Error: Your “crontab” on unexpected end of line. This entry has been ignored

September 10, 2008 · Filed Under General · 1 Comment 

Everytime you edit your crontabe file, the error “Your “crontab” on <server> unexpected end of line. This entry has been ignored” is sent to the users email. This happens if there is a blank line in your crontab file.

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How to mount an ISO image in SUN Solaris

July 13, 2008 · Filed Under General · 1 Comment 


In Sun Solaris, we can use the Loopback File driver to mount an ISO image without having to write the ISO image onto a CD or DVD.

Following procedure should help you mount an ISO image in Sun Solaris

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Sun Patch Check – Free Opensource utility to check Patch Status

April 14, 2008 · Filed Under General · Comment 


Sun Patch Check is a simple opensource utility from “Titania” that runs in UNIX or Linux systems to check the Patch installation status in a Sun Solaris server running on a SPARC or Intel platform and compare it to its own database of the latest recommended patches for that version of Solaris operating system.

I loved the authors Nipper security audit tool for network devices. It was one of the greatest utilities I have ever come across and this is no ordinary as well.

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