http://www.novell.com/communities/coolsolutions Place where the best and the brightest share their tips, tools and techniques with the rest of the Novell world. en http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4753/netconsole-howto-send-kernel-boot-messages-over-ethernet <p>jslezacek shares a tip on how to save Kernel boot messages after a <a class="glossary-term" href="/communities/glossary/term/2314"><acronym title="A powerful computer running software that supplies network clients with services, such as file, print, communication, or application services. Examples of servers include1. Routing servers, which connect nodes and networks of similar architectures2. Gateway servers, which connect nodes and networks of different architectures by performing protocol conversions3. Terminal servers, print servers, disk servers, and file servers, which provide an interface between compatible peripheral devices on a local area network">server</acronym></a> crash/hang when access to a serial console is not available.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4753/netconsole-howto-send-kernel-boot-messages-over-ethernet">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4753/netconsole-howto-send-kernel-boot-messages-over-ethernet#comments Open Enterprise Server Open Workgroup Suite SUSE Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Boot Developer Tools Drivers Error messages Logging Tools and Utilities Troubleshooting Workgroup Cool Solutions SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Fri, 09 May 2008 13:18:44 -0600 jslezacek 4753 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/2332/supportconfig-linux <p>Updated: Collects important system information for troubleshooting.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/2332/supportconfig-linux">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/2332/supportconfig-linux#comments eDirectory Open Enterprise Server Open Workgroup Suite SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Linux Troubleshooting Workgroup Cool Solutions SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Fri, 09 May 2008 12:10:52 -0600 jrecord 2332 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4771/japanese-technology-university-uses-zenworks-help-teach-virtualization <p>Come see how a large Japanese technology university uses <a class="glossary-term" href="/communities/glossary/term/3212"><acronym title="The ZENworks capability, provided by Ximian Red Carpet Enterprise 2.2, that enables you to centrally control Linux software configurations for both servers and workstations, including the ability to manage users and organize groups of machines for installations and updates; Integrate with leading software update systems such as SUSE YaST and Red Hat Network; roll back software packages to pre-update versions if unintended problems are caused by the update; and automatically resolve software package requirements before updating to ensure that all dependencies are met.">ZENworks Linux Management</acronym></a> to help their students practice with virtualization.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/partners/srm" class="og_links">System &amp; Resource Management Specialists</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4771/japanese-technology-university-uses-zenworks-help-teach-virtualization">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4771/japanese-technology-university-uses-zenworks-help-teach-virtualization#comments ZENworks ZENworks Linux Management Virtualization ZENworks Cool Solutions Cool Solutions System &amp; Resource Management Specialists Fri, 09 May 2008 11:44:33 -0600 ssalgy 4771 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4770/idm-log-archiver <p>Need to keep your Linux based IDM log files for troubleshooting?</p> <p>This script zips your log files up, keeping a zip file for each day.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4770/idm-log-archiver">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4770/idm-log-archiver#comments Identity Manager Logging SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions Identity &amp; Security Management Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:25 -0600 jimgoodall 4770 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4767/pwdcheck <p>Analyze output from the Daigpwd utility and produce a useable list of <a class="glossary-term" href="/communities/glossary/term/3276"><acronym title="A distributed, replicated naming service that maintains information about and provides access to a list of objects that represent network resources, such as network users, servers, printers, print queues, and applications. The directory is physically stored as a set of database files on a server. If the server hosts file system volumes, these files are on volume sys:. If no volumes are present, the directory is stored on the server&#039;s local disk. eDirectory tightly integrates Novell Security Services for e-commerce (PKI, cryptography, and authentication services), allowing developers to build applications that can be accessed and managed across the entire network through explicit policies.">eDirectory</acronym></a> accounts when eDirectory passwords are not synchronized with their Universal or Simple passwords.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4767/pwdcheck">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4767/pwdcheck#comments eDirectory Identity Manager Passwords Identity &amp; Security Management Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Fri, 09 May 2008 09:52:54 -0600 ChrisRandles 4767 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4713/how-do-reconciliation-idm-35 <p>This document describes the setup and configuration for performing reconciliation against the AD system.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4713/how-do-reconciliation-idm-35">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4713/how-do-reconciliation-idm-35#comments DirXML Identity Manager Auditing Identity &amp; Security Management Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:08 -0600 wushilin 4713 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/2304/binary-check-tool <p>Checks specified binary and it's shared library dependency rpms.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/2304/binary-check-tool">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/2304/binary-check-tool#comments Open Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Remote Access Tools and Utilities Workgroup Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Fri, 09 May 2008 07:22:23 -0600 jrecord 2304 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4766/preview-a-collection-looks-groupwise-clients-recognize-this <p>Check out a preview of the new GWCheck.com website.</p> <p>It’s a collection of the looks of the GroupWise clients. Recognize this?</p> <p><a href="http://www.gwcheck.com/wpml/?p=661">Hit it!</a></p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions/gwmag" class="og_links">GroupWise Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4766/preview-a-collection-looks-groupwise-clients-recognize-this">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4766/preview-a-collection-looks-groupwise-clients-recognize-this#comments GroupWise Workgroup Cool Solutions Cool Solutions GroupWise Cool Solutions Fri, 09 May 2008 05:38:44 -0600 gburg 4766 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4755/configuring-apache-multiple-language-support-sles-10 <p>Mike Faris explains how to configure your <a class="glossary-term" href="/communities/glossary/term/2634"><acronym title="An open source HTTP web server. Apache runs on all major platforms and is capable of hosting even the most complex Web sites and can scale to handle thousands of simultaneous connections.For information on how to install, configure, and manage the Apache Web Server on NetWare using Apache Manager, click here.">Apache Web Server</acronym></a> to allow for multiple languages.</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4755/configuring-apache-multiple-language-support-sles-10">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4755/configuring-apache-multiple-language-support-sles-10#comments Open Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Apache Workgroup Cool Solutions SUSE Linux Enterprise Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Thu, 08 May 2008 13:44:28 -0600 mfaris01 4755 at http://www.novell.com/communities http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4706/zenworks-automatic-imaging <p>Updated with an answer. Question: Hi. Does anyone know if it is possible to automate zenworks <a class="glossary-term" href="/communities/glossary/term/2862"><acronym title="In ZENworks Desktop Management, to copy the contents of a computer&#039;s hard disk into a single compressed file (referred to as an image) so that the contents of the hard disk, including configuration information and applications, can be copied to other computers.Also called disk imaging or ghost imaging.">imaging</acronym></a> without having pxe implemented?</p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/communities/coolsolutions" class="og_links">Cool Solutions</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4706/zenworks-automatic-imaging">read more</a></p> http://www.novell.com/communities/node/4706/zenworks-automatic-imaging#comments Academic ZENworks Imaging ZENworks Cool Solutions Cool Solutions Thu, 08 May 2008 12:46:13 -0600 zoulouca 4706 at http://www.novell.com/communities