System Administration Made Difficult

Introduction

• Introduction
  Created: 2038-01-19, Last Modified: 2004-11-16
• Google Groups
  Created: 2002-04-04, Last Modified: 2004-06-09
• Acknowledgements
  Created: 2002-04-02

General

• APC UPS Self Test
  Created: 2002-07-18
• Play Machine
  Created: 2002-07-09
• Golden Rules of System Adminsitration
  Created: 2002-04-30
• The Case
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Basic security
  Created: 2002-04-01, Last Modified: 2004-06-09
• Remote network configuration
  Created: 2002-03-30
• Notebooks
  Created: 2002-03-29

Case Studies

• Super-Secret NAT/DHCP Server
  Created: 2002-04-01, Last Modified: 2005-04-25
• Self Patching Firewall/Server
  Created: 2002-03-30, Last Modified: 2005-04-25

Linux

• Using RPM like Tripwire
  Created: 2005-03-07, Last Modified: 2005-03-07
• Post-Install for a Standalone Machine
  Created: 2005-02-22, Last Modified: 2005-02-22
• Missing disk space?
  Created: 2005-01-04, Last Modified: 2005-01-04
• How to stop the Beeping
  Created: 2004-06-09, Last Modified: 2004-06-09
• Evolution Expression Box Syntax
  Created: 2003-11-18, Last Modified: 2003-11-18
• Evolution Virus Scanning
  Created: 2003-11-09, Last Modified: 2003-11-10
• Generic /etc/init.d/ script
  Created: 2003-10-21, Last Modified: 2003-10-28
• Wine 20031016 font problems
  Created: 2003-10-21, Last Modified: 2004-06-09
• Accessing Windows Shares via the Linux Automounter
  Created: 2003-08-29, Last Modified: 2003-08-29
• PCS/CDMA Phones and Linux
  Created: 2003-08-08, Last Modified: 2004-06-09
• Broken GCC on Redhat 7.3?
  Created: 2002-12-13, Last Modified: 2003-01-04
• Radmin under Wine
  Created: 2002-12-11, Last Modified: 2002-12-11
• Search and replace in multiple flies
  Created: 2002-11-22, Last Modified: 2002-12-11
• GNU tar --exclude
  Created: 2002-10-18, Last Modified: 2002-10-18
• Lokkit and rsh
  Created: 2002-10-07, Last Modified: 2002-10-07
• XFree86 on Beige Macintosh G3
  Created: 2002-09-17, Last Modified: 2002-09-17
• Linux autofs with LDAP
  Created: 2002-05-17
• Wireless PCMCIA card
  Created: 2002-04-25
• YP/NIS, NFS, RPC, and lokkit
  Created: 2002-04-05
• PAM
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Lilo
  Created: 2002-03-30

Solaris

• SunBlade 1000 Color Depth
  Created: 2004-11-15, Last Modified: 2004-11-15
• Xsun Won't Start (DDC)
  Created: 2004-11-11
• Detecting new disks
  Created: 2003-02-25, Last Modified: 2003-02-25
• Solaris 8 tape drive device file naming conventions
  Created: 2002-10-07, Last Modified: 2002-10-07
• Installing Solaris x86 in VMWare
  Created: 2002-07-25
• Making gnome-terminal play nice with Solaris
  Created: 2002-07-19
• What memory modules are installed on a Sparc?
  Created: 2002-07-17
• Oracle 8.1.7: database creation fails during install
  Created: 2002-06-17
• Freeware
  Created: 2002-06-06
• Package Manager (pkgadd)
  Created: 2002-06-06
• ssh from sunfreeware.com
  Created: 2002-06-06
• Default Gateway
  Created: 2002-06-05
• /etc/resolv.conf
  Created: 2002-06-05
• SCP & $PATH
  Created: 2002-05-10
• Things that make NIS+ clients happy
  Created: 2002-04-21
• NVRAM
  Created: 2002-04-01
• New NVRAM from Sun
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Boot prompt stuff
  Created: 2002-04-01
• LD_LIBRARY_PATH
  Created: 2002-04-01
• What should the NIS_PATH be?
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Disabling the lock screen in DT
  Created: 2002-04-01
• The reserved disk space setting
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Solaris 8 Jumpstart Install Server Notes
  Created: 2002-04-01

Windows NT

• Outlook won't delete a message from the outbox
  Created: 2004-10-25, Last Modified: 2004-10-25
• Printer Access Denied Registry Key
  Created: 2004-06-09, Last Modified: 2004-06-09
• Accessing Windows Shares via the Linux Automounter
  Created: 2003-08-29, Last Modified: 2003-08-29
• Installing OpenSSH on Windows
  Created: 2003-01-02, Last Modified: 2003-01-02
• Radmin under Wine
  Created: 2002-12-11, Last Modified: 2002-12-11
• Cannot view source in IE
  Created: 2002-12-03, Last Modified: 2002-12-03
• Windows has sudo!
  Created: 2002-11-21
• Microsoft Office 97 Wizards
  Created: 2002-10-09, Last Modified: 2002-10-09
• Cadence License Issues
  Created: 2002-04-04
• OPNET Fix
  Created: 2002-04-04
• Software RAID
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Last known good configuration
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Roaming profiles
  Created: 2002-04-01
• Samba
  Created: 2002-04-01, Last Modified: 2002-12-03
• %PATH%
  Created: 2002-03-31

Apache/PHP/MySQL

• Mozilla, IE, and tables.
  Created: 2002-04-04
• Mozilla & JavaScript
  Created: 2002-04-04
• Apache 1.3.9 + long POST
  Created: 2002-04-02

IRIX

• LDAP Authentication for IRIX workstation
  Created: 2002-05-08
• Administration paradigm
  Created: 2002-04-30
• OpenSSH from freeware.sgi.org
  Created: 2002-04-30
• IRIX directory structure
  Created: 2002-04-05
• Package manager
  Created: 2002-04-02

Intel x86 Hardware

• Monitor Refresh Rate
  Created: 2003-09-21, Last Modified: 2004-01-01
• BIOS & Boot Process
  Created: 2002-04-04
• Plug & Pray
  Created: 2002-04-04
• Interrupts, DMA channels, and other ISA kludges
  Created: 2002-04-04
• Dell Inspiron 8100 Laptop
  Created: 2002-04-04

TCP/IP, NATs, Firewalls, Etc

• Wireless PCMCIA card
  Created: 2002-04-25
• Wireless Laptop
  Created: 2002-04-19, Last Modified: 2003-08-28
• Virginia Tech CNS runs campus-wide DHCP servers
  Created: 2002-04-10
• Gateway, network, what's the difference?
  Created: 2002-04-09

LDAP

• Linux autofs with LDAP
  Created: 2002-05-17
• LDAP Authentication for RedHat 7.2 Linux workstation
  Created: 2002-05-08
• LDAP Authentication for IRIX workstation
  Created: 2002-05-08
• LDAP server administration
  Created: 2002-05-08
• OpenLDAP Security
  Created: 2002-04-12
• OpenLDAP server setup on RedHat 7.2
  Created: 2002-04-11
• Accessing directory.vt.edu via Evolution
  Created: 2002-04-11

Oracle

• Oracle hangups
  Created: 2002-09-05, Last Modified: 2002-09-06
• Basic Commands
  Created: 2002-07-19
• OEM Import/Export wizards
  Created: 2002-06-20
• Oracle Enterprise Manager - really quick start
  Created: 2002-06-18
• exp 8.1.7 -> imp 8.1.6
  Created: 2002-06-17
• Oracle 8.1.7: database creation fails during install
  Created: 2002-06-17
• dbassist can't locate the cdrom?
  Created: 2002-06-11
• Introductory Documentation
  Created: 2002-06-06

WinCE

• Kiosk Mode in Embedded Visual Basic
  Created: 2002-07-02
• The targeted platform does not match...
  Created: 2002-07-01
• Error LNK2005
  Created: 2002-06-27
• Erasing the memory of an iPaq H3800
  Created: 2002-06-21

MacOS 9

• iMac parameter RAM reset
  Created: 2002-07-11, Last Modified: 2003-12-09
• Attitude
  Created: 2002-07-09, Last Modified: 2003-10-28
• USB
  Created: 2002-07-09
• Wheel Mouse
  Created: 2002-07-09

QNX

• IDE CD-ROM Boot Trouble
  Created: 2003-11-12
• Configuring Samba in QNX Momentics
  Created: 2003-10-28, Last Modified: 2003-10-28

Mac OS X

• Headless Mac OS X Server HOWTO
  Created: 2005-02-22, Last Modified: 2005-02-22
• Mac OS X Server NIS HOWTO
  Created: 2005-02-22, Last Modified: 2005-02-22
• Mac OS X Persistant NFS mounts HOWTO -- using the local automounter configuration
  Created: 2005-02-22, Last Modified: 2005-02-22
• MacOS X Server Documentation and Resources
  Created: 2005-01-14, Last Modified: 2005-01-14
• LaTeX for OS X
  Created: 2004-06-09, Last Modified: 2005-05-12

Engineering Applications

• Ansys 8.0 on Fedora Core 2
  Created: 2004-09-14, Last Modified: 2004-09-14
• Ansys 7.x on Fedora Core 2
  Created: 2004-09-14
• LS-DYNA on Fedora Core 2
  Created: 2004-09-14, Last Modified: 2004-09-14
• Matlab floating license w/ Windows XP SP1 Firewall
  Created: 2004-09-14