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    For loop curiosity

    I have been writing a large script with many functions inside it. At one point I had need to capture some text data and print to the screen. I was surprised by the results I got and after some research time decided to change tactics. Meaning I used another method to get the results I need...
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    How can I locate Tivoli rules on a client

    I have been tasked with a project to gather the rules set for Tivoli on many servers in our portfolio. I do not have ready access to the Tivoli team whom I am sure could get this info with ease. I do have full access to the Linux servers running tivoli. Is there a flat file or command I can...
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    A skilled contractor is thown to side, how to respond.

    I have a dilemma I would love to see some discussions on. I have been working as a contractor for 10 years for a large company; I will just pick three random letters for the name,,,, ibbm. I have had what could best be described as the ultimate job ever. It was work at home, paid well, ample...
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    grub read error

    I have built a system out of many used parts, all working. the HD came from a previous Redhat system I had and was working fine. It was not the boot disk but a mounted backup disk. Now I am attempting to install Red Hat Linux 7.2 on this new system from scratch. Boot from CD (Red Hat...
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    Need help mounting a FAT filesystem

    I have a red hat Linux OS Linux 2.4.7-10 I am attempting to mount a files system that is on a hard drive I formatted on a windows machine. I have gnome running ( not so sure I like it as I am a SUNOS kinda guy). In the system settings/hardware browser I see some thing like this /dev/hdb - 1...
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    obj.conf file to redirect all pages

    Presently I have entries like the following: NameTrans fn="mozilla-redirect" from="/" url="https://trade.qa.ameriprise.com/maint/index.html" NameTrans fn="mozilla-redirect" from="/homePage_OLB/SSOBRANDOLB" url="https://trade.qa.ameriprise.com/maint/index.html" However I wish to have one entry...
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    Setting up an FTP Server from Scratch

    Here is my setup at home. Cable modem Linksys router win98se workstations (3) win98se used as file server I would like to add the ability to use the present server ( yes I use the term loosely) as an FTP box connected on the internet. I have need to move a few large files from time to time. I...
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    Remote control software

    I am looking for some suggestions on a cheap 'read freeware' software package. I have a server set up on my home network and need to access it like im at the console from a different room. So something on the lines of PCAnywhere only maybe a small shareware. I do not need any fancy whistles or...
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    Pull multiple lines with AWK

    Ok, I have been reading my sed and awk books and still am no closer, hopefully one of you can help. I have a log file with over 6,000 lines in it. I need to get a time stamp for a specific error in this file. If I grep on the error “SQL0911N” I get the following line ][DB2/SUN] SQL0911N The...
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    Make my cursor invisible?

    While attempting to "pretty up" a few of my scripts I have been trying to figure out how to temporarily turn off the cursor. Or maybe better said , to set the cursor color to the same as the background so it is invisible. Of course then set it back to normal when the script is...
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    Can you change the tone of the bell, echo "\a", ?

    I monitor about 20 different SUN boxes spread across 5 Exceed CDT screens. I have set up several scripts to do a lot of my dirty work like diskspace, cpu, swapspace, error file checking etc. In these scripts I use the bell command to get my attention when needed. Q. Is there a way to change the...
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    sleep command and figure percentage in a script

    Hello a couple of quick and hopefully simple questions. 1. Is there any way to use the sleep command for less than one second time interval? i.e. while : do echo “1” sleep .5 done 2. What might be an easy way to figure out a percentage in a script. For example I know how to capture a number...
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    dual CD-Rom, Same IDE. Good, Bad, Ugly?

    hopefully a simple question. I have two CD-ROM drives, one is DVD/CD the other is CDRW. I have them both on the same IDE cable, one slave one master. On one IDE is the hardrive, primary. On the other IDE is both CD's, secondary. Someone mentioned this may not be the best bet for when i copy...
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    Excel Macro Help ActiveCell range

    hello, I mostly hang in the Unix scripting forums, however need to expand my horizons. I am leaning VB through MS Excel. I am writing a little macro and getting stuck on a few, I am sure minor, points. Task 1. select active cell plus three cells to the right (So hold down shift key and arrow...
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    Excel Macro Help ActiveCell range

    hello, I mostly hang in the Unix scripting forums, however need to expand my horizons. I am leaning VB through MS Excel. I am writing a little macro and getting stuck on a few, I am sure minor, points. Task 1. select active cell plus three cells to the right (So hold down shift key and arrow...
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    delete entries in msconfig startup tab

    sometimes I have duplicate entries in the startup tab of msconfig. I have read MS tech bulletin about reinstall. But how do I get rid of thesse duplicates. Also from time to time I make changes to the system. Such as uninstall Zone-alarm. Yet the entry for ZA is still in the msconfig startup...
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    directions to setting up a web server

    Hi, I have purchased redhat 7.2 Pro and installed it on a basic PC. Pentium 128Meg ram 3 GB HD I am very Unix savvy (AIX, SUN, SCO). I do however lack knowledge in setting up webservers and this will be my platform to learn. I believe at this point Apache is what I need to install (Actually I...
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    wpa, What is it

    And what does it mean to me.. I am a fairly competent WIN9x user and mostly unix. I am reading some about this passport login and WPA, and not sure what this is all about. I have searched this forum for more info. none. Any simple thoughts here would be good. Thankx Doug
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    hold my shell without using resources

    Hello all, Doug the amateur scripter again. The setup: I use a sun workstation to monitor about 80 other Unix boxes ( mostly sun some aix). After my 12 hour shift I pull my card out of the sun workstation and it retains all my sessions ( way cool). Next shift I reinsert my card and all 80...
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    Number of Telnet sessions to a sun box

    I have a simple question. I have a sun box that seems to not allow any more than 21 telnet session to it. How do I verify and set this to a larger number. Thankx in advance. Doug

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