Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION 04-08-2006 Installation Manual page 942

Using YaST System Repair
Before launching the YaST System Repair module, determine in which mode to run it
to best fit your needs. Depending on the severeness and cause of your system failure
and your expertise, there are three different modes to choose from:
Automatic Repair
If your system failed due to an unknown cause and you basically do not know
which part of the system is to blame for the failure, use Automatic Repair. An ex-
tensive automated check will be performed on all components of your installed
system. For a detailed description of this procedure, refer to
Repair"
Customized Repair
If your system failed and you already know which component is to blame, you can
cut the lengthy system check with Automatic Repair short by limiting the scope of
the system analysis to those components. For example, if the system messages
prior to the failure seem to indicate an error with the package database, you can
limit the analysis and repair procedure to checking and restoring this aspect of your
system. For a detailed description of this procedure, refer to
Repair"
Expert Tools
If you already have a clear idea of what component failed and how this should be
fixed, you can skip the analysis runs and directly apply the tools necessary for the
repair of the respective component. For details, refer to
(page 945).
Choose one of the repair modes as described above and proceed with the system repair
as outlined in the following sections.
Automatic Repair
To start the automatic repair mode of YaST System Repair, proceed as follows:
1 Boot the system with the original installation medium used for the initial instal-
2 In System Analysis, select Other → Repair Installed System.
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lation (as outlined in Chapter 3, Installation with YaST
Section "Automatic
Section "Customized
Section "Expert Tools"
(page 35)).