A few days ago I wanted to use my HP C8000 workstation after a long time - but a defect changed my plans. Instead of showing the Boot Console Handler (BCH) the C8000 only presented a black screen. Even the serial interface was not working at all - no good sign. I had a deepter look at the issue and unplugged all …

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Depending on SSH client configuration and HP-UX release it is possible that the backspace control key (which is used for deleting erroneous inputs) is not working as expected. 1# mn^?^?man 2mn^?^?man: command not found A possibility is to modify the configuraton of PuTTy - but this requires resetting the current …

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Using Kerberos it is possible to "kerberize" services and applications to enhance security. Compared to classical username/password authentification Kerberos uses time-limited tickets which are applied per-user for authentificating against services and applications. In combination with SSH the encrypted …

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One of the innovations of Fedora 18 is the new System Storage Manager as I mentioned yesterday. This tool enables the central administration of storage devices. Are the times of reading manpages finally over for newbies? I had a deeper look at the SSM - and was pleasantly suprised. The System Storage Manager can be …

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After the original release date and 6 other dates were canceled, Fedora 18 was released today. Time to have a look at the anticipated operating system. The latest version of the RedHat supported project introductes some new features which might be also included in the upcoming version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and …

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