Author: Surendra Anne

How to create file/folder in Linux/Unix

How to create file/folder in Linux/Unix

Posted by | Aug 8, 2009 | |

  There is one saying in Linux/*nix world, that if you can play with files and folders in Unix you are almost there to become a Linux power user. So let us start our first lesson to become Unix expert by learning about files and folder operations. How to create a file in Linux We can create a file in Linux in multiply ways such as using editor’s like vi, ed, emacs or cat command or touch or even with redirection operators in Linux. Creating files depends on the situation where you are. Use touch command to create empty...

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Install and configure YUM server in RHEL4

Install and configure YUM server in RHEL4

Posted by | Aug 5, 2009 | |

If you are looking for YUM server in RHEL5(Redhat Enterprise Linux version 5) you can click here other wise just read on.. Recently I came across a strange requirement.. i.e. implementing YUM(Yellow dog Updater and Modifier) server in RHEL4 :(. By the time of RHEL4 release there is no YUM server implementation.. so I did some research and collected some documentation on net and implemented YUM server in RHEL4 configuring YUM server in RHEL4 as follows.. Stpe 1:Download following packages(these days the below packages are not present on net, so please download bleow RPM packages for Yum installation in...

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Network monitoring/info gathering tools in linux

Posted by | Jul 30, 2009 | |

NETWORK MONITORING/ INFO GATHERING TOOLS IN LINUX.1.Why we have to monitor Network ?Some times we have to monitor Network traffic in our LAN if there is any traffic issues such as “Broadcast Stroms”. Here I am going to explain some Linux tools which are used to monitor network traffic. I used to struggle a a lot initially to use these tools. Network monitoring tools can be divided in to three types : Traffic monitoring tools(which will do just monitoring traffic in network) . Network monitoring tools(these tools will do just monitoring such as services and devices). Network Info gathering tools(these tools will just get you info about your network, tools such as ifconfig, traceroute will come under this). Some of the tools which we are going to cover in it are:-1.nmap2.NGIOS3.echoping4.smokeping5.iptraf6.MRTG(Multi Router Traffic Grapher)7.rrdtool8.ntop9.mii-tool10.mii-diag11.tcpdump12.mtr I will give the explanation regarding above mentioned tools in my next posts. Please visit https://www.linuxnix.com for more linux admin...

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My name is Surendra Kumar Anne. I hail from Vijayawada which is cultural capital of south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. I am a Linux evangelist who believes in Hard work, A down to earth person, Likes to share knowledge with others, Loves dogs, Likes photography. At present I work at Bank of America as Sr. Analyst Systems and Administration. You can contact me at surendra (@) linuxnix dot com.