I helped set up a cluster couple of years ago. The server OS has not been upgraded ever since because it requires rebuilding the whole system and we don't have the time for it. The…
How to Install TSM Client on Ubuntu
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…
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Registration Problem
We started to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux on some of our machines. One problem we had early on is the registration. We followed these instructions, but got network errors on two machines. After…
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…
How to Setup AFP Service on Scientific Linux…
I setup Samba service for a group of Mac users for file sharing. After a couple of months, the users are not satisfied with the performance and constant problems with permissions. I then setup AFP…
