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Hi I got one assignment to submit within 2 days.I am suppose to build scanner(lexicle analyser) in c,which will take input from standard input stream and print its class. for example if I input + it will displya "plus",- "minus" I have to run this program in unix environment. program …
Hi guys, I have a Compaq Pro system, and recently I have uploaded Unix and have done a prtionong of 2 GB in my HDD for UNIX. Howwvwer when ever I switch on my PC , it gives me an error of "Boot failure" and asks for a bootable Compaq …
i had problems installing linux and the boot loader would not show up so i ran the xpcd and had to install xp over the linux boot loader. So i still have linux on my pc and dont have a way to get it off (i.e partition manager) and i …
hi. i have an external firewire drive. i would log in as "admin" and set the permission that i = admin is the owner with read and write rights, group has only read rights and others has only read rights (or no access). once i log in as a different …
Hey all, i've just installed Yellow Dog 3.0 and i have a few basic questions about it. First of all, how do you extract tar.gz files? i've ransacked google and all it's been of no use. Is there a terminal command i need to input or is there an app …
he recommended telnet, at freeshell.org, and sign up for a free account. then i was in there, but then he told me i need to know MS-DOS commands, which i dont, were can i learn these. I google it, but google well he dont like me! lol
hey guys..... i need 2 write this program which picks as and when a new message is written into the syslog file(syslog is a system file in unix) the trouble is ther r hundred's of messeges written into syslog file. I was experimenting with End Of File and pointerts but …
Dear Sir, I am having HP Laserjet 5100tn printer and i want to install it into sun solaris 8.o(sparc system) under networking. My printer connect with my sun server through switch. Kindly give me the solution how can i install & configured it. regard Malkit
Hello All, I am strictly a Windows Sys Admin. However, I would like to learn Unix to possibly find a new job in the future. Does anyone have any suggestion for me on how to get started. Any feedback is very much welcomed. Thanks
[FONT=Courier New]I want to toggle caps, num or scroll lock using c++ program on a unix machine. Can some one help?
hello everybody, I know of some websites were i can download unix. 1.) I was thinking is there a difference between unix and linux. After this post i will see if there are any sites that i can download linux from. 2.) is there a particular version of unix i …
Hello, Would anyone please tell me how to write a shell script which receives input argument from command line? Thanks alot
Hey everyone. im having issues with my for loop: basically it reads in from a file using unix redirection and stores the integers into an array, that all works fine, but i need to return the number of integers that were read in, and logically i thought [COLOR=Red]this[/COLOR] would work, …
Hi everyone. I am fairly new to Linux and I am taking a UNIX course. I have been asked to write a shell script and I am having a little trouble. I was wondering if anyone could help me. Here are my instructions -- create a script called command find_big.sh …
Dear Sir, This is Malkit Singh, i am having SUN Fire 440 server with SUN Solaris 8 ... can you tell me the p[font=Times New Roman][size=3]rocedure, to install the HP[font=Verdana][size=2] laser jet colour printer[/size][/font] with the same seever....[/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3][/size][/font] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Waiting for your valuable response.[/size][/font] [font=Times New …
I run Windows; only have Windows computers available to me. Now I need to compile a little C program for a UNIX-only web host. How can I get the program compiled so it will run under UNIX? Any help would definitely be appreciated. :-|
Hey, I just became a member. This is a nice website. So my question is what are the difference between OpenBSD and FreeBSD...They both seem to be about the same. Thanks for the help (if i get any).:)
I Need Help. I am a Linux Newbe. I have been tasked to build a build a Beiwolf Cluster. However, my immediate problem is. H :confused: ow can I shut down each Linux box using a telnet command from remote as an emergency procedure such as AC Failure or power …
Hi All, anyone have a bright idea for me. i have one linux box attached to an UPS system. when the battery is low it tells the linux box to shutdown. is there a way that i can get this box to signal other linux boxes to shutdown as well? …
Hello everyone, iam a new one into this forum. Can anyone tell about what is the significance of programming c in UNIX
hi, i need to make a small program, which makes a connection to the sybase database running on unix machine. i'm new to this server client programming. pls help !
Dear friends, When I list the files in my machine with SUN solaris 5.8 I can see an unidentified file like..... -rwxr-xr-x 1 isos staff 566952 Oct 12 2001 sendapi* -rw-r--r-- 1 isos staff 3471 Oct 12 2001 set_environ.inst -rw-r--r-- 1 isos staff 1534 Oct 12 2001 setenv.site -r-xr-xr-x 1 …
I get this error message now when running the command 'strings' on any file. obviously I have the command 'ls' in my $PATH, so that isn't the issue. I haven't made any recent changes to anything except for a GTK upgrade to 2.4.0. 'strings' is obviously not dependant on GTK …
Everyone knows that usually every Perl program should start with something along the lines of "#!/usr/bin/perl" ... what's often called as "shebang." Anyone know why? I just read this cute post on google... The exclamation point has been nicknamed "bang" for as long as I can remember. (Back in the …
[b]Running a Home Web Server on a Budget By Jeff Johnston[/b] Running a web server from your home is not necessarily difficult or expensive. In order to run a home web server you need a fairly high-speed connection, a Domain name, a computer, an operating system, and an HTTP server. …
Ok, I have a Smart link 56K V.92 Modem... the drivers are available at [url="http://www.smlink.com"]www.smlink.com[/url] ok when running make as root I get /usr/include/stdio.h:329 | | | all the way down skipping numbers untill 402 a few keywords I find "syntax" "snprint" or something liek that I cant copy the …
This step by step install is a hand written record, while the install took place. Disregard any typo's Let me start by saying that the BSD's are very responsive & quick, so do not hit buttons rapidly. :lol: I might, make a openBSD/ solaris/pitbull LX guide in the future, if …
Hi there, I have been running SuSE 9 Professional since it came in retail in the store on my wife's desktop system and we love it. As desktop distribution it works great. Everything is easy to install and works perfectly. Unfortunatly we keep running into this problem with the font. …
Setup: RedHat 9 running Samba, Windows XP Professional connecting successfully to the RH box. I can map a drive from Windows to RH, but cant print to the RH box. Here's my smb.conf file: *** [root@home salvatore]# cat /etc/samba/smb.conf ; /etc/smb.conf ; ; Make sure and restart the server after …
Hi All, Stupid question for ya, when networking windows machines you can enter a domain or a workgroup, is the any way i can put a workgroup name into mac os9. as i am trying to link my windows pc in with the mac to provide file shares. ps. I …
Is novell downloadable like linux or unix is like if I went to novell.com can you download it or do you have to buy it in the store like windows? thank you for your help
Just a poll ... where are all you linux gurus most comfortable? Where do you do most of your work? Where are you more efficient? ... Well, you get the idea ;)
What can I type to find out the total amount of space on a partition and how much free space is left?
Instead of using a non-root account, like ur supposed to :P
I am currently in an unix sys admin class. For the most part we have to set up as many things as we can think of. I have 4 computers to work with. Currently I am workin on DHCP,Firewall/router, DNS, Terminal Server, Database server, Apache server, maybe something with samba. …
First let me say that I a newbie so forgive me for any 'faux-pas'. I'm doing some work for a youth helpline charity in the UK and they need to centralise the way they work. I've installed redhat 9 and got samba 2.2.7a working, but when trying to use roaming …
i plan to run a file server useing Linux, hey i have more luck with linux than windows. I want to know the basics of doing so. this is a home network and thus security is not a major issue of mine. What distribution should i get? i have been …
I am unable to open a file using the below code in c++. The code used to work before. I am running this program in unix (sun c++ v4.2 compilers). The file I am reading currently is now > 2GB. I am able to read files < 2GB using this …
I was reading my post I posted a while back and I kinda take that back Mac's are good I know I worked on them for 2 years at work. I have 2 Mac's PowerPC's 7200 Reason: They were a complete package the whole computer for $50 I like having …
I want to set up the ever popular fortune program to display a random fortune each time a user logs in. The program is installed, but which config file do I need to edit to get the program to automatically run after each successful login?
If you want to practice unix programming, maybe do a few unix/linux scripts, or just test out some commands, Cygwin is the answer. Cygwin is the command.com for Unix. When you run it, it opens up a window like the DOS console, and you're ready to type out your commands. …
Well I finished my Linux/UNIX class turns out that Linux/UNIX class was all on the programming side not the systems administration side. Shell Programming blah blah blah I got one week left thank god.
It's 4:30am and I'm trying to install Linux Mandrake 8.0. Yes I know there is a 8.1. I'm taking a UNIX/Linux class and only went once so far and I taking it because I dont know shit about UNIX/Linux. Everytime I want install I keep getting a freaking error and …
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