Citrix for Linux
VMware ESX is compatible with Linux installs. The ESX server is a linux based operating system, so you will be familiar with the management of that server as well. One thing you need to be aware of is the VMware infrastructure client can only be install on a windows workstation. You will use the infrastructure [...]
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| December 31, 2008 4:25 PM
Citrix, Linux servers
VMware ESX is compatible with Linux installs. The ESX server is a linux based operating system, so you will be familiar with the management of that server as well. One thing you need to be aware of is the VMware infrastructure client can only be install on a windows workstation. You will use the infrastructure [...]
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| December 31, 2008 4:25 PM
Citrix, Linux servers
Configuration of Active Directory service
First of all You shold have RHEL 5 DVD or CD set (5) for Installation after Installatio complete you have to install NIS in RHEL for Server – Client relations. For Complete Installation of NIS you need following packages <b>ypbind, yp serv, yp-tool</b> after it you have to follow big procedure to create it so [...]
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| December 31, 2008 7:07 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Services, Domain Controller, Linux, Linux servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
First of all You shold have RHEL 5 DVD or CD set (5) for Installation after Installatio complete you have to install NIS in RHEL for Server – Client relations. For Complete Installation of NIS you need following packages <b>ypbind, yp serv, yp-tool</b> after it you have to follow big procedure to create it so [...]
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| December 31, 2008 7:07 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Services, Domain Controller, Linux, Linux servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Difficult SSH problem
My first guess would be a corruption of something. Did anything happen when the problem first started (after an update or a new rpm install or something)? Have you attempted to monitor any performance statistics while the problem is happening? Using the console start monitoring and then try to SSH in from a remote box? [...]
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| December 27, 2008 10:32 PM
Fedora, Fedora 9, Linux, SSH, VNC
My first guess would be a corruption of something. Did anything happen when the problem first started (after an update or a new rpm install or something)? Have you attempted to monitor any performance statistics while the problem is happening? Using the console start monitoring and then try to SSH in from a remote box? [...]
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| December 27, 2008 10:32 PM
Fedora, Fedora 9, Linux, SSH, VNC
Vmware Management Interface Connection Issue
Most likely you need to login using the root or administrator account of the management interface server and not the vmware server.
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| December 23, 2008 6:06 PM
Fedora 9, VMware, VMware Management Interface, VMWare Management Interface Connection Issue, VMware Server, VMWare Server 2.0
Most likely you need to login using the root or administrator account of the management interface server and not the vmware server.
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| December 23, 2008 6:06 PM
Fedora 9, VMware, VMware Management Interface, VMWare Management Interface Connection Issue, VMware Server, VMWare Server 2.0
Native database implementation on AS/400
I’m not sure that I understand the question. If you have an AS/400 you have DB/2 .. DB/400 its name’s changed a few times. It’s ready to use. Tables can be created using SQL or by creating a program like description of the file (called DDS) Tables on the 400 can be accessed in native [...]
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| December 23, 2008 4:05 PM
AS/400 database, AS/400 database administration, DB2, DB2/400, Open source databases
I’m not sure that I understand the question. If you have an AS/400 you have DB/2 .. DB/400 its name’s changed a few times. It’s ready to use. Tables can be created using SQL or by creating a program like description of the file (called DDS) Tables on the 400 can be accessed in native [...]
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| December 23, 2008 4:05 PM
AS/400 database, AS/400 database administration, DB2, DB2/400, Open source databases
Patch management procedure for Unix servers
KevinBeaver | Dec 19 2008 8:27PM GMT This can be pretty detailed…For starters, I’d recommend checking out the UNIX patch management offerings by <a href=”http://www.shavlik.com/”>Shavlik</a> and <a href=”http://www.landesk.com/”>LANDesk.</a>
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| December 22, 2008 8:34 PM
Patch management, Unix administration, Unix patch management, Unix security, Unix Servers
KevinBeaver | Dec 19 2008 8:27PM GMT This can be pretty detailed…For starters, I’d recommend checking out the UNIX patch management offerings by <a href=”http://www.shavlik.com/”>Shavlik</a> and <a href=”http://www.landesk.com/”>LANDesk.</a>
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| December 22, 2008 8:34 PM
Patch management, Unix administration, Unix patch management, Unix security, Unix Servers
VMWare ESXi Hypervisor Installation on CentOS 64
ESX3i will run on a USB Flashdrive or can be installed to a Hard Drive. The difference between it and the ESX you currently run is that is has a very small footprint and does not have the Service Console built into it. This means that the code it does run will allow you to [...]
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| December 22, 2008 3:32 PM
CentOS, CentOS 64, VMware, VMware ESXi, VMWare ESXi Hypervisor, VMware ESXi Installation
ESX3i will run on a USB Flashdrive or can be installed to a Hard Drive. The difference between it and the ESX you currently run is that is has a very small footprint and does not have the Service Console built into it. This means that the code it does run will allow you to [...]
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| December 22, 2008 3:32 PM
CentOS, CentOS 64, VMware, VMware ESXi, VMWare ESXi Hypervisor, VMware ESXi Installation
gtk warning cannot open display on redhat linux
If you have logged into X in a ‘normal’ fashion, you shouldn’t need to go through all that just to start an X application. DISPLAY is the proper environment variable for display, though – not display. Try export DISPLAY=0.0 instead of specifiying localhost. More detail on the steps that you are performing and the actual [...]
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| December 17, 2008 9:43 PM
GTK Warning, RedHat, Redhat Linux, Ubuntu
If you have logged into X in a ‘normal’ fashion, you shouldn’t need to go through all that just to start an X application. DISPLAY is the proper environment variable for display, though – not display. Try export DISPLAY=0.0 instead of specifiying localhost. More detail on the steps that you are performing and the actual [...]
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| December 17, 2008 9:43 PM
GTK Warning, RedHat, Redhat Linux, Ubuntu
Screensaver lockup in Ubuntu 8.04
1. go into the Terminal application (under Accessories) 2. enter: gedit .gconf/apps/gnome-screensaver/%gconf.xml 3. in the box that pops up you’ll see: screensavers-molecule 4. change “molecule” to one of the working screensavers, such as: screensavers-sonar 5. restart The message from Xan 2007-12-03 up above suggests a way to remove molecule, but I haven’t tried it. Good [...]
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| December 10, 2008 7:25 PM
Ubuntu, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu Errors, Ubuntu Linux, Ubuntu Upgrades, Windows XP
1. go into the Terminal application (under Accessories) 2. enter: gedit .gconf/apps/gnome-screensaver/%gconf.xml 3. in the box that pops up you’ll see: screensavers-molecule 4. change “molecule” to one of the working screensavers, such as: screensavers-sonar 5. restart The message from Xan 2007-12-03 up above suggests a way to remove molecule, but I haven’t tried it. Good [...]
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| December 10, 2008 7:25 PM
Ubuntu, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu Errors, Ubuntu Linux, Ubuntu Upgrades, Windows XP
Fedora Core 9 on IBM X3400
32 bit or 64 bit?
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| December 8, 2008 4:55 PM
Fedora 9, IBM System x3400 server, IBM X3400 Server, Linux
32 bit or 64 bit?
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| December 8, 2008 4:55 PM
Fedora 9, IBM System x3400 server, IBM X3400 Server, Linux
How to configure DNS in CentOS
Here is a <a href=”http://www.howtoforge.com/centos-5.1-server-lamp-email-dns-ftp-ispconfig”> tutorial </a> on setting up the various network aspects of Cent OS, including DNS setup. You might find <a href=”http://www.brennan.id.au/08-Domain_Name_System_BIND.html”> This site</a> helpful as well. Good Luck! -Flame
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| December 8, 2008 3:57 PM
CentOS, CentOS administration, CentOS configuration, CentOS DNS configuration, DNS configuration, Linux, Linux configuration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Here is a <a href=”http://www.howtoforge.com/centos-5.1-server-lamp-email-dns-ftp-ispconfig”> tutorial </a> on setting up the various network aspects of Cent OS, including DNS setup. You might find <a href=”http://www.brennan.id.au/08-Domain_Name_System_BIND.html”> This site</a> helpful as well. Good Luck! -Flame
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| December 8, 2008 3:57 PM
CentOS, CentOS administration, CentOS configuration, CentOS DNS configuration, DNS configuration, Linux, Linux configuration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CMake – Automatically regenerate a file using an external tool and custom target upon “make”
Fixed it in the meanwhile: <pre> 1 set(parser_odir “${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/”) 2 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${parser_odir}) 3 4 #The right way to me would be to use the commands (2) and (4) 5 #but it seems one needs (1) and (3) instead, if regeneration 6 #of the scanner.re and parser.y is desired with only a “make” 7 #command. 8 [...]
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| December 8, 2008 12:09 PM
C, CMake, Lemon Parser Generator, Linux, Makefile, re2c preprocessor, Software development, SQLite
Fixed it in the meanwhile: <pre> 1 set(parser_odir “${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/”) 2 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${parser_odir}) 3 4 #The right way to me would be to use the commands (2) and (4) 5 #but it seems one needs (1) and (3) instead, if regeneration 6 #of the scanner.re and parser.y is desired with only a “make” 7 #command. 8 [...]
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| December 8, 2008 12:09 PM
C, CMake, Lemon Parser Generator, Linux, Makefile, re2c preprocessor, Software development, SQLite
Which version of Ubuntu to choose?
This <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions”>site</a> has a rather extensive comaprison of the various flavors of Linux. The <a href=”http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes”>release notes</a> here might also be useful. Good Luck! -Flame ***************** Since it is going to be installed on a home computer, I would choose the latest version (8.10) which includes new features (such as 3G wireless support). If [...]
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| December 4, 2008 5:30 PM
Linux Distributions, Ubuntu 8, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu Linux
This <a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions”>site</a> has a rather extensive comaprison of the various flavors of Linux. The <a href=”http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes”>release notes</a> here might also be useful. Good Luck! -Flame ***************** Since it is going to be installed on a home computer, I would choose the latest version (8.10) which includes new features (such as 3G wireless support). If [...]
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| December 4, 2008 5:30 PM
Linux Distributions, Ubuntu 8, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu Linux
How do I convert a Unix text file from IFS to a DB file on AS400?
You’ll find a discussion of this on http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg244249.pdf Page 141 Basically you describe the incoming data as fixed format and create a field definition file to map it to fields in you physical file. (page 142) Is this a fixed lenth flat file that you are sending to the IFS? If so, you may want [...]
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| December 1, 2008 4:20 PM
AS/400 FTP, Copy From Import File, CPYFRMIMPF, Database conversion, Flat files, IFS, Integrated File System, Unix
You’ll find a discussion of this on http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg244249.pdf Page 141 Basically you describe the incoming data as fixed format and create a field definition file to map it to fields in you physical file. (page 142) Is this a fixed lenth flat file that you are sending to the IFS? If so, you may want [...]
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| December 1, 2008 4:20 PM
AS/400 FTP, Copy From Import File, CPYFRMIMPF, Database conversion, Flat files, IFS, Integrated File System, Unix
confusion in networking
Dear CCNA can help you a lot as in India , Bangalore there is a huge development & TAC center for Cisco.
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| November 28, 2008 5:37 PM
CCNA, Linux certifications, MCSA, MCSA Certification, Networking certifications, Red Hat
Dear CCNA can help you a lot as in India , Bangalore there is a huge development & TAC center for Cisco.
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| November 28, 2008 5:37 PM
CCNA, Linux certifications, MCSA, MCSA Certification, Networking certifications, Red Hat
Linux says recovering journal
The filesystem could be damaged. I would wait until the recovering ends. Is this a production machine ? a server ? If the boot process get stuck there, and you have important data on the disk, you might want to boot from a live-CD, mount it for read only, and backup your data.
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| November 27, 2008 3:31 PM
Linux, Linux administration, Linux error messages, Linux File Recovery, Linux Journals
The filesystem could be damaged. I would wait until the recovering ends. Is this a production machine ? a server ? If the boot process get stuck there, and you have important data on the disk, you might want to boot from a live-CD, mount it for read only, and backup your data.
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| November 27, 2008 3:31 PM
Linux, Linux administration, Linux error messages, Linux File Recovery, Linux Journals
Windows or Linux for best career?
Both platforms can give you a good carrier. The trick is to find the platform that you like and can be passionate about. If you don’t like working with Linux than a carrier working with Linux probably isn’t the correct solution for you. *************************************** Windows currently has about 85%- 90% of the general computing market. [...]
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| November 26, 2008 2:23 PM
Career development, IT careers, Linux, Linux administration, Linux jobs, Systems administration, Unix administration, Unix jobs, Windows, Windows administration, Windows jobs
Both platforms can give you a good carrier. The trick is to find the platform that you like and can be passionate about. If you don’t like working with Linux than a carrier working with Linux probably isn’t the correct solution for you. *************************************** Windows currently has about 85%- 90% of the general computing market. [...]
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| November 26, 2008 2:23 PM
Career development, IT careers, Linux, Linux administration, Linux jobs, Systems administration, Unix administration, Unix jobs, Windows, Windows administration, Windows jobs
Any way to view all C: drive files by size?
Check out <a href=”http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/”>JDiskReport</a>. There is a LS.exe utility that used to be available at http://home.a03.itscom.net/tsuzu/programing/en/ However that link no longer works. The readme.txt says File List Generator v1.53 (July 19, 2003) – This tool collects the information about files and sub-folders under the specified folder or drive and generates the list in your preferred [...]
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| November 25, 2008 10:00 PM
C drive, File management programs, Unix, Windows XP
Check out <a href=”http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/”>JDiskReport</a>. There is a LS.exe utility that used to be available at http://home.a03.itscom.net/tsuzu/programing/en/ However that link no longer works. The readme.txt says File List Generator v1.53 (July 19, 2003) – This tool collects the information about files and sub-folders under the specified folder or drive and generates the list in your preferred [...]
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| November 25, 2008 10:00 PM
C drive, File management programs, Unix, Windows XP
Installation of Windows and Unix operating systems
More information is needed here. Do you want to install both on the same machine (dual boot) ? What versions/distributions are you going to install ?
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| November 25, 2008 1:31 PM
OS installation/upgrades, Unix, Unix installation, Windows installation
More information is needed here. Do you want to install both on the same machine (dual boot) ? What versions/distributions are you going to install ?
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| November 25, 2008 1:31 PM
OS installation/upgrades, Unix, Unix installation, Windows installation
Prompt for password on Linux mail server
You will need to disable anonymous access to your ftp server, but how to do that will depend on what is your linux distribution, and/or what FTP server software you have installed. Please provide more details, and we will be able to give more useful answers.
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| November 25, 2008 1:51 AM
Linux, Linux administration, Linux FTP, Linux mail servers, Linux security, Linux servers, Remote access, Secure FTP, Secure remote access, SFTP, User Permissions, Web security, Web servers
You will need to disable anonymous access to your ftp server, but how to do that will depend on what is your linux distribution, and/or what FTP server software you have installed. Please provide more details, and we will be able to give more useful answers.
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| November 25, 2008 1:51 AM
Linux, Linux administration, Linux FTP, Linux mail servers, Linux security, Linux servers, Remote access, Secure FTP, Secure remote access, SFTP, User Permissions, Web security, Web servers
