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Patch work management: Keeping the pieces together
In this tip, an IT pro debunks the myth that configuration errors are the source of many problems in patch management and tells how to get the most out of Red Hat support.
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Updating SuSE Linux clients from a local update server
Find out how to gain greater IT security and manageability by connecting your SuSE clients to an enterprise SuSE YaST local update server.
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Step-by-step how-to, part one: OpenOffice 2.0's new mai
OpenOffice 2.0's vastly improved Mail Merge Wizard 2.0 has the chops, and it's pretty cool, says OpenOffice expert Solveig Haugland. Find out how to use it in this step-by-step tour.
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How to get reports on OpenOffice 2.0 Base, part one
Learn how to use OpenOffice's 2.0 Base tool create a simple report and modify the report layout to your own taste and specifications.
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How to get reports on OpenOffice 2.0 Base, part two
Learn how to use OpenOffice's 2.0 Base tool create a simple report and modify the report layout to your own taste and specifications.
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Step-by-step how-to, part two: Cool mail merge tools in
OpenOffice 2.0's vastly improved Mail Merge Wizard 2.0 has the chops, and it's pretty cool, says OpenOffice expert Solveig Haugland. Find out how to use it in tour.
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Application design, Ch. 6 of "PHP Hacks"
This chapter describes how to use PHP from the command line to support wikis, create proper XML and modular interfaces, as well as turning any object into an array.
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Audio, Chapter 2 of "Linux Multimedia Hacks"
Whether you just want a simple audio player, or the power to rip, burn and mix, this chapter explains audio programs and the hacks necessary for the audio extraction process.
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Fortifying Linux against common malware
Find out how to fight malware by teaming a new capability in the Linux kernel with processor-based tools.
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Installing, configuring firewalls, packet filtering in
Unix-Linux migration and integration expert Ken Milberg explains how to install and configure a firewall on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
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Managing Samba: Remote GUI tools
Samba team co-founder John H. Terpstra explains how to use graphical interface tools to manage Samba across a large corporate network.
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Connecting to existing databases in OpenOffice.org 2.0
In OpenOffice 2.0, how do you link to the perfectly good data you've got lying around? Here's how to do it, even if your data is living in Access, and it's not that hard.
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Simplifying security scans
In this tip, expert George Wrenn explains how to divide networks into small, manageable IP spaces and maintaining data in a spreadsheet.
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Managing Nessus reports
Vulnerability scanning with Nessus can produce mountains of data. Learn three tips for getting the most out of the open source vulnerability scanner and managing the data produced by this valuable ...
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Nessus: Vulnerability scanning in the enterprise
General advice for building an enterprise scanning program with the open source vulnerability scanner Nessus.
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Using Nessus with the SANS Top 20
Using the SANS Top 20 in conjunction with Nessus can help you eliminate exposures that give unauthorized privileged access to vulnerable hosts.
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Vulnerability scanning with Nessus: How to run a system
In the second tip in our series on running Nessus in the enterprise, our contributor takes you step-by-step through the process of running a system scan. View screenshots of the Nessus interface an...
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Getting started with Nessus
Nessus, an open source vulnerability scanner, can scan a network for potential security risks and provide detailed reporting that enables you to remediate gaps in your corporation's security postur...
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Installing Oracle10g on RHEL4
Ken Milberg describes how to install an Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) Enterprise/Standard Edition for x86 on a server running RHEL 4.0.
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Staying smart with Sybase
Sybase expert Talebzadeh describes the differences between the drop and truncate table commands besides giving advice on which pre-compiled procedure is quicker.
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Optimize system performance with Linux cgroups
The Linux cgroups feature lets you make a profile to manage resources to keep your system under control.
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Correct a GRUB error in short order
A GRUB error will stop a Linux server cold, but following these steps should get you back on track.
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Setting up a mirrored Linux DRBD configuration
Administrators can use the distributed replicated block device (DRBD) in Linux to set up basic data redundancy to connect the storage of multiple servers.
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Tune the Linux Ext4 file system for optimal performance
While Ext4 by default works fine for most people, follow these tips to tweak your servers to squeeze out even more speed.