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Hi all, In work I have been tasked in setting up a RedHat Enterprise Server that should be acting as a reverse proxy. The problem is that we got a 3rd party to install it and asked them to set up Apache, Samba and VNC. Just now we are using the ILO to get access but I want to setup a VNC clint to access the server but when i configure the...

Hi all, I am trying to copy couple of directories and their files to another place. Each directory have 25-30 files and numbered accordingly, the problem I am facing is, I have to copy files numbered from 4-22 only and leave rest all. I have written a code but its only copying one directory and its files and not others. Overall...

Hey I'm new to linux, and for an assignment I have to make a switch case statement to output microprocessor workload. When the script is run it should output one of the following results: >83 - over work load >75 - medium work load >50 - average workload <50 - under working

I am jut starting learning Fedura. While going through installation, I am asked for a localhost login and password that I remember I have not entered. I've tried "root" as a login, did not work, so I am stuck, can't get through this. But this is only a part of the problem. I can't type anything for the pasword - it just does not type anyhthing at...

Good morning! I have a difficulty in openning an .sh file,Here is my code (hello directory consists of one file jobs.sh) struct dirent *dp; DIR *dirp; int fd; pid_t id;

I have red hat linux on my pc. I am new to linux. Can any one please tell me how fork( ) function works & what is its application.

Hello.. I installed java on Linux but how can I add /opt/SDK/jdk/bin and /opt/SDK/jdk/lib entries to the PATH variable, so that I can run java programs?? thanks.......

Hi.. I am working on Arm-linux os on developement board. The OS reset the time and date whenever the board is reset. Is there any way that i can run a script to set the time/date instead of manually setting it? Thanks..

Hi all, I was facing a strange error while trying to run my labeled build once after the make depend and make all was sucessful in solaris. When I tried to attach dbx and run the build on solaris 5.4 release , it shows a wrong a menory address which is cascaded. Neither of the memory is freed. dbx: cannot access address 0xffffffffffffffd4...

Hi...i`m getting an error that lookks like that...name or service not known when i try to get .tgz or .tar.gz files...why ? when i try to enter on sites that contains .tgz or tar.gz files...it shows the same...but google works ..yahoot too...and all other sites that doesn`t have .tgz or tar.gz files...Can you help me.. ...

where can i get unix tutorials that explain with tecniques ?

Hi All, i wish to use Unicode in an application written in c++ in linux platform. I wanted to know if there is any equivalent of tchar.h in linux platform. This is urgent. Kindly help. Thanks in advance Noopur

any one explain what is user space and kernel space in linux

i was trying to install hping into freebsd for testing my network.. after download hping3-20051105.tar.gz i extract and configure it... the problem is when i use command "make", error: /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -ltcl anyone know how to solve the problem i got here? Thanks..

I made a mistake and provided an invalid option in fstab on a bare bone debian 4.0 etch system. How can I undo my changes if I can't edit /etc/fstab. can I mount and remount /dev/sda2 (where its at) and provide a -w option so it becomes writable. Right now it will not boot normally, i get errors. I use single-user mode, provide root...

hi all, how could i get a millisecond resolution timer in linux platform with GPS input of 1 PPS .i want to use this timer for the synchronized the channel switching mechanism in wireless medium. plz help! thanx

Hi all, I am new to Unix environment. I would like to know how can we use PL/SQL block in Unix. i.e., connect to oracle, compile PL/SQL, execute PL/SQL, etc. Thanks in Advance.

I have HP integrity Server RX2600 with HP 11i (v2) ia64 unix installed. I have to connect internet. What all I need to do to make it work to connect to internet world. I am not an unix admin. Please provide step by step directions. Thanks

I have written one usb driver. I want to test it with my usb device. But each time I insert my device,system detects it and load it's own default driver.. I tried booting kernel with "nohotplug" option but not working. Any Idead?

Hi everybody I am shell script binger. So I don’t know how to connect and retrieve the data from oracle. Oraunix/log@oracle9i My user name is like this The table name was :Empmaster The table having seven fields followed by Empname department job add add1 add2 city

This is a totally n00b question but I'm saying good bye to Windows slowly and I've come across where I need to own a directory but I want to give write permission to Smarty (Apache user). Right now I change ownership back and forth. I don't want to give world permissions. Do i really HAVE to create a group with me and apache in it and give...

Hello, If anyone is aware of how to install ffmpeg on sun solaris 11, plz help me out. is there any seperate binary file for the same. what are the steps to install ffmpeg on sun solaris 11 server. plz revert back to me if someone has solution for the same.

Hi all, I have a public ip address 15.2.3.100 and I want to resolve my ip address to the name mysite.com . How can I configure it? how can it resolve by the web hosting? please help me. thanks in advance.

Here is my situation: - My windows install/apps/games were eaten by a virus that replicates into and wrecks .exe files - I made an Ubuntu 9.10 CD on my friends pc, and a Xubuntu 9.10 DVD on this PC while running the Ubuntu one. - Both Linux Disks give a grub failed to install error at 95% - I have a RAID 0 array

I frequently ssh into other machines and in order to help me remember which terminal sessions are local and which are remote I like to change the color scheme on the ssh'd ones. (I usually have local terminals with white text on top of black background and ssh'd ones the opposite so I can easily tell just by looking) I'm using the gnome...