ZENworks: 7 vs. 10 vs. 11…
I recently got this question from reader “Marshall”… “I am currently testing ZDM 7 in my organization and was having a bit of grief.. I was wondering if it would be easier to scrap that idea and go onto ZCM…
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How to do LDAPS queries from Linux to Active Directory pt. 4
Sub-Title: “What if you don’t know the exact certificate subject of the AD server?” This is part 4 in a series of 5 posts on this subject; for background, please also see part 1, part 2, part 3, and part…
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Some Interesting Things About ZCM 11
I’m not just “Your Linux Guy”… I’m “Your ZCM Guy”, too… As a Novell Partner, I was very fortunate to have attended the ZENworks Configuration Management 11 (ZCM 11) “First Class” training session last week. This is where the outstanding…
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How to do LDAPS queries from Linux to Active Directory pt. 3
Sub-Title: “Escaping commas in LDAP(S) queries to AD” This is part 3 in a series of 5 posts on this subject; please also see part 1, part 2, part 4, and part 5. If the username in your query has…
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How to do LDAPS queries from Linux to Active Directory pt. 2
Sub-Title: “An easier way to export a MS AD CA root cert…” After the popularity of my first post on this subject, I’ve decided to write a couple follow-ups to add some more tips around this subject. As a result,…
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Opensuse 11.3 is out!
I’ll spare you all of what you can read all over the Internet about the specifics of the latest Opensuse 11.3 release (and there are some good ones, like All About Linux, and OStatic to name a couple) … And…
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How to gather and send support info on a Suse system…
To help someone (like me, for instance) remotely diagnose your Suse system, sometimes you need to send him or her diagnostic info from that system. Fortunately, Suse has a toolset called “supportutils” to do just that. This article outlines one…
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How to configure a USB attached serial port on Linux
Recently I came out of the 1990’s, and moved to an IBM laptop that does not have a serial port… Gasp! Of course, this is not a big deal to alot of people, but I’m a server guy. I do…
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How can I disable the firewall on SLES?
Believe it or not, there are valid reasons why you might want to disable the firewall service on a Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). For instance, avoiding NCP time-outs on client connections for an OES/SLES server. If you just want…
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Tip for Samba-Enabling an OES2 Linux NSS Volume….
As a consultant in the Novell-related side of things, I have configured a handful of OES2 Linux servers to be Samba-aware for the end-users. But for some reason, I always forget one particular step. And I figured that if I…
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