B Documentation Updates #

Improved consistency of Docker terminology throughout the documentation. This includes renaming a guide to Docker Open Source Engine Guide.

Added warning to keep pam_systemd.so in the PAM configuration. See Section 2.6, “Manually Configuring PAM” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1068426).

Added warning to prevent users from locking themselves out when configuring Kerberos. See Section 6.5.9, “Enabling PAM Support for Kerberos” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1010391).

Removed section Basic Configuration from Section 15.4.1, “Configuring the Firewall with YaST” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073377).

Updated Section 25.6, “Deleting an AppArmor Profile” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1070674).

Added Section 25.5, “Unloading Unknown AppArmor Profiles” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029696).

Added new PCI DSS appendix (Fate #314831).

Removed section Basic Configuration from Section 15.4.1, “Configuring the Firewall with YaST” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073377).

Updated Section 25.6, “Deleting an AppArmor Profile” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1070674).

Add warning to keep pam_systemd.so in the PAM configuration. See Section 2.6, “Manually Configuring PAM” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1068426).

Added Section 25.5, “Unloading Unknown AppArmor Profiles” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029696).

Add warning to prevent users from locking themselves out when configuring Kerberos. See Section 6.5.9, “Enabling PAM Support for Kerberos” (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1010391).

Numerous small fixes and additions to the documentation, based on technical feedback.

Removed all references to the faillog package, which is no longer shipped (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710788).

Added documentation on using the YaST LDAP and Kerberos Client module to Chapter 5, LDAP—A Directory Service and Chapter 6, Network Authentication with Kerberos (http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1034818).

Added note about deprecation of Unix Attributes plug-in in Microsoft Windows* Server 2016 in Chapter 7, Active Directory Support (Doc Comment #33098).

Added a tip on viewing sshd log files to Section 14.4, “The SSH Daemon (sshd)”.

In Section 15.3, “Firewalling Basics”, updated a link to a HOWTO (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053601).

The e-mail address for documentation feedback has changed to doc-team@suse.com.

The documentation for Docker Open Source Engine has been enhanced and renamed to Docker Guide.

In Section 4.2, “Configuring an Authentication Client with YaST”, the command is called sss_cache (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=993377).

Added information about the new YaST module User Logon Management to Section 7.3, “Configuring a Linux Client for Active Directory” (Fate# 320407).

New section Section 14.4.2, “Rotating Host Keys” (Fate #318427).

openVPN is now set up via wicked, adjusted Section 16.2.1, “Configuring the VPN Server” accordingly (Fate #317974).

Added Section 16.4, “Setting Up a VPN Server or Client Using YaST” (Fate #320616).

SMT Guide is now part of the documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Add-ons provided by SUSE have been renamed as modules and extensions. The manuals have been updated to reflect this change.

Numerous small fixes and additions to the documentation, based on technical feedback.

The registration service has been changed from Novell Customer Center to SUSE Customer Center.

In YaST, you will now reach Network Settings via the System group. Network Devices is gone (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=867809).

Added Section 15.4.1.1, “Opening Ports”.

Removed references to the source policy files in Section 31.6.6, “Working with SELinux Modules” (not available).

Minimum policy is now part of the distribution in Section 31.4, “SELinux Policy”.

Removed http://software.opensuse.org as a preferred policy download server, and added https://build.opensuse.org instead in Section 31.4, “SELinux Policy”.

Removed obsolete acpid.service (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=918655).

Removed /etc/sysconfig/auditd from Section 32.2, “Configuring the Audit Daemon”—this configuration file has been removed without replacement (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=918655).

Extend Firewall Documentation to Describe How to Open a Port (https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=914076).

Small fix for Section 5.5, “Manually Configuring an LDAP Server”:

Numerous small fixes for Chapter 16, Configuring a VPN Server:

Removed all KDE documentation and references because KDE is no longer shipped.

Removed all references to SuSEconfig, which is no longer supported (Fate #100011).

Move from System V init to systemd (Fate #310421). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

YaST Runlevel Editor has changed to Services Manager (Fate #312568). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

Removed all references to ISDN support, as ISDN support has been removed (Fate #314594).

Removed all references to the YaST DSL module as it is no longer shipped (Fate #316264).

Removed all references to the YaST Modem module as it is no longer shipped (Fate #316264).

Btrfs has become the default file system for the root partition (Fate #315901). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

The dmesg now provides human-readable time stamps in ctime()-like format (Fate #316056). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

syslog and syslog-ng have been replaced by rsyslog (Fate #316175). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

MariaDB is now shipped as the relational database instead of MySQL (Fate #313595). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

SUSE-related products are no longer available from http://download.novell.com but from http://download.suse.com. Adjusted links accordingly.

Novell Customer Center has been replaced with SUSE Customer Center. Updated affected parts of the documentation.

/var/run is mounted as tmpfs (Fate #303793). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

The following architectures are no longer supported: IA64 and x86. Updated affected parts of the documentation.

The traditional method for setting up the network with ifconfig has been replaced by wicked. Updated affected parts of the documentation.

A lot of networking commands are deprecated and have been replaced by newer commands (usually ip). Updated affected parts of the documentation.

Numerous small fixes and additions to the documentation, based on technical feedback.

Mentioned that SSH on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server uses cryptographic hardware acceleration if available (Fate #308239).

New section Section 14.3.2, “Setting Permissions for File Uploads” (Fate #312774).

Added short description of supported AppArmor profile flags in Section 22.6.1, “Profile Flags”.

Thoroughly explained the syntax and subtle differences in meaning for AppArmor include statements in Section 22.3, “Include Statements”.

Introduced extended ways to map a profile: Added Section 22.6.3, “Pattern Matching”, Section 22.6.4, “Namespaces” and updated Section 22.6.6, “Alias Rules”.

Added description for new optional allow and file keywords for AppArmor profiles in Section 22.7.7, “Optional allow and file Rules”.

Added description for new safe and unsafe keywords for AppArmor profiles to Section 22.8.10, “safe and unsafe Keywords”.

New PUx/pux and CUx/cux profile transitions added in Section 22.8.8, “Fallback Modes for Profile Transitions”.

Added new section Section 22.6.3, “Pattern Matching”.

Restructured and completely rewrote Chapter 26, Profiling Your Web Applications Using ChangeHat.

Removed old content describing the YaST method.

Introduced a command line example on creating a hat for the Adminer application.

Section Adding a Profile Using the Wizard has been removed from Chapter 24, Building and Managing Profiles with YaST (Fate #308684).

Section Updating Profiles from Log Entries has been removed from Chapter 24, Building and Managing Profiles with YaST (Fate #308683).

Chapter Using the Fingerprint Reader has been removed from Part I, “Authentication” (Fate #313128).

Updated the AppArmor documentation to version 2.8 AppArmor (http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722915).