SCO Email from 2002: No “smoking gun” in Linux code

January 2nd, 2009 There is a very useful but rarely used command in Linux, watch. While those of you who know about it are surely aware of all the easy works it does for you, I want to tell it to them who didn't know about it.

October 9th, 2009 CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux 5 is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version.

August 28th, 2009 We often come across a lot of inquires on Linux systems. One of the most commonly asked questions is how to find the hardware specs /details on Linux.

September 21st, 2009 As a part of monitoring Linux system you often need to know about the currently running processes in Linux systems. Once you know the process running on the Linux system you can kill the process that are slowing down your system.

December 26th, 2006 Install Sun's Java Virtual Machine ( J2SE(TM) Development Kit 5.0 Update 9 ) on Fedora Core / Linux platform in 5 simple steps. The procedure is geared for users having access to Linux box from ssh / telnet only as in a vpn / dedicated web hosting.

September 22nd, 2009 There are certain programs in Linux for which the source is not readily available. There is an useful diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool for Linux to solve it.

September 19th, 2009 After configuring services on the network in Linux system, it's important for you to keep tabs on the ports that are actually listening on the system's network interfaces. This is all more important because open ports are evidence of an intrusion.

March 12th, 2008 I just received a mysterious call from Microsoft inquiring about our Windows usage! I was surprised to say the least. Why would a 100% Linux based company get a call from Microsoft? Read on for the juicy details.

August 21st, 2007 A guide to easily disable IPv6 support on your Linux workstation / server: 1. Add the two lines, if not already present, to /etc/modprobe.conf: alias net-pf-10 off alias ipv6 off For Fedora 7 you should add the command to blacklist instead as shown below: blacklist net-pf-10 Note: I haven't personally tested on Fedora 7.

July 1st, 2007 Rapidshare is a popular site for sharing files. With free access you can only download 1 file per hour.

September 17th, 2009 Out of many Linux monitoring tools there's a one cool one that allows you to know who is logged on the system and what they are doing. It shows current time, the time for which the system had been running, number of users currently logged on.

November 3rd, 2008 Today I am going to tell you the trick to hack your root passoword in Linux if you are too forgetful to remember it or you have legal permission to enter a server run by a different admin and by any chance he forgot to give you the root password. Those Who Have GRUB bootloader The first step is to reboot server.

September 18th, 2009 When working in Linux system you might need to look for the memory usage in the system. Linux comes with different command to check memory usage.

September 17th, 2009 For any Linux user monitoring the system's performance can be an intricate task. Most of the Linux distributions already come with loads of monitoring tools.

September 18th, 2009 Do you wanna know how long the server has been running? It requires just a simple command to monitor the time for which the Linux system has been running. With a single command you can not only know about the uptime, but also the number of users that have currently logged on and the system load averages for the past 1, 5 and 15 minutes.