How to determine the folder size in Unix or Linux.
The du command displays disk usage for each file or folder. You can use this command to find the size of a folder in Unix or Linux. Below are some …
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How to determine the current shell type in Linux or Unix.
Here is the command to find out what your current shell type is in Linux or Unix. This works for most variants of Unix, Aix, and Linux. echo $0, this …
Read MoreUpgrading SpamAssassin on Fedora 4 server.
Download the lastet version of SpamAssassin version 3.2.5, the file name is Mail-SpamAssassin-3.2.5.tar.gz. You can get the latest version from spamassassin.apache.org. In this step by step example I am upgrading …
Read MoreHow to determine the version of Aix, Solaris and Linux.
How to determine the version of Solaris you are running. uname -a This will list the Solaris version on your server. uname -X will display the extended information with more …
Read MoreHow to find a file in Unix, Linux, Aix, Solaris.
If you are not sure about the name of the file and which directory it stored in then you can use the find command to search for it. The Find …
Read MoreHow to check for open ports on your server using Netstat.
Netstat is a really handy tool that comes packaged with Microsoft Windows, Linux and Unix. There is a version for each type of operating system, the command syntax may differ …
Read MoreHow to find file that contains a specific word in Linux and Unix.
The find and grep command is very handy when searching for files that contains a specific word. Both the find and grep commands are universal in Linux and Unix and …
Read MoreHow to mount a volume with a different mount point in Aix ?
I ran across a situation where my volume was running low on free disk space. In order to prevent my application from crashing, I had to either expand the volume …
Read MoreSendmail-largeboxes.conf displays warning for large mailboxes
The sendmail-largeboxes.cof file is used to display warnings for large mailboxes. The default configuration is hard coded to consider 40MB+ as large. Users will receive email warnings that they have …
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