Questions tagged [sles]

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is the enterprise version of openSUSE.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server receives much more intense testing than openSUSE, with the intention that only mature, stable versions of the included components will make it through to the released enterprise product.

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How to detect SLES version?

What patchlevel does this SLES machine has? 10.2 or 10.4? SERVER:~ # cat /etc/issue SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10.2 Kernel \r (\m), \l SERVER:~ # SERVER:~ # cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64) VERSION = 10 PATCHLEVEL…
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How to limit a UNIX user to only a given script?

How can I limit a UNIX user (BESIDES sudo!) to only allow it to run a script as root?
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"LVM failed to initialize library context" - SLES 12.3 after reboot lost some of its PVs

After a reboot, a SLES 12.3 box doesn't recognizes a few disks (that are actually behind HW raid). What could the issue be? If I "head /dev/sdb | strings | head" the problematic disks, I can see data on them, ok. But "pvscan" doesn't recognizes…
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/ got corrupted and showing as ext2

There is a SLES11.4 server that got grub error 15, loading at stage 1.5. Ok, no info on what happened to it. Ok, I booted the SLES11 DVD in rescue, starts getting exciting :) With lsblk I can see the filesystems, ok. /dev/sda1 was the / /dev/sda2…
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SLES 11.3 hangs when running system commands

I have an HP Server running SLES 11 SP3 and it sometimes has a bit of a weird issue. The issue whenever you run a command, doesn't matter the command, .e.g. ps -ef, rcapache2 restart etc it starts the command, .e.g. will output some stuff, but when…
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Where can I download SLES 9 updated bash package?

We know it's a not supported OS, but as with RHEL4, there could be workarounds, how could someone get the bash package for SLES 9, that is fixed regarding the bash shell shock vulnerability?
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How much physical disk can SLES 9 handle? Are there any limitations?

I think there is a limitation that how many disk could a SLES 9 machine handle. (32bit). I cannot find the number via Google.. My question: Can somebody tell with reference, what is this number?
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Why doesn't SLES 10.3 has /dev/shm?

It's strange that on all of our Linux systems there is a separated filesystem: /dev/shm. But there isn't any on SLES 10.3 machines, because it's just a directory on them. My question: Can someone provide an offical source what states that SLES 10.3…
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When will the support end for SLES 9.4?

I just can't find any description when will the support end for SLES 9.4? QUESTION: can someone point me to an URL/anything that says that SLES 9.4 support will end on XXXX.XX.XX?
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