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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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bonding network interface speed changed to 0

I have Suse12 system with Intel 82599ES nic(with 2*10-Gigabit SFI/SFP+ port),two ports are bonded by lacp.Recently,the system network is unreachable,lasted 3 minutes. Looking through the message log, I notice when the interface goes down, we are…
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Could it be that no link detected until bond configured?

Could it be that the: ethtool ethx | grep detected shows "no link detected" if the bond0 isn't configured yet on OS (linux) side? isn't ethtool showing a physical state?
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Kerberos authentication fails when local password is expired

I am using pam_krb5 with local accounts (Linux) for AD password authentication. Things are working great, users are able to authenticate with both AD and local passwords. I am having a problem though, when the local password expires Kerberos…
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Reset root shell back to /bin/bash in suse 11

In my production server which is running SUse 11 SP1, the root shell is set to /bin/eksh. Not sure how come it is set to this..we are using /bin/bash as root's default shell. I tried to reset it like the following:- su -s /bin/bash su : using…
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Why wget doesn't read HTTP_PROXY in uppercase format?

I know in unix/linux the enviroment variables are uppercase, like LD_LIBRARY_PATH ; HOME ; $USER and so on. Today playing with wget I saw this commands just uses lowercase enviroment variables: env | grep -i…
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install openSuse packges on SLES?

I wish to install a package called 'mosh' onto Suse (not openSuse). The instructions for mosh are to run a simple sudo zypper in mosh. This sadly results in this on suse: 'mosh' not found in package names. Trying capabilities. No provider of 'mosh'…
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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 I could get these ? Thanks, Eti.
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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 recently upgraded to SP2, this file was completely…
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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 support on Novell SLES OS? I found several tools but…
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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; I don't want to install a DNS server locally…
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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 /dir/db -> lv2 /dir/log -> lv3 The db directory…
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Linux SUSE - how to check (from root) if a package is already installed?

Simple question on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (simple for someone who's not a total ignorant on the topic like me I am guessing): how do I check from root if a given package is already installed for all the users? Any help…
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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 compatibility with syslogd behavior when it comes…
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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 have the xml defined correctly. I'm hoping someone…
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SUSE "There is no device mounted at '/' during resize operation

I've got a problem with resizing of space in /dev/sda2 for my SUSE system. I've increased space on my virtual machine and booted under SUSE live CD, after I choose /dev/sda2 and selected resize (maximum size). But when I trying proceed I get…
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