http://computergod.typepad.com/home/ en-US 2009-03-24T17:32:15-04:00 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homespun/~3/Zl-5WLN2KAs/edirectory-segmentation-faults.html We have a virtual machine running OES Linux, it's been very reliable for over a year. But yesterday, the VMware host experienced some sort of communication errors and apparently corrupted some of the eDirectory files. The problem showed itself in... ComputerGod 2009-03-24T17:32:15-04:00 http://computergod.typepad.com/home/2009/03/edirectory-segmentation-faults.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homespun/~3/BvHFiCvkwho/windows-system-uptime.html In linux, I can type "uptime" at a command prompt and see how long it's been since I rebooted. In Windows, it's not that easy. However, it can be done by using two command line tools. Simply open a command... ComputerGod 2009-02-26T14:45:24-05:00 http://computergod.typepad.com/home/2009/02/windows-system-uptime.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homespun/~3/y2FDe8EFxL0/wget-and-cron-behind-a-proxy-server.html Issue: wget runs fine from the command line, but fails when in a cron job. My system: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9), behind a corporate proxy firewall. Resolution: The man page for crontab(5) on my system says: ······ Several... ComputerGod 2008-12-29T16:49:53-05:00 http://computergod.typepad.com/home/2008/12/wget-and-cron-behind-a-proxy-server.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homespun/~3/njwA5eDxuUk/hp-smart-array.html My boss recently dropped an HP ProLiant DL385 G2 on my desk (Literally, he walked in with the thing under one arm!) and asked me to install OES 2 on it. So, I fired up the server and pressed F8... Web/Tech ComputerGod 2008-10-16T22:12:22-04:00 http://computergod.typepad.com/home/2008/10/hp-smart-array.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homespun/~3/uc6QQqjbEEU/net-30-service.html [Listening to: Heartbeats - The Knife - Deep Cuts (03:51)] I manage a few servers that do not have internet access for security reasons. So, I had documented some time ago how to use Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) in... Web/Tech ComputerGod 2008-05-02T17:15:38-04:00 http://computergod.typepad.com/home/2008/05/net-30-service.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Homespun/~3/hOQ4O-oIagI/the-many-faces.html [Listening to: Air Tap! - Erik Mongrain - Fates (03:46)] Perhaps this will save some other Linux sysadmin some time and frustration... The first few times I installed SLES9 and OES servers in our environment, I clicked on "Check for... Web/Tech ComputerGod 2008-04-18T17:07:03-04:00 http://computergod.typepad.com/home/2008/04/the-many-faces.html