Category Archives: Tips/Code Snippets
Locale Problems in Debian and Ubuntu
Recently I have been facing some issues with locales in Debian and Ubuntu based Xen based virtual servers. These typically appear while running the man command and apt-get or dpkg commands.
OpenSolaris – Desktop Experience – Part 1
Installation Few days back I installed OpenSolaris 2008.11 on my aging IBM R50e Thinkpad. My previous experience with OpenSolaris Solaris Express builds were not that great from desktop point of view. Primary problem being no support for the Intel Pro … Continue reading
Syncing NIS Slaves
Sometimes when an NIS slave is out of action for quite sometime, it may go out of sync with the master. Following code will sync up the NIS slave with the master. ypwhich -m|awk ‘{print $1}’|while read line do /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypxfr … Continue reading