Installing A Zenworks Server On A Device Configured With Dhcp; Adding A Third-Party Certificate - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 07-20-2009 Installation Manual

A.6 Installing a ZENworks Server on a Device
Configured with DHCP
Installing a ZENworks Linux Management server on a device that is configured with DHCP causes
the installation to fail. As noted in
have a static IP address or a permanently leased DHCP address.
If the ZENworks Linux Management installation program detects that you are installing on a device
configured with DHCP, the following error displays:
eDir failed to start properly. Please ensure that this machine is configured
with a static IP or permanently-leased DHCP Address.
To resolve this error:
1 Make sure that the following entry is present in
Linux Management:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
If the entry 127.0.0.2 hostname.localdomain hostname is present in the file, add 127.0.0.1
hostname.localdomain hostname before the entry to look similar to the following:
127.0.0.1 hostname.localdomain hostname
127.0.0.2 hostname.localdomain hostname
This change might affect other network applications. You might want to delete this change after
the installation is completed. Changing back to the original setting does not impact ZENworks
Linux Management.
NOTE: If you failed to change the
Management, make the previously mentioned changes in the
. You do not need to restart the installation program.
config
You might also receive this error with a static IP address if you have more than one loopback
address in your
/etc/hosts
2 Delete the secondary loopback entry by entering the following command at the server prompt:
ip addr delete 127.0.0.2 dev lo
3 Run .
zlm-config
A.7 Adding a Third-Party Certificate
Certificates are digitally signed statements that verify the authenticity of a server for security
purposes. By default, ZENworks 7.3 Linux Management uses self-signed certificate Web services to
authenticate a server. You can also import your own Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate into the
server.
Use the
zlm-config --tomcat-certificate
The command lists the following menu options:
Section A.7.1, "Generate a New Certificate and a New Certificate Signing Request," on
page 128
Section A.7.2, "Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR) from the Existing Keystore," on
page 128
Part II, "Preparation," on page
/etc/hosts
file prior to installing ZENworks Linux
hosts
file. The same resolution fixes this problem.
command to generate or import the SSL certificate.
21, the ZENworks server must
before installing ZENworks
file and then run
hosts
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zlm-