Novell Open Audio

Overview
Randy Goddard tells us about some quick command line utilities for backing up a disk’s master boot record and partition information, as well as how to document vital system info quickly and easily.

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Time: 10:34
Size: 9.7 MB

Notes for this Episode:

• Command for backing up your MBR:
  dd if=/dev/sda of=~/$servernamembr bs=1 count=512
• Command for documenting your partition tables:
  fdisk -l /dev/sda> ~/$servernamefdisk
  (Remember that the “sda” in these two commands is used as a placeholder for whichever disk you are backing up. Other possible ordinal names for your various disks include: sdb, hda, hdb, hdc, etc.)
• config.sh is descibed in a Cool Solutions article

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Once again we bring Jason Williams back into the studio, this time to menace him with questions from our listener community. We delve into the differences between SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and Open Enterprise Server (OES). We also consider the advantages of using the SLES-based version of OES compared to the NetWare-based version. And of course, Dave and Randy are back with “News from Support.”
Time: 57:48
Size: 39.7 MB

Segment Times

1. Open Enterprise Server: 2:20-33:35
2. News from Support: 34:26-56:30

Links for this Episode:

• Novell Open Enterprise Server site
• Novell Open Workgroup Suite site
• Novell Open Enterprise Server Training and Support Promotion
• Bridge Your Skills from NetWare to Linux (Free Online Training)
• Novell Forge NSS project
• News from Support links below

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Kernel gurus Kurt Garloff and Hannes Reinecke share some of the work that they have been involved in regarding scaling features in the Linux kernel for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. And Randy and Dave return for another edition of News from Support. (Can Randy outdo Dave’s Xming tip?)

Time: 45:16
Size: 30 MB

Segment Times

1. Kernel scaling: 4:07-20:33
2. News from Support: 21:23-43:47

Links for this Episode:

• Kurt Garloff at openSUSE.org
• Dr. Hannes Reinecke at openSUSE.org
• News from Support links below

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Product manager Jason Williams comes in to share the iFolder 3.6 goodness. Then, our favorite Scottsman returns to tell us the latest News from Support, including a cool tip on how to use tunnel X over SSH with…Windows?

Time: 41:38
Size: 29 MB

Segment Times

1. iFolder: 2:07-21:53
2. News from Support: 23:09-40:50

Links for this Episode:

• iFolder
• News from Support
• Xming

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Ted and Erin announce the winners and review the results from the Novell Open Audio semi-annual listener feedback survey, and explain how they are using the feedback to adapt the show. Then, the illustrious Randy Goddard and the incorrigible Dave Mair are back for News from Support.

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Samba hacker Lars Mueller explains new capabilities that he and Guenther Deschner team have been working on, allowing SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 to integrate into an Active Directory environment. From joining the Active Directory domain to initial login and Kerberos provisioning, this stuff is too cool. And Dave Mair and Randy Goddard are back for News from Support, so cue the bagpipes!

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Robert Love returns to Novell Open Audio and he’s got a new job! Randy Goddard and Dave Mair are back and up to their usual geek antics in News from Support. Please take a moment to fill out our Novell Open Audio Semi-anniversary Listener Survey. We will randomly select two listeners to receive a Limited Edition green Novell backpack.

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Just back from the GNOME conference, Ted discovers that nearly everyone at Novell has gone on holiday. So we dispatch a couple brief updates and a short “News from Support” segment.

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