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Questions and Answers
Amy Rich
Rich solves a PHP syntax problem, recommends tools for wiping Solaris disks, and shows how to merge files without sorting the data.

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VPNSCAN: Extending the Audit and Compliance Perimeter
Rob VandenBrink
Vandenbrink provides a tool called VPNSCAN for auditing remote IP addresses for compliance with an existing remote access policy.

The Best Guides for Managing Information Security
Kerry Thompson
Thompson reviews several freely available documents that can help with managing IT security.

Near-Native Virtualization Solutions for Linux -- VMware vs. Parallels
Jesse Stanley
Stanley examines the strengths and weaknesses of some common virtualization solutions to help you decide which product is best for your environment.

Implementing Micro-Partitioning on the IBM p5 595 Server
Chris Gibson
Gibson describes how to move to micro-partitioning and how to monitor and measure your shared processor pool.

Configuring a Virtual I/O Server
Mark R. Bush
Bush shows how to use IBM's virtual I/O server technology to create many reliable and robust logical partitions on a single server.

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July 2007 New Products

Questions and Answers
Amy Rich
Rich describes how to set up a serial console, suggests a fix for a buggy real time clock, and explains slave ptys.

Updating a Public Calendar Automatically
Randal L. Schwartz
Schwartz whips up a little Perl magic for updating the public version of his activities.

A Comparison of I/O Schedulers
Mulyadi Santosa, Fawad Lateef
The authors provide an overview and comparison of Linux disk I/O schedulers.

Upgrading Linux
Mark Roth
Roth provides some tips for upgrading or migrating Linux without too much pain.

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June 2007 New Products

Starting, Stopping, and Replacing Users' Cron Jobs
John Spurgeon, Ed Schaefer
John and Ed describe Bourne shell scripts for temporarily disabling and restoring a user's cron jobs.

Questions and Answers
Amy Rich
Rich explains the importance of the superblock, identifies an AIX 5.3 bug, and provides some Solaris patching tips.

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