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To enable the PHP extensions GD and DOMXML to get the Joomla Expose component to work properly I had to reconfigure the default FC6 PHP configuration. To do this just execute the following commands: # yum -y install php_gd php_domxml# service httpd stop# service httpd start Pretty simple. You can download the Joomla Expose components…

1. Boot the system2. When it asks for a key interuption for interupting the boot sequence press any key.3. This will give you ISL prompt.4. Do a search for the devices. i.e SEA command.5. Check which is a tape device (it will be mentioned as a Sequencial Device).6. On the ISL Prompt give Command :…

# mkdir cd /tmp/restore_etc# cd /tmp/restore_etc# mt -f /dev/rmt/0mn rew (rewind ignite tape)# mt -f /dev/rmt/0mn fsf 1 (fast forward to right postion on tape)# tar xvf /dev/rmt/0m etc (restore directory) NO slash for "etc" -> not /etc # cp -R -p -i . /etc/Don't overwrite files by pressing the N key when asked Another…

Here is a script that I use to create backups of all of my VM's. There has been some evolution over time so I posted three versions. You can run these script after some adjustments on your VMware host server. For every VM the same routine is followed: stop, copy, start. To complete the backup…

From time to time you want to write scripts that will allow you to copy files to or execute commands on remote systems. You want to execute these scripts without being prompted for a password and you don't want to store the password in the script file. To achieve this we can use ssh encryption…

Last Line Mode Command Mode Input Mode Search Functions: Screen/Line Movement: Add/Append Text: /exp                        Go forward to exp 0              Goto line start a              Append after cursor ?exp                       Go backward to exp $              Goto line end A            Append at line end :5                            Goto line 5 %            Goto matching I              Insert before cursor Move and Insert…

Job Queues  The job queue monitor checks the average number of processes that have been waiting for CPU and performing disk I/O over the last 1, 5, or 15 minutes. A value of 4 in /system/jobQueue5Min means that at the time of polling there was an average of 4 jobs in the queue over the…

Here is your guide for installing vmware tools on you linux host. I used Fedora Core 6 on the host. Other linux distributions may have different install methodes. When the VMware tools are installed the VMware server software is able to communicate with the guest. You're able to stop the server from the hosts commandline…

Installing VMWare server on a Fedora Core 6 host is a pretty simple procedure. There is one bug though. Follow the guidelines and you'll get there. No sweat. Virtualisation will give you a lot of fun. It's my favorite software.. except for Space Invaders. 

Let's setup NFS!

# mkdir /mnt/iso # mount -o loop -t iso9660 FC3-i386-disc1.iso /mnt/iso

Using the Artio JoomSEF module I changed my URL's so that the human species can understand them. And also Google likes these much more. It took a while to get things working, but I finally did it. And so I deserved my beer for today.