Capturing script name including full path inside the script inself
I am trying to write a script to update $PATH. Instead of hard coding the paths into the script itself I want to dynamically do this by capturing the full file path of the script itself. I.e /loc1/loc2/loc3/modifypath.sh.  instead of going  export PATH=”$PATH:/loc1/loc2/loc3″ I want to extract the full file path from the script call into a variable [...]

Answer Question   |  October 1, 2010  3:25 PM
Linux, Linux administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Scripting, Variable fields

ftp connectivity of sco-unix and Red hat Linux for data transfer
We have got two server One is SCO-UNIX OS and another one has got Red Hat Linux Enerprise version 5.0 How to transfer the data within two servers thru FTP Command

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2010  12:14 PM
Data transfer, FTP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Unix OS

Cancelling a print job from the Linux command line
I’m trying to cancel a print job in Linux from within an interface script, but I’m not having much luck.  My aim is to move the job to another printer by “lp”ing the job to another device, then cancel the primary print job.  Here is my modest script: job="$1" user="$2" title="$3" numcopies="$4" options="$5" filename="$6" countme=0 [...]

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2010  2:23 PM
CUPS, Linux, Printing from Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Is there a release date for the Red Hat integration components?
Is there a release date for the Red Hat integration components? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat held on August 27th.

Answer Question   |  September 14, 2009  5:26 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Microsoft Virtualization Chat 8/27, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Abt VMware server
hi i am new to this technology. So i am getting started on. My query is can we install VMware server on redhat enterprise linux? Since vmware server is free from were can i download it for redhat linux and Windows xp supported. can any1 help me out as i am new to this the [...]

Answer Question   |  August 27, 2009  11:23 AM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware, VMWare Installation, VMware Server

What constitutes an “update” in RHEL?
Dell OpenManage is certified on certain updates on RHEL releases. We recently tried to install OpenManage on RHEL 4 update 2 and the IPMI driver would not load. Support told me that I needed to get to update 6 in order for it to work. Instead, I only updated the kernel and kernel-devel package and [...]

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2009  3:11 PM
Linux, Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Updates, RHEL

certification help
hi which certification done is to be better either Oracle or Red Hat Linux? I dont have interest in programming so Is Administration is only field for me? please guide me Thanks

Answer Question   |  September 4, 2009  7:19 AM
Certifications, IT careers, Linux certifications, Oracle certifications, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

How to disable VMware Server Event Logs in RHEL?
Would someone explain how to disable the Event Logs that get created in (/var/log/vmware/)? Thanks. Moderator Note: This is a submitted question.

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2009  1:52 PM
Event logs, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL, VMware

SSH Configuration fails
I have configured ssh on Enterprise linux AS release 4 update 4 and when trying to test the ssh configuration it is asking for password, after giving the password it logs into the server which is not desirable when configuring SSH Kindly let me know where could i have gone wrong, i have done the [...]

Answer Question   |  July 8, 2009  6:20 PM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SSH, SSH Configuration

x3400 ibm server linux install with raid 1
i have X3400 IBM server, i just want to install (red hat 4 es) with RAID 1 , But when i configure raid 1 and boot with linux cd after booting when i press on manual partition error showing that no Hard disk was found. BUT in BIOS , IN controll A Utility Harddisk was [...]

Answer Question   |  June 26, 2009  5:03 AM
IBM System x3400, RAID, RAID 1, Red Hat, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0

Kernel Panic in RHEL 5
Hello, I am using Red Hat Linux 5 (Enterprise Edition). Everything was working normally but yesterday when i booted my system it showed me a message like this: kernel panic – not syncing: Attemped to kill init!

Answer Question   |  December 24, 2009  8:50 AM
Kernel Panic, Linux error messages, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL 5

Red Hat: How do I increase LVM2 logical volume size?
The following question was recently submitted via e-mail by a user: What’s the best way to increase the size of a LVM2 logical volume and the file system?

Answer Question   |  May 16, 2009  9:16 PM
Linux how-to, Logical Volume, LVM2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

intel 945 drivers
sir i installed redhat es4.but it did’nt detect network adapter.The motherboard is intel chipset 945.

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  12:50 PM
Intel, Intel Chipset 945, Intel Chipset Drivers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Is there a timeline for redhat integration services?
Is there a timeline for [Microsoft and] redhat integration services? This questions is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 20, 2009  1:23 PM
Microsoft virtualization, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Linux

FTP Server request time out problem.
hi all, i had configured a FTP server at Red Had Enterprise Linux(RHEL). it’s working fine, if a FTP link works (only) on one computer for example ftp link is ftp://192.168.63.1 and this link is used by COMP1 for download and upload . Problem start when i connect this same ftp link from another comp [...]

Answer Question   |  May 27, 2009  12:14 PM
FTP Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL, SFTP, Very Secure FTP Daemon, VSFTPD

AAA in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
How to configure AAA in RHEL5 or how to configure single sign on in RHEL5

Answer Question   |  February 26, 2009  5:09 AM
AAA, AAA server, Authentication, Authentication Authorization and Accounting, Identity management, Linux security, Red Hat Enteprise Linux 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL5, Single sign-on

How does one guarantee the integrity of snapshot done at block level
Hi, I have an equallogic SAN and I am looking at using the snapshot function for backup. My server are linux (redhat 4.0) with oracle database 10.2.0.3. What, if any, actions must I do to ensure that the snaphot made on the SAN (block level) is complete. In other word, does Linux have a cache [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  9:04 PM
Backup, EqualLogic, EqualLogic SAN, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, SAN

Issues with BIND in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
I’m a computer science major in my third year of study at Norton University of Cambodia. I’m experiencing an issue with BIND in Linux Red Hat 5.0. I configured the zone as “nu.edu.com,” but the name and address could not be found. I have included the lines that I configured for this task. Please advise! [...]

Answer Question   |  January 22, 2009  7:18 PM
Linux, Red Hat Enteprise Linux 5.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RedHat

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 on HP StorageWorks EVA4400
I’m desinging a solution that envolves a HP EVA4400 and several servers multi-OS. Two of them are Red Hat Enterprise 3.0 and the info i’ve got on support by HP is that RHEL3.0 is not supported on EVA4400. Would like to know if anyone has tryed to configure S.O. RHEL3.0 based server on HP EVA4400. [...]

Answer Question   |  December 12, 2008  10:51 AM
Enterprise Virtual Arrays, EVA4000, EVA4400, HP Enterprise Virtual Arrays, HP EVA4000, HP EVA4400, HP StorageWorks EVA, Linux, Linux administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, RHEL, RHEL3

Configuration of Active Directory service
hello my name is pradeep . i want to make my computer as a linux server . i have install the redhat 5 enterprizes edition on my computer. what i chould do ?

Answer Question   |  December 31, 2008  10:54 AM
Active Directory, Active Directory Services, Domain Controller, Linux, Linux servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux