In this post will show you the commands used in Unix or Linux operating system to stop and start Oracle database and listener services. Here I have used RedHat Linux server as an OS platform to show you the steps to stop and start of both Oracle database and listener services.To perform the same as a first step you need to login to Linux OS as an … [Read more...]
How to Change Computer Name in Windows 10
In this post will show you how to change computer name in windows 10. You can change computer name using multiple methods but here will show you the easy method to change the same. Will always highly recommend using a unique name which should not conflict with other PC’s or laptops if you are in a network. At the same time, if you are a system … [Read more...]
How to Check the Last Login for Users in Linux
In this article will show you how to check the last login for users in Linux. For the same, you can use “last” or “lastlog” command to find which user logged in, login time and logged out. Usually the “last” command will use /var/log/wtmp file to search and display the list of all logged in and logged out users. The “lastlog” command will use … [Read more...]
How to Kill Unresponsive Terminal Sessions in Linux
In this post will show you the steps to check and kill unresponsive terminal sessions in a Linux machine. Whenever you open a new terminal session it will create a new process in the background which will have a process id the same which you can use it to kill the process whenever it's unresponsive or forced to kill an unwanted opened session. … [Read more...]
Linux: How to Create Logical Volume Using Maximum Available Free Space in Volume Group
In this post will show you how to create logical volume using maximum available free space in volume group. As a scenario, I have faced a situation at one of our customer site to create a new logical volume by allocating maximum available free space of 5TB in the volume group. You can use “lvcreate” command in Redhat Linux or CentOS to create a … [Read more...]
How to Add a User in Oracle Solaris 11
In this article will show you how to add a user in Oracle Solaris 11. You can add a new user by using a “useradd” command which will create an account for the specified user. After you create a new user, you should assign a password for that user to make it active or till then that user will be in a locked state. Therefore I will always prefer to … [Read more...]
How to Activate Windows 2012 R2 Server offline
In this post will show you how to activate windows 2012 R2 server offline. Activating offline is nothing but an alternate method to activate windows server if you doesn’t have an internet connection or access to KMS server. Usually, we use to activate windows server, if an internet connection available or by accessing to kms server, but here we … [Read more...]
How to Disable Windows Defender in Windows 10
In this post will show you how to disable windows defender in windows 10 operating system. Windows defender (free anti-virus software) is coming default with windows 10. Therefore, always I will highly recommend enabling windows defender if you don’t use any third-party antivirus software’s like Symantec EndPoint Protection or McAfee or kaspersky … [Read more...]
