Kill a process on OpenVMS

show system

stop/id=nnnn (where nnnn is the PID from the above command)

Restarting processes on Alpha

Current startup commands;

Start the Alpha Software;
@DFCROOT:[COMS]DFC_STARTUP.COM

Start the RMS software;
@DKB0:[SCOMAGG.S4111.STARTUP]DMS_START
affects the FixLink application on INTERFACE PC
affects the RMSLNK application on INTERFACE PC

To restart (1) without rebooting Alpha, do;
SET DEF DFCROOT:[COMS]
@STOP_PROCS.COM
@DFC_STARTUP.COM

To restart (2) without rebooting Alpha, do;
SET DEF DKB0:[SCOMAGG.S4111.STARTUP]
@DMS_STOP
@DMS_START

 

Reset Windows password

Reset Windows password

Adding a PATH variable on the Mac

We can modify the /etc/paths file or we can create a file under /etc/paths.d such as /etc/paths.d/docker

which could contain;

~/.docker/bin

where the docker bin was located at /Users/my_username/.docker/bin

See also [here] for an example of adding JAVA to the System PATH in Linux.

Install command line tools on Mac

xcode-select --install 

MySQL flush-hosts and ERROR 1129 (HY000)

Often we see an error such as:

ERROR 1129 (HY000): Host 'nn.nn.nn.nn' is blocked because of many connection errors; unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts'

SSH HostkeyAlgorithms and private keys

A note for .ssh/config and .ssh/authorized_keys

Limit max number of characters in a java text field.

 

Java Method Overriding v Overloading

 I found this useful and interesting, especially as the terms are so easily mixed up (by me at least).

Nexus 5

Unlocking, rooting, installing a custom recovery, installing Kali and reverting my Nexus 5 back to stock.