Linux Active Directory Integration with LikeWise Open

I downloaded the latest RPM package (for Red Hat, Suse, CentOS and Fedora) from the LikeWise web site (you need to register before starting your download.)  I downloaded the RPM package to the /tmp directory.  The version that I am testing is the Winter 2009 Edition. Warning: LikeWise modifies many configuration files and its uninstall …

Third Party Hard Drive for HP Proliant DL385 G5

This document applies directly to the Hewlett Packard Proliant DL385 G2 and DL385 G5 servers which share a physical chassis.  To the best of my knowledge, this will also apply to the DL585 G2 and DL585 G5 which should share an eight bay drive cage with their 3xx series cousins.  I also believe that this …

WordPress on Red Hat / CentOS Linux

If you run WordPress on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or its free cousin CentOS then you will likely run into the following error after you have unpacked WordPress, installed it and tried to do your initial setup: Error establishing a database connection This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php …

How To – Easy NTP on Solaris 10

Setting up NTP (the Network Time Protocol) on Solaris 10 is very simple but requires a few less than obvious steps that can trip up someone looking to set up a basic NTP daemon to sync their local machine. The first step is to install the NTP packages SUNWntpr and SUNWntpu, both of which are …

Time Sync on VMWare Based Linux

In many cases it can be quite difficult to accuracy keep time on a virtualized operating system due to the complex interactions between the hardware, host operating system, virtualization layer and the guest operating system.  In my case I found that running Red Hat Linux 5 (CentOS 5) on VMWare Server 1.0.8 resulted in an …