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Sys Admin Magazine > Archives > 2003 > May
May 2003 • Volume 12 • Number 5

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Solaris Failover — Keeping Connected at All TimesBrian Gollsneider and Arthur Messenger

The authors show how to configure a system for failover and describe the network impact of multipath groups.

FireWatch — A Firewall Monitoring ToolWill Schroeder

Schroeder describes FireWatch, a tool he developed to allow administrators to see what is being rejected by the firewall of each host.

Spam-Proofing Your Qmail ServerChris Woodard

Woodard explains how to use Qmail to reduce the amount of incoming spam and keep spammers from using your mail server as a mail relay.

Using NetWorker and UFS Snapshots to Back Up Oracle DatabasesChristopher T. Beers

Beers describes snapshot.sh, which when used in conjunction with Legato NetWorker provides a solution to back up an Oracle 8.0.5 database.

Integrating Nessus with MySQL
Tony Howlett and Lorell Hathcock

Howlett and Hathcock describe how to create and populate a MySQL database with Nessus results.

Managing Third-Party Software Installation with pkgsrcJan Schaumann

Schaumann describes the use of NetBSD's Packages Collection for efficient third-party software management.

Putting a Flash Archive on a Bootable CDLiz Frank

Frank shows how to build a bootable Solaris CD to install a clone of a current system using the JumpStart and Flash Archive tools.

Automating Web Reports with AnalogIsaac Sacolick

Sacolick discusses various methods of collecting and analyzing Web traffic data and describes his company's implementation of Analog, a free logfile analysis program.

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Variables and ScopingRandal L. Schwartz

Questions and Answers Amy Rich

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