The following steps will autostart a VNC server on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x or CentOS 5.x operating system after a reboot. The Linux user account that needs VNC server to automatically start up after system reboot, must have a VNC password. To create a new (or reset a forgotten) VNC password, just login as root or su (switch…
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This is part of my series, useful Linux commands and tips. The ifconfig (short for interface configurator), a system administration utility to configure, control, and query TCP/IP network interface parameters, is located in the system’s /sbin directory. /sbin is not usually included in the user’s PATH environment variable. For this reason, when you attempt to execute ifconfig, bash can not…
Read More »This will guide you through the steps to access a Linux server, specifically, a Red hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 or CentOS 5.4 server, through the use of PuTTy and Xming. It is a relatively simple setup that will require only two freeware products and a quick verificatino of setting on the Linux server. With the use of these two tools…
Read More »I had written a script that worked on one machine but not another Linux installation, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The script returned an error with “bad interpreter: No such file or directory” and referenced the first line of code. I could not visually see the error as it looked to be like any other script. The problem turns out…
Read More »Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is remote control software to allow computers interact with one another as a server and client. It is developed to ease the administration of remote machines without using the console. For Windows users, there may be a a familiar feel similar to that of Windows Terminal Services (RDP). VNCServer is standard on a Red Hat Enterprise…
Read More »I have read throughout the internet many different methods to enable the JRE plugin in a Firefox installation on a Linux box; however, I was not able to get the plugin to work. Accidentally, I found the right answer from the source. There is also a procedure for Firefox, though I had selected the one for Mozilla 1.4 or later….
Read More »You already have JBoss ready and operational. JBoss can be started through a command line or through a shell script that you have created; however, these steps are manual and an automated approach is desired. The goal is to automate JBoss as a service or daemon. There are many, many tutorials that are all over the internet that offer scripts…
Read More »Atlassian JIRA is a bug and issue tracker. Atlassian JIRA lets you priorities, assign, track, report and audit your ‘issues,’ whatever they may be — from software bugs and help-desk tickets to project tasks and change requests. After installing JIRA, on a CentOS 5.2 Linux installation, I wanted to automate the starting and stopping of JIRA by creating a service….
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