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Hi Im using tshell in my SunOS server. my .login file contains the following command: set path=/usr/bin /usr/local/bin echo "In Login- PATH="$PATH echo "In Login- path="$path The output is: In Login- PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin In Login- path=/usr/bin /usr/local/bin In tshell, is both "path" and "PATH" variables are same and delimited only with …

ctrl u erases the current line ctrl w erases the last word you tpyod ctrl c kills a running process you just started from the command line (usually) history <number> displays the last <number> of commands typed EX: history 15 displays the last 15 commands ,with a number take that …

i am using fedora via vmware server. i never set the root password. now, i can't. all attempts to use sudo result in complaints that xxxx user is not in /etc/sudoers. cannot edit that file as no permissions. cannot set root password what to do?

I'm running the latest distro of Kubuntu with KDE4.1. I recently installed the emacs text editor. At first everything worked just fine, and I started trying to do a few tweaks in my ~/.emacs file, but now every time I open emacs it opens the ~/.emacs file. If I open …

I've installed ubuntu on my system today it is giving low graphics mode warning when I log into it.

Hi, I'm going to install CrunchBang Linux on my 2GB pen drive. I was just wondering about the way it saves stuff. Do you have to back up and restore your data and settings every time you shutdown and boot like when using Damn Small Linux for everything to be …

I've just recently installed Ubuntu on a partition on my PowerMac G4 and have run into a little problem: the OS won't connect to my network that uses a WPA password:'( . I have tried using "Network Settings" to configure the wireless settings to use my network with a WPA …

I cannot get mysql working. This is a Fedora Core 2 installation, I tried installing mysql with yum (it installed the 3.23 version, I dont want that). I tried upgrading, that did not go so well. I tried installing from the binaries, well, that didnt go to well either. So …

OK, so for a while now I wanted to try out linux, so I did, first linux I used was ubuntu...but I did try Gentoo and Knoppix, knoppix I liked but had problems mounting the hard drive, so I went back to ubuntu and works better than before for some …

Hi! OK, I don't really now how this can be done, but as far as I can remember when I was in shared hosting, they always complaint about memory usage.... but they always know what specific files were cosing the most load on the server. So, I remember I have …

On my previous server and on some other hosts, I was able to write to files (for example with PHP) without having to chmod the files first. Now I cannot, and files are required to be chmoded properly so I can write to them. I cannot even touch() a file …

Check [url=http://www.erikyyy.de/tempest][u]here[/u][/url] for a very strange app.. Basic idea is that it uses the radiation from your monitor to transmit music that you pickup with a reg radio :D This is 1 time i would like to have LINUX just to try stuff like this i find!

When I share a new folder on my XP box it isn't picked up by samba after a while. If I immediately connect to the network and share a folder samba picks it up. After about 10 minutes if I share another folder samba won't pick it up. I notice …

hi all, i have written a java application and compile it into jar file. When i press on the file, the application runs normally but when i create a shorcut to the Application >> Accessories, the system alert that "permission denied". I logged into my root account and also change …

I just built my first computer, with some help from everyone on the hardware forums. Now, I'm trying to install some derivation of Linux. I tried installing Debian with the net-install, but everyone I try to it tells me my CD is corrupted. After trying 3 different Debian cd's, i …

hello, im sorta new to building web servers. i have a couple of domains and i would like to build my won web server...so i can host my websites from home...i want to start by asking what people would recomment using lynux or windows server 2003.....im gonna be running a …

Hi, I have managed to set up HTTPS on my server. I wish to host two different websites over https so I used this code for two virtual hosts: [CODE]<VirtualHost *:443> DocumentRoot "E:/Program Files/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/htdocs/wm/" ServerName www.wm.freeform.ath.cx:443 ServerName wm.freeform.ath.cx:443 ServerAdmin samarudge@freeform.ath.cx SSLEngine on SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP:+eNULL SSLCertificateFile "E:/Program Files/Apache Software …

My iptables script is getting bloated, redundant, and there's code duplication everywhere, how can I clean it up? Use shell script functions? Develop it in a different language, like python?

I'm running fully update Ubuntu 8.04 (as of today). I did a "users" out of the blue and saw "root shwick shwick" and I only had two ssh sessions open to my gateway. I checked if there was an additional ssh client running, as that is the only thing that …

I'm running ubuntu 8.04 with vnc4server. I'm trying to get my vnc server to listen on a specific interface. I don't want it listening on localhost, I want it listening on a virtual tun interface I setup, tun0, ip 10.6.7.0. I tried adding the "-interface" option to the vnc4server script …

I'm going with connection level authentication, so as soon as the ssl connection is established the user is authenticated. As a result I want to disable csrs(certificate signing requests) from the client. Otherwise any client could just submit a csr and be able to connect. How do I disable certificate …

I have openvpn 2.1_rc7 running on ubuntu 8.04. I set up a user that has all traffic and dns pushed through the vpn. On windows the vpn client works just fine, all traffic and dns requests are pushed through the vpn. When I boot the windows pc with a live …

I'm a web developer and am looking for a portable device that I can load a LAMP install on *Ubuntu for the linux part*...something with some reasonable power and that I can use as a total dev machine...you know something I could tear up with all those "obscure" installs that …

Hi, I noticed that on my solaris 8 server, netstat revealed some UDP ports are open that have no corresponding processes and are listed as "reserved" on IANA. When I reboot the server they go off but later after the server is up they are on. I do not see …

As a novice programmer, I'm trying to figure out how I can make a software package from my code. It's Python, so it doesn't really need to be compiled. But anyways, could anybody point me to a good resource where I can figure it out? Thanks, Jordy

Hey I want to make a VHDD (V.irtual H.ard D.rive D.isc) using the dd command and then encrypt it. I was told I had to do something with loop also to encrypt it but cant find anything. I dont want to experiment as dd is VERY powerful and can fuck …

I'm trying to use -e (file exists) but I keep getting: -e: Event not found. Any ideas as to why this is happening? (I am new to this) I am using csh not bash.

hii everyone I bought a new laptop and want to install both windows and suse. But i'm not able to decide between xp and vista. I would only use windows only if a certain work is simply not possible with suse (in a convenient way) heard that vista consumes huge …

Hi Guys This is my first posting and i need ur help [B]I am new to linux and i want to install Ubuntu 8.10 desktop (or Live cd) or Ubuntu Studio but i am having problem with partioning because i am having 2 OS already installed on my PC (Win …

Looking for the best Linux OS out there at the present time...One that looks like windows... I have used at least 10 different Linux flavors... But which is the latest and best that duplicate most of windows structure... Will await your reply...

Is there a way to find how much RAM the application is using up (including external libraries), how much RAM in total is being used on the system and how much RAM the system has installed? This is all on linux.

Hi, I cant save any php file into www. Gives permission error in text editor. But, i can save with using sudo nano ..... in terminal. In the properties of www directory, it permites only root. How do i solve this problem? Thanks

I'm on a Solaris Sun 10 box and I'm trying to install syslog-ng-2.0.9 and I keep getting this error whenever I run ./configure: configure: error: Glib headers inconsistent with current compiler setting. You might be using 32 bit Glib with a 64 bit compiler, check PKG_CONFIG_PATH I just installed Glib-2.18.0 …

So I read the techpost article on setting up samba to be accessed by windows computer (good article for a newbie) by cscgal. However, being new to Linux, the config settings are eluding me to set the share up to be accessed by clients on my win2k AD network. I …

Hey guys Ive just changed my OS from windows to Linux and I was wondering if anyone knew how I could keep my old games?? Like do I need special software to continue playing windows games? Or can I get Linux versions of them? Also, any advice or tips on …

Hey, I have been trying to reset the root password for a unix system. The shadow file has full rw-rw-rw permissions, however when I force write the save (in vi editor) it says it cannot do it because its a "Read-only filesystem". Is there another way around this? Thanks

I am a web designer and Programmer.... I would like to make a web server in my office... I am newbie in this. I want to register a domain and need to make a web server and make my hard disc as server.... Please help me..... I had a 2 …

Hi, In my Linux machine there are three NIC connected. Is it possible to add a primary DNS server and a secondary DNS server for each interface? Or all interface are configured through a single /etc/resolv.conf file? Thanks in advance. Renjith

hi, Just for the history : I am a new to apache. And I am responsible for this new server. um... I don't know if this is the right section to post my questions or not. Howere, here they are: 1. some libraries or packages installation instruction says : you …

Hello I am managing a blog. I kept a folder with permission 777 in the server. About a week before i found drastic rise in my traffic. I found a backdoor php script in my folder. I deleted it and changed the permission. In my site there is no option …

I installed apache in my linux fedora 9 server. I went to the /etc/httpd/httpd.conf and i see DocumentRoot "/var/www/html" so .. i put my index.htm file inside /var/www/html file....... and check the browser to see if i can see the webpage.... unfortunately, it is not working. I registered a domain …

How do i copy paste a folder or a file from xp to ubuntu or the other way round? I want to keep everyting in xp because Ubuntu runs in Ms Virtual PC 2007. Thanks

Hi, I have Ubuntu 8. Sound doesn't work. I have Realtek HD. This what i have done before but not working. [code] sudo vi /etc/rc.local add “modprobe snd-sb16″ (before exit 0) write and quit [/code]

Hello net-gurus. I am in the quest for ultimate pxe-way of booting and installing OS-es. My idea is to find me a software that would act as a pxe server (along with DHCO and TFTP) and give me an option of serving various boot/install images. I've considered Widows server 2000/3/8, …

Hi, I have created a virtual machine for Ubuntu with Microsoft Virtual PC. When i start it i can choose either CD or ISO to install Ubuntu. However, it doesn't start. It asks me to put cd or show the iso file again. What can be wrong? Thanks

I have just installed LAMP and want to create a folder to store all the php and html files. After that run them in [url]http://localhost[/url]. Where and how do i create a folder to store all my files to be executed? Thanks

Hi, I have an old laptop and want to install a Linux product to be used for only LAMP purposes. Which Linux is appropriate for my laptop's configs? Thanks Pentium II MMX 333Mhz 128 MB Ram 9GB HDD 4MB VGA memory

I have tried everything I know and I can't get one of my machines to display the right time... I have turned off ntpd so it won't interfere with my settings.. I set the time zone to America/Los_Angeles and the time is 5 hours behind what it should be. I …

Hi, I work for a server that runs on apache and red hat. I need to get a anti-virus for the server as we have possible trojans that we need to quarantine. I appreciate any posts.

Ok, so I have got the free service of DynDNS from DynDNS.com. Now at example.sample.com I have a website working just fine. Now how do I, in the "sites-enabled" area, that is include in the apache config, set up more subdomains? Right now in the sites-enabled file I have NameVirtualHost …