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How to Install mytop in Linux
MySQL is one of the most important programs on a server, unfortunatly it is also pretty resource intensive. One a server it is not uncommon for a single user or even a query to take up the bulk of the servers cpu cycles. Mytop is a very useful program to see what queries a server [...]
Can Log Server receive data from multiple Filtering Services – Websense
Log Server does not differentiate where a request is coming from, so it will successfully log all requests it receives regardless of source. However, all Log Server data goes into one Log Database. Therefore, note that your Websense installation must be configured as follows: One Log Server per Policy Server One Log Server per Log [...]
How to configure multiple servers for use with Websense software
Policy Server stores Websense Enterprise configuration data (including filtering policy settings). Policy Server communicates configuration data to Filtering Service. One or more Policy Servers can be configured from the same installation of Websense Manager. Each Policy Server must be added and configured separately. Policy Server stores Websense Enterprise configuration data (including filtering policy settings). Policy [...]
How to Run Remote Commands with SSH
The ssh program can  be used for monitoring remote hots. The system admin can also execute commands from his desktop which can be executed at remote servers. This is a cool facility of ssh. We can do much more on SSH. root@admin:~ # ssh root@www ‘df -h’ Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/ubda 3.5G 2.1G [...]
How to Use Nslookup to Determine the Version of BIND That Is Running on a Remote BIND DNS Server
BIND is an implementation of a DNS server. If you troubleshoot interoperability issues with BIND servers, you may find it useful to determine what version of BIND each server is running. To determine the version of BIND that is running on the remote BIND DNS server: Â From the command line on a Windows 2000-based [...]
How to Install Java Runtime Environment – Linux
You can download SUN’s latest Java JDKs at: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp. For my 64-bit Debian system I selected the 64-bit JDK multiplatform binary for Linux: jdk-6u10-linux-x64.bin. I downloaded the binary file to /tmp and installed it as follows as root: # mkdir -p /usr/java # cd /usr/java # # chmod 700 /tmp/jdk-6u10-linux-x64.bin # /tmp/jdk-6u10-linux-x64.bin … creating: jdk1.6.0_10/ [...]
How to set up time server in linux
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet-switched, variable-latency data networks. NTP uses UDP port 123 as its transport layer. It is designed particularly to resist the effects of variable latency (Jitter). Please also refer How to Install and Configure The Network Time Protocol How to Sync [...]
How to access your server via SSH
If you are unfamiliar with SSH this is ok. This is a simple explanation to get you to a command prompt on your new server or existing server. Simply download a program called “putty.exe” if you are using Windows. If you are using MAC you will need to jump in to the shell and follow [...]
How to Install VNC on Centos
VNC is used to display an X windows session running on another computer. Unlike a remote X connection, the xserver is running on the remote computer, not on your local workstation. Your workstation ( Linux or Windows ) is only displaying a copy of the display ( real or virtual ) that is running on [...]
How to Monitor MySQL’s performance
Here are some ideas, how you can monitor the database performance of your MySQL installation. Monitoring is always an iterative and continuous process. You need to learn what patterns are OK for your database and what are the signs of slight problems or even dangerous situations. Below are the main items you can use to [...]
How to Use Nslookup to query Domain Name System
nslookup is a computer program used in Windows and Unix to query Domain Name System (DNS) servers to find DNS details, including IP addresses of a particular computer, MX records for a domain and the NS servers of a domain. The name nslookup means “name server lookup”. The most common version of the program is [...]
