When migrating from SUSE Manager 4.3 to SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.x, the IP address and FQDN are usually carried over, or corresponding aliases to the new system are created via PTR records. In some circumstances, however, this is either undesirable or not possible.

The mgradm server rename command was created for …

During a recent migration from SUSE Manager 4.3.16 to SUSE Multi-Linux Manager 5.1.3, I encountered the following error:

1# mgradm podman migrate oldserver.corp.lan
2...
313:37AM INF Run podman volume rm etc-tls
413:37AM ??? Reindexing database. This may take a while, please do not cancel it!
513:37AM ??? psql: error: …

I recently updated an openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 machine running Uyuni 2025.05 before upgrading to Uyuni 2025.07:

1# transactional-update
2# reboot

After running transactional-update (as suggested by the Uyuni documentation) and rebooting the system, Uyuni couldn't be started anymore:

1# mgradm start
24:36PM INF Welcome …

As announced at this year's SUSECON, the new containerized SUSE Manager 5.0 was released in mid-July. The Uyuni project also offers images for the container version since version 2023.10. The most recently released version 2024.08 is the last one that is also offered as a classic RPM version.

Immutable

Compared to the …

What is Ubuntu Pro?

Ubuntu Pro is a not uncontroversial additional offer from Canonical for Ubuntu users. This extends - for a fee - the support time window of LTS releases from 5 to up to 10 years. For private use, the offer can be used free of charge for up to 5 computers - Ubuntu members can even refuel up to 50 …

When it comes to managing larger system landscapes, SUSE Manager and the open source upstream project Uyuni are useful tools. They can be used to set up new systems, deploy patches and also support Infrastructure as Code via SaltStack.

In the context of customer projects, I have carried out numerous installations and …

Recently I stumbled upon the following error when registering a new openSUSE system in Uyuni:

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