Contents of /etc/grub.conf # grub.conf generated by anaconda # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd0,0) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda2 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/hda default=0 timeout=10 splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/ splash.xpm.gz title...

1. Windows XP boasts of how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to run and type systeminfo and you can see a lot of nice data about your Windows installation. 2. You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle...

Most Linux distributions come on a CD-ROM. You can also download them from an FTP site, but that requires an Internet connection. What if you have a system with no CD-ROM drive or Internet connection, like an old 486 laptop? The trick here is to have another desktop system with a CD-ROM drive, and a null-modem serial cable. I will show you how to...

Many system administrators use scripts to help them in the process of managing a server. A common problem is finding out exactly what users are on the system and what they are doing. Several tools are available on the system to see who is online, what processes are running, and pipeing them together can resolve many problems. Here are 2 small scripts...

When you want to do text manipulation, you can use Sed and Awk. These 2 tools which come on most Linux distributions, will allow you to modify text files in many ways. To move a text file into upper case letters, you can use Awk in the following way: awk ‘{ print toupper($0) }’ old_file > new_file Sed and Awk are useful for a lot...

you can perform your task faster by using these shortcut key. Ctrl + Esc = Start Menu Ctrl + Shift + Esc = Task Manager Ctrl + Alt + Del = Security Dialog Ctrl + F4 = Close current window Window Key + Pause = Launch System Properties Window Key + D = Toggle between minimize all windows and restoring them Window Key + E = Launch Window Explorer Window...