How to Monitor Windows NT from Unix
Many system administrators are running Unix / Linux based monitoring and alerting for a long term. The basic idea behind a successful monitoring and alerting system is to centralize all system events at a single monitoring station. Once the information is centralized, it can be used to build an alerting system or even carry out corrective actions.
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Date: 2003-09-30
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Response to SCO's Open Letter
Eric Raymond and Bruce Perens respond to the SCO Group: Mr. McBride, in your "Open Letter to the Open Source Community" your offer to negotiate with us comes at the end of a farrago of falsehoods, half-truths, evasions, slanders, and misrepresentations. You must do better than this. We will not attempt to erect a compromise with you on a foundation of dishonesty.
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Date: 2003-09-30
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Making the Most of MCSE Electives For Windows NT and Windows 2000
Because Microsoft is retiring so many of its NT 4.0 related MCSE exams on December 31, 2000, life has gotten interesting for MCSEs who may be part of the way through the certification process. It also raises interesting questions about what electives people who are just finishing up their Windows NT 4.0 MCSEs should take, to get the best advantage of their choices when the time comes to upgrade their certification for Windows 2000. In this short article, I address the following issues:
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Date: 2003-09-29
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Unix Permissions
These are classic Unix permissions. However, many modern Unixes support extended attributes that go beyond this. We'll look at one example of that later in the article. You also need to know that Unix and Windows permissions don't map well to each other, so if you are using something like Samba or Visionfs , you need to understand how permissions will be shown and honored. Some examples of that are shown later.
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Date: 2003-09-23
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Using Windows XP: Windows XP System Configuration Utility
One of the tools included with Windows XP is the System Configuration Utility, a diagnostic program that automates routine troubleshooting tasks. This is the same tool that Microsoft Technical Support engineers will use when walking you through a system with problems. Giving it a look might save you a great deal of time and effort when attempting to solve system issues.
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Date: 2003-09-19
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Virtual PC for Mac OS X
Virtual PC for Windows, Mac (OS 9 or X) and OS/2 creates virtual machines that can run multiple Windows versions. This is particularly advantageous for Mac users, but even ordinary PC users can find value in this. It's easy to have Linux, Windows 98, Windows ME, 2000, XP Home and XP professional all on the same machine.
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Date: 2003-09-16
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Kernel Link Failures
That's a pretty awful feeling, isn't it? You've got to link a new kernel because you need to change a value or needed to add something, and it fails.
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Date: 2003-09-15
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