SuSE Linux: All versions
You want to use the patches available at our Maintenance Web to update your SuSE business product (e.g., eMail Server III or SuSE Linux Enterprise Server) to the latest version. Because there are so many patches, you do not really know which one to install first.
To obtain patches for eMail Server 2, refer to the article Available Updates and Patches for eMail Server 2First you need to register your product within our portal at http://portal.suse.com.
If you do not already have a login there, you can create one yourself following the instruction you find there. The login and password that you set within the portal will also serve as login and password for our Maintenance Web.
This procedure applies only to products based on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 and above that are explicitly sold with one year maintenance. The following products cannot be updated with this procedure:
For products based on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7, you will first need to manually install one update. This applies to the following products:
The needed updates are as follows (please follow the update instructions precisely):
This is not necessary for the following products, since they already contain the required packages:
The YaST2 Online Update (YOU) needs a direct connection to the Internet. If you connect via a proxy, this must be configured first:
http_proxy = http://your_proxy:port/your_proxy stands for the name of your proxy machine and port is the port number to which the proxy listens on the proxy machine.
In case you need to authenticate against your proxy, insert user name and password in /etc/wgetrc, too:
proxy_user=user proxy_passwd=password
Do not forget to enter the HTTP proxy to use instead of an FTP proxy. Patches are always downloaded via HTTP, not via FTP.
After this is configured, you can start YOU and install the necessary patches onto your system. Make sure sdb.suse.de is shown as the installation source. If that is not the case, check your Internet connection and start YOU again.
If you encounter any problems with the described procedure, write an e-mail to: maintenance-info@suse.de. This e-mail address is neither a support address nor a place to submit presales questions regarding our products. It is solely intended for reporting problems in connection with the use of our Maintenance Web.