Is there is an easy way to run script or command at boot time after fresh reboot command? crontab is the program used to install, deinstall or list the tables used to drive the cron daemon in Vixie Cron. Each user can have their own crontab, and though these are files in /var/spool/cron/crontabs, they are […]
Month: June 2009
How to add jobs to cron under Linux or UNIX
How do I add cron job under Linux or UNIX like operating system? Cron job are used to schedule commands to be executed periodically i.e. to setup commands which will repeatedly run at a set time, you can use the cron jobs. crontab is the command used to install, deinstall or list the tables used […]
Flash Tip: Embedding Your SWF in a Web Page
If you’re publishing for the web, you’ll need to be able to insert your SWF file into your website, right? While Flash has the option to publish in HTML format, all that gives you is a blank white web page with your SWF file playing in it. That doesn’t do you much good if you’re […]
What is Linux?
Short answer – Linux is a kernel. Strictly speaking, Linux is nothing but the Linux kernel. However, term Linux is used to describe Linux as an an operating system. The term Linux distribution is used to refer to the various operating systems built on top of the Linux Kernel. Linux = a Kernel (no shell, […]
Cygwin SSHd on a Windows 2003 AMI Within Amazon EC2
Recently, I needed to configure a Windows 2003 AMI in EC2 to run a ssh server. I would have expected this to be a simple job, with a variety of choices for making this work, but in the end it was far more time consuming, complicated, and frustrating than I would have guessed. Here is […]