User manual NOVELL ZENWORKS 7.2 LINUX MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS 1 03-30-2007

[. . . ] Scenarios - 1 www. novell. com Novell® ZENworks® 7. 2 Linux Management March 30, 2007 NOVELL ZENWORKS 7. 2 LINUX MANAGEMENT Novell® ZENworks® Linux Management makes it easy to embrace and extend Linux* within your existing environment. It is the only solution that uses policy-driven automation to deploy, manage, and maintain Linux resources. These automated and intelligent policies allow you to provide centralized control across the lifecycle of Linux systems for desktop lockdown, imaging, remote management, inventory management, and software management. The result is a comprehensive Linux management solution that eliminates IT effort by dramatically reducing the required overhead needed to manage Linux systems. [. . . ] 14 8: LOCKING PACKAGES ON A MANAGED DEVICE Objective: Prevent deletion of a package on a managed device by locking the package. Ensure that you have installed the ZENworks Agent. For detailed information, see Setting Up Managed Devices in the ZENworks 7. 2 Linux Management Installation Guide. Register the managed device to a Red Carpet Enterprise (RCE) or a YUM server by executing the rug sa URL_of_the_RCE_or_YUM_server command. On the managed device, list all packages installed by executing the rug pa command. Select a package you want to lock, and lock it by executing the rug la package_name command. On the managed device, list all the locked packages by executing the rug ll command. Expected Results: On the managed device, delete the locked package by executing the rug rm package_name command. Notice that the specified package is not deleted in this scenario because it is locked. The following message is displayed: "package_name is locked and cannot be removed. " For information on how to unlock a package, see rug in the ZENworks 7. 2 Linux Management Administration Guide. p. 15 9: LOCKING BUNDLES ON A MANAGED DEVICE Objective: Prevent deletion of a bundle on a managed device by locking the bundle. Ensure that you have installed the ZENworks 7. 2 Linux Management server components and ZENworks Agent. For detailed information, see Installation in the ZENworks 7. 2 Linux Management Installation Guide. In the ZENworks Control Center, create a bundle and assign it to the managed device. For detailed information, see Creating RPM Bundles in the ZENworks 7. 2 Linux Management Administration Guide. On the managed device, perform the following steps: a. Verify that the bundle created in the previous step is installed on the device by executing the rug bl command. Lock the bundle by executing the rug bla bundle_name command. Verify that the bundle is locked by executing the rug bll command. Expected Results: On the managed device, delete the locked bundle by executing the rug brm bundle_name command. Notice that the specified bundle is not deleted in this scenario because it is locked. For information on how to unlock a bundle, see rug in the ZENworks 7. 2 Linux Management Administration Guide. p. [. . . ] Steps: To make sure devices are inheriting the settings that have been set at the zone level: 1. Log into the ZENworks Control Center, click the Settings tab for a device. Click ZMD Settings from the Management Zone Settings list. Use the Inheritance or Override Inheritance scenario to make changes to the default zmd Settings. [. . . ]