Unix

Unix tip: Inter-host trust on Unix, part 1

Sandra Henry-Stocker — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:35:43 -0500

Inter-host trust can be a boon to user productivity and a nightmare to sysadmins. Here's how it works using rsh (remote shell) configuration files. Next week, we'll look at ssh.

Unix tip: Useful Unix aliases

Sandra Henry-Stocker — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:46:42 -0500

Unix aliases provide an easy way to customize your working environment. Let's look at some especially useful aliases that you might like.

Bristle.com - High on content, low on frills

Sandra Henry-Stocker — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:27:26 -0500

Need to learn Unix or Ajax, do a price comparison or figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar acronym? Let Fred Bristle give you suggestions on where to begin your search.

Tight budgets favor low-end servers

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:02:00 -0500

Server shipments grew in the third quarter of 2008 though revenue declined as companies tried to lower spending, according to Gartner.

Linux command: Side by side diff

Sandra Henry-Stocker — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:46:27 -0500

Tired of looking at strings of "28,30d27" characters separating the differences between files you're comparing? Try a side by side diff listing that works the way your brain does.

Replacing high-end Unix with enterprise Linux? Not so fast.

ITworld staff — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:17:39 -0500

Migrating from high-end Unix-based systems to commodity x86/Linux platforms has been a popular idea for the last few years, at least in theory. But it turns out that not everyone thinks going full-on with Linux is the best solution -- at least not yet.

Solaris exec touts Unix platform's strengths

ITworld staff — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:03:14 -0400

Solaris has been Sun Microsystems's bread-and-butter Unix system since 1992. While Unix platforms such as Solaris now are up against the open source Linux juggernaut, Sun maintains it has the technological advantages and accommodations for open source to keep Solaris in the game. The company also cites important customer wins as evidence of the platform's continued strength. To hash out the state of Solaris in today's marketplace, InfoWorld editor at large Paul Krill recently met with Jim McHugh, vice president of Solaris marketing at Sun, at the company's Menlo Park, Calif., campus.

IBM brings 5GHz chip to its top-selling Unix server

ITworld staff — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:12:54 -0400

IBM spruced up its Unix servers on Tuesday with faster processors and new management software, targeting customers who want to use its hardware for virtualization and server consolidation.

Is Sun Solaris on its deathbed?

ITworld staff — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:09:40 -0400

Linux is enjoying growth, with a contingent of devotees too large to be called a cult following at this point. Solaris, meanwhile, has thrived as a longstanding, primary Unix platform geared to enterprises. But with Linux the object of all the buzz in the industry, can Sun's rival Solaris Unix OS hang on, or is it destined to be displaced by Linux altogether?

Favorite Unix Tools & Commands

Sandra Henry-Stocker — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:00:31 -0400

After 25 years of a love affair with Unix, I still appreciate the many little commands and tricks that make me feel clever on the command line.