Linux systems comes with a large number of services. Some of these services are required for the functioning of linux OS, and others are meant to start/stop specific applications such as sendmail, ntp etc. The most important process of these is the init process. # ls -l /sbin/init -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 38652 Sep 17 [...]
The hostname of a linux system can be changed easily with the help of ‘hostname‘ command. However this change is temporary and the hostname will be reverted back to the old value on next reboot. In order to change the hostname persistently, some of the linux configuration files need to be updated. This article provides [...]
If you want to do SSH or to transfer a file using SCP to a remote Linux server without the need to enter any password then this article is for you. This can be achieved by setting up the SSH association between your local server and the remote server to which you want to connect. [...]
One of the most dearest commands to every linux admin is ‘ifconfig’. Linux ifconfig command provides a convenient way to view or modify the network settings of a network interface. Most of the time, ifconfig command is used to get the information about network interface configurations. However, ifconfig also reports many other useful information related to the [...]
You want to do a specific task on Linux but don’t know about the Linux command which is relevant to perform the task in hand. Don’t worry, you are at the right place. This article provides a quick tip to find the relevant Linux commands by searching through the Linux manual pages for specific keywords. [...]
RPM verification is used to compare an installed rpm package against the package information available in the RPM database on a Linux system. This article describes the procedure to verify an installed RPM package and provides necessary information to understand the failure reported by the RPM package manager if the rpm verification fails. Procedure to [...]
Kdump is a reliable kernel crash dumping mechanism. Kdump uses kexec to boot into the second kernel whenever the system crashes. Kexec is a fastboot mechanism which allows booting a Linux kernel from the context of an already running kernel without going through the BIOS. This article provides the detailed procedure to install and configure [...]
This article describes the steps to configure static IP address on a Windows 7 PC in order connect it to a LAN. Steps to Configure the Static IP on Windows 7 Click on start and search for “Network and Sharing”. Select “Network and Sharing Center “ from the search results. Go to “Connections” and click on [...]
You may sometimes require the ISO image of a software/OS for installation, but you have got the installer on a disc. For example, you have just purchased the Windows 7 DVD and you wanted to create the VM instance of Windows 7 on the ESXi server. In such situation, this will be fairly convenient for [...]
