Mount SAMBA (SMBFS) share on OSX MAC APPLE

Mount SAMBA (SMBFS) share on OSX MAC APPLE (Mavericks users)

Modify the /etc/auto_master (sudo vi /etc/auto_master) file and add the following line:

/- auto_smb -nosuid

Create a folder on your system to place your mount in:

sudo mkdir /mnt

Create an /etc/auto_smb (sudo vi /etc/auto_smb) file that contains the following:

/mnt/mount_point -fstype=smbfs,soft ://user:pass@smbserver/share

Next, run the following command to update your settings:

sudo automount -vc

A few notes:

• The soft parameter specifies OSX to not halt on failure to connect to the SMB server during boot.
• When entering the password, it's better to URL encode it as some special characters will cause the automount to fail silently.
• nosuid parameter in the /etc/auto_master file prevents OSX from mounting the resource as readonly by root (see update below!).

Is it possible to "hotplug" a CPU on a running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 system?

Issue

• Is it possible to "hotplug" a CPU on a running Red Hat Enterprise Linux system?
• How to dynamically enable or disable a CPU on a running system.

Resolution

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 supports the cpu-hotplug mechanism, which allows for CPUs to be dynamically disabled and re-enabled on a system without requiring a system reboot.
In order to disable a CPU core in a running machine, use the file /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/online.

The following command will disable a CPU:

    # echo 0 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/online

Where X is the ID of the CPU as determined from /proc/cpuinfo.

To re-enable the CPU, run:

   # echo 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/online

Note: CPU hot-plugging will only work if physical hotplug is supported by the hardware.
Note: There are some architectures in which a CPU cannot be disabled due to a dependency on a certain CPU. In such cases you will notice that the /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuN/online file is missing or not writeable.

For further details on CPU hotplugging, see this file:
/usr/share/doc/kernel-doc-2.6.18/Documentation/cpu-hotplug.txt
The documentation files are in the kernel-doc package, which can be installed from RHN.

LAUNCH JENKINS AGENT and DISCONNECT JENKINS AGENT using CURL post requests in LINUX / UNIX

WHY do we need this function?
This function helps when you have some changes made to .bashrc or .bash_profile and those changes need to be reloaded and taken into account by jenkins agent.



Bash Function to LAUNCH JENKINS AGENT and DISCONNECT JENKINS AGENT using CURL

function launch-jenkins-agent
{
        SERVERNAME="server00"
        #SERVERNAME="server01"
        echo "usage: launch-jenkins-agent "
        cat $1 | awk '{print "curl --form \"offlineMessage=Restarting_agent_after_P4_changes\" https://${SERVERNAME}/computer/"$1"/launchSlaveAgent "}' |sh -x
}


function disconnect-jenkins-agent
{
        SERVERNAME="server00"
        #SERVERNAME="server01"
        echo "usage: disconnect-jenkins-agent "
        cat $1 | awk '{print "curl --form \"offlineMessage=Restarting_agent_after_P4_changes\" https://${SERVERNAME}/computer/"$1"/launchSlaveAgent "}' |sh -x

}

FUNCTION USAGE:
# disconnect-jenkins-agent  /tmp/multiple-hostnames
# launch-jenkins-agent   /tmp/multiple-hostname

HTTP POST and GET using cURL in Linux

Linux provides a nice little command which makes our lives a lot easier.


GET:

with JSON:

curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET http://hostname/resource

with XML:

curl -H "Accept: application/xml" -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -X GET http://hostname/resource

POST:
For posting data:

curl --data "param1=value1&param2=value2" http://hostname/resource

For file upload:

curl --form "fileupload=@filename.txt" http://hostname/resource

RESTful HTTP Post:

curl -X POST -d @filename http://hostname/resource

For logging into a site (auth):

curl -d "username=admin&password=admin&submit=Login" --dump-header headers http://localhost/Login
curl -L -b headers http://localhost/

In cases where the webservice responses are in JSON then it might be
 more useful to see the results in a clean JSON format instead of a very
 long string. Just add | grep }| python -mjson.tool  to the end of curl 
commands here is two examples:

GET approach with JSON result
curl -i -H "Accept: application/json" http://someHostName/someEndpoint | grep }| python -mjson.tool
POST approach with JSON result
curl -X POST -H "Accept: Application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" http://someHostName/someEndpoint -d '{"id":"IDVALUE","name":"Mike"}' | grep }| python -mjson.tool

Example:

curl --header "X-MyHeader: 123" www.google.com
You can see the request that curl sent by adding the -v option.

Ref: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14978411/http-post-and-get-using-curl-in-linux 

Update the bash history file in real-time immediately

#Add the following 2 lines to #.bashrc file

shopt -s histappend  PROMPT_COMMAND="history -a;$PROMPT_COMMAND"

SAFARI OS X MAC Corporate Single Sign On using Windows Credentials SSO LDAP Kerberos

Kerberos is built into Mac OS X as well, but isn't as simple to use and configure with Chrome and FireFox as it is with Explorer on a Windows workstation.
You need to do two things before you can use Kerberos for authentication in Chrome/FireFox:

1. Create a Kerberos ticket with the Ticket Viewer application (/System/Library/CoreServices/Ticket Viewer)  
2. OR via the command line (kinit username@example.com, then enter your password). See this article for more detailed instructions.

Research on RPM DROP on AUDI A4 v6 3.0L- Replace PCV valve and Ignition Coil packs

1. interchange spark plugs with the misfiring ones -
   - recheck the code and notice if the misfire codes move to different cylinder
2. Interchange Ignition Coil packs
   - Recheck the scan codes if they change and if it moves to different cylinder
3. A broken PCV valve can also be the reason. (Check the Intake Mainfold Runner Motor)

Forum Discussion here

http://forums.audiworld.com/a8-s8-d2-platform-discussion-8/coil-pack-symptoms-2827667/

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php/479493-Bouncing-RPM-and-Dropping-RPMs-at-stop

The most common ones are:

PCV

Intake Manifold Runner Motor

Fuel Pressure Sensor

Might be missing one.

Just had the first two done a few weeks ago, car is driving better than ever!

DIY Videos

Intake Manifold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRdIMoJ4f70

PCV Valve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH5LD7HP0YM

Order here

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/shop_parts/ignition_coil/audi/a4.html

*- Nirav -*