Perl is a language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files, extracting information from those text files, and printing reports based on that information. It's also a good language for many system management tasks. The CPAN is Perl's module repository and is where users should turn first for code ...
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Request tracker: Auto assign owner on reply
We recently migrated from Spiceworks to RT4. In Spiceworks, you could set it to where it auto assigns a ticket upon an tech's reply or use email tags to assign it to another tech.
Is there a way to ...
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What is the easiest way to upgrade my existing Perl 5.14 to Perl 5.16 on FreeBSD 9 using the ports system?
I use the ports system on FreeBSD. What is the easiest way to upgrade Perl using ports? I currently uninstall all of perl and it's dependencies. I'd think there would be a cool way to upgrade Perl and ...
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1answer
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mod_fastcgi.so + FCGI (perl) make 500 error with graceful restart on apache 2.2
We'd like to construct a perl (FCGI) application on apache2.2 with mod_fastcgi.so
but it makes 500 error when I graceful it.
Do you have any idea or solution for it?
LoadModule fastcgi_module ...
2
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1answer
851 views
Installing Bugzilla on Ubuntu 9.04 and Plesk
Hey guys. I'm trying to install the latest Bugzilla version on my ubuntu server. (Want to use a subdomain like bugs.domain.com)
I already installed all necessary perl modules and check_modules.pl ...
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1answer
859 views
Strawberry Perl libeay32_.dll problem
I've installed Strawberry Perl (v5.12.3) on Windows Server 2008 32 bit and I was hoping to run simpledb CLI tools.
I had a small issue with HOME environment variable, I renamed it to HOMEPATH to ...
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1answer
597 views
Bugzilla : No SASL mechanism found
I am using Bugzilla on windows 7.
I am using the unofficial Bugzilla installer. I followed the steps accordingly and gave valid credentials wherever required.
I open Bugzilla and try to create a new ...
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2answers
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IIS 7.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2 refusing to create PASSIVE MODE FTP connections
I'm attempting to get an FTP client written in perl to transfer files from an IIS 7.5 FTP server using passive mode.
I've configured the FTP server as per instructions and have also configured ...
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3answers
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Running nph-script.cgi keeps outputting Server details at the end
I am running a nph-script.cgi on my server.
The server keeps adding
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2009
02:28:53 GMT Server: Apache/2.2.8
(Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.8-1hardy~ppa1 with
...
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Active State Perl and Cygwin in the same windows box? [closed]
I want to install cygwin in my Vista.
I already have installed ActiveState Perl that seems to have some cygwin modules.
I was wondering is there a problem if I also install cygwin.
I think that I ...
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1answer
39 views
How to process incoming email sent to a catchall address (and a few valid email addresses)
I need to build a web application where people can send an email to custom email addresses (like - 1week@example.com, or 2days@example.com) and the email address '1week' and '2days' is used to perform ...
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Apache - 70007 The timeout specified has expired
I am sporadically getting Apache 70007 timeout errors from (I think) Perl CGI scripts. I thought the problem was my scripts were exceeding the Apache's TimeOut value, but I wrote a sleep script that ...
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2answers
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install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC
Having the following error while trying to execute a perl script(For LVM backup). Seeing some DBD module is missing. How would I resole it ?
[root@localhost mylvmbackup-0.13]# ./mylvmbackup
...
0
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1answer
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Self compiled Perl package Centos [duplicate]
I have a Centos 6 server.. I have compiled Perl 5.16 in it (in a non-standard location).
Now when I try to install Some package which is dependent on Perl using yum..
Yum tries to install Perl ...
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1answer
41 views
perl Net::DNS weird error (root servers “did not give answers”)
I'm trying to install Net::DNS as part of setting up ASSP Deluxe. I've installed my own 5.14.1 perl on a CentOS box, and when it tries to 'make test' Net::DNS, I get:
Servers [202.12.27.33 ...
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Installing Perl Modules with XAMPP and Ubuntu [closed]
I have been looking everywhere but I seem to be failing to get it. I want to install a perl module on my current XAMPP setup with Ubuntu . I have looked and tried everywhere and these two seemed ...
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1answer
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linux + exit status from perl one liner code
I use perl one liner in my ksh scripts
some times its necessary to get exit status from the perl one liner
in order to very if perl one liner succeeded or not
for example
I need to verify if the ...
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1answer
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How to use abstract names of unix domain sockets with fastcgi in nginx?
I tried some perl examples of unix domain sockets using abstract names:
Created a socket starting with a null character:
my $socket_path = "\0wibble";
using netstat -nlp I can see the socket:
unix ...
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2answers
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installing MIME::Tools fails with an error in t/Smtpsend.t
System: debian 7 x64 RC 1
Perl Version:v5.14.2
When trying to install MIME::Tools I can't get it to properly compile.
cpan[4]> install MIME::Tools
Going to read '/root/.cpan/Metadata'
Database ...
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1answer
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Webmin API functions via XML-RPC getting error unknown RPC type
From one of my development server i am trying to Create a new Unix user in webmin , through
XML-RPC calls.The base URL is "http://yourserver:10000/xmlrpc.cgi".
Here the yourserver is not the ...
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1answer
63 views
Automatically prepend executable Perl scripts using .htaccess (like php_value auto_prepend_file)?
I have previously built sites using PHP, where I automatically included header and footer html using the following lines in .htaccess on an Apache host:
php_value auto_prepend_file ...
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2answers
519 views
Munin with postgresql 9.2
I am trying to set up Munin to collect stats on a server with postgresql 9.1 and 9.2 (the server is currently running 9.1, have tested on a fresh VM with 9.2 to rule out some weird problem on the ...
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1answer
86 views
Linux how to run a script in the background on a remote server? [closed]
I'm on a linux machine.
I would like to run four perl scripts on a remote server. Each script produces a single output file but it can take hours to run. I would like to run the scripts in the ...
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1answer
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Apache errors - *** glibc detected *** Backtrace - perl
I have been getting these errors in my apache logs on my server - it only happened once a day or every two days.
Any idea what could be causing this? I dont even have an idea of where to start?
*** ...
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Cannot Execute CGI Scripts With Lighttpd, Keep Getting 403
When someone requests http://www.mydomain.com/ I want to run a script called index.pl. I have put it in my root directory (/var/www) and I get 403 errors. I put it in the default /usr/lib/cgi-bin ...
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1answer
41 views
command in perl script not working
When I place this command in a perl script, it won't work:
`chkconfig --level 3 nslcd on`;
But if I execute it on a linux command shell, it works.
[root@barf Scripts]# chkconfig --level 3 nslcd on
...
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1answer
226 views
Sendmail Spamming Recipient
I am using a perl script to send daily status to my gmail account.
For some reason, sendmail seems to be spamming gmail although I am only sending one email
Gmail is complaining about a failed ...
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1answer
695 views
bastille cannot find Curses.pm
i am running centos 6 and installed the rpm version of bastille, it cannot find Curses.pm, however perl-Curses is installed and somehow even perl cannot find it.
[root@server ~]# /usr/sbin/bastille ...
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153 views
Need equivalent of command with nmap, awk and grep for Windows machines with PowerShell and/or Perl
Please see this thread for reference
How can I scan using nmap and Zenmap all hostnames that begin with a particular string?
One of the answers in the thread above uses the following query (I take ...
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1answer
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Net::FTPSSL Perl module rename does not work
I'm using the Perl module Net::FTPSSL and 'rename' does not work, everything else does.
I've verified the file is there and I can rename it using gui based ftp client but not through the Perl module.
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How to find directories that contain only one file?
Does anyone know how to search through thousands of subdirectories for all directories that contain only 1 file and not more than 1 file?
Any suggestion on what tool to use or an easy code snippet?
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rsync script to rewrite suffix - BASH, awk, sed, perl?
trying to write up a script to put the suffix back.
heres what I have but can't get it to do anything :(
would like it to be name.date.suffix
rsync -zrlpoDtub --suffix=".`date +%Y%m%d%k%M%S`.~" ...
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What does fork() mean in Perl? [closed]
I have a block of Perl code. I'm having some trouble understanding the same.
if(my $child = fork()) {
#Do somthing
}
else {
#Run system command
return;
}
Could anyone please make me ...
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1answer
61 views
How can I run a Perl script in a different timezone?
I need to run a Perl script, but make it think that it is in a different timezone (GMT) than the server is configured to use normally.
I would like to do this without modify the existing script, by ...
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2answers
53 views
Modules to protect PHP and Perl from accessing other users file/data? [closed]
I've use to use a combination of suPHP with suExec in order to try to protect the users and limiting the PHP/Perl from running out of their allowed space (i.e.: user/tmp folders).
Its been a while ...
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2answers
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Run perl file from plesk's scheduled tasks every minute
Can anyone please tell how to run perl file from plesk's scheduled tasks every minute... There are plenty of tutorials for php files but can't find anything useful for perl...
Any ideas?
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0answers
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AIX 6.1 SUMA - udate agent perl module is broken
I am trying to run "suma" - this fails with the error Can't locate LibExt/CatGetS.pm in @INC.
I checked the package perl.libext and it appears to be be installed and committed.
lslpp -f ...
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4answers
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Coding exercise for Linux Systems Admin?
I am preparing for a Systems Admin(linux) role for a big company(top 10 companies) and one of the requisite is knowledge of a language like perl, python or Ruby. I have a phone interview which ...
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2answers
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Create a process whose ruser and user are different
Could anyone please help to find a way to create a process whose ruser and user are different? Currently, I used the line sudo su david -c ./test.pl, Then when I type the following line to get the ...
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2answers
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Perl regex expression
I have the following string produced by a server log file. I am using Simple Event Correlator (which uses perl regex) to manipulate lines:
18:37:31 643.65.123.123 []sent ...
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3answers
271 views
Removing perl module installed with cpanm
I am Perl beginner. I wanted to use Log::Log4perl module as I am familiar how it works in Java. I used cpanm script to download module, but I ran it without "sudo". Then it installed this module to my ...
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1answer
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Linksys SPS224G4 failed to start tftp (No free UDP port) [closed]
I save Linksys SPS224G4 switches configurations using the following script:
my $command_sps = sprintf("copy startup-config tftp://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/".$year.$month.$day."/");
foreach (@linksys_sps) {
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1answer
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Remove text between delimiters in linux [duplicate]
Server got hacked and a fair amount of files were edited. We noticed that the code that was inserted were typically done between delimiters (e.g. /*e21234*/ blah blah /*/e21234*/). What is the most ...
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Is it possible to dry-run install a CPAN bundle?
I'm migrating from one server to another and using perl -MCPAN -eautobundle to work out which modules I should be bringing along.
Some modules are a bit problematic at install-time though (mainly due ...
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3answers
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bad interpreter: Text file busy
For ages I've gotten used to editing Perl CGI scripts in "vi" and simultaneously having a browser open to test them. Lately, I've been getting "500" server errors when I do that, and when I run the ...
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1answer
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Install PAR packer in solaris 11
Installing par packer in solaris 11 is throwing following error. i had used perlgcc but didnt help Has anyone faced the similar issue? How can i install it successfully
# perlgcc Makefile.PL
# make
...
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1answer
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Configure Perl DBI and DBD in Linux
I am new to Perl and I work in a Linux OEL 5x server. I am trying to configure the Perl DB modules for Oracle connectivity (DBD and DBI modules). Can anyone help me out in the installation procedure?
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2answers
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linux/solaris insert date & time at the beginning of each line in file
I want to add date & time at the begging of each line in some file
I used sed in order to add the date & time before each line in file
please advice what I need to update in my sed in order ...
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2answers
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BugZilla: Adding PerlConfigRequire to apache2 conf generates errors when restarting service
I've been following the BugZilla installation documentation and using mod_perl w/ apache2. Everything has gone fairly smooth and bugzilla pages appear to be getting rendered and served correctly, but ...
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1answer
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How to run Python and Perl when running Nginx as Reverse proxy and SuPhp [closed]
I am running nginx as a reverse proxy server in my server and also i am using suphp as my php handler, i am just wondering how to i run
Python or Perl
when i do this ? all my attempt to do this ...
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2answers
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Windows Apache 2.2 painfully slow executing CGI
I've recently set up Apache 2.2 and git on one of our Windows XP PCs for gitweb access using the setup at https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/MSysGit:GitWeb
As noted on the wiki, the only version of ...
