System Configuration Profile Management

If you frequently need to switch network settings on a laptop at work, at home or on the move, let the Profile Administration module in YaST help you.

Start YaST, choose System in the menu on the left, click the orange icon named Profile Administration, and System Configuration Profile Management will start (SCPM). Click Alternatives, then change Activate SCPM from Deactivated to Activated, and click OK

A log like this is shown as the default profile is created

Analyzing system 
Preparing system 
Creating resource database 
 adding resource /etc/X11/XF86Config (file) 
 adding resource /etc/X11/xorg.conf (file) 
 adding resource /etc/XF86Config (file) 
 adding resource /etc/auto.master (file) 
 adding resource /etc/cups (file) 
 adding resource /etc/hosts (file) 
 adding resource /etc/lpd.conf (file) 
 adding resource /etc/mail (file) 
 adding resource /etc/nsswitch.conf (file) 
 adding resource /etc/ntp.conf (file) 
 adding resource /etc/postfix (file) 
 adding resource /etc/printcap (file) 
 adding resource /etc/resolv.conf (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sendmail.cf (file) 
 adding resource /etc/smpppd.conf (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/cups (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/mail (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/named (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/network (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/network/config (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/network/if-down.d (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/network/if-up.d (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/network/wireless (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/postfix (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/sendmail (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/xntp (file) 
 adding resource /etc/sysconfig/ypbind (file) 
 adding resource /etc/yp.conf (file) 
 adding resource /var/lib/YaST2/printers (file) 
 adding resource autofs (service) 
 adding resource cups (service) 
 adding resource lpd (service) 
 adding resource lwresd (service) 
 adding resource network (service) 
 adding resource postfix (service) 
 adding resource sendmail (service) 
 adding resource smpppd (service) 
 adding resource xntpd (service) 
 adding resource ypbind (service) 
Creating default profile 
 saving /etc/X11/XF86Config (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/X11/xorg.conf (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/XF86Config (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/auto.master (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/cups (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/hosts (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/lpd.conf (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/mail (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/nsswitch.conf (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/ntp.conf (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/postfix (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/printcap (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/resolv.conf (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sendmail.cf (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/smpppd.conf (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/cups (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/mail (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/named (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/network (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/network/config (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/network/dhcp (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/network/if-down.d (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/network/if-up.d (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/network/wireless (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/postfix (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/sendmail (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/xntp (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/sysconfig/ypbind (file) to profile default 
 saving /etc/yp.conf (file) to profile default 
 saving /var/lib/YaST2/printers (file) to profile default 
 saving autofs (service) to profile default 
 saving cups (service) to profile default 
 saving lpd (service) to profile default 
 saving lwresd (service) to profile default 
 saving network (service) to profile default 
 saving postfix (service) to profile default 
 saving sendmail (service) to profile default 
 saving smpppd (service) to profile default 
 saving xntpd (service) to profile default 
 saving ypbind (service) to profile default

Click Close to close the log and return to the main SCPM dialog. You will find that an active profile called default is now in the Profile Administration list. You will also see further down that SCPM is activated. Click Close. YaST activates the new settings.