Configuration Of The Installed System - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 08-05-2008 Installation Manual

When the connection is established, execute the command
/usr/lib/YaST2/startup/YaST2.ssh. yast does not suffice in this case.
YaST then starts to complete the installation of the remaining packages and create an
initial system configuration.
3.14 Configuration of the Installed
System
The system is installed now but not configured for use. No users, hardware, or services
are configured, yet. If the configuration fails at one of the steps of this stage, it restarts
and continues from the last successful step.
First, provide a password for the account of the system administrator (the root user).
Configure your Internet access and network connection. With a working Internet con-
nection, you can perform an update of the system as part of the installation. You can
also connect to an authentication server for centralized user administration in a local
network. Finally, configure the hardware devices connected to the machine.
3.14.1 Password for the System
Administrator "root"
root is the name of the superuser, the administrator of the system. Unlike regular
users, who may or may not have permission to do certain things on the system, root
has unlimited power to do anything: change the system configuration, install programs,
and set up new hardware. If users forget their passwords or have other problems with
the system, root can help. The root account should only be used for system admin-
istration, maintenance, and repair. Logging in as root for daily work is rather risky:
a single mistake could lead to irretrievable loss of system files.
For verification purposes, the password for root must be entered twice. Do not forget
the root password. Once entered, this password cannot be retrieved.
When typing passwords, the characters are replaced by dots, so you do not see the string
you are typing. If you are unsure whether you typed the correct string, use the Test
Keyboard Layout field for testing purposes.
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