I helped a user install TSM client on a Ubuntu VM the other day. It took me a while to find all the info I need. Here are the steps that I used. #get the…
How to Use iptables on Red Hat Linux…
Just helped set up a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 server. The firewall is handled by firewalld on rhel 7 by default. To use your old iptables rules, you have to disable firewalld and enable…
Installing Ubuntu 16.10 on an Inspiron 15 7559…
I tried to install Ubuntu 16.10 on an Inspiron 15 7559 laptop per my user's request. I ran into a lot of troubles and I didn't know why initially and wasted a lot of time.…
Rocks 6.1.1 Node Installation Stops at Language Selection…
We have a Linux cluster running Rocks 6.1.1 for several years. I recently got a report that the nodes were down. When I checked the nodes, they were all in installation mode and stuck at…
Samba Problem after Updating to 3.6.23-30
One CentOS 6 Linux server got the newest Samba 3.6.23-30 update last week. This is a critical update to fix the Badlock bug. After applying the update, we had some machines which could not connect to the…
How to Install Debian Packages on Scientific Linux…
I have been asked to install quite a few programs on a machine running Scientific Linux 6. Some of the programs do not offer rpm package or source code. The only way to install them…
