Adding ldap log via syslogd LOCAL4
Posted On Saturday, July 4, 2009 at by Indhran ParamasivamLog file is created and maintained for the activity performed by server. This file is very important as it plays important role in performing troubleshooting. The first thing one can do when encounter a problem in accessing a service is to read the log file to find the actual issue. Mostly the log file and path will be created automatically but in certain cases the log file need to be created on our own. For an instance, how do we create a log file for LDAP via syslogd LOCAL4.
1) Edit /etc/syslog.conf - add local4.* /var/log/ldap/log
2) Touch /var/log/ldap.log
3) /etc/init.d/syslogd restart @ kilall -HUP syslogd
Now, initiate ldap and view the log by using tail -f /var/log/ldap.log
1) Edit /etc/syslog.conf - add local4.* /var/log/ldap/log
2) Touch /var/log/ldap.log
3) /etc/init.d/syslogd restart @ kilall -HUP syslogd
Now, initiate ldap and view the log by using tail -f /var/log/ldap.log
Linux.com back in biz now !!!
Posted On Thursday, May 14, 2009 at by Indhran Paramasivam
Nearly 24 hours since linux.com went live. This new release under "The Linux Foundation" offers new features and usability enhancements. To know more about this portal, just dig at www.linux.comLinux.com which is for the community,by the community strives to be the central source for various info on linux. This portal is hardly rely on the community to create and drive the content for conversation. Lets get together and connect on all linux matters.
Shorcuts for KSnapshot
Posted On at by Indhran ParamasivamIm using Kubuntu 9.04. I had a problem in launching KSnapshot using keyboard shortcuts. Ive tried ctrl + print, alt + print, ctrl + alt + print but nothing works. Based on the system settings, my global printscreen action was assigned to "print". You can view this at System Settings > Keyboard & Mouse > Global Keyboard Shortcuts > khotkeys > Printscreen.
Since i still couldn't launch my KSnapshot, i assigned a new global shortcut at the Input actions. This can be done at System Settings > Keyboard & Mouse > Input Actions
How to assign a shortcut in Input Actions?
1) Right click on the KMenuEdit and choose New Global Shortcut > KMenu entry.
2) Assign a name/term, trigger the shortcut (Print) and set the action (ksnapshot -caption "%c").
For example :
It works...
MSC MALAYSIA OSCONF 2009
Posted On Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at by Indhran Paramasivam
MSC MALAYSIA OPEN SOURCE CONFERENCE 2009 will be held at Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Center, Kuala Lumpur from 31st May 2009 to 3rd June 2009. This event is organized by MSC Malaysia & MAMPU and jointly supported by the Malaysian Open Source Community and MOSTI. This is the first time 4 crucial stakeholders consisting of government, businesses, developers and community will take part together. This conference positioned as an international forum will have sharing and exchanging ideas on technical advancements, applications, development and business cases on open source.
Developers, designers, systems administrators, community leaders, innovators, CTOs and CIOs, evangelists and activists, researchers, strategists, and entrepreneurs are invited to lead and contribute during all conference sessions, tutorials and discussions. Moreover, this conference will have renowned speakers from prime Open Source Enterprises which are Mozilla, Google and Red Hat to name a few and also not forgeting from the developer community - Ubuntu, BSD, Fedora, PHPs and etc...
More info is on the official portal of MSC Malaysia OSCONF 2009
Developers, designers, systems administrators, community leaders, innovators, CTOs and CIOs, evangelists and activists, researchers, strategists, and entrepreneurs are invited to lead and contribute during all conference sessions, tutorials and discussions. Moreover, this conference will have renowned speakers from prime Open Source Enterprises which are Mozilla, Google and Red Hat to name a few and also not forgeting from the developer community - Ubuntu, BSD, Fedora, PHPs and etc...
More info is on the official portal of MSC Malaysia OSCONF 2009
Facebook chat plugin in Pidgin
Posted On Thursday, April 2, 2009 at by Indhran ParamasivamPidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a multi-platform instant messaging client, based on a library named libpurple.It supports multiple chat protocols such as AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN, YM, ICQ, IRC and so on.Recently i discovered it too supports Facebook chat. To enable it, one should just install the facebook chat plugin in pidgin ("pidgin-facebookchat"). Once installation done, the machine need to be restarted.
For example, those using Ubuntu/Kubuntu :-
For example, those using Ubuntu/Kubuntu :-
1)sudo apt-get install pidgin-facebookchat
2)Reboot your machine (Optional)
3)Open your pidgin and add your facebook account.To do it got to Accounts > Manage Accounts > Add > Choose the protocol as Facebook (In the drop down menu) and fill up the login options.
Now you can enjoy the feature.
For Ubuntu/Kubuntu users, you also can add the Facebook WebApp for Prism(XULRunner browser for web applications) by installing prism-facebook . Once done you can start your facebook from your desktop.Its really cool..
