SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
Red Hat Software Repositories
Summary: Red Hat uses repositories to manage the software. Every system comes with the Red Hat subscription channels which are available after you've registered your system. This post is about managing the repositories.
Date: Around 2014
Refactor: 29 March 2025: Checked links and formatting.
Red Hat 6.5 Post Install
Summary: All sorts of things to configure after installing a Red Hat server.
Date: Around 2014
Refactor: 29 March 2025: Checked links and formatting.
redhat linux
Note that if you experience the GSSAPI errors in the /var/log/messages logfile and experience slow logon times you should disable LDAP referral in the config file, see Fix: Red Hat GSSAPI Error
After creating a server with kickstart from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Management Server you need to do some more configuration depending on the exact machine. This post install page will tell you all the steps but change details depending on your requirements:
AIX Migrate PV
Summary: ALthough AIX is by now on version 7.3 I find these old pages so fascinating I decided to keep them. On this page I'll show you how to migrate data from one physical volume to another on AIX using the migratepv command.. This page is for AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1.
Date: Between 2010-2013
Refactor: 21 December 2024: Checked formatting.
Red Hat 6.5 NFS Server
Summary: How to setup a Red Hat 6.5 NFS Server.
Date: Around 2014
Refactor: 29 March 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This server is installed using the kickstart as described in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Management Server. It provides a few shares for the business application, but it also provides the home directories share, so users have the same home directory on all servers.
First we will install NFS server and configure shares.