Most organizations test new products in a lab setting prior to making them available for general use.
This guide is designed to help you set up Novell® NterpriseTM Linux Services (NNLS) in a lab environment using a specific and simplified configuration. The configuration is limited in scope and is meant only to acquaint you with NNLS and provide exposure to the Novell products it contains.
The instructions in this guide will help you do the following:
If you want to install multiple NNLS servers or create a different tree structure than the one specified in this guide, you can still use these instructions as a basic guide for setting up NNLS services in a lab environment. However, you will probably also want to refer to the information found in the following guides:
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