CentOS vncserver installation
packages: yum install pixman pixman-devel libXfont
Category Centos
Linux: Fix Configuration of init.d Service that does not support chkconfig
RPM Based Linux Flavors like CentOS need additional information in the Init script in order to work properly with chkconfig : # description: Description of the script # processname: squid chkconfig –level 2345 scriptname #!/bin/sh # this script…
Linux: Scan and Configure New LUNS on Redhat Linux (RHEL)
Found another useful thing on the web. This is the quick guide to rescan and configure newly added LUNS in Linux. To configure the newly added LUNS on RHEL: # ls /sys/class/fc_host host0 host1 host2 host3 fdisk -l 2>/dev/null |…
Linux rebuild the initial ramdisk image
uname -r Make backup of existing ram disk: chroot /mnt/sysimage cd /boot mkinitrd -v -f initrd <TAB> mkinitrd -v -f initrd2.4.18-19.8.0.img 2.4.18-19.8.0 # cp (uname -r).img /root # mkinitrd -o (uname -r).img $(uname -r) # ls -l (uname -r).img initrd…
Yum cache regeneration
At the office I recently upgraded a machine to CentOS 5.2 from CentOS 4.7 (filesystem stayed intact). Everything was cool until I ran into a bit of an issue when attempting to update and regen the yum cache. I got…