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We need to back up milions of small files to a RedHat EL5 server, which will replace an existing AS400 system. The RedHat EL5 server has a local LTO tape drive connected for backup. Currently it took 60-70 hours to backup 700GB files to tape (or disks). Disk IO and tape IO are not concern...

Hello All... I am searching for any ksh script available for share, that will collect important system config data. Thanks in advance... The script should meet the following requirements: - be generic for the various distros - collect installed package report - collect disk, adapter, tape...

There is a limitation for a user to belong to only 32 groups... how can this be changed in AIX or Linux (UNIX)? Is it even possible to be member of say 100 available groups (in other words completely drop this limit)? Please advise! thanks!

I am investigating how to add a user to more than 32 groups. Initially, having 32 groups were enough, now we need to add a user to more than 32 groups (each folder is associated with a group in this case)! Is ther any way we can overcome this limitation in LINUX (RedHat ES 3)? Thanks!

Is this possible or not? Please advise... Thanks!

Hi All, I have turned auditing "ON" for user events, and would like to send these data to syslog. The syslog file (/etc/syslog.conf) is already configured for sending syslog datato destination. Any advise is appreciated... Thanks!

can we audit "who deleted a file" from audit? Is this it? unlink - FILE_Unlink - Removes a file system object. Auditing object seems to give RWX on all users. Please advise if anyone had audited user's activity at this level/event.

I get the following msg when I am trying to config SSH. I have installed both the openssl and ssh... Thanks! root@matrix4:/etc>ssh-keygen -N '' -t rsa -f /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key (rand child) Couldn't exec '/usr/local/libexec/ssh-rand-helper': No such file or directory ssh-rand-helper child...

There is no /etc/rc.openssh?!!?? root@chqldap01:/etc>ls rc* rc rc.dacinet rc.ha_star rc.net.serial rc.qos rc.C2 rc.db2 rc.local rc.nfs rc.tcpip rc.bsdnet rc.esm rc.net rc.powerfail rc.d: rc rc3.d rc5.d rc7.d...

I get this error message after the install... root@chqldap01:/>ssh exec(): 0509-036 Cannot load program ssh because of the following errors: 0509-150 Dependent module /usr/local/lib/libcrypto.a(libcrypto.so.0) c ould not be loaded. 0509-152 Member libcrypto.so.0 is not found in archive...

I have installed SSH... but it doesn't seem to work! Any advise? SSHD doesn't start at all? Thanks! root@chqldap01:/etc/ssh>ssh -V OpenSSH_3.5p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0x0090607f root@chqldap01:/etc/ssh>lslpp -l |grep ssh freeware.openssh.rte 3.5.0.0 COMMITTED SSH protocol...

Great, Thanks! I will try it out.

Is this the ONLY solution for AIX to restrict an FTP user to a specific directory? Thanks!

Is the following statement TRUE? Systems (i.e. AIX) that cannot be athenticate with windows, has to use direct to printer. thanks!

the /etc/qconfig +83 zebra_1: +84 device = @10 +85 up = TRUE +86 host = 10.35.9.12 +87 s_statfilter = /usr/lib/lpd/bsdshort +88 l_statfilter = /usr/lib/lpd/bsdlong +89 rq = torchq5zb1_pcl +90 @10: +91...