Tag Archives: solaris

Clearcase 7.1.x install on Solaris X64/x86

I’ve been struggling to install the beast that is Clearcase 7.1.1 on a proof of concept server. In this case the server is a Solaris 10 64bit install running on VMware Fusion 3. One of the initial mistakes I made was to try and run the installation from a network mount. DON’T. Solaris must block …

July 21, 2010 – 17:58 | By lantrix | Posted in clearcase, unix | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

BOE XIR2 cmsdbsetup failure on Oracle10g

If you use Unix, and need to migrate your Business objects CMS from one database to another database, you will probably use the cmsdbsetup.sh script. This script migrates and manages your database connection in a Unix environment using Business Objects Enterprise (BOE). In my case I am Using Solaris 9, and have Oracle 10g databases …

September 23, 2009 – 18:00 | By lantrix | Posted in apps, unix | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

awk oneliner to find large files

A mega geeky awk one-liner today. Tested on Solaris under bash, so YMMV. Have you ever found that a filesystem is filling up fast, and dont know what is causing it? This one liner (which can be placed in a cron job if you like) is best run as a super user. It will: Search …

March 20, 2009 – 16:48 | By lantrix | Posted in unix | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Mailing attachments from the Solaris Shell

I needed a quick way to send some files from the command line when logged into a Solaris server via ssh. This assumes the server is already configured to deliver your smtp mail. I also used mailx for the sending client. Here is how I did it, for your geeky reference. First write your message: …

April 1, 2008 – 18:00 | By lantrix | Posted in unix | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)