System move

On beginning of may 2002, the old "LLL" system (aka pollux) was moved and renamed to become "monster". All shares remained the same but the local primary domain changed into "LTNB". Printers were installed without the server queue in order to guarantee their functionality even when the server is down.
Also, on the local machines there are now some local accounts using the username "infox" and password "infox" where x is the number of the computer locals. Example : info4, info4. Thus allowing the machines to run without a network. Please note that in order to use these accounts, the domain "LTNB" needs to be deselected in the Logon-box!

LLL version	Feb 2002
SuSE Linux	7.3
Kernel	2.4.16-4GB

SuSE security announcements

Normally, you should be part of a security mailing list, which emails the latest evolutions in system security. Here's an excerpt from their mails :

- SuSE runs two security mailing lists to which any interested party may
subscribe:

suse-security@suse.com
- general/linux/SuSE security discussion.
All SuSE security announcements are sent to this list.
To subscribe, send an email to
<suse-security-subscribe@suse.com>.

suse-security-announce@suse.com
- SuSE's announce-only mailing list.
Only SuSE's security annoucements are sent to this list.
To subscribe, send an email to
<suse-security-announce-subscribe@suse.com>.

For general information or the frequently asked questions (faq)
send mail to:
<suse-security-info@suse.com> or
<suse-security-faq@suse.com> respectively.

Securiy announcements include the FTP location from where the update should be downloaded. Copy/Paste this to your command prompt and it'll be saved in your current directory.

Updating packages with RPM

The packages in the SuSE distribution are normally installed using the RPM tool. Here's a short overview of the commands :
(you must be root)