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Check out the <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux”>Wikipedia article on linux</a>.
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| May 7, 2009 3:07 PM
Linux, Linux Distributions
Check out the <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux”>Wikipedia article on linux</a>.
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| May 7, 2009 3:07 PM
Linux, Linux Distributions
Free Chapter – Oracle on Linux, Analyzing Server Performance
Enjoy the chapter and be sure to check out the related Linux and Oracle resources listed at the bottom of the download page. Voice your feedback on this chapter or let us know of other books you’d like to see featured on the IT Bookworm Blog by leaving a comment. Thanks.
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| May 7, 2009 12:08 PM
Apress, Bernard Lopuz, Charles Kim, Darl Kuhn, Free Chapters, Linux, Oracle on Linux
Enjoy the chapter and be sure to check out the related Linux and Oracle resources listed at the bottom of the download page. Voice your feedback on this chapter or let us know of other books you’d like to see featured on the IT Bookworm Blog by leaving a comment. Thanks.
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| May 7, 2009 12:08 PM
Apress, Bernard Lopuz, Charles Kim, Darl Kuhn, Free Chapters, Linux, Oracle on Linux
Problem printing a spoolfile using OVRPRTF using parms FrontOvl & Devtype(*afpds)
I forgot to ask my question: How do I get this to print without changing the outq? Why won’t it print the way it is set up? Thank you.
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| May 6, 2009 8:47 PM
AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spooled Files, Fedora, iSeries, OVRPRTF
I forgot to ask my question: How do I get this to print without changing the outq? Why won’t it print the way it is set up? Thank you.
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| May 6, 2009 8:47 PM
AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spooled Files, Fedora, iSeries, OVRPRTF
What new features would you like to see on ITKnowledgeExchange.com?
We all are on these type of exchange lists and it would be useful if the questions could ALL be listed at the top of the email. In this way I could glance quickly down the list and see if there are any questions I could answer or were interested in following. Ideally the list [...]
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| May 5, 2009 5:35 PM
AS/400, CRM, Database, DataCenter, datamangement, Development, Domino, Exchange, Linux, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows
We all are on these type of exchange lists and it would be useful if the questions could ALL be listed at the top of the email. In this way I could glance quickly down the list and see if there are any questions I could answer or were interested in following. Ideally the list [...]
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| May 5, 2009 5:35 PM
AS/400, CRM, Database, DataCenter, datamangement, Development, Domino, Exchange, Linux, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP, Windows
Virtualization advice for testing websites
You didn’t say what Web platforms you have but this sounds like a good use for <a href=”http://www.virtualbox.org/”>VirtualBox</a>. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Seen that VBox seems to be targeted to more “personal” use rather then business related I’d go to VMWare workstation where you may also consider to install some web stress tools (E.g. <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e2c0585a-062a-439e-a67d-75a89aa36495&displaylang=en”>Microsoft Web Application [...]
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| April 30, 2009 6:57 PM
Application virtualization, Ubuntu, Virtualization, Vista, Web developers, Web development, Website design, Website Testing, Windows XP
You didn’t say what Web platforms you have but this sounds like a good use for <a href=”http://www.virtualbox.org/”>VirtualBox</a>. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Seen that VBox seems to be targeted to more “personal” use rather then business related I’d go to VMWare workstation where you may also consider to install some web stress tools (E.g. <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e2c0585a-062a-439e-a67d-75a89aa36495&displaylang=en”>Microsoft Web Application [...]
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| April 30, 2009 6:57 PM
Application virtualization, Ubuntu, Virtualization, Vista, Web developers, Web development, Website design, Website Testing, Windows XP
Linux Backup
Hi, I’d use native unix tools: rsync -av source/ target/, or rsync -av source/ remote:target/ (if backup goes to a local/remote disk with enough free space to hold all the files on backed-up system) tar -czf archive.tar.gz , or tar -cjf archive.tar.bz2 (if backup should be compressed) if you want to write the archive on [...]
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| April 29, 2009 1:39 PM
Linux Backup, Linux Upgrades
Hi, I’d use native unix tools: rsync -av source/ target/, or rsync -av source/ remote:target/ (if backup goes to a local/remote disk with enough free space to hold all the files on backed-up system) tar -czf archive.tar.gz , or tar -cjf archive.tar.bz2 (if backup should be compressed) if you want to write the archive on [...]
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| April 29, 2009 1:39 PM
Linux Backup, Linux Upgrades
Can I run Linux or Solaris on Hyper-V, and get technical support for it?
SUSE Enterprise lInux is support inHyper-V and Red Hat support has been announced. This means you will be support for those OSes in Hyper-V. We continue to work with other vendors to provide the same level of support.
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| April 23, 2009 2:52 PM
Hyper-V, Linux, Linux on Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Solaris, Solaris on Hyper-V
SUSE Enterprise lInux is support inHyper-V and Red Hat support has been announced. This means you will be support for those OSes in Hyper-V. We continue to work with other vendors to provide the same level of support.
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| April 23, 2009 2:52 PM
Hyper-V, Linux, Linux on Hyper-V, Microsoft virtualization, Solaris, Solaris on Hyper-V
excuting sql loader from runrmtcmd from as400 to unix
Have you tried running the unix commands directly in the unix box (i.e. cd /home/dekbf/e3data;$sqlldr ekbf/ekbf + control=EPINTORD2CTL.CTL) ? Why do you need the ‘$’ before SQLLDR ? Have you tried something likes this ? RUNRMTCMD CMD(‘sqlldr ekbf/ekbf control=/home/dekbf/e3data/EPINTORD2CTL.CTL’) RMTLOCNAME(’191.0.0.9′ + *IP) RMTUSER(‘dekbf’) RMTPWD(‘ekbf’) ————————————-
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| April 22, 2009 7:59 PM
AS/400, RUNRMTCMD, SQL Loader, Unix
Have you tried running the unix commands directly in the unix box (i.e. cd /home/dekbf/e3data;$sqlldr ekbf/ekbf + control=EPINTORD2CTL.CTL) ? Why do you need the ‘$’ before SQLLDR ? Have you tried something likes this ? RUNRMTCMD CMD(‘sqlldr ekbf/ekbf control=/home/dekbf/e3data/EPINTORD2CTL.CTL’) RMTLOCNAME(’191.0.0.9′ + *IP) RMTUSER(‘dekbf’) RMTPWD(‘ekbf’) ————————————-
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| April 22, 2009 7:59 PM
AS/400, RUNRMTCMD, SQL Loader, Unix
Moving to VMware VDI
Depending on configuration, it may not be the answer. With VDI, you are effectively replacing local desktops with VMs. Terminal Services has been doing the same thing for many years (as the old Winframe admin speaks ). You have to balance the cost and re-architecture versus the savings. Could App-V, MED-V, or TS solve the [...]
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| April 21, 2009 1:45 PM
Linux, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Desktop, VMware, VMware VDI
Depending on configuration, it may not be the answer. With VDI, you are effectively replacing local desktops with VMs. Terminal Services has been doing the same thing for many years (as the old Winframe admin speaks ). You have to balance the cost and re-architecture versus the savings. Could App-V, MED-V, or TS solve the [...]
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| April 21, 2009 1:45 PM
Linux, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Desktop, VMware, VMware VDI
Reinstall Domino Document Manager from Linux to Windows
I don’t believe that this is much different from moving Notes databases to a new server. 1. Configure your new Windows server. 2. Install Domino on the server. 3. Install domino.doc on the server. Domino.doc adds additional code to the Domino server (additional api calls). 4. Create your new directory (name and address book). 5. [...]
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| April 21, 2009 10:32 AM
Domino Document Manager, Domino on System i, Domino Server, Linux, Louts Notes
I don’t believe that this is much different from moving Notes databases to a new server. 1. Configure your new Windows server. 2. Install Domino on the server. 3. Install domino.doc on the server. Domino.doc adds additional code to the Domino server (additional api calls). 4. Create your new directory (name and address book). 5. [...]
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| April 21, 2009 10:32 AM
Domino Document Manager, Domino on System i, Domino Server, Linux, Louts Notes
How number of processors correlated to Oracle database size
I don’t know of such a guideline, and I don’t think you should determine the number of processors based on the database size. I would look for metrics like transactions/operations per second, or something like that. A small database could demand more CPU than a much bigger one, depending on the amount of operations it [...]
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| April 20, 2009 10:13 PM
Oracle on Linux, Oracle performance, Unix Server sizing, Unix Servers
I don’t know of such a guideline, and I don’t think you should determine the number of processors based on the database size. I would look for metrics like transactions/operations per second, or something like that. A small database could demand more CPU than a much bigger one, depending on the amount of operations it [...]
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| April 20, 2009 10:13 PM
Oracle on Linux, Oracle performance, Unix Server sizing, Unix Servers
I need Linux OS on my windows. Does virtualization help me ?
You can certainly use virtualization to run a virtual machine that runs Linux, all while still using your Windows system.
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| April 20, 2009 1:50 PM
Linux, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Windows
You can certainly use virtualization to run a virtual machine that runs Linux, all while still using your Windows system.
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| April 20, 2009 1:50 PM
Linux, Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Windows
Is there a timeline for redhat integration services?
We are actively working with RedHat but we don’t have a timeline to announce right now.
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| April 20, 2009 1:40 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Linux
We are actively working with RedHat but we don’t have a timeline to announce right now.
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| April 20, 2009 1:40 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Linux
how to install the redhat linux ethernet card?
The Dell 1397 wireless controller found in the Studio 15 laptop is supported by a hybrid driver released by Broadcom. More information can be found at http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/10/03/linux-driver-available-for-dell-wireless-cards.aspx. The drivers are available at http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php.
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| April 15, 2009 3:21 PM
Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux Drivers
The Dell 1397 wireless controller found in the Studio 15 laptop is supported by a hybrid driver released by Broadcom. More information can be found at http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2008/10/03/linux-driver-available-for-dell-wireless-cards.aspx. The drivers are available at http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php.
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| April 15, 2009 3:21 PM
Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux Drivers
Linux Firewall settings
Well, it appears that you have a situation I wrote about – masquerading is a variant of Network Address Translation (NAT), which can rearrange your IPs in any imaginable (and in a lot of unimaginable) ways… So I really wouldn’t suggest to manipulate your firewall after some advices on a discussion board – somebody skillful [...]
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| April 10, 2009 4:31 PM
Firewall management, Firewalls, Linux firewalls
Well, it appears that you have a situation I wrote about – masquerading is a variant of Network Address Translation (NAT), which can rearrange your IPs in any imaginable (and in a lot of unimaginable) ways… So I really wouldn’t suggest to manipulate your firewall after some advices on a discussion board – somebody skillful [...]
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| April 10, 2009 4:31 PM
Firewall management, Firewalls, Linux firewalls
Text editing with VI editor in SSH
- Does it give you some error message ? or does it say that you are attempting to modify a read-only file, or something like that ? - Can you put the editor in insert mode again, and add some new text ? While trying to insert data, type i to get into the INSERT [...]
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| April 10, 2009 1:35 AM
Secure Shell, SSH, VI editor
- Does it give you some error message ? or does it say that you are attempting to modify a read-only file, or something like that ? - Can you put the editor in insert mode again, and add some new text ? While trying to insert data, type i to get into the INSERT [...]
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| April 10, 2009 1:35 AM
Secure Shell, SSH, VI editor
SUSE Linux – forgotten passwords
If you still have the root password it won’t be that difficult to perform a PASSWD command, otherwise you may try and access the disk from external source and then hope that JohnTheRipper or similar tools can find the password. ======================= Boot the system from the SUSE media in rescue mode. You could also use [...]
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| April 9, 2009 2:03 PM
Linux security, Password, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Desktop
If you still have the root password it won’t be that difficult to perform a PASSWD command, otherwise you may try and access the disk from external source and then hope that JohnTheRipper or similar tools can find the password. ======================= Boot the system from the SUSE media in rescue mode. You could also use [...]
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| April 9, 2009 2:03 PM
Linux security, Password, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Desktop
WinBind authentication with VMware host
This is a great howto http://www.howtoforge.com/samba_setup_ubuntu_5.10
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| April 4, 2009 4:47 PM
Active Directory, Authentication, Samba WinBind, Ubuntu Linux, VMware, Windows Server 2003
This is a great howto http://www.howtoforge.com/samba_setup_ubuntu_5.10
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| April 4, 2009 4:47 PM
Active Directory, Authentication, Samba WinBind, Ubuntu Linux, VMware, Windows Server 2003
I need Run oracle applicationfrom host browser
You could set the VM network connection as ‘bridged’ and asign some ip-address of the same subnet of your windows machine. Then you should be able to connect to any software on the Linux VM as if it was a physical server.
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| April 3, 2009 9:54 PM
Oracle applications, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, Red Hat Linux, VMware, Windows XP
You could set the VM network connection as ‘bridged’ and asign some ip-address of the same subnet of your windows machine. Then you should be able to connect to any software on the Linux VM as if it was a physical server.
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| April 3, 2009 9:54 PM
Oracle applications, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, Red Hat Linux, VMware, Windows XP
How to connect Cisco 2600 router using Telnet
Ok just so we are clear you will not be connecting via telnet. If you connect a console cable from your laptop to the router then this is a serial connection. 1. Fire up Putty 2. Click on Serial radio button 3. Select the right COM port (usually COM1 but try COM2 or COM3 if [...]
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| April 2, 2009 11:34 PM
Cisco 2600, PuTTY, Telnet
Ok just so we are clear you will not be connecting via telnet. If you connect a console cable from your laptop to the router then this is a serial connection. 1. Fire up Putty 2. Click on Serial radio button 3. Select the right COM port (usually COM1 but try COM2 or COM3 if [...]
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| April 2, 2009 11:34 PM
Cisco 2600, PuTTY, Telnet
