Most of Windows users may know “Norton Ghost”. Norton Ghost is a backup software for hard disks. It can backup a whole hard disk or a partition to an image file. Also, Norton Ghost can copy all the contents from a hard disk to another exactly. However, Norton Ghost is a Windows software, users on [...]
Back in days of windows 98, LINUX users were like aliens to me. LINUX came into my life as super hero when a live CD helped me retrieving important files out of my dead PC. I was amazed with pre-installed applications and the ‘free’ features. Currently I am running on Ubuntu 9.10 that’s really productive [...]
I am recently trying to get my hands smooth on Linux. Fortunately I found a very good book (Linux Administration Handbook) to help me out in this process. The book is not any distribution specific rather covers almost all major distributions. Well I chose Redhat Linux-4 for two reasons. First and the dominant is the [...]
It’s been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people use it regularly. We designed Google Chrome for people who live on the web — searching for information, checking email, catching up on the news, shopping or just staying in touch with friends. However, the operating systems [...]
Following are the steps to change the hostname of the server where Oracle database 11g is installed on Linux platform.
1. Edit the following file as root:
/etc/sysconfig/network
# cat /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
NETWORKING_IPV6=yes
HOSTNAME=oracle.com
to
# cat /etc/sysconfig/network
NETWORKING=yes
NETWORKING_IPV6=yes
HOSTNAME=oracle-new.com
Change the line below to match the new hostname/domain name:
HOSTNAME=<hostname>.<domain_name> ( eg: ora2-new.oracle-new.com )
Save the file
2. Edit the ‘/etc/hosts’ file as root to ensure that it [...]
Following are the steps to change the IP address of the Linux machine, where Oracle 11g is installed.
1. Edit the following file as root:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
Note, eth0 is the name of the network interface configured
# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
# Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
HWADDR=00:1A:A0:B2:B2:5B
ONBOOT=yes
IPADDR=192.168.79.120
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=192.168.79.0
Change the IP address, Netmask and Network lines to the new values, eg:
IPADDR=192.168.78.110
NETMASK=255.255.0.0
NETWORK=192.168.78.0
Save [...]
I’d thought about Oracle buying Sun. But, then I thought, “Larry Ellison isn’t that dumb.” Well, I was wrong. Ellison is that dumb. Oracle is buying Sun in what may be the most moronic technology acquisition of the 21st century.
I’ve looked at the Oracle/Sun deal. I’ve read Ellison’s explanation as to why the buyout makes [...]
IT still has a perception problem. In some organizations, we continue to be seen as geeks that play with expensive toys. Sure, these toys power the business, but their necessity is often not indicated in a way that’s “business friendly.”Reality and perception are very different animals. Well-chosen words and a positive demeanor [...]
I was going through the series of articles on TechRepublic , I found this article which will be helpful for us in our current working environment too and we can adapt those some of tips which is giving in the article to prepare ourselves……………..
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Westminster College does not currently have a backup generator protecting its data [...]
I already know that you’re going to hate what I have to say. You’ll no doubt send me strongly worded e-mails and post critical comments which is fine by me . Everyone has its view point and I respect it.When you read about the security problems of some open-source applications and operating systems, some of [...]
