Upgrading Red Hat Enterprise Linux From Version 6.2 to 6.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux v6.3 has been released and available via RHN for immediate update. How do I upgrade my RHEL from 6.2 to the latest 6.3 version?Read answer to: "Upgrading Red Hat Enterprise...
View ArticleRHEL / Centos Linux Disable Firewall
How do I disable firewall under CentOS Linux version 6.x running on my HP micro server?Read answer to: "RHEL / Centos Linux Disable Firewall"
View ArticleLinux sys-unconfig: Reconfigure the System Upon Next Boot
I can use unconfigure command on a previously configured Solaris Unix box and leave it in an unconfigured state. How do I unconfigure CentOS Linux OR RHEL 6.x on HP server. How do I reconfigure the...
View ArticleCentOS / RHEL: Install and Configure phpMyAdmin Administration Of MySQL...
How do I install phpMyAdmin to handle the administration of MySQL database server over the World Wide Web under Fedora / Scientific / CentOS / RHEL / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x server systems?Read...
View ArticleYum Command Check and Apply Only Security Updates
How do I only lists and/or updates to be limited using security relevant criteria when I run the yum command under CentOS / RHEL based server system?Read answer to: "Yum Command Check and Apply Only...
View ArticleLinux AWS: Find And Delete All Files Securely So That No One Can Recover It Ever
I'm currently using Amazon EBS block level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances powered by Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This volume stores critical webapp and user data. We are moving out to...
View ArticleLinux: Install pip Client To Install Python Packages
I would like to install python packages using the pip command which is an easy_install command replacement. How do I install pip comamnd under RHEL / CentOS / Debian / Ubuntu Linux server systems?Read...
View Articletar and rsync: Archive and Preserve SELinux Contexts, Extended Attributes,...
How do I use tar and rsync command that can preserve the ACLs, extended attributes and SELinux contexts under CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux server while making backups?Read answer to: "tar and rsync:...
View Articleyum Command: List The Contents (Files) Of A Package
The rpm -qi command list the files of a package. How do I use yum command to list the contents of a package under CentOS or RHEL installed on IBM server hardware?Read answer to: "yum Command: List The...
View ArticleRHN yum command: Unable to read consumer identity Warning and Solution
I am using yum update command with RHN to upgrade packages installed on my server, but getting the following warning on screen : yum update -y Loaded plugins: product-id, protectbase, rhnplugin,...
View ArticleCentOS / RHEL: Install vnStat Network Traffic Monitor To Keep a Log Of Daily...
How do I install vnstat software - a console-based network traffic monitor under CentOS or RHEL or Fedora Linux operating system to keep a log of hourly, daily and monthly network traffic?Read answer...
View ArticleCentOS / RHEL: View Vnstat Graphs Using PHP Web Interface Frontend
How do Install view vnstat - a network console output using my web-browser? How do I install vnstat php frontend on CentOS / RHEL / Fedora Linux based system?Read answer to: "CentOS / RHEL: View Vnstat...
View ArticleCentOS / RHEL 6: Install Suhosin PHP Advanced Protection System
Suhosin is an open source patch for PHP. How do I install suhosin under CentOS / Red Hat Enterprise Linux server running on my IBM server?Read answer to: "CentOS / RHEL 6: Install Suhosin PHP Advanced...
View ArticleLinux / Unix Command To Optimize and Compress PNG Files In Bulk
I have lots of images in png format (over 250k+ png). Properly formatting and compressing png images can save many bytes of data. How do I compress and optimize png images on my amazon cloud account so...
View ArticleCentOS / RHEL: Set Accounts To Disable After Password Expiration
How do I automatically disable user accounts after 30 days after password expiration date under CentOS / Fedora / Red Hat / RHEL / Scientific Linux server operating systems?Read answer to: "CentOS /...
View Articlegnome-terminal: There Was An Error Creating The Child Process For This Terminal
I am using CentOS 5 on my laptop. If I open gnome-terminal by right clicking the desktop, I am getting an error that read as follows:There was an error creating the child process for this terminal How...
View ArticleLinux: At What Time Cron Entries In cron.daily, cron.weekly, cron.monthly Run?
I have followed this cron setup tutorial. I am using Red Hat Enterprise Linux server 6 on Dell poweredge server. I would like to know when does entires in /etc/cron.daily, /etc/cron.weekly,...
View ArticleCentOS / RHEL: Install ipset Administration Tool For IP Sets and IPTables
How do I install the ipset extension to Netfilter/iptables on Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS Linux v6.x?Read answer to: "CentOS / RHEL: Install ipset Administration Tool For IP Sets and IPTables"
View ArticleLinux Configure Firewall Using Shorewall Under RHEL / CentOS
A properly configured firewall can greatly increase the security of RHEL / CentOS based system. How do I configure a shorewall based firewall for CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux system with an...
View ArticleLinux Rename Eth0 Network Interface Card Name [ Udev ]
A wireless NIC is showing as wlan0 but I need to be appear as eth1. How can I rename wlan0 devices through udev as eth1? How do I change or rename eth0 as wan0 under Linux operating systems?Read answer...
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