Configuring Security Settings With Yast; Security Overview - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - SECURITY GUIDE 17-03-2009 Manual

Configuring Security Settings
with YaST
The YaST module Local Security offers a central clearinghouse to configure security-
related settings for SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop. Use it to configure security aspects
such as settings for the login procedure and for password creation, for boot permissions,
user creation or for default file permissions. Launch it from the YaST Control Center
by Security and Users > Local Security. The Local Security dialog always starts with
the Security Overview, and other configuration dialogs are available from the right pane.

8.1 Security Overview

The Security Overview displays a comprehensive list of the most important security
settings for your system. The security status of each entry in the list is clearly visible.
A green check mark indicates a secure setting while a red cross indicates an entry as
being insecure. Clicking on Help presents an overview of the setting and information
on how to make it secure. To change a setting, click on the corresponding link in the
Status column. Depending on the setting, the following entries are available:
Enable/Disable
Clicking on this entry will toggle the status of the setting to either enabled or dis-
abled.
Configure
Clicking on this entry will launch another YaST module for configuration. You
will return to the Security Overview when leaving the module.

Configuring Security Settings with YaST

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