Q. How do I copy file under Linux? How do I make 2nd copy of a file?
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From the monthly archives:
May 2006
Q. After windows XP installation I lost my Grub boot loader and now when I try to run grub-install command to restore Grub in master boot record. But I am getting an error that read as follows:
/dev/sda does not have any corresponding BIOS drive
How do I fix this problem?
A. grub-install is use to install [...]
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Q. How do I make changes to /proc filesystem permanently? For example I want to se fs.file-max to 65536, I can use command echo “65536″ > /proc/sys/fs/file-max. But, after rebooting my Linux server this value will be reset to the default. How do I make it permanent?
A. You are right. You are [...]
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Q. I have two disk-mirrored array, suppose if one of my disk in mirrored RAID array fails, then I will replace that disk with new one (I have hot swapping SCSI drives). Now question is how I rebuild a RAID array after a disk fails.
A. A redundant array of inexpensive disks, (redundant array of independent [...]
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Q. I have lots friends most of them use MSN, ICO or Yahoo for chatting purpose. So how do I chat using Linux?
A. You need to use Gaim messenger. It is an instant messenger that supports many commonly used instant messaging systems including:
Yahoo
MSN
ICQ
Jabber
Internet Relay Chat and others (see complete list)
Gaim supports plugins for RSA and [...]
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Q. I am getting an error that read as follows:
MySQL: got error 28 from server handler
How do I fix this problem?
A. This error means no space left on hard disk. According to official MySQL docs, “If you get his error, you need to check all filesystems where MySQL operates. It may be single filesystem [...]
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Q. I want to move all mails tagged as spam to “spam” folder. How do I configure procmail to move spam mail to spam folder?
A. If you have Procmail and Spamassassin installed, then you can move mails using Procmail. It is a mail delivery agent (MDA) or mail filter, a program to process incoming [...]
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