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X server for Windows 7
Hi I used X-win on Windows XP and i kept that PC for a long time just to use X-Win since i couldn't find anything to use for Windows 7. However, i had to get rid of it and now i have the problem of finding one for Windows 7. Since i do still get calls every once in a while for AIX related work... -
Importing CA-Root certificate for verification
Good day I have been asked to assist with the following issue, will really appreciate any help. They are busy implementing Network Access Control and we need to know how to configure the AIX server (AIX 6.1) and clients (AIX 5.3) for it. The server and clients will need to import a CA-root... -
Samba security
Hi I want our Samba server setup to allow any PC to access the share. At the moment we have a list of IPs that are allowed to access the share but since we are on DHCP the IPs change quite often. This is the setup: # IBM_PROLOG_END_TAG [global] workgroup = vwza.emea.vwg security = user map to... -
Copying a user profile
Hi all I have had to copy a user profile to a workstation. I did a retore of his data from the backup server and copied all his details. I exported his directory from the workstation to the server, and i can access his /home directory from the server. Problem is, i cannot login as the user. i... -
Allow Windows PCs to remote connect
We have a server running AIX 6. Problem is, Windows PCs cannot connect to it. It seems that the server is not allowing remote connections from Windows PCs. Is there any way to enable that? -
AIX image backup
Hi. I am in the process of decomissioning 2 AIX servers. One server does not have a tape drive, so I attempted a remote backup, using the following commands: bosboot -ad /dev/rmt0 -b /tmp/1_bosboot.img mkinsttape /tmp/2_mkinsttape.img mksysb -e -i -p /tmp/4_mksysb.img The first 2 backups work... -
AIC prompts
There was a new server installed recently. On the terminal window, i start with the default # prompt, which i really want to change. In the .profile, there is an entry for a prompt: PS1="$USER-`uname -n`:\$PWD#" export PS1 Why can i not see that prompt when i open a terminal window? Also... -
Power save setting on 9114-275
We have 4 9114-275 workstations. After a period of inactivity, they go into power save/standby mode. Is there a way to disable this setting, even only temporarily (just for 2 days), on these workstations? -
Customize prompt
I have the following text in my user's .profile file: export PS1="$USER-`uname -n`:\$PWD#" function go { cd $1 PS1="`uname -n`:`pwd`# " export PS1 export PS1="$USER-`uname -n`:\$PWD#" Yet, whenever i login as the user, only a $ character is displayed when i open a... -
Nis server not responding
I had to re-install aix 5.3 on a workstation. When i get to the step - configure/modify nis - configure this host as a nis client, and enter the name of the server, the process runs for a few minutes and then fails I read somewhere it might be because the server is on a different subnet, but... -
Using CDE
I recently copied a users profile onto another workstation. I need to redo all his links to Mozilla, etc. I have done this in the past, but i cannot remeber how to do his desktop action commands. Whenever he clicks on one of them, a text box opens up stating that it is a common desktop action...- generaal
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Failed installation
Good day I am trying an installation but I keep coming with this "internal program allocation is too large" error. Is there any way to determine where the fault lies? Error message: CFG0694 ** ERROR MEMORY DEFAULT REASON : A INTERNAL PROGRAM ALLOCATION IS TOO LARGE... -
Cannot get workstation onto network
I have recently had to reload AIX 5.3 onto a workstation. I did the reload, gave it the same IP as we are usning static IP for AIX workstations, but i cannot get it onto the network. I entered addresses for deafualt gateway, nameserver, domain name, etc. But as soon as i try and make it a NIS... -
What to install to export display
We migrated from 5.2 to 5.3. Since then i have not been able to export displays from other machines. This is the output i get: rsis02 - uchetty - /home/uchetty - (-ksh) 2$ xclock Xlib: connection to "PC name" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified Error: Can't open display: PC name Is... -
3004-500 User does not exist error
I have 2 users who receive a "login incorrect" error when they try to login. I did a remote login to both of their machines and when I try to do a "su - user" command, I get the "3004-500 User does not exist" error message. None of the other users have got this error, and the other strange... -
Error changing default gateway address
i have recently moved an aix workstation to a different part of our plant for some testing and hopefully upgrading from 4.3 to 5.3. the problem comes when i try and change the default gateway address. When I go to smitty nfs - Configure TCP/IP (If Not Already Configured) - further configuration... -
Accessing AIX samba server via Windows
We have a "main" AIX server as well as a samba one. On the Samba server, there is an nfs mounted on a directory on the main server. I can access the Samba server from Windows, and this directory. I want to do this with another directory. I have mounted the nfs filesystem, but cannot access it... -
Errors installing AIX
I have recently tried a fresh installation of AIX 5.2 (New and complete overwrite). I had a lot of errors during the installation. At first i got 0511-133, which seems to mean that there was a problem reading from disk. I then used a different set, but now all the mounts do not work. The fiirst... -
Display the amount of free space available
I need to work out exactly how much free space is available on our server, but I only know the df - command, which displays how much space is in use by filesystems. Is there any way to determine how much free space each disk has? -
/etc/filesystems seems to be corrupt
one of our workstations will not start up. I have tried to do an fsck on all the default filesystems, /dev/hd3 is full of errors. Afterwards i did another reboot and got to error code 518, which usually means that /etc/filesystems is corrupt. I really need to get the user's filesystem mounted to...
