|
Oracle shuts down open source test servers
|
link { itnews.com.au }
|
|
Oracle has shut down servers Sun Microsystems was contributing to the build farm for open source database software, PostgreSQL, forcing enthusiasts to scramble to find new hosts to test updates to their software on the Solaris operating system.
|
|
|
Dell, HP to resell Oracle's operating systems
|
link { computerworld.com }
|
|
Oracle has announced that rival hardware vendors Dell and Hewlett-Packard intend to certify and resell its Solaris and Enterprise Linux operating systems as well as Oracle VM on their x86 servers.
|
|
|
|
|
Perfect Storm Sinks Unix Server Sales
|
link { computerworld.com }
|
|
The economic recession hit the Unix server market hard. IDC market-share numbers show that users put off buying Unix systems in recent months, cutting Unix's share of overall server spending to one of the lowest levels ever...
|
|
|
Oracle rolls more Sun heads
|
link { theregister.co.uk }
|
|
Back in January, when it ate Sun Microsystems, Oracle bragged that it was hiring 2,000 people to boost its Sparc and Solaris business, but it looks like a lot more people will be leaving the Sun unit... Is this a surprise to anyone? Oracle promised also to not change Sun Software subscription services and are now asking existing clients to pay hunderd's of thousands to re-purchase the software they've been using - in addition to pay more for the yearly subscription.
|
|
|
The Looming Demise of OpenSolaris
|
link { serverwatch.com }
|
|
It's time to state the bleeding obvious: The OpenSolaris project is on life support. Or dead already. Is that so?
|
|
|
Unix How To: Aliases and Functions
|
link { itworld.com }
|
|
With the right set of functions and aliases, Unix users can save themselves time and trouble and make their Unix accounts a lot nicer to use. In this "how to", the writer looks at a simple function for setting up aliases and another that makes an alias-like change to a system command.
|
|
|
|
|
Oracle Explains Unclear Message About OpenSolaris
|
link { eweek.com }
|
|
posting on the company Website implied that OpenSolaris may soon be "end-of-lifed." However, there's no need for app developers and IT managers to worry: Oracle says it is not killing off the freely downloadable community version of Sun's Unix-based Solaris enterprise operating system anytime soon.
|
|
|
|
|
Making the Case for Next-Gen Unix Systems
|
link { technewsworld.com }
|
|
Events of the past weeks portend an increasingly interesting future for RISC- and EPIC-based systems. Far from the inevitable death spiral some have prognosticated for this sector, current efforts on the part of IBM and Intel suggest that innovation and competition remain alive and well in the Unix market...
|
|
|
IBM rolls out first Power7 Unix servers
|
link { techtarget.com }
|
|
IBM rolled out four servers based on its new multicore Power7 processor at an event in New York on Monday, claiming superiority in the shrinking -- but still substantial -- Unix market.
|
|
|
|
|
Sun CEO Schwartz reportedly set to resign
|
link { h-online.com }
|
|
Jonathan Schwartz, who has been the CEO of server and Unix specialist Sun Microsystems since April 2006, intends to resign from his post. Could this be part of the agreement with Oracle?
|
|
|
|
|
IBM punts Linux-only mainframes
|
link { theregister.co.uk }
|
|
It's nearly a year before the next generation of mainframes is expected from IBM, and that means the marketing and sales people are going to have to get clever about packaging and pricing to peddle more MIPS. That is what the new Linux-only, mainframe-based Enterprise Linux Server is mostly about....
|
|
|
|
|
Novell: SCO May Settle Unix Suit
|
link { barrons.com }
|
|
SCO may settle with Novel in its claim of infringement of intellectual property SCO holds with respect to the Unix operating system, rather than proceed to a jury trial against Novell. Read On!
|
|
|
Unix at 40: Hanging on despite strong Linux, Windows challenges
|
link { computerworld.com }
|
|
Linux and Windows Server outsell Unix by volume. Indeed, given all the attention Windows and the open source Linux platform get, the battle for the mainstream server market can sometimes appear to be a duel between just these two platforms. Nevermind that both are based, at least in part, on Unix...
|
|
|
IBM pushes pedal to the metal with Power7 chip
|
link { statesman.com }
|
|
IBM Corp. rules the roost these days in Unix computing. It has gone from a virtual tie with rivals Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard Co. a few years ago to a comfortable lead. Now IBM has come out of stealth mode and started talking about the next-generation processor — Power7 — which will show up in IBM computers in the first half of next year.....
|
|
|
TSMC to Make Microprocessors for Sun Microsystems
|
link { xbitlabs.com }
|
|
Despite of rather bad reputation of 40nm process technology from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Sun Microsystems will contract the world’s largest contract maker of chips to produce its forthcoming code-named Rainbow Falls. Will this move serve to help - or hurt - the ailing Sun Microsystems?
|
|
|
|
|
Creating your own man pages
|
link { unixreview.com }
|
|
An informitive look at creating your own man pages. "A man page is simply a text file with formatting macros, gzipped and stored in one of the appropriate directories. ... When you run man commandname for the first time, man uses groff (or an equivalent) to filter the page, and then displays the formatted page using the default pager (usually less)."
|
|
|
Using Unknown Passwords
|
link { samag.com }
|
|
Do you have a system where multiple administrators need root priviledges but it is a hassle to coordinate changing the password? Here is a novel approach to keeping the security in place, the changes accountable and reduce some unnecessary coordination.
|
|
|
Rosetta Stone for Unix
|
link { bhami.com }
|
|
Ah yes, the UNIX Rosetta Stone, something every sysadmin should know about. Need to make a configuration change on that dusty Unix box in the closet running FooUnix. A quick scan here tells you how.
|
|
|
Gaping hole found in HP Tru64 UNIX
|
link { computerworld.co.nz }
|
|
A massive security hole has been found in Hewlett-Packard's (HP) Tru64 UNIX operating system, leaving some to wonder how far the company is willing to go to push Linux.
|
|
|
|
|
Scheduling Around Holidays
|
link { unixreview.com }
|
|
Here's a little something about scheduling your cron jobs around holidays and other unique dates. Perhaps not the most common thing in the world to have to deal with but useful to know anyway. So for those scripting fiends out there, enjoy!
|
|
|
SecurityFocus HOME Tools: Access Point Utilities for Unix
|
link { securityfocus.com }
|
|
Access Point Utilities for Unix is a set of utilities that configure and monitor a Wireless Access Point under Unix. It is known to compile (with GCC and the IBM C compiler) and run under Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, MacOS X, AIX, and QNX.
|
|
|
Using the xargs Command
|
link { unixreview.com }
|
|
"In the early days of UNIX/xenix, it was easy to overflow the command-line buffer, causing a 'Too many arguments' failure. Finding a large number of files and piping them to another command was enough to cause the failure." Enter, xargs.
|
|
|
What If SCO Is Right?
|
link { internetweek.com }
|
|
The common wisdom is that SCO is bluffing in its charges that Linux vendors and users ripped off SCO's Unix intellectual property. But if SCO does have a case, the effects of SCO winning would be explosive for Linux and its users. . .
|
|
|
IBM's Unix server 'Squadron' takes off
|
link { com.com }
|
|
IBM has powered up a prototype of "Squadron," its coming high-end Unix server with 64 Power5 processors, an important step in Big Blue's plans to unify its four server lines.
|
|
|
Unix owner sues IBM over open-source programs
|
link { itechnology.co.za }
|
|
SCO Group, which acquired Unix in 1995, claims IBM is freely distributing proprietary code by converting aspects of own Unix variant into a Linux product.
|
|
|
|
|
The case of the 500-mile email
|
link { . }
|
|
Here's the entertaining story of a campuses' email system that would not deliver email to sites ~500 or more miles away.
|
|
|
News: Linux and .Net to trounce Unix
|
link { com.com }
|
|
The future is anything but bright for proprietary Unix operating systems. According to a new report, flavors of Unix from the main vendors--hardware heavyweights HP, IBM and Sun--will lose out to Linux, and even Microsoft's emerging .Net.
|
|
|
Perl - Weapon of Choice ...
|
link { unixreview.com }
|
|
This dandy little article shows why Perl is superior to your typical primitive shell script. Learn the advantages of Perl's File::Copy and why Perl rocks!
|
|
|
AIX Gives IBM Servers a 'Virtual' Look
|
link { eweek.com }
|
|
IBM unveils AIX 5L Version 5.2, an upgrade to its Unix server operating system that will enable new and existing IBM eServer pSeries systems to divide into smaller "virtual" servers running either Unix or Linux.
|
|
|
Eliminating Root with Sudo
|
link { onlamp.com }
|
|
Need to give limited superuser access to users on a UNIX system? Check out sudo. "Sudo is a setuid root wrapper that implements fine-grained access control for commands that need to be run as root."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GDBM as an Administrative Tool
|
Elmo Recio
|
|
Elmo takes a bit out of his busy schedule to tell us about GDBM as an Administrative Tool. Definately check this one out; we know folks who re-coded entire Admin projects after hearing Elmo regailing the joys of GDBM.
|
|
|
Sysadmin's Secret Weapons
|
link { linuxmafia.com }
|
|
Here's a really great summary of UNIX tools any sysadmin worth their weight (no comment) should know inside and out. Read and be Zen.
|
|
|
New Version of LogMon
|
link { edespot.com }
|
|
Submitted for your approval - the newest version of LogMon:
"This program will monitor one or more log files, updating when more data
is available ala 'tail -f' , within a common terminal window via a "split
window". User can scroll up/down/left/right through all the windows, ignore
lines or color parts of lines using regular expressions. A header displays
each frames file name, and number of lines in the file. Very useful when
watching several log files at the same time. I've tested this under Linux and
FreeBSD (as of LogMon 0.3.3), but it should work under other Unices."
|
|
|
Easing into Editors (redux): VIM
|
G.James Jones
|
|
History Section Manager G. James Jones takes a moment to show you around VIM - because Emacs won't always be installed. Read and Enjoy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
![[System|Toolbox]](images/stb-logo.gif){kind=logo}
Windows