SUSEL Linux Enterprise Server 9
Installation and Setup
Post Installation Tasks
Static IP address setup
IP address: 10.0.0.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Host name: DA10
Domain name: digitalairlines.com.
Hard Disk layout
/dev/hda1
Partition type: Swap
Size: 1GB
/dev/hda2
Mount: /
Size: 10 GB
File System: Reiser
Confirm Servers have needed services installed
User account setup
root
Password of novell
geeko
Full User Name: Geeko Novell
User Login: geeko
Password: N0v3ll
Server Setup
User Accounts and Groups
Create Groups With YaST
From the YaST Control Center,
select Security and Users >
Create a new group by selecting
Add.
In the Group Name field enter
migration; then select next.
Complete the group configuration
by selecting Finish.
Make the group migration the
default group when creating a new
user:
From the YaST Control Center,
select Security and Users >
Edit and create groups.
From the Expert Options dropdown list, select Defaults for
New Users.
From the Default Group dropdown list, select migration
Create Users With YaST
From the KDE desktop, select the
YaST icon; then log in as root
by entering a password of novell
and selecting OK.
Select Security and Users > Edit
and create users.
Create a new user account by
selecting Add.
The Add a New Local User dialog
appears.
Set the initial message for
migration group
Edit the file /etc/issue by doing
the following:
From the Kate window, select
File > Open.
Browse to and open the file
/etc/issue.
Scroll to the end of the file; then
add the following text:
=====================
Reminder: This pilot program
will run from Jun 1 to Aug 1.
=====================
Add some space at the end of the
file by pressing Enter twice
Save the file by selecting File >
Close; then select Save.
Create an LVM
Configuration
The YaST Control Center
Select System > Partitioner.
A warning message appears.
Continue by selecting Yes.
Create a new LVM partition
by doing the following:
Select Create.
Select Do not format; then
select or enter the following
File system ID: 0x8E Linux
LVM
End (cylinder): +2.5G
Save the partition definition
by selecting OK.
Create 3 more 2.5GB LVM
partitions by repeating the
previous step.
You should now have 4
2.5GB LVM partitions.
Write the changes to the
partition table by selecting
Apply; then select Finish.
The partitioning is
configured.
From the YaST Control
Center, start the YaST LVM
module by
selecting System > LVM.
A Create a Volume Group
dialog appears.
Volume Group Name: apps
Physical Extent Size: 4M
Continue by selecting OK.
Add each Linux LVM
physical volume to the
volume group
Add a logical volume
projects from the apps
volume group:
Select Add.
Create Logical Volume
dialog appears.
Logical volume name:
project
Format (File system): Reiser
Logical volume name: prod
Size: 2 GB
Mount Point: /export/project
Save the logical volume
definition by selecting OK
.
Add a logical volume backup
from the apps volume group:
Select Add.
A Create Logical Volume
dialog appears.
Logical volume name:
project
Format (File system): ext3
Logical volume name: prod
Size: 2 GB
Mount Point: /export/backup
Save the logical volume
definition by selecting OK.
Size: 750 MB
Mount Point: /project1/pilot
Save the logical volume
definition by selecting OK.
Configure an NFS server
In YaSt
Network Services > NFS
Server.
Add the directory
/export/home to the list
Select Add directory.
Continue by selecting OK.
The directory is added
Repeat for directories
/export/project and
/export/backup
Save the changes to the
system by selecting Finish.
Add the file system to the
NFS client configuration:
From the YaST Control
Center, select Network
Services >
Configure an NFS Client
Mount the file system by
selecting Add.
You are returned to the
Configuration of the NFS
client
Save the changes to the
system by selecting Finish.
From the terminal window,
verify that the file system is
mounted
Enter mount.
You see the local host
mounted on /mnt/share.
List the files in the mounted
file system by entering
ls -l /mnt/share.
Enter cat /etc/fstab.
This entry ensures that the
file system is mounted each
time the server boots.
Configure an NIS Server
With YaST
Select Network Services >
NIS Server.
The Network Information
Service (NIS) Server Setup
dialog appears.
Select Create NIS Master
Server; then continue by
selecting
In the NIS Domain Name
field enter NIS-01
An NIS Server Maps Setup
dialog appears.
Continue by selecting Next.
The NIS Server Query Hosts
Setup dialog appears.
Accept the default settings
and complete the NIS server
setup by
Selecting Finish.
Configure an NIS Client
From the YaST Control
Center, select Network
Services >
Make sure Use NIS is
selected.
In the NIS domain field,
enter NIS-01
In the Addresses of NIS
servers field, enter
192.168.228.25
select Find to locate the
server on the network).
Save the changes to the
system by selecting Finish.
Configure Samba
Workgroup
YaST to configure Samba.
Open a terminal window and
su to root
From the terminal window,
create the user accounts for
the pilots for the
Samba server by entering
smbpasswd -a pilot1
Enter a password of novell
twice.
The YaST Control Center
Select Network Services >
Samba Server.
Select No Domain
Controller; then select Next.
A Samba Configuration
dialog appears with several
tabs.
From the Start Up tab, select
On -- Enable Services
Automatically and Start on
Booting.
Select the Shares tab.
Add a share by selecting
Add.
Share Name: project
Description: project share
Share Type: Directory
Share Path: /export/project/
Select OK.
Save the changes to the
system by selecting Finish.
Create a Trusted
Connection
Generate an RSA key
pair:
From the terminal
window enter sshkeygen -t rsa.
Accept the default
location for the key
(/root/.ssh/id_rsa) by
pressing Enter.
Enter a passphrase of
secret