Oct
13
2009
Arrows aren’t used in ksh as a default. To enable command history like in Bash, add the following lines in the .profile or .kshrc file:
# Switch to Emacs mode
# Only Emacs mode lets you make use of arrow keys
set -o emacs
# Go back in command history (up arrow)
alias __A=’^P’
# Go back in command history (down [...]
Tags: Aix, ksh, linux, solaris, unix
May
18
2009
Edit /etc/exports (or create it if it doesn’t exist) and add folders to be shared:
/home/public -access=client1,root=client1
Option access restricts the list of clients, root allows to mount the share by root user
Start nfsd services:
startsrc -s nfsd
startsrc -s mountd
Check daemons are running:
AIX_NFS_Server # lssrc -s nfsd
Sub-system Group [...]
Tags: Aix, export, mount, NFS, server, share
Jan
22
2009
To add a permanent static route in AIX, add the route command in the startup file /etc/rc.net:
AIX Server.root / # route add -net 192.168.2.0 -netmask 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
or use AIX interface Smitty (preferred):
AIX Server.root / # smitty
-> Communications applications and Services
-> TCIP/IP
-> Further Configuration
-> Static Routes
-> Add a Static Route
And type in the new static route [...]
Tags: 4.3, add, Aix, permanent, route, smitty, static, unix