XCOM Transfer from EBCDIC to ASCII
hi there, I am facing a problem in trying a Xcom Transfer from Mainframes (EBCDIC) to Unix environment supporting ASCII. There is a special character probably called umrabulo that gets converted to v in the UNIX environment. Kindly advice…is it necessary to include some conversion tables or can that be done without? thanks a tob..

Answer Question   |  December 29, 2009  3:00 PM
ASCII, EBCDIC, Unix, XCOM transfer

Opening and Closing Impress
Is it possible to Open and Close Open Office Impress from another application. If so how?

Answer Question   |  February 24, 2009  3:13 PM
Office Impress, Open Office

FTP over SSH on Windows
Has anyone ever set up a Windows server for FTP over SSH? The FTP server I use is Gene6 (hosts over 100 user accounts). If you have not used that particular FTP server application, which one do you use and why? Thanks!

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2009  10:03 PM
FTP, FTP Over SSH, gene6, SSH, Windows Server

Ubuntu: OpenOffice 3.0.1
Should I install the latest Open Office 3.0.1 or wait for an official Ubuntu update? I guess it shouldn’t harm if I do?

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2009  2:40 AM
OpenOffice, OpenOffice 3.0.1, Ubuntu

Suse booting on external Hard drive problems
I have a Dell 1520 w/ Vista home basic, also an external hard drive. I am trying to use the external HD to boot my Linux on. I installed Suse the first time, and it set up shop on the external, but put the boot section in my MBR on the internal HD on the [...]

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2011  7:18 PM
Dell 1520, External hard drives, Linux, Linux installation, Linux OS, MBR, SUSE, SUSE Linux, Vista

How to configure password less authentication for selected users?
I would like to configure password less authentication for my user id, so that I don’t have type password when I logon using rsh to this server sing my ID.

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2009  6:56 AM
Authentication, Command line tools, Linux servers, Logon, Remote Shell, User authentication

Installation of Ubuntu 8.04 for dual boot
I have recieved alive CD of Ubuntu. I am part of a LAN having NW components(Hub, Switcg etc) including Exch Server. Do I have to tell NW administrator before installing it? Does my user acct required changes in setting? Do I have to create a saprate drive to instal it? what about my existing OS [...]

Answer Question   |  February 17, 2009  5:41 AM
Dual booting, Linux installation, OS installation, Security policies, Ubuntu 8.04, User Permissions

Windows 2003 – computers at different locations with the same ip
‘ve been tasked designing a plan to allow users to use their credentials on the servers at our diaster recovery site. I’m a unix guy, and am swimming way past the ropes. Here is the situation: We have a datacenter for our production servers. It is a Windows 2003 level domain, with all Windows Server [...]

Answer Question   |  February 13, 2009  3:43 PM
Active Directory, Data center planning, Disaster Recovery, DNS, NAT, RHEL, Windows Server 2003

How to transmit a file from UNIX to Mainframe via SFTP ?
Hi All, I’m working on a small SFTP scripting, where in we connect to an external vendor via SFTP to get a file (File is on UNIX box), and push the file to Mainframes. As per the company norms, we should be using SFTP to get/put any files with external servers. So I’m using SFTP [...]

Answer Question   |  March 3, 2009  10:38 PM
FTP, Mainframe, Mainframe FTP Program, SFTP, Unix

How to : Find last login year for user in Linux and Unix platform
Thanks AVKlinux

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  9:43 PM
Linux administration and management, Unix, User Login Data

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Answer Question   |  April 3, 2012  5:17 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, Data management, Database, DataCenter, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL, SQL Server, Storage, VMware, VoIP, Windows

Mainframe to Unix Codepage using Connect:Direct
Hello, I am using Connect:Direct to send a file from our Mainframe to a Unix Server. My file contains French charcters, when the file is received on the Unix server, the French characters are changed to ’3/4′. This is the codepage I am using on the from: SYSOPTS=”:CODEPAGE=(IBM-037,IBM-819):type=binary” This is the codepage I am using [...]

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2010  3:34 PM
Connect:Direct, Mainframe, Unix

Virtual Box Sharing Feature (Vista=Host, Kubuntu=Guest)
Dear IT KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE, How can I set up a shared folder between a Windows Vista Host and a Kubuntu Guest? I have seen many tutorials explaining the reverse (Host = Ubuntu, Guest = Windows). I wish to understand more on cross-desktop sharing. Thank you.

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2009  10:18 AM
Kubuntu, Linux shared folders, Shared folders, VirtualBox, Virtualization, Windows Vista

How to create RPM installer using customized scripts?
Is there any tool available to convert my Linux scripts as rpm installer. Guru

Answer Question   |  April 14, 2011  7:24 AM
Linux, linux script, Red Hat Package Manager, RPM, RPM installer

Windows Vista compatibility with Microsoft Office 2003
I’m working with a Windows Vista system on my laptop and I used to have Microsoft Office installed on my laptop (can’t remember the version); however, I let someone use my laptop and they removed Microsoft Office from my laptop and now everything (word processor docs, spreadsheets, etc.) is being controlled by Open Office 3.0. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2009  10:23 PM
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office installation, OpenOffice, Vista, Vista compatibility, Windows Vista

Linux compiler vs interpreter
What is the difference between compiler and interpreter?

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2009  7:35 PM
Linux administration tools, Linux Compiler, Linux Interpreter

Using MIME to send email from SAP on Unix
I am using UNIX command to send emails from SAP, When I send it to any webmail eg. Yahoo all the attachment contents are becoming garbage. Someone suggested I should use MIME. But I don’t know the process. Can you please let me know how to do it? Currently I am using the following command [...]

Answer Question   |  February 26, 2009  7:31 PM
MIME, MIME & Mail, SAP, Unix, Unixcom

What does /.a initiate?
What process is executed as and when /.a.out is entered

Answer Question   |  February 6, 2009  7:28 PM
Linux, Linux processes

how to install squid in windows xp
i m using windows setup in my office. i want to control to view the unwanted website if i install squid proxy server.in that we select what the sites can we need to view in office use only..

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2009  6:06 PM
Squid, Squid configuration, Windows XP

How do I use Veritas Volume Manager DMP with a StorageTek ST2540 array
We have recently aquired a Sun StorageTek ST2540 array and directly attached it to Sun T2000 server. While the native Solaris 10 MPxIO is able to recognize duel path to the Storage but Veritas DMP is unable to. Could this be because of array support missing in Veritas Storage Foundation Suit 5 for ST2540? I [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  4:16 AM
MPxIO, Multiplexed I/O, Solaris 10, Storage arrays, Storage management, Sun Fire T2000 Server, Sun StorageTek 2540, Veritas Storage Foundation Suite, Veritas Volume Manager