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Fostering Productive Creativity in the Workplace
Is it possible to harness the proven business advantages of a creative workplace—such as improved problem-solving, greater innovation, and out-of-the-box strategies—without going off the deep end? According to the experts, even a few small changes can significantly boost your team’s ability to tackle problems creatively.
Submitted by: mvessel on Mon. 10.06.2008
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GroupWise Cool Solutions, Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, ZENworks Cool Solutions, Solution Provider
Topic: Tips for Small Business Owners
Time zone and Daylight Saving Changes for Novell Products - 2006, 2007 and 2008
Yes- it's that time again. As many of our readers prepare to "fall back", here's a handy reminder of how Daylight Saving Time is accommodated by Novell products.
Submitted by: ssalgy on Thu. 09.25.2008
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GroupWise Cool Solutions, Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Vibe Cool Solutions
Replacing Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux Server Certificates
Mike Faris explains how to replace existing server certificates with new certificates that are virtually the same, they just last until the CA itself expires.
Submitted by: mfaris01 on Sat. 09.20.2008
Filed Under:
Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Administration, Apache, Certificates, Configuration, eDirectory, iManager, LDAP, SSL (Secured Sockets Layer), Upgrading to OES
Product: eDirectory, iManager, Linux, Open Enterprise Server
Resetting MySQL Root Password
Submitted by: DamianMyerscough on Fri. 09.19.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Security
Product: Linux
Convert man(ual) pages to PDF
Submitted by: mendesdomnic on Fri. 09.12.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Linux, Linux Usage
Product: Linux
New Utopia Demo Images Now Available
The Utopia Team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of three updated demo sets...
Submitted by: cneal-novell on Tue. 09.02.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Solution Provider, End-User Computing, Data Center
Topic: Utopia
Linux Command Line II
In part two of "Linux Command Line" we are going to look at managing SUSE Linux Enterprise from the command line. This article is aimed at novice users of SUSE Linux Enterprise. We will cover some more basic commands such as setting symbolic links (hard and soft), compressing files, setting BASH aliases and much more.
Submitted by: DamianMyerscough on Fri. 08.29.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Training
Product: Linux
Rollback SLES Online Updates with LVM Snapshots
Learn how to rollback a failed SLES online update using an LVM snapshot.
Submitted by: jrecord on Fri. 08.22.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Administration, Backup/Restore, Disaster Recovery, Upgrade
Product: Linux, Open Enterprise Server, openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Advanced Update Server Mirroring including OES
Complete guide for mirroring SLES10, SLED10, OES2 update servers, create network installation sources, upgrade sources, etc.
Submitted by: variia on Fri. 08.15.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Administration, Linux, Patch Management, Patches, Tips for Administrators, Upgrade
Product: Linux, Open Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise 10, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Keep your SUSE Linux Desktops, Servers and OES Servers Updated with Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise
If you have reservations about your current update management alternatives, check this out. The new Subscription Management Tool for SUSE Linux Enterprise doesn't force you to connect all your machines to Novell Customer Center, helps with servers in isolated networks, improves on YUP, and much more.
Submitted by: ataschner on Fri. 08.15.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions
Topic: Linux, Novell Customer Center, Tips for End Users
Product: Open Enterprise Server, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
InstallFest - 19 August 2008
Sydney's biggest InstallFest 19th of August 2008
Submitted by: nickho on Wed. 08.13.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Novell Users International (NUI), Data Center
Topic: Linux
Linux Command Line I
In this article we will look at working with Linux from the command line. The tasks that will be covered in this document are; managing files and directories, finding files, getting help, redirecting I/O, and command chaining. This article is aimed at new users to the SUSE Linux Enterprise distribution.
Submitted by: DamianMyerscough on Fri. 08.08.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Training
Product: Linux, Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Openexchange Server
Host Information at Login
Submitted by: jrecord on Fri. 08.01.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Linux, Tools and Utilities
Product: Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise
Visualizing Heartbeat (HA) managed resource dependencies
This tip explains how to visualize HA managed resources and their dependencies with a graph.
Submitted by: variia on Thu. 07.31.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Clustering, Linux, Monitoring, Tips for Administrators, Virtualization
Product: Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Handling eDirectory core-files on Linux
Have you been getting core files generated by eDirectory on Linux? Here are a few things to help Novell Technical Support figure out what's wrong when you call in about those files.
Submitted by: Gracal on Thu. 07.31.2008
Filed Under:
Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: eDirectory, Tracing, Troubleshooting
Product: eDirectory
How to install Netbeans on SLED 10 SP2
In this article I will explain how to get the program Netbeans onto SLED 10. It is a two part procedure.
Submitted by: larka06 on Wed. 07.30.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Tips for End Users
Product: Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Heads Up: Novell Communities Getting a Facelift
As you can see, the refreshed Novell Communities site is here and we are fine-tuning it right now. Thank you for your patience!
Submitted by: ssalgy on Wed. 07.30.2008
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GroupWise Cool Solutions, Identity & Security Management Cool Solutions, SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, ZENworks Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions, Vibe Cool Solutions, Novell Users International (NUI), Solution Provider, Training & Certification
Success Story: Georgetown McDonough School of Business
Learn how Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business used Novell Open Enterprise Server running SUSE Linux Enterprise to consolidate servers by 90 percent and cut implementation time for new applications by 50 percent!
Submitted by: coolguys on Fri. 07.25.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Product: Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Network Traffic Monitoring
Here's a tip from Damian Myerscough on how to use vnStat to monitor your daily network traffic.
Submitted by: DamianMyerscough on Fri. 07.25.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Topic: Training
Product: Linux
Installation and Configuration of the CA ARCserve 11.5 SP3 Backup Server for Linux
This article has the steps for the installation and configuration of the CA ARCserve 11.5 SP3 backup server for Linux and the CA ARCserve OES Agent on SUSE OES 2.0 Linux.
Submitted by: rshreyas on Fri. 07.25.2008
Filed Under:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions, Collaboration Cool Solutions, Cool Solutions
Product: Linux, Open Enterprise Server, Open Workgroup Suite, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server










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