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  • RHEL 6 NFS

    Ensuring NFS Services are running on RHEL 6 The first task is to verify that the NFS services are installed and running on your RHEL 6 system. This can be achieved either from the command line, or using the graphical services tool. Begin by confirming that the NFS service is installed by running the following command from a…

  • RHEL 6 Install Info

    Bios Settings on HPZ420 Enter BIOS and change the following settings: Storage                 Storage options                                 SATA Mode ==> IDE                 Boot Order                                 UEFI Boot Sources ==> Disable All                                 Legacy Boot Sources ==> Enable All Installing RHEL 6.3 Prerequisites You will need: The RHEL 6.3 Installation DVD and license from RedHat (you need the Workstation…

  • Mount Windows Share on RHEL

    In CLI    mount -t cifs //ntserver/dir -o username=user,password=pass /mnt/ntserver    In /etc/fstab    //ntserver/dir   /mnt/ntserver   cifs   credentials=/root/.smbpasswd,file_mode=0777,dir_mode=0777   0   0 Then create a file /root/.smbpasswd  with permissions set to 600    username=user    password=pass In /etc/hosts add IP address of ntserver.   

  • Mount NTFS on RHEL

    ElRepo repository has kmod-fuse package that does not need dkms system. Since kmod installation uses module aliases (something like symlinks on filesystems), it works on all installed and future kernels without the need to recompile/install even automatic one with dkms. Get started Import the public key:rpm –import https://www.elrepo.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-elrepo.org Detailed info on the GPG key used by the…

  • Make Bootable USB Drive

    Make Bootable USB Drive with RHEL 6.3 Copy all files for image to a directory, RHEL63KS. Make the iso image file by typing the following command: mkisofs -o boot.iso -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table -R -J -V RHEL63KS -T ./RHEL63KS This will create a file called boot.iso. Rename this file, RHEL63KS.iso. Insert…

  • Invalid or Missing Entitlement Certificates

    How to turn off the warning message, “Invalid or Missing Entitlement Certificates” last modified by Moritoshi Oshiro on 09/21/11 – 04:29Issue We manage entitlement/subscription in RHN Classic (not Customer Portal) The system is not connected to the Internet with RHN Classic (in disconnected mode), therefore the system is not registered in RHN Classic When the…

  • Intel e1000e Linux Driver

    Linux* e1000e Base Driver overview and installation   Using the e1000e Base Driver for Gigabit IntelĀ® Network Connections The e1000e driver supports PCI Express* Gigabit Network Connections except the 82575, 82576, 82580, and I350. Download e1000e here Overview Building and installation Command line parameters Speed and duplex configuration Additional configurations Overview The Linux base drivers support the 2.4.x…