nixCraft Linux Sys Admin Blog

Posted: 26 Jun 2008 08:30 AM CDT

Linux become an immensely popular operating system. Linux is extremely powerful, robust and flexible. But it can also introduce headaches if you're not following few learning tips.

Microsoft Admitted Windows Vista Failure - XP Gets Support Till 2014

Posted: 25 Jun 2008 02:22 PM CDT

In a letter sent to customers this week, Microsoft senior VP Bill Veghte said the software maker will provide security patches "and other critical updates" for Windows XP until April, 2014.

Book Your Apple iPhone In India

Posted: 25 Jun 2008 01:14 PM CDT

Now you can get offical version of Apple iPhone in India. Vodafone started to accept pre-registration for iPhone3G.

Linux CD / DVD Locked and Drive Is Not Opening / Ejecting CD

Posted: 26 Jun 2008 08:56 AM CDT

I've Ubuntu Linux Installed on HP Desktop system. When I press the eject button on my DVD / CD drive nothing happens. Linux is not ejecting my DVD and I had to reboot my computer to just get CD out of drive. How do I fix this issue?

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Restart / Update init Configuration File /etc/inittab After Changes Without Rebooting Server

Posted: 25 Jun 2008 10:44 AM CDT

I've made changes / updates to my /etc/inittab file to configure init process to start with agetty. init reads the /etc/inittab configuration file at the time of system boot. How do I re-read this file without rebooting my Linux server?

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