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Editing the ZLM Database to Change Custom Targets
ENVIRONMENT: ZENworks Linux Management 7.x
PROBLEM: In ZLM 7.x default platform targets cannot be disabled, but slow down certain operations significantly, even if completely unused.
Also after an upgrade from ZLM 7.0 to ZLM 7.2, SLES/SLED custom targets remain to be "custom defined", even though SLES/SLED are now standard target platforms. This tip shows how to edit the ZLM database to change the above settings that are not accessible through the UI.
SOLUTION: You'll need a Windows PC and MS Access or something similar:
- Get the postgressl ODBC driver from http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/odbc/versions/
- In Windows, define a DSN that points to the database "zenworks" on your ZLM server. As username specify "zenadmin", take the password from /etc/opt/novell/zenworks/secret
- Connect to the DB (e.g. using MS Access) and edit columns "enabled" and/or "userdefined" in table "public.os_targets" according to your needs.
- Open ZCC - Configuration - Platform and verify the new settings
If you have any questions you may contact Lothar at lothar.haeger@TAKETHISOUTsteria-mummert.de
Disclaimer: As with everything else at Cool Solutions, this content is definitely not supported by Novell (so don't even think of calling Support if you try something and it blows up).
It was contributed by a community member and is published "as is." It seems to have worked for at least one person, and might work for you. But please be sure to test, test, test before you do anything drastic with it.
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