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Can anyone recommend an imaging solution for RedHat Linux that would allow base imaging with the ability to do incremental updates and encryption? I know Acronis has a version available, but it is...

How do I configure my workstation (Solaris 9) to restart and perform any check disk automatically if there is a power failure?

Thanks.

Now why did I know Perderabo had the solution in his bag of tricks !!!

Thanks much Perderabo !!!

Greatly appreciate the replies.

WOW...it's surprising that there isn't a built-in function to perform rounding UP.

Is there an easy way to round a number up in Korn shell?

ie. 10.4 --> 11

Thanks.

Thanks RTM. Your directions worked perfectly and I didn't loose any data.

Appreciate the info on /var/adm/messages Botato; I'll have to remember that.

I'm interested in adding more swap space to my current workstation (Solaris 10). I currently have 2 hard drives installed, however the system was only created with 512MB for swap that resides on...

As usual, very ingenious solution Perderabo.

Would there be any way possible to utilize xargs to facilitate this same requirement?

After playing with the script, I see the problem. I think the correction is the following:

sed 's/\/.*\(\/.*\/.*\/.*\)$/~\1/g'

Perfect ! Exactly what I was looking forward.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Is it possibe to use sed for the following? I would like to truncate the output of a directory path if it's over 3 directory levels deep. For example:

/dir1/dir2/dir3 -- NO change required
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Thanks RTM. As you indicated and the link confirmed, apparently the prctl settings are reset on reboot. The link helped to configure a way to maintain the settings on reboot.

Thanks again.

I've always been accustomed to setting certain kernel parameters in the /etc/system file. However, with Solaris 10, they have created the resource control utility to set these values.

I've set...

Is there a method to pass an argument to a Korn alias?

Thanks.

That's what I was looking for !! MAN, for the life of me, I can't believe I didn't remember that option. Bet I won't forget it next time.

It seems the the times are approximately the same for...

Thanks JYOUNG. That allowed me to accomplish the task albeit not with a one-line command.

It appears that copying & gzipping thru a pipe isn't any faster than copying, gzipping & moving a 120MB...

Is there a way to copy a file and compress it at the same time?

I realize the file can be copied and then compressed, but I was wondering if it's possible to do it in a one-line command and for...

Thanks for those additional options mschwage. Might have to incorporate some of those ideas.

For now, I'm using the ksh shell and was actually able to configure a PS1 command to get colors in my...

That's what I'm talking about !!! The color tip is awesome !!! Would there actually be away to configure the terminal window to always startup with a certain color?

Thanks for the info.


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Ahhhh...c'mon....please don't tell me that this isn't possible or isn't as seamless as it is on Windoze ???

Is it possible to change the title of a Terminal window on Solaris? For example, for a MS Windows command window, one can simply type "title NameofWindow" to change the title for a command window.
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I swapped a floppy drive out of a Blade 150 into a Blade 1000, but when I run a 'test floppy' from the OK prompt, I receive:

ERROR: Recalibrate failed, floppy imporperly connected or defective.
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My problem was due to the fact that I was using a Avocent Switchview KVM. When I plugged the workstation into the monitor directly, all was well. Apparently, my Switchview model doesn't support...

I have a Sun Blade 150 that I'm trying to connect to my Dell 1901FP LCD monitor. However, when I connect the workstation to the monitor and power up the workstation, the only thing I get on the...

I would like to upgrade the memory in my Sun Blade 150 workstation. In reading through Sun's Blade 150 DIMM Installation Guide, it indicates that the memory must be "certified by Sun for the Sun...