IMPORTANT: Exporting Mounted Devices with NFS
Exporting the file system root (
/
) does not imply the export of mounted devices,
such as CD-ROM. Explicitly name the mount point in
/etc/exports
:
/media/cdrom *(ro)
After changing this file, restart the NFS server with the command
rcnfsserver restart
.
Over FTP
Setting up an FTP server on a Linux system involves the installation of the server
software itself, such as wuftpd or proftpd, as well as other possible configuration tasks.
Using YaST, the installation step is straightforward: select the package to install and
start the installation. Skip the configuration of the FTP server if no anonymous FTP
should be used for the installation. Instead, use FTP login with a valid username and
password. You might want to create a user account for this task only. The FTP daemon
itself does not need to be started by hand. It can be started by inetd if an FTP connection
is requested. To activate the new settings, enter
rcinetd restart
or
rcxinetd restart
for SUSE Linux 9.0 and later.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on CD
CD 1 of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z contains a bootable Linux
image for Intel-based workstations. Boot from this CD, answer the questions regarding
your language and keyboard layout, and select Start rescue system. You need at least
64 MB RAM for this. No disk space is needed because the entire rescue system resides
in the workstation's RAM. This approach takes some Linux and networking experience,
because you need to set up the networking of the workstation manually.
2.1.2 Using a Microsoft Windows
Workstation
If there is a Microsoft Windows workstation available in your network, use this com-
puter to make the installation media available. The easiest way to do this is to use the
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