Tag Archives: aix

Encrypt and Decrypt Text Files on AIX using OpenSSL

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

There are oodles of encryption algorithms and encrypting a file is quite simple. Code: # openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -in file -out file.enc enter aes-256-cbc encryption password: password Verifying – enter aes-256-cbc encryption password: password # To decrypt, simply swap your … Continue reading →

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Change core file path for IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

To change the default path where the core file is dumped for IBM HTTP Server 2.0.47 on AIX1- Go to IBM HTTP server conf directory (ex: /usr/IBMIHS/conf)2- Open httpd.conf3- Edit the “CoreDumpDirectory” to the required directory (ex: CoreDumpDirectory “/usr/IBMIHS/corefiles”)

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Kill signal to dump core file

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

To kill a process and make it dump a core file, use the “6” signalkill -6 PID

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How to enable full core on AIX

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

1- To obtain full core files on AIX, set the following ulimit options:ulimit -c unlimited turn on corefiles with unlimited size ulimit -n unlimited allows an unlimited number of open file descriptors ulimit -d unlimited sets the user data limit … Continue reading →

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Add a job to crontab that runs every minute on AIX

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Ahmed Tawfik

crontab -e 0-59 * * * * hobba crontab -e: opens a text file (via vi) to add your job 0-59: is to run every minute hobba: is the command to run, it’s either a Unix command or a script

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