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AIX sudo: no tty present and no askpass program specified
Before I describe the sudo problem I hit, I will tell you that the root cause of the problem is evident in the following output: # mount node mounted mounted over vfs date options -------- --------------- --------------- ------ ------------ --------------- ... [More]
Tags:  to askpass tty chris /etc/sudo.conf gibson blog resolve unable debug aix via present /etc/filesystems not program no mounted and sudo /proc specified sudo: |
Quick start guide to configuring PowerSC RTC on AIX
Using PowerSC RTC to monitor for the deletion of a specific file. One of my customers was concerned that someone or something was randomly deleting the /etc/niminfo on several of his AIX hosts. We discussed several ways in which he could track down who or what was removing this file. Obviously, the AIX audit subsystem would be an ideal method of capturing this event. However, PowerSC Real Time Compliance (RTC) can also monitor and capture this type of event. “The PowerSC™ Real Time Compliance feature continuously... [More]
Tags:  file to guide aix rtc blog chris deletion rtcd audit powersc deleted gibson configuring on quick start |
Migrating you NIM Master to AIX 7.2 using the VIOS VML
On more than one occasion I’ve written articles and blogs on how to migrate AIX systems to a new version of the AIX operating system. You can find a list these articles (and others) here . Each of the NIM articles focuses on migrating AIX systems (which are configured as NIM clients). The approach is always the same; use a NIM master to migrate the NIM clients to the next release of AIX. What they don’t discuss is how to migrate your NIM master to a new version of the OS. This is the very first step you should take before you... [More]
Tags:  using master 7.2 sddpcm vml chris the nimadm you to migrating gibson nim vios aix |
More NIM troubleshooting....some basics...
It’s no secret that I like
NIM. I’ve written about NIM on several occasions, in Redbooks, technical
articles and on my blog. It’s a great tool for installing and maintaining AIX. Occasionally
though, it can throw you an unusual error or two when things go wrong. For the uninitiated
resolving these errors can be challenging. Here’s a couple of NIM
related questions I received recently. Both are troubleshooting queries. “I'm getting the following error when trying
to create a NIM lpp_source for AIX 6.1” : ... [More]
Tags:  resource to filesystem m_mk_lpp_source: oslevel space failed all check a "master" 0042-185 on nim already copy due not exists aix c_ch_nfsexp: instfix rest or permissions link filesets 0042-081 nfs found. for /etc/.tmp.nim.exports export were and |