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There is this workstations that I sometimes work on and it annoys me because it does not have any vertical scrollbar enabled.

I did a Google on activating scroll bar but they talk about escape...

I used ZZ=$(test "aa" "bb") because I want to set ZZ to the result of that function using those 2 options/parms.

However, when I echo the content of $ZZ, it is empty.

In my testz library...

I had started writting my own custom libraries on an AIX 4.2. Before finishing, I wanted to do a very simple test. So I wrote the followings:

test.sh
#!/bin/ksh
. testlib.sh
ZZ=testz "aa" "bb"...

but what if some of those variables need to have their content changed everyday ?

Most of my intended variables won't change their contant but some will.

ex:
we have a specific file that we...

I am writing a few korn scripts to be used by all our operators on several 4.1/4.2 AIX servers.

I want to create environmental variables that once set, can be read/modified by my scripts (ex:...

I am currently an AIX operator at IBM (Montreal Canada). In my career path, I wish to become a system admin. I know about Linux because I'v had ubuntu at home for 2 years.

What platform should I...

One of our tasks in the office is to do database backups. We were taught (us all operators working here) that it is done via a bunch of specialized scripts. Those scripts are at least 10 years old...

Me and a co-worker were wondering if by any chances there are any Virtual AIX available to run on either Windows or (preferably) a Linux flavor.

That would help us a lot for practicing AIX admin...

I am starting to accumulate a few scripts that I working on to replace operational scripts and to have a few for my personal usage. I am not an admin, just an operator.

They are currently located...

Works only on the first rlogin.

I am on Server-A
Open up an xterm
log on to Server-B
who am I shows Server-A
on that same window I do rlogin Server-C
who am I shows Server-B


We have 22...

Is it possible to get the hostname of the server we are currently working on (physically) even if we have rlogged/tn to another one ?

There is this DISPLAY variable we always have to setup...

To speed up our backups, I found a way to compress all the backups files without running out of space. But before starting to use this in our procedures, I want to know if the command 'compress' has...

We are not using any options to verify the tape. We are manually doing a software reading test on the tapes to see if they are readable.

ex:
if a backup was done with Tar, we verity the tape...

When running a script on a distant server via rsh, what is the $PATH used ?

I had done a script in the /usr/local/bin but the rsh reported it did not find it. So I assume it is using a separate...

It may seam a bit odd that I ask this question.

After you have done your backups to tapes, do you verify the content of the tapes ?

- never
- sometimes
- always



The reason I am asking...

Thank you.

Seams to be working.

I am trying to set a dynamic PS1 that will change its content no matter what the user does. But I am finding that the shell variables I put in it do not get refreshed.

One simple example of what I...

Fault Management System. I think it is an in-house application but I am not sure. So if there are people out there that know this application, I have a few questions about it.

Can someone tell me what the output of 'who -d' is ?

What's causing the process in the list to be there ?

What can be done to get rid of / fix those process ?

Are those process simple...

Anything new on this problem ?

I am already looking at using DD to dump to tape but I am having problems. It is in another forum thread of mine (https://www.unix.com/aix/112261-aix-4-2-using-dd-dev-rmt0-producing-error.html).
...

I only about the principle of filesystems from the very basics on Linux and Windows. But I want to know if it is possible on an AIX 4.2 to create one NFS on a server which is pointing to a tape drive...

I get a message saying "uesensor: Command not supported". So its there but does not seam to be implanted or simply does not work with this system.

Are there any AIX 4.2 commands that would give me the ability to monitor the hardware temperature ?

I did a forum search and found nothing about AIX. I checked the 'diag' command but it does not...

I will never get access to open up any server cases.

the uname -m worked on my 22 servers and is showing all different model numbers (which I assume is ok).

Here is the uname -m of the first...