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RedHat Linux: Apply Package Updates from the Red Hat Network ( RHN )

by Vivek Gite

Q. How do I apply package updates from the Red Hat Network under RHEL 5.x operating systems?

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Disable a Firewall In Red Hat Enterprise Linux

by Vivek Gite

Q. How do I disable a firewall in RedHat Enterprise Linux / RHEL?

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RHEL 4: Find up2date command module / library dependencies

by Vivek Gite

Q. I’m using RHEL 4.x as database server. How can I run the up2date command to find out what package will satisfy library / module dependencies via RHN?
A.Update Agent provides a complete system for updating the RPM packages installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system. Both command line and graphical interfaces are included. [...]

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Find out my Linux distribution name and version

by Vivek Gite

Q. How do I find out what version of Linux distribution I’m using from the shell prompt?
A. To find out what version of Linux (distro) you are running, enter the following command at the shell prompt:
$ cat /etc/*-release
Output on RHEL 5
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
Output on Ubuntu 7.10
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=7.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=gutsy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION=”Ubuntu 7.10″

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Linux: find out information about current domain name and host name

by Vivek Gite

Q. Under Windows Server 2003 I can use active directory domain tools to get information about current domain and hostname. Can you tell me command to list current domain name and hostname under Red hat enterprise Linux 5?
A. Both Linux / UNIX comes with the following utilities to display hostname / domain name:
a) hostname - [...]

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Redhat / CentOS Linux list all packages available for installation

by Vivek Gite

Q. How do I list all packages available for installation from Internet using Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS 5?
A. You can yum command and it has option to show a list of all packages that are not presently installed and can be installed via RHN or Internet.
yum list available
yum list available [...]

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Howto: Backup CentOS / Fedora Linux / Red Hat Enterprise Linux server system

by Vivek Gite

Q. How do I backup files and database for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS Linux? Currently I’ve MySQL server running on CentOS 5 and Web server and file server using RHEL 5. How do I backup all these servers?
A. Regular backup is an essential for Linux system. You can take backup on
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Linux ntpd sendto() Bad file descriptor error and solution

by Vivek Gite

Q. I’m using Red hat Enterprise Linux server. I’m getting following error in /var/log/message file:
Apr 16 16:38:02 server ntpd[22694]: sendto(10.0.77.54): Bad file descriptor
Apr 16 16:38:08 server ntpd[22694]: sendto(66.111.46.200): Bad file descriptor
Apr 16 16:38:25 server ntpd[22694]: sendto(83.133.111.7): Bad file descriptor
Apr 16 16:38:28 server ntpd[22694]: sendto(81.169.156.100): Bad file descriptor

How do I fix above errors?
A. If you are [...]

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Install PHP 5 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

by Vivek Gite

Q. I saw your earlier article about how to install PHP 5 under Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4. But I’m using Red Hat enterprise Linux 5 and I don’t want to mess up with old version instructions. Is there a way that I can install PHP5 under RHEL 5 without using source rpm?
A. Redhat [...]

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Howto Red hat enterprise Linux 5 configure the network card

by Vivek Gite

Q. I’ve installed Red Hat enterprise Linux 5 and now added one more LAN card (NIC). How do I configure the network card from the command line? I can see 2nd my network card detected while booting the IBM server.
A. Red hat Linux provides following tools to make changes to Network configuration such as [...]

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