Use the YaST Control Center to change the installation and
configuration of your whole system. root
permission is required to
open YaST.
To open YaST, click root
password. If you do not know the root
password, ask your system
administrator.
YaST contains various modules you can use to adjust your system settings. These modules are divided into the following categories:
Contains modules for configuring hardware components such as your monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer, and scanner.
The YaST Control Center has several modules that cannot easily be classified into the other module groups. The modules in this category can be used for things such as viewing log files and installing drivers from a vendor CD.
Includes modules for configuring network devices such as network cards, ISDN, DSL, or modem.
Contains modules for network services and for configuring clients such as LDAP and NFS.
Use the modules of this category to configure the Novell AppArmor™ access control system. This option is available only if the
pattern is installed.Use these modules to configure security details such as firewall options, and to create and manage users and groups.
Use the modules of this category to set options for installation and updates, and to install or remove software packages.
Use these modules to change system settings such as the date, time, or language, and to perform tasks such as backing up or restoring files.