How to set Auto Complete “service” command on Redhat
I have been using SuSE Linux for some time and I love SuSE Linux service script that activated with a symbolic link. In order to start a SSH service, I can easily issue a command “rcsshd start”.
For Redhat or Centos Linux, you’re require to type command such as “service sshd start” and the main problem is NO auto complete for service command by default. Yes I admitted I’m lazy guy!
So how to set AUTO COMPLETE “service” command on Redhat/Centos?
Type:
complete -W "$(ls /etc/init.d/)" service
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Fedora 10 Artwork
Fedora 10 is just around the corner, there is an election in the Fedora voting system for members of the art group to vote on the default theme for Fedora 10.
Key Milestones
| 2008-05-13 | Fedora 9 Release |
| Fedora 10 Planning & Development Begins | |
| 2008-07-22 | Fedora 10 Alpha freeze |
| 2008-08-05 | Fedora 10 Alpha release |
| 2008-09-11 | Fedora 10 Beta freeze |
| Fedora 10 Feature Freeze–Planning & Development Ends | |
| Fedora 10 String freeze | |
| 2008-09-23 | Fedora 10 Beta release |
| Allow Fedora 10 pre-branch | |
| 2008-10-14 | Fedora 10 Translation deadline |
| 2008-10-21 | Final Development freeze |
| 2008-10-28 | Fedora 10 Preview Release |
| 2008-11-18 | Fedora 10 final release (GA) |
The candidates are:

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The vote will be open for 36 hours only so please get your vote in ASAP. The vote will close at 1 AM UTC Sep 24 (9 PM EDT Sept 23).
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How To Force User Change Password At Next Login on Linux
My previous post talked about How To Show Linux User Password Expires. I would like to share “How to force user change password at next login on Linux“.
Option 1:
passwd command – change user password
Use the following syntax:
passwd -e
- -e Force the user to change password at next login
Setting password expire for user test
planetmy:~ # passwd -e test
planetmy:~ # chage -l test
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 90
Warning: 7
Inactive: -1
Last Change: Unknown, password is forced to change at next login
Password Expires: Never
Password Inactive: Never
Account Expires: Sep 11, 2008
Login as user ‘test’
login as: test
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password:
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password change requested. Choose a new password.
Old Password:
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
New Password:
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Reenter New Password:
Last login: Thu Sep 11 10:13:22 2008 from 192.168.1.102
test@planetmy:/>
Note: This is apply to SuSE Linux 9 and 10 but NOT Red Hat Linux.
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Red Hat webcast UNIX to Linux- Rearchitecting for the Future
UNIX to Linux: Rearchitecting for the future.
Time: 2 p.m. EDT
Speaker: Joel Berman, Director Marketing Strategy, Red Hat
Erich Morisse, Marketing Manger, Red Hat
Want to get more consistency and speed from your systems? Learn about migrating to Linux, the cost-effective solution to making your systems more horizontally scalable.
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Red Hat Get a New CEO
According to eWeek news, the Linux company – Redhat announced on Dec. 20 that long-time president and CEO Matthew Szulik is resigningand will be replaced by James M. Whitehurst, a former Delta chief operating officer, as of the first of next year.
The explanation for this surprising move was that Szulik felt he had to leave to attend to family health matters. Sources close to Red Hat said that Szulik's wife is quite ill.
Red Hat announced outstanding financial results for its third fiscal quarter, which ended Nov. 30. The Red Hat company's revenue for the quarter jumped to $135.4 million.
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