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Hi, Steps below works fine if I have only one folder(site) in /var/www/http/ but when I add another (folder)site into /var/www/http/ and repeat same steps just by changing the name of the (folder)site, it retrieves the previous site even if I enter the second one. e.g. myhost1.com and myhost2.com display …

Hi, Like everyone, I access my apache server by typing [url]http://localhost[/url] or [url]http://127.0.0.1[/url] but what I want is that I want to access it from outside by typing a domain name like [url]http://my.domain.com[/url] I've added my current IP information for you. This is what I need. I'll be much appreciated …

i have developed a GPS proj. in solaris now i need to invoke this application at the time of operating system start up only. In which location i have to keep this application....

Hi guys, I've setup vsFTPd server and it works fine. However, I need to restrict local users to their own folders. Currently, anyone who loges in vsFTPd server can navigate through all the folders. e.g. User: myuser Directory: /var/www/http/folder-for-myuser In this case, myuser should only see this folder, no other …

hi everyone i'm new to unix/linux . almost know nothing about it , but i wants to learn about it . so how can i get it on my pc . now i use windows xp

Hi guys, I bought SONY VAIO vpcs13v9e to use as a Linux laptop but I cannot install Fedora 14 or Ubuntu 10.10. I get full black screen. I don't know what to do. My machine has Win 7 64bit on it. Wubi didn't work for 32 and 64 iso files. …

How can i relate a source file in a gdb command... Provided that i have two files: test.c test(executable) How?thx for answering

as the title. how to learn vi, bash, and i just cannot open vim. and ... what is ex in vi.

I am new to linux... & not a single software is getting installed..... It is showing error that " E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing?" I am not getting hw to overcome this......can any1 tell??

im having trouble installing the torrnet after i download. so i download it, then it says will see indefinetly and uploading, then it has the folder of the thing on my desktop but the files don't work, it's says they are unreadable binary files anyone know what i should do?

whats the use of less & more commands in shell programming??? can anyone help...... I hav read on net but i didnt get how to use it.........

Hi Guys, I have set up a cron job on a Centos server that is supposed to execute a script that looks for SMS messages in a queue and processes them. My crontab file is under [B]/etc/crontab[/B]. The job is supposed to be run after every 5 minutes. The command …

my problem is that i changed some compiz configurations and i broke my copy/paste(ctrl-c, ctrl-v... basically all the shortcuts that start with ctrl, including Eclipse's ctrl-space). i searched for key-shortcuts, i found a whole lot of them besides the ones i need. does anyone know how can i restore my …

As the title, type M-C-y, can use it, but what if i want to use the argument to recall the nth argument in the previous command...Thanks for answering...

A ignorant question, suppose i type "fc 89" in a terminal, which will take me into a text editor, after i modify the command, how can i exit the editor and execute the command? Thanks for answering...

Hello Anyone knows how I can proceed to setup Firebird 2.5 on my Lucid Lynx? The command apt-get install firebird2.5-superserver is not able to locate the package... :-O

sendmail just sits there when you type it in the command line if you run the command it just sits there doesn't do a thing running newest edition of centos

In the help of less in bash, it says tha we can mark a position with m<letter>, then go to the mark with '<letter>. it seems that the m<letter> doesn't work at all, suppose i type ma, while if i type ' , a line "go to mark: " shows …

Hi, I'm using Document Viewer 2.32 (Evince) under Ubuntu 10.10 and my shortcut for the "Rotate Right" option used to be Ctrl + Right. It worked ok since a few days ago, now appears this shortcut is backspace. I've tried to reinstall Evince packages but this doesn't work. Since this …

i'm not sure if this in the right spot but can someone tell me What is a .torrent file? and how can you open it? thanks

I just updated Ubuntu to Lucid Lynx and also got an OpenOffice update: it's now 3.2. When I started it, the progressbar flashes to 100% in a second or two but to get from there to the actual program takes about two minutes. When I "top", I see that Java …

Hi Guys, I am planning to learn Linux.... I have heard from Many RHCE's that if you will learn Redhat then you will know every Linux Distribution.... Is it true??? My 2nd Question.... I want to practice the Command Line in Linux...You can say want to prepare for RHCT... So …

I've just upgraded from Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.04 and now firefox will not play videos on youtube. Please help, thanks.

1. [URL="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/TechnicalOverview"]Overview[/URL] 2. [URL="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/maverick/+specs"]Features[/URL] Waiting for 10.10 :)

When I try to log into mysql with the command [icode]mysql -u root -p[/icode], i enter the password then it gives me the error: [code] ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/usr/sbin/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (20) [/code] I really don't know why it's trying to use '/usr/sbin/mysqld/mysqld.sock' because …

Hi, I have a Compaq and a gateway computer. I also have 2 network cards. In both computers, I have tried the following distros of linux: Ubuntu 10.4 Xubuntu 10.4 Ubuntu Server 10.4 Puppy Linux 5 Damn Small Linux In all combinations of computers, os, and network card, I have …

Hello, I just installed a new 320GB hard drive into one of my laptops - an Acer Aspire 5920G. I decided to install Linux Mint 8 onto it, downloaded onto a CD burnt from my mac. However when I looked at the "System Monitor" and went to "System" it said …

Hi everyone, I find myself having to administer a linux web proxy server, and I have hardly any knowledge of linux whatsoever. So far google has given me a huge helping hand, but I've come across a little problem I cannot get round, so I desperately need your help now. …

I have installed fedora 13 in separate disk partition( Not inside window 7 )...so now i want to remove it and want to install ubuntu studio 10.04... As I am new to this Linux Environment I need ur help to step forward Please Help

Hi, I've done this silly thing. How can I bring old setting/permissions back. Thanks advance [code] ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo chmod 444 /var/www [sudo] password for ubuntu: ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ ls -l /var/www ls: cannot access /var/www/index.html: Permission denied ls: cannot access /var/www/http: Permission denied total 0 d????????? ? ? ? ? ? http …

Hi. I really know very little about linux scripting. And I need help writing this script. The script is to get one parameter which is <directory>. And than the following will ensue; [CODE] for each image within directory [INDENT]if not(image exist in temp-directory) [INDENT]cp image to temp-directory and resize to …

Hi, I have a problem with my apache install on Ubuntu. It finds index.php by default but not index.html or.htm I tried adding DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php to apache2.conf but that didn't work. It just give a Forbidden Error unless there is an index.php present. Regards, James

I have a hp-compaq notebook with AMD Turion 64 processor with 800 mhz speed and 512 kb L2 cache. Is this an i686 processor capable of running ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) os?

When I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.4 the pop-up windows for my Evolution Calendar Alarms quit working. I would get a small icon on my task bar that let me know I had a calendar event to look at, but the alarm window no longer was shown.

Hi all, My site is on dedicated server by fasthosts.co.uk. i get email from host server that my site has been placed on the Spamhaus SBL. below is the content for that: [CODE] >> Web bot: port 80 >> IP address 217.174.241.205: on fasthosts.co.uk/live-servers.net >> Canadian Pharmacy spammer[s] are using …

Hi all, I hope you are well. I am very new to Ubuntu and I am experiencing occasional screen flickers (the monitor will go black for a split second, then resume as normal). Now, I have tried googling for a solution but I have not found one yet that satisfies …

I'm pretty much a Linux newbie, so please be gentle with me! I've got Ubuntu installed on an Acer Aspire laptop. Originally had the previous stable release, just upgraded to the current stable release (to try to fix my problem; didn't work). I've been running Gnome from the beginning, and …

So I am pretty sure I know the answer to this but just want to check. I run a Debian GNU/Linux at home and I have set up the necessary port forwarding for Apache and SSH. However, I have been planning to enable FTP and of course I did not …

Hi all, I have a phpbb forum that I had to move to a subdirectory (/forum/). We've been going for 8 years so have a lot of stuff indexed on Google etc. Is there a painless way of using .htaccess to send all requests to the subdirectory. The root directory …

hi all, help please ! here is the situation, i work in research and recently assembled a new computer (corei3+asus-h55 based board) and hope to use only via ssh (so did not buy a screen). i have a laptop, but do not yet have a screen for the desktop. could …

Hy people! =) I'm really interrested about Ubuntu Studio 10.04, and I really want to install it on my notebook. But, my question is the following: - I have Windows 7 Ultimate installed, and I was wondering if Ubuntu 10.04 can "see" the Windows's file-system? I have 3 partitions: 1 …

hi! is it possible to chat or to talk to someone using "OPEN TERMINAL" in redhat if will take in to consideration that there is a LAN connection between them?

Hi everyone, I am playing around with Ubuntu that I put on an older PC. I was wondering if it is possible to bring up the Ubuntu desktop on my other computer that runs Windows XP via some kind of remote desktop application. Thank you for any help in advance. …

hey friend i need some help here since i'm new to ubuntu(to linux also)...this is the problem. i installed wine on ubuntu 10.04 and install [URL="http://www.programarts.com/cfree_en/index.htm"]c-free[/URL] 4.1 .The installation is completed with no errors.and [URL="http://www.programarts.com/cfree_en/index.htm"]c-free[/URL] is working perfectly except its unable to output any thing to terminal.Is there any way …

Dear All, I'm developing a small Java application which will use Espeak to speak certain text. Now I pass the test as command line argument [I]$espeak -s 50 "a for apple"[/I] It works perfect on command line Now in my program, I've used [I]String cmd = "espeak -s 50 \"A …

Hi everyone, I am having a bit of an issue with multiple outbound connections. I have set up 2 open vpn servers on the same IP address. Server 1: Port 500 dev tap0 ip 10.8.2.1 Server 2: Port 501 dev tap0 ip 10.8.3.1 On the client side I have. Client …

hiii, i want to ask .. why do we basically use servers.. wat is the basic requirement for making of servers and wat r the mainly used servers and their advantage.... sry if my question is tooo easy but i m unable to get a satisfactory answer for this questio.. …

Hey, I need to install PHPIze (To install XCache) so I ran the command [CODE]yum install php-devel[/CODE] (PHPIze is within the php-devel package) And that gives me the output [CODE]Loaded plugins: fastestmirror Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile * epel: ftp.uni-koeln.de * rpmforge: ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies …

I need to build a shell script to run daily & upload certain files to an FTP. I thought I'd use FTP, but I'm really not sure how to use FTP in a shell script being run by a cron job. Can anyone give me an insight to how I'd …