Month: September 2018

Installing sysstat/sar on Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11

I have a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

root@linux:~ # cat /etc/*release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
VERSION = 11
PATCHLEVEL = 3
LSB_VERSION=”core-2.0-noarch:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-noarch:core-2.0-x86_64:core-3.2-x86_64:core-4.0-x86_64″

Installing the rpm

root@linux:/tmp # rpm -ivh sysstat-8.1.5-7.45.24.x86_64.rpm
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
1:sysstat ########################################### [100%]

Creates link to /etc/cron.d

root@linux:~ # /etc/init.d/boot.sysstat start
Running sadc done

Contents of /etc/cron.d/sysstat

root@linux:~ # cat /etc/cron.d/sysstat
# crontab for sysstat

# Activity reports every 10 minutes everyday
*/10 * * * * root [ -x /usr/lib64/sa/sa1 ] && exec /usr/lib64/sa/sa1 -S ALL 1 1

# Update reports every 6 hours
55 5,11,17,23 * * * root [ -x /usr/lib64/sa/sa2 ] && exec /usr/lib64/sa/sa2 -A

System Activity Information: sar and sadc

Keeping a particular version of a package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Adding a version lock for the packages shown below

root@linux:~ # yum versionlock libsmbclient libwbclient samba-client samba-client-libs samba-common samba-common-libs samba-common-tools samba-libs
Loaded plugins: changelog, langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos,
: subscription-manager, versionlock
This system is registered with an entitlement server, but is not receiving updates. You can use subscription-manager to assign subscriptions.

Adding versionlock on: 0:libsmbclient-4.6.2-12.el7_4
Adding versionlock on: 0:libwbclient-4.6.2-12.el7_4
Adding versionlock on: 0:samba-client-4.6.2-12.el7_4
Adding versionlock on: 0:samba-client-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4
Adding versionlock on: 0:samba-common-4.6.2-12.el7_4
Adding versionlock on: 0:samba-common-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4
Adding versionlock on: 0:samba-common-tools-4.6.2-12.el7_4
Adding versionlock on: 0:samba-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4
versionlock added: 8

Listing the packages that are under version lock

root@linux:~ # yum versionlock list
Loaded plugins: changelog, langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos,
: subscription-manager, versionlock
This system is registered with an entitlement server, but is not receiving updates. You can use subscription-manager to assign subscriptions.

0:libsmbclient-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
0:libwbclient-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
0:samba-client-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
0:samba-client-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
0:samba-common-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
0:samba-common-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
0:samba-common-tools-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
0:samba-libs-4.6.2-12.el7_4.*
versionlock list done