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AIX GNU Software Smit, Smit and Smit again. Do everything through smit, or smitty. Mounting a CDROM mount -v cdrfs -r /dev/cd0 /cdrom Package installation for .rte packages installp -d . packagename.rta C and C++ Compiler On a new install ...text/html2006-10-01T20:27:31+01:00apache
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Horde 3.0.2 with IMP 2.0.4 with support for IMAP/SSL. cd /usr/local/src cd mod_ssl-2.8.22-1.3.33 ./configure --with-apache=/usr/local/src/apache_1.3.33 \ --with-ssl=/usr/local/openssl/ --prefix=/usr/local/apache --enable-module=so cd /usr/local/src/...text/html2006-10-02T12:19:06+01:00bash_scripts
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#!/bin/sh i=0 while [ $i -lt 10 ]; do i=$((i + 1 )) if [ $(( $i % 2 )) -eq 0 ]; then continue fi echo $i done Check for a file's existence in shell script if [ -e /etc/passwd ]; the...text/html2007-10-08T12:13:09+01:00bike_running_costs
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Running total of running costs for Marin Rocky Ridge 2007 after one year of ownership. Estimated 1000 miles, 70% on road, 20% off road, 10% knee deep mud. Rear wheel rebuild - 50. New SRAM x9 derailler, original bent and unusable - 55. New SRAM ...text/html2007-01-15T11:54:09+01:00bind
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or nslookup -q=txt -class=CHAOS version.bind. ns1.example.com Querying an NS for entries List the MX records for a domain, using nameserver ns1.example.com. dig domainname.com MX @ns1.example.com List the listed nameservers for a domain, using ...text/html2008-01-09T18:33:40+01:00calendaring
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With Mac OSX 10.5 (Leopard), proper support for CalDav has arrived. Along with this, Apple also developed a CalDav server, which compiles cleanly on 10.4 and above. As I had a 10.4 Powermac which isn’t fast enough to run Leopard, I decided to ...text/html2006-10-02T10:18:11+01:00cisco
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To make ports FastEthernet 1/1 to 1/4 part of a new VLAN, number 2: Telnet to the Catalyst. Login and then enable. Before doing anything, do a write mem so you can easily recover from any mistakes you make (reload). vlan database vlan 2 quit vla...text/html2006-10-02T12:33:31+01:00dspam
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Add the following to your .procmailrc: # dspam spam filtering: :0fw | /usr/local/dspam/bin/dspam --stdout --deliver-spam :0: * ^X-DSPAM-Result: spam dspam # End spam treatment. Add the following to your .muttrc: # DSpam...text/html2007-06-27T21:36:47+01:00european_tour
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Cambridge→Folkestone→Paris→Gronigen→Rotterdam→Harwich→Cambridge. On a BMW R1200GS. Google maps: http://shrunk.net/16a0b326 Kit: R1200GS with BMW panniers Givi E52 top box. Garmin Quest GPS with RAM mount and moto...text/html2008-05-15T22:30:21+01:00gtd_in_vi
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Change the following lines /var/sysgen/stune : rlimit_nofile_cur= rlimit_nofile_max= Then on login, run ulimit -n 2048 (or whatever you want the limit to be, upto the hard limit). Kernel Tunables for Oracle Populate /var/sysgen/stune with the f...text/html2006-10-02T12:28:05+01:00ldap
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This was done on Redhat AS 3.0 and Fedora Core 3. Other platforms may require more dependency issues to be solved. Download Berkeley DB and the OpenLDAP tar.gz file to /usr/local/src, then: cd /usr/local/src tar zxvf db-4.3.27.NC.tar.gz cd db-4.3.2...text/html2007-03-14T18:06:37+01:00legato_networker
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Sometimes, depending on your setup, Networker will only mount the first tape to be read from in a recovery, and then sits there re-reading and re-mounting the tape, but not actually getting anywhere. The nwrecover process keeps reporting the Network...text/html2006-10-02T12:47:45+01:00linux
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Linux HOWTO Collection Redhat driver disk HOWTO Linux NFS Linux NFS mounts should use the following options: exec,dev,nosuid,rw,bg,tcp,hard,intr,vers=3 With Network Appliance Filer mounts (with buggy Linux kernel): exec,dev,nosuid,rw,bg,tcp,hard...text/html2006-10-02T12:54:10+01:00linux_wireless
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This has been tested on RedHat 7.3, but should be the same on other releases. I’ve also been informed this works with Mandrake 10.1 (2.4.27-0 kernel) with an Edimax EW 7106 card with RTL 8180 Drivers. Note: this assumes you don’t have...text/html2006-11-28T10:36:56+01:00mac_osx
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As I run screen, I end up using many many virtual terminals and eventually running out of processes. Up the limit with: sysctl -w kern.maxprocperuid=512 ulimit -u 512 Terminal Copy and Paste from inside Screen Before running screen. export TERM...text/html2006-10-02T12:19:17+01:00misc
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in .Eterm/themes/Eterm/user.cfg being toggles scrollbar 0 Screen ctrl-a-esc - Scrollback ctrl-u - Scroll up 1 page ctrl-d - Scroll down 1 page ctrl-a-S - Split screen ctrl-a-tab - Switch between splits ctrl-a-X - Kill Split. Broken high AS...text/html2007-11-01T12:20:30+01:00mountain_biking
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http://www.astonhill.com - Obscenely challenging downhill courses. 5 UKP a day. Recommended you have full face helmet and are highly experienced. I had great trouble just riding round, it’s that tough. Difficulty: Severe. Chicksands / Rown...text/html2007-09-10T15:17:29+01:00mutt
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I compile mutt from source on my mac with the following options: ./configure --enable-imap --with-ssl msmtp Although mutt now support SMTP sending, I use msmtp. In your .muttrc: set sendmail="/usr/local/bin/msmtp -a MyAccount" My goo...text/html2009-05-27T15:48:58+01:00netapp
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snmpget hostname public .1.3.6.1.4.1.789.1.2.2.1.0 |perl -pe ‘s/ = ([-]*\d*)//;$a = $1; if ($a lt 0) {$a += 4294967296;};print “$a\n$a\n0\n”‘; Swap disks To swap disks: disk swap Remove the failed disk Wait 30 seconds Ins...text/html2006-10-12T17:21:33+01:00netmask
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Netmask tables 1) Netmask CIDR Notes ===================================================================== 255.255.255.255 /32 Host (single address) 255.255.255.254 /31 Unusable 255.255.255.252 /30 4 IPs with 2 Usa...text/html2006-10-02T12:51:29+01:00networking
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Birds and Bees (Plugs vs. Jacks) The EIA/TIA specifies an RJ-45 (ISO 8877) connector for Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable. The plug is the male component crimped on the end of the cable while the jack is the female component in a wall p...text/html2006-09-29T13:03:02+01:00nintendo_ds_friend_codes
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Nintendo DS Friend Codes Name Game Code John Wright Animal Crossing 3694-4055-6143 Mario Kart 408095-263832 Metroid Prime: Hunters 5111-7447-9344 Gavin Mario Kart 317900-813593 Me...text/html2007-05-31T14:24:11+01:00openssl
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openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024 openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr openssl genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 1024 openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key ca.key -out ca.crt ...text/html2007-09-27T15:37:42+01:00procmail
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My latest procmailrc # gavin@metahusky.net:.procmailrc # 19/04/05 - Overhauled the recipes. Updated comments, as some stuff has # been uncommented for four years. # 30/05/07 - Added greylisting. Based loosely on pete@ebi.ac.uk's # procmail greylist...text/html2007-05-31T14:32:12+01:00rrdtool
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Assuming we take a reading once every 5 minutes from cron, we want to store every reading for 1 day, the half-hour average for a week and the hourly average for 2 years. rdtool create foo.rrd --step 300 DS:NFSOPS:COUNTER:3600:U:U \ RRA:AVERAGE:0.8:...text/html2007-10-25T10:28:05+01:00sans_and_hbas
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There are three kinda of HBAs in my world. All are in use under Solaris only. QLogic QLC cards. QLogic QLA cards. Emulex LPFC cards. The QLC cards are fine for SAN disk storage but do not work with SAN tapes. That is, if you plan to attach you...text/html2007-05-31T14:34:50+01:00snmp
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This is the easiest way to use SNMP - get the MIB file for the device in question and refer to it. snmpget hostname public -m /usr/share/snmp/mibs/mib-device.txt STUFF-MIB::ThingIwantToRead For example, with our UPS: snmpget ups public -m /home/kel...text/html2007-02-16T15:17:24+01:00solaris
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Report the current speed and duplexity of a NIC, in this case, hme0 ndd -set /dev/hme instance 0 ndd -get /dev/hme link_speed ndd -get /dev/hme link_mode Link speed: 0 means 10mbit. 1 means 100mbit. 1000 means 1000mbit. Link Mode: 0 means ha...text/html2008-09-19T17:07:46+01:00start
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Personal Datacentre and Unix systems administrator Specialist skills: Datacentre design, implementation and management; large scale storage (petabytes); large scale backups; off-site replication and disaster recovery. Projects / News ...text/html2007-05-31T14:35:56+01:00sun_v40z
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share -F nfs -o ro /v40z java -jar /v40z/2/update_server/V2.2.0.6/updateServer.jar -f /v40z/sw_images/sp/spbase/V2.3.0.15/install.image -p 50000 On the SP: sp add mount -r 193.62.196.15:/v40z -l /mnt platform set power state off -f sp update flash...text/html2007-09-10T14:46:14+01:00sunray
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SunRay is a thin X-client from Sun. They can be used for hot-desking and working-from-home. They support multiheaded (upto 16 displays) and have an RDP client that works with Windows Vista (and XP and 2000 and 2003 Server...). Don’t even bothe...text/html2006-10-12T12:56:07+01:00table
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Projects May 2005 - PortGrapher [Download] is a set of shell scripts to query your Cisco switch and graph port usage with RRDTool. Apr 2005 - Server Room Relocation - plan, execution and what went wrong in moving a server room of kit to new office...text/html2007-05-31T14:39:26+01:00tru64
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Press Ctrl-C during the BIOS memory test to drop to the Alpha Bios / Openboot. From there: boot -flags S Mounting a CDROM mount -r /dev/disk/cdrom0c /cdrom Remount root filesystem as RW mount -u / Changing the speed of a NIC According to the ...text/html2007-09-11T09:45:52+01:00xen_virtualisation
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I’ve recently been playing with Xen on Centos 5. In the following notes, PM is Physical Machine (domain 0) and VM is a Virtual Machine (domain U) Features of Xen (3.03): Resize the memory of a VM, but not larger than the size the VM was orig...