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This started when we moved the server to new hardware. On the old hardware the output information is written to a text file.
Here is a portion of the script which starts one of the instances on the...

the 2nd script post to STDOUT, it will display on the screen if run from command line by itself.

I have a script that run several commands and displays them as they run. I want to call the script from another script and have the output write to a text file. I currently have a line in my...

We used sysback to backup some older servers and now need to restore some of the directories within a file system. I've tried to use smitty sysback to list the content of the file system but there...

I want to know if there is any way to set up a users home directory access with a restricted shell and allow them to SFTP to the directory. I want to allow the user to SSH into their home directory...

That does fix my problem. I still get a return of more space then is possible. With no NFS mounts and a total disk size of 100 Gig I get 150 Gig when I issue the du -g / or the du -sg. Why????

When I issue the du -sg from root to get the overall size of used disk on my AIX 6100-04 server I get back a size larger then my disk. From what I have read it may be adding the size of all linked...

Is there a command to nest a group in another group in AIX.

I am attempting to run Xsession as a non root user and it fails. If I start exceed log into the server as roots via putty ssh with X11 forwarding on I can startX run xclock, but when I su - user and...

Is there a way to create alias for commands and store then in a location where a certain group can run them. I also want anybody in that group to be able to add alias. I don't want them to access...

I want to start programming in C, C++ on AIX 6.1 and I want to know what I need to install on the server to do so. Do I only need to install "gcc" GNU Compiler Collection & "gcc-c++" C++ support for...

I want to set the "logintimes" variable for a user on a server who need access mornings and night how to I set the "logintimes" I want the user to log in from 08:00 to 12:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 is...

I have a file that list information about users and want to format the output into columns using Shell scripting. There are about 50 to 75 users. Example

current file output
fname
lname...

I an trying to parse a file looking for pattern1, or pattern2, or pattern3 and when found print that line and the next 4 lines after it. I am using korn shell script on AIX and grep -A isn't...

I have serveral servers that are at AIX 6.1 tl4 sp1 and want to move them to new hardware and upgrade them at the same time. Using NIM and sysback images I want to backup the current server with...

Thanks. Is there any way to do that if there are several lines that begin with server?

I need to change the ntp server on 100 Unix servers and want to script it out. How do I replace data in a file? What I want is to change what is in bold

server ntpserver_old prefer

to this
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I am trying to get AIX CDE to run with dual monitors. I just upgraded to my desktop to use dual monitors. When I log in to my AIX system with exceed running and issue the Xsession command the...

I was using /tmp as an example. We are looking for a cheap temporary solution for mounts. Currently we have run out of drive letters on windows and still need to mount file systems.

I want to set up an AIX server as a central repository for NFS mounts from several machine to be served up to windows chients. I mount from server 1, 2, 3 to my NFS server then mount a drive from...

I have installed sudo on AIX 6100-04 and want to know how do I set it up for a user to be able to run only some commands? I want to give the user the rights to only cd to certain directories and run...

We have gotten an application that will read and display logs in a report format. The application need a user name and password to access the AIX servers where the logs reside. My problem is the...

We have tried to install an APAR fix IZ20298 on a AIX test server. It is requiring a base level of bos.adt.prof of 5.3.0.0 I cannot find this file anywhere. I fould 5.3.0.1 and it still will not...

I just upgraded my system from 53tl9 to 53tl10 and it is still showing 53tl9 (5300-09). When I run oslevel -rl 5300-10 or oslevel -r -l 5300-10 I get the following error "Error: Recommended...

Is there a command on AIX that will show the write status of a tape? We have sysback running via a cron job backing up to a tape. I want to be able to check the progress of the backup. I need a...