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Forum: SuSE 06-23-2010
3,002
Posted By prichard
Thank you.
Thank you.
Forum: SuSE 06-22-2010
3,002
Posted By prichard
Loadable Password Algorithm
I just implemented the MD5 Loadable Password Algorithm on my AIX 5.3
TL 11 systems. I run NIS and authentication is working fine between
AIX boxes. I have one OpenSuse Linux box in NIS and I get...
Forum: AIX 02-08-2010
3,849
Posted By prichard
reliable method to support the dual booting
If I understand AIX correctly to boot from your 6.1 disk while running 5.3 from hdisk0 you would enter "bootlist -m normal hdisk1" and then reboot. To shift back to 5.3 it would be "bootlist -m...
Forum: AIX 04-20-2009
3,503
Posted By prichard
Pre Login Screen
Is it possible to have the user press enter to acknowledge a message
before typing in his or her login name and password? I need to add
this functionality to the CDE login, ssh, and ibm 3151...
Forum: AIX 10-29-2008
3,463
Posted By prichard
Centrify Directcontrol might meet your needs. ...
Centrify Directcontrol might meet your needs. See Centrify DirectControl Suite Overview (http://www.centrify.com/directcontrol/overview.asp) for details.

I tried to go that direction and got...
Forum: AIX 09-17-2008
7,732
Posted By prichard
To eject a tape in tape drive zero: tctl -f...
To eject a tape in tape drive zero:

tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewoffl
Forum: AIX 06-16-2008
29,375
Posted By prichard
Wiping is fairly easy but if done out of order...
Wiping is fairly easy but if done out of order you can end up having to boot on a maintenance image such as a cd or nim. You MUST wipe the disk(s) containing the rootvg last or not at all. That...
Forum: AIX 05-16-2008
16,285
Posted By prichard
Oops. I misunderstood your question and put up a...
Oops. I misunderstood your question and put up a post that would not help. Now I have to change it. Sorry this is spam.
Forum: AIX 05-06-2008
76,409
Posted By prichard
Try this before modifying the sendmail.cf ...
Try this before modifying the sendmail.cf

echo test | mail -v username@someplace.tld
Forum: AIX 05-05-2008
5,032
Posted By prichard
Thank you for the response. Your reference to...
Thank you for the response. Your reference to the D20 Service pdf was particularly valuable.

I was able to find an associate that works within a few miles of the location who will remove the D20...
Forum: AIX 05-02-2008
5,032
Posted By prichard
7028-6C4 with an attached 7311-D20
A remote office that I support has a 7028-6C4 with an attached 7311-D20. Over a year ago the 7311-D20 power supply failed. We called IBM and found out it was no longer under maintenance but that...
Forum: AIX 05-01-2008
7,467
Posted By prichard
You can get a pre-compiled version of sudo for...
You can get a pre-compiled version of sudo for AIX at

IBM AIX Toolbox Download Page - Alphabetical Listing (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/os/aix/linux/toolbox/download.html)

You install with...
Forum: AIX 04-11-2008
20,592
Posted By prichard
I think bakunin found the main problem. Here is...
I think bakunin found the main problem. Here is some things to think about:

Lets work on the Samba problem first and then Swat.

From your earlier posts you have put smbd and nmbd in...
Forum: AIX 04-10-2008
3,145
Posted By prichard
That is the way I've done it in the past. You...
That is the way I've done it in the past. You don't mention vg but I assume you have removed it from any vg it was in.
Forum: AIX 04-10-2008
30,207
Posted By prichard
I did not say it would be simple. :) I just said...
I did not say it would be simple. :) I just said that one can make the smit.script work for their needs. It is a starting point for automation. Until one understands what to check for one should...
Forum: AIX 04-10-2008
20,592
Posted By prichard
swat 901/tcp goes into /etc/services grep...
swat 901/tcp goes into /etc/services

grep 901 /etc/services and make sure some other service is not using 901. Also enter "ypcat services |grep 901" if you are running NIS, making sure there is...
Forum: AIX 04-09-2008
30,207
Posted By prichard
If you wish to automate user creation, first, as...
If you wish to automate user creation, first, as Yac suggests, create a user with "smitty user". Then copy the relevant parts of the smit.script and make them work for your needs.
Forum: AIX 04-09-2008
20,592
Posted By prichard
Getting the prompt back after entering smbd and...
Getting the prompt back after entering smbd and nmbd usually means they started. Enter "ps -ef|grep mbd" and you should see them running. Also have you created an smb.conf? If not, I don't think...
Forum: AIX 04-08-2008
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Posted By prichard
Possibly sudo would work. If you don't have it...
Possibly sudo would work. If you don't have it installed you can get it from IBM AIX Toolbox Download Page - Alphabetical Listing (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/os/aix/linux/toolbox/download.html)...
Forum: AIX 04-08-2008
20,592
Posted By prichard
My bad. I missed the /etc/inetd.conf and the...
My bad. I missed the /etc/inetd.conf and the correct path to swat. I was running a swat.sh script that set the LIBPATH due to a unique install of Samba. I no longer need that and have corrected it...
Forum: AIX 04-07-2008
20,592
Posted By prichard
add "swat 901/tcp" to /etc/services add "swat...
add "swat 901/tcp" to /etc/services
add "swat stream tcp nowait.400 root /usr/local/bin/swat.sh swat"
refresh -s inetd
Now browse to http://banora:901
Use swat to start services or:
Start smbd...
Forum: AIX 04-07-2008
13,034
Posted By prichard
"smitty mkdvd" should work. If you don't have a...
"smitty mkdvd" should work. If you don't have a dvd burner on the AIX server you can just create iso file(s) that you can copy to a PC with a dvd burner. You can specify the location of an...
Forum: AIX 04-03-2008
10,538
Posted By prichard
Due to office political reasons I cannot run...
Due to office political reasons I cannot run mksysb to tape in one of my offices, though there are two robots attached to the AIX server, each with a tape drive. What I do is use mkcd and create iso...
Forum: AIX 04-03-2008
29,685
Posted By prichard
You would have to have an X session running on...
You would have to have an X session running on the AIX box for xhost + to work.
For example, when I ssh from my linux box to my AIX box and run xhost + I get the same error you get: 1356-200 xhost...
Forum: AIX 04-02-2008
16,005
Posted By prichard
make a copy of /etc/security/user first vi...
make a copy of /etc/security/user first

vi /etc/security/user

search for ^default, it will take you to the default stanza

find minage in the default stanza.

Change it to desired value. ...
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