From the monthly archives:
Q. I know how to mount an ISO image in Sun Solaris UNIX and Linux. I was just wondering if there is a way to mount an ISO image in IBM AIX UNIX.
A. You need to type the following commands:
=> crfs: Adds a file system.
=> dd: A raw copy tool for UNIX
=> chfs: Changes attributes [...]
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Q. How do I change DNS search order in Linux? In order to improve performance I need to make changes.
A. Under Linux you need to use /etc/nsswitch.conf file which is used by system databases and Name Service Switch configuration file
Various functions in the C Library need to be configured to work correctly in [...]
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Q. I know chmod command needs to apply to each shell script to make it executable. I’m wondering is if there’s a way to run a shell script without changing file access permission.
A. You can simply use following format
shellname {/path/to/scriptname}
OR
. {/path/to/scriptname}
For example if a shell name is bash and a script name is chkhealth.bash, [...]
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Q. How do I monitor my IBM AIX UNIX system for CPU performance? What command I need to type in order determine CPU bottlenecks?
A. Like any other enterprise grade UNIX operating system, AIX comes with following tools / utilities to monitor CPU:
=> lparstat
=> vmstat
=> sar
=> procmon
=> nmon
Task: vmstat command
Use vmstat command to reports AIX virtual [...]
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Q. How do enable console redirection in the BIOS Console redirection? It will allow me to see my remote dedicate server boot information and any diagnostic information that is normally printed to the screen. I’ve already enabled serial ports in my server BIOS and wired them up. Now how do I configure and access Linux [...]
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