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Server Incantations

SLES

  • chkconfig –add [service] - starts the service on startup
  • rpm -i [path to installation rpm] - installs the rpm (useful for installing xs-tools on a host not included in the install.sh file)
  • zypper up - upgrade server to latest package revisions
  • zypper search - search for packages containing the term you want
  • zipper dup –no-allow-vendor-change - safer way to upgrade servers with additional repos
  • rc[process name] start|stop|restart|reload - manage processes (tab will show you the available processes
  • SuSEfirewall2 - load and apply any custom firewall rules you have setup within YaST