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There is actually nothing to it, as long as you installed the C/C++ Compiler and Tools and X-Server during the installation of Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES).

Click on VM –> Install VMware Tools

in your X-session open a terminal windows and type the following:

cp /media/VMware_Tools/VMWareTools-3.5.0-103909.tar.gz /root
tar zxvf VMWareTools-3.5.0-103909.tar.gz
/root/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl
9x [ENTER]
choose video resolution (3 for 1024×768)

Reboot your server or type Continue reading

By default in Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 the first cronjob will run 15 minutes after the system boots. Therefore you never know when your hourly/daily/weekly/monthly jobs will run.

To change the time your daily cron will run, edit the file:

/etc/sysconfig/cron

and add or modify the following line:

DAILY_TIME=”"

to:

DAILY_TIME=”03:00″ Continue reading