Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a commercially supported Linux distribution.
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Errors in Syslog
Im getting this error on one of the server
May 21 16:45:42 ERPSSO gconfd (root-24528): Failed to write "/root/.gconf/apps/puplet/%gconf.xml": Failed to move temporary file ...
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Identifying MaxSpeed of a Bonded Interface
I have configured Ethernet Bonding for our RHEL 6.2 Servers. Bonding is working fine but few confusion for me when I configured MRTG to monitor the bonded interface.
MRTG is showing MaxSpeed of the ...
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Redhat find process memory usage [duplicate]
When I cat /proc/meminfo I see:
MemTotal: 1048576 kB
MemFree: 11136 kB
Buffers: 0 kB
Cached: 0 kB
SwapCached: 0 kB
Active: 0 kB
Inactive: ...
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Problem in Joining RHEL with Windows 2008
I configured Domain on my test machine (Win2k8) and domain name is win2008ad.local and computer name is win2k8. So the full name is win2k8.win2008ad.local.
I installed packages on RHEL 5 related to ...
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yum install wireshark-gnome
I tried using command "yum install wireshark-gnome" to install wireshark on redhat 6.3. And I make sure the network is ok.
But it fails cause by below prompt.
Loaded plugins: product-id, security, ...
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-bash: yum: command not found
I have one server with Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 4 (Nahant Update 3) installed. And I tried to add the online repo using this link:
Centos Wiki: RPMForge
And everything goes smooth. But ...
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Finding RPMs for Install
I'm trying to install later version of software for 2 RPM-based installations, but yum tells me that I already have the latest versions.
When looking to install software via RPM, what's the best way ...
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Writing triggers for mcelog
Just starting to look into mcelog for the first time (I've enabled it and seen syslog output before, but this is the first time I'm trying to do something non-default). I'm looking for information on ...
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Problem when changing the font size in nedit
Whenever I open Nedit, the following error appears ----
Cannot convert string "-*-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-*-120-*-*-*-iso8859-1" to type FontStruct
Cannot convert string ...
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How to start only one application on booting in RHEL 6? [duplicate]
I want to start only one application without any desktop after booting the system, it is like only application should be there not anything in RHEL 6.
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Slide show/screensaver over login screen on RHEL 6.4
I've see the slide show (Pictures folder) screensaver. I've also seen how to change the background behind my login screen. What I haven't been able to figure out is how to display a slide show as a ...
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Update different dropbox instances
I am using dropbox on my redhat linux kernel. Right now we have a dummy user set up, with it's own dropbox account. Everyone can access and dump their files into it while on the machine and then ...
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Yum Check Available Package Updates
Red Hat docs say:
To see which installed packages on your system have updates available,
use the following command:
yum check-update
What command must I run to view all available versions for ...
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Installing Minor Software Updates
On an existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux server, I need to perform software upgrades on Java, Apache and Samba.
I need to install minor updates for each of the above software.
How can I figure out ...
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Equivalent of “passwd -sa” in RHEL?
I feel a little silly having to ask this, but: In Solaris you can issue a passwd -sa command which gives you (more or less) the same output as passwd -S userName does, except it prints out the status ...
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How to create a kiosk-type application for RHEL6?
How can I create a GUI application that would be run in kiosk mode?
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Red hat enterprise linux how do i install apache with SSL HTTPS? i have CERTIFICATE, KEY, INTERMEDIATE (ROOT CA) from heart internet [closed]
How can i install SSL HTTPS in my apache webserver in Red hat enterprise linux? Only following is installed. And i have tried this website follow up but its not working it fails.
$ uname -a
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How to use output of one command as input in another command
I made a copy of all the backups made on Wed of every week
The time stamp of each file is not sorted but the day is Wednesday of every file
Now, I need to sort each file based on time Stamp e.g if ...
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RHEL: Creating stable names for network interfaces
We have a RHEL 5.5 box with 8 interfaces. And the eth interface naming is flip flopping. Sometimes eth0 comes up on physical port 7th, and sometimes on another physical port.
We want the naming to ...
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ERROR:While Updating
I am using RHEL6.Whenever I am tryiung to update my machine it says that
[root@ASL-DRDO manmatha]# yum update
Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, security, subscription-manager
This ...
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Commands for determining level of usage of server
I am scripting a new program that will connect to a cluster of machines in a VM park, and hopefully check their level of usage.
The VM clients are a combination of RHEL and CentOS, and runs on ...
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Not able to extend the size of an LVM logical volume
During RedHat installation, I created one volume group with two logical volumes in it.
Volume Group Name = VolGroup00
LVMs = LogVol00 and LogVol01
LogVol00 size = 48G
LogVol01 size = ...
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CIFS VFS: Unexpected SMB signature
When I login to server in Text mode the following Message appearing on one of Server
CIFS VFS: Unexpected SMB signature
We are using Redhat 5.6 64 bit.
Is this serious error and how to resolve ...
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How to format large Size HDD quickly
In windows we can do a Quick format just by right clicking the device and boom format.
In linux How to do the same I mean if the size of HDD is 2TB or more it takes along time to format using
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How to make RHEL Workstation to boots up faster?
I am using RHEL 6.4.
Problem is it takes too much time to boots up?
Can you say, what can I do to be out of this situation?
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How to make RHEL 6 to boot in Text-mode?
I am using RHEL 6.4 on a HP-Z620 Workstation.Whenever this machine starts up, it comes up with Graphics Mode e.g. Splash Screen,Red Hat Logo etc.
But I want my machine to start in Text Mode.
e.g. I ...
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Need general guide on how to build Linux Stream (LiS) under RedHat 6.2
Day 1
I have hit into some error, and the build simply fail, saying that there is some conflict. Thus I believe a .o file cannot be made and then result fatal error during linking, anyone have steps ...
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How to install vsftpd package
I am having a rhel6 server i want to install vsftpd package from there to my client machine
How to do this.
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Using a specifing gateway for a packet. (CentOS/RHEL)
I have just setup a machine which has two NICs, one for private network and the other one for public network which has a real IP assigned to it.
DEVICE=eth0
HWADDR=XXX
TYPE=Ethernet
UUID=XXX
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Red Hat Network (RHN) and package updates
I was just reading about Linux servers and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. What exactly is the Red Hat Network (RHN)? From what I've gathered, you subscribe to it to be able to update your system. Does this ...
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Installing a package locally to a user - best practices?
I want to install Git locally to a user on a RHEL server (I don't have root access)
What would be your cleanest/ most organized way of installing software to a local user account?
Installing ...
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Properly Setting Red Hat Daemon Umask
I've been trying to figure out the proper location to set daemon umasks in RedHat 5. All my searches lead to setting it in /etc/init.d/functions or /etc/sysconfig/init.
What are the pros/cons of ...
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How can I run a shell script as a daemon under Redhat?
I've got a shell script, which is essentially a one liner with some logging, which I'm trying to run this from an init script. I'm using the daemon function inside of /etc/init.d/functions to run it, ...
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Looking for a yum package repository containing apache subversion
I'd like to be able to install Apache Subversion on Red Hat with yum. Can anyone recommend a package repository?
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RHEL:Change Screen Resolution of Virtual Console
I am working on a RHEL 6.3 Workstation. And the monitor is a HD AOC Monitor. Problem I am facing is whenever this machine starts up, it runs with maximum screen resolution. It is a big screen and ...
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Red Hat installation query: no Gnome GUI
I'm trying to install Red Hat on my Windows system but Im facing a problem. I get only one option during installation which is "Minimal" and even if I check Gnome desktop in customize options, I only ...
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How to backup a current php installation?
I'm using an old RHEL4 on a server where i need to update (from source) the php version. Moving from 5.2.5 to 5.4.14.
How can i backup the old php in order to restore it if there is any problem with ...
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RHEL6: system default font
When I fire up urxvt or xterm, by default the font is a sans-serif monospace unaliased font. I would like to make this my font in other applications, but I can't find it in my system font list (i.e. I ...
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what is pts/0 and (:0.0) in linux by type who am i
When I type the command:
[root@degeneration Desktop]# who am i
root pts/0 2013-04-12 15:08 (:0.0)
What is pts/0 and what is meant by (:0.0)?
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file still read-only after a mount --bind from a rw partition
I use mount --bind to "overlay" a file from one ext4,rw filesystem onto another file in ext4,ro filesystem. For example, /etc/hosts is on a read-only / partition, but I have another partition where ...
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I opened a port with iptables but still doesnt work
I have a CentOS installation as a guest VM with VirtualBox. I have two ethernet interfaces, eth0 with NAT and DHCP, and eth1 with Host-only adaptor and static IP.
I have oracle installed in this ...
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Strange behavior in mv command - maybe open sys call issue?
I'm noticing very strange behavior from the "mv" command that may (or may not) be related to the "open" system call. We're running RedHat v5. There are two separate storage devices, one mounted to ...
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Equivalent of pvmove for BTRFS
Similar to the question I asked a while back. This one's a little easier? I can see there's volume management logic in BTRFS for removing/adding/rebalancing physical drives, but is there a tool to ...
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Mount 2 directories on other servers to the same partition of local server
I have 3 servers, same OS (redhat 5.5 x64). There's the same package installed on these servers. Server 01 and 02 store their files at the directory /A (cause they use the same package, the directory ...
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How to disable trash?
This is a nice and straightforward question: how can I disable the Trash Can in Gnome running on CentOS/RHEL 6.4?
I know I can use Shift + Del, instead of Del to bypass the Trash; but how can I ...
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Unable to install LAN driver in RedHat (*** /lib/modules/2.6.32-358.el6.i686/build: No such file or directory)?
I tried to install the Realtek LAN driver on my RHEL Server (running version 6.4).
In the folder extracted: autorun.sh log.txt Makefile README src
\>type command: ./autorun.sh
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Installing ksh as the standard shell in Redhat: Foolhardy?
I'm not a system administrator, but my organization is considering replacing /bin/sh in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6+ with a hard link to /bin/ksh. How foolhardy would this be?
The background to this ...
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Establishing I/O Patterns for an Application
Are there any system tools that allow you to profile an application's usage of storage? Basically, I'm looking for information on determining whether there are more large sequential reads, tiny ...
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can't connect to dnsmasq on local machine, port is open but connection refused
I'm running Scientific Linux 6.3 and just updated the machine to dnsmasq-2.48-13.el6.x86_64. The machine is on local ip 192.168.1.100. I have a local caching DNS setup that was working until the ...
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How to install cpp in RHEL 6.3?
I want to install gcc in RHEL 6.3, but it has cpp dependencies.
So I go to cpp rpm download page, but it has no rpm for 6.3 version:
Is there any other way to install cpp in RHEL 6.3?
