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Error in /etc/fstab stopping Linux boot
In Linux, there are times when you need to edit your /etc/fstab file to add a new disk. Sometimes, you may accidentally edit the wrong information which will cause Linux to not boot. Usually though, Linux plays nice and boots to a command prompt. Unfortunately, you are now booted into a read-only filesystem so you…
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Changing the host name in IBM WAS
Many times in a virtual environment, it is advantageous to be able to change the host name. But if you have a virtual guest with IBM WAS installed, cloning the guest may result in the new guest being unable to stop the server, run CORBA properly, or gain access to your message queues within WAS.…
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Updating a database option in DB2
Sometimes after a database has been created, you may want to move where the default log path is. Or you may want to change DB2 places the log path in the home directory, and you may want to have the logs stored on another storage device. Login as the DB2 adminstrative user, then type the…
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Updating the log path in DB2
Sometimes after a database has been created, you may want to move where the default log path is. DB2 places the log path in the home directory, and you may want to have the logs stored on another storage device. Login as the DB2 adminstrative user, then type the following command to change your log…
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Restoring all reports to Jasper Server
Sometimes it is necessary to restore an entire copy of Jasper Reports generic lipitor. This can only be done by first removing all of the existing entries in the Jasper Reports server to be restored to. First, on the source machine, backup the entire Jasper Reports server by running the following commands: > cd /home/jasper/jasperserver-3.5/scripts…
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Enabling Apache support for pretty permalinks in WordPress
In WordPress, there is a feature called PermaLinks. These create URL’s that are better searched by Google. So instead of getting a URL like http://example.com?id=454, you get something like http://example.com/enabling-apache-support-for-pretty-permalinks-in-wordpress. Now the search engines will see a URL that they can parse for information, rather than an arbitrary number. Enabling Apache support for what is…
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Adding custom palettes to Dundas pie charts in .NET 3.5x
One of the new features in Dundas 6.x and above, is the ability to create custom palettes of colors and apply them to pie charts. This way you no longer have to settle for Dundas’s default fluffy colors. In order to change the color palette, create a Color array and assign it to the series…
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Linux log error – Could not receive trustdoms : xxx Time(s)
When using Samba with Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux attempts to connect to a Windows server that acts as the domain controller. This is called a trustdom; as Linux is attempting to build a trust relationship with a Windows Domain Controller. You will see the following message in your log: ——————— samba Begin ———————— **Unmatched…
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QEMU seems to make Windows read-only
The Problem: The server is acting all weird, thought i might raise a flag to you: – after you said you attached the larger drive/partition, nothing changed – when i logged on as administrator tonight, it acted like ive never logged on before – the profile is fucked up somehow; i dont have any icons,…
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Windows service failure while running in a QEMU virtual instance
If you are running Windows under QEMU and see Event ID 7000’s like these below– If you get this Description: “The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.” Then you…