find the RPMs on the internets? Thanks for any link or hint.
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how to get gateway address

I am trying to get gateway address but when i call "route -n" I expect to see something like that Destination Gateway Genmask Flags 0.0.0.0 dnsip 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 but I only see the flag U…
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What are the ways to build a failover cluster?

I have a task where I need to build a failover cluster in two cases: first with servers on Red Hat Enterprise 5.1 and second with SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1. Both cases have SAN. I know there are many ways to build failover cluster, but I can’t…
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How to run a script on boot for SUSE Enterprise Server 11

I've added the following and confirmed the script works as it is by first running it. Why isn't this script then running when the server starts up each time? Not sure what I'm missing. Confirmed working sh myscript.sh file is in…
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ss utility does't work properly

I've learned that ss, which is base on netlink, is much faster than netstat when amount of sockets is large. And the secret is here. But when I tested on my suse linux minutes ago, the result confused me. It seems ss can't work properly(my linux…
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Change password hashing algorithm for SuSE users from blowfish to MD5

I have a network of roughly 1000 SuSE machines with 20-200 users on each. The password hashing algorithm used is the default i.e. blowfish. In order to check, whether a user has used a dictionary word as the password, have written a small utility…
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HP Proliant DL 380 G7: Which storage driver to use for Suse Linux 11

I was installing the Suse Linux 11 on HP Proliant DL 380 G7. during installation i got the error " NO usable hard disk found " i got stuck for last 4 days ..need help on prioroty,
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ENOEXEC on CIFS in SUSE

I am trying to execute a program on a CIFS mounted partition in SUSE 11.1. Whenever I try executing it, I get a "could not execute binary file" error. Using strace, I was able to determine that the shell was getting a ENOEXEC error on execve(). I…
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How do I install libpcap-devel on SUSE Enterprise?

I'm new to SUSE and do not understand how to install packages with zypper. Or, rather, I understand you use the "install" subcommand, but it frequently can't find what I'm looking for. For example, I need libpcap-devel to get the pcap.h headers and…
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Suse 11 : Java remote debug can't connect properly

I know this is bit of a Java question, but I feel its more of a network issue. I have a Suse 11 server that I'd put a simple java program on, I start it up with debug options. Just like I do on any other XP/Win7/Ubuntu machine. With this Suse11 on…
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