Issue with /etc/yum.repos.d/filename.repo file in RedHat 5 for yum command
/etc/yum.repos.d/<filename>.repo fie issue ** I want to use yum command on my system to install rpm from RedHat CD. Hi i have installed RedHat 5 on my system and configured VSFTPD on it. vsftpd service is running. and in /var/ftp/pub i created a Server folder and copied all RedHat rpm’s in to it from RedHat [...]

Answer Question   |  October 24, 2008  4:16 AM
Redhat Linux, Software package manager, Very Secure FTP Daemon, VSFTPD, Yum

IKJEFT01 return codes
I’m trying to debug an abended job and I’m getting a rc=1000 for IKJEFT01. Anybody have any ideas what this indicates?

Answer Question   |  March 9, 2009  11:12 PM
IKJEFT01, mainframes, Terminal Monitor Program, TSO

How to dial in to listen to Call Center calls live?
Hello, currently we use Cacti and Cisco in our call center. Our client is asking us if there is a way that they can dial in and listen to live calls as they are coming in. Is there a way that we can help our client? My understanding is that this is not possible with [...]

Answer Question   |  November 7, 2008  2:09 PM
Cacti, Call Centers, Cisco, CRM software

Best Server Linux OS
What is the best server operating systems from RHEL and SUSE linux? What are the prons and cons comparing with these two?

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2011  2:39 AM
Linux OS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL, SUSE Linux

When do I use INIT?
when do I use INIT NOINIT when backing up transaction logs?

Answer Question   |  October 22, 2008  2:58 PM
Backup, INIT, Linux Commands, NOINIT

Moving from Unix to Windows
We are contemplating moving our databases from the Unix platform to a Windows platform. The Windows servers we are thinking of purchasing are Itanium. We have been told that we can just copy the datafiles from the Unix platform to the Windows platform and everything should work fine. I am not so sure and would [...]

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2008  3:32 PM
Itanium Servers, Oracle administration, Unix, unix to Windows Database Migration, Windows Server 2003

Displaying LRECL & BLKSIZE on a File that is on Tape
While not having a Tape Management System or DITTO or IEBGENER to dump the File. I was needing assitance with how to Display a Logical Record Lnength and blocksize on a File that is on Tape under (Mainframe ) z/OS series using TSO. The file is a CICS Logger.. Thank you in advance.

Answer Question   |  October 17, 2008  10:22 PM
CICS, mainframes, Tape Backups, TSO, z/OS

putty: changing mouse wheel scroll lines
I’m running putty 0.60 on Windows XP SP3 connecting to a Solaris host. When I use my mouse wheel to scroll within the window, one scroll click results in moving 25 lines. Is there a way to change this to some smaller number of lines per click – say 1, 2 or 3?

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2010  4:58 PM
PuTTY, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3

Cross-platform tools for security, monitoring
What would be some good cross-platform administration tools to use for an environment running Windows OS X and Debian’s test release lenny? It is a small business (<200 employees) and the main concerns are being able to perform secure file transfers throughout the system and keeping track of everything going on on the different operating [...]

Answer Question   |  December 8, 2008  3:09 PM
Debian, Integration, Linux monitoring and troubleshooting, Monitoring, Network monitoring

Oracle EBS pritner
Why printers connect to EBS often disabled? It looks like in a couple of day an Oracle user will report she can’t print a check or a report. EBS=11.5.10, Linux, 9i.

Answer Question   |  October 14, 2008  7:19 PM
EBS, Linux, Oracle EBS, Oracle printing

Why would my L3 switch drop 20-80% of my pings?
Hi all, We are moving from a Linux based router to a L3 switch, Dell 6224. I’ve never configured a router before but I have experience with the Linux firewall, DHCP, DNS, etc. configuration so I was picked to configure the new router/ switch. We have 8+ subnets (labs) in the current configuration and the [...]

Answer Question   |  October 16, 2008  8:35 PM
Dell 6224, Layer 3 switches, Linux, Network connectivity, Network performance, Ping, Routers, Subnets, Switches, VLAN

Connect to Unix from iSeries
I am trying to connect to EDW data mart on a Unix server from an SQLRPGLE pgm using the embedded SQL CONNECT TO code. I am getting SQLCOD = -000000113 when in debug and the connection fails. I have the code I can send in an email if you want? BCL2008

Answer Question   |  August 21, 2010  2:57 PM
RPGLE, SQL, Unix

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT: Tell us your Data Center Tales and you could win a Nintendo Wii
Tell us your Data Center Tales and you could win a Nintendo Wii We want to hear your stories or see pictures of your craziest data centers. Your contest submissions will be published on the Tales from the Data Center blog for all to read. This two-month long contest (Oct-Nov) is your chance to win [...]

Answer Question   |  October 16, 2008  3:31 PM
AS/400, CIO, Database, DataCenter, Development, Exchange, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Oracle, Security, Storage, Virtualization

ZEBRA – ZM400 Linux Drivers
We need to tie a ZEBRA – ZM400 Printer to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, Does somebody has the right Linux drivers?

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2011  5:04 AM
Linux drivers, Printer drivers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Zebra printers, Zebra ZM400

Exchange Accounts in Outlook 2007
I have 3 email accounts that I want to keep track of using Outlook 2007; 1 is a gmail address…easily connected to my Outlook, but the others are Exchange-like accounts. 1 is OWA for a company I contract for, and the other is Zimbra at a university where I teach. Is there a way to [...]

Answer Question   |  October 7, 2008  9:14 PM
Exchange, Outlook, Outlook 2007, Outlook Web Access, Zimbra

Unix process question
What process do you think may have the maximum number of children? What is its PID? Can you divide its children into two categories ?

Answer Question   |  November 9, 2008  2:54 AM
Process ID, Unix

iptables rules not save
hi i edit iptables rules then i save it but at this time i give arror something like iptables save

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2008  5:50 AM
iptables, Linux

Last 5 lines of my log file
Hi, I am looking for a UNIX command that would return me the last 5 lines of my file. Can anyone help? Thanks

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2008  7:52 AM
Log files, Unix, Unix commands

Certification
Hi, What will be a best certification choice for a LInux/Windows administrator of 10 years experience to move ahead in IT Infrastructure filed.

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2010  6:45 AM
Certifications, IT careers, Linux certifications, Microsoft certifications

Confused a lilttle?
Why do you think most versions of Linux and Windows use the CD command to change directories?

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2008  3:27 PM
Linux, Microsoft Windows