This quick tip will provide you the GroupWise administrator with a few of what I find to be the most often used Linux commands. This list is by no means complete nor comprehensive. It's just the ones I have found myself using daily. I hope it provides you with some assistance as you move toward GroupWise 2014.

Change Directory:

• cd /directory

Make/Remove a Directory:

• Make:
  mkdir /location/newdirectory
  mkdir /tmp/groupwise

• Remove:
  rmdir /location/directoryTOdelete
  rmdir /tmp/groupwise

List/Look at what is in a directory:

• ls /location

• ls /tmp

LS HELP:

• ls - -help
  Provides a ton of options for listing files/directories

Find/Kill a Process:

• ps -eaf | grep [process name ie: ConsoleOne]

• kill -9 [pid]

NETSTAT:

• netstat -tnlp

Copy Files from one Linux Server to another:

• scp -r /source directory root@server(IP Address):/target directory

Test Disk Performance on Linux:

• hdparm -t /dev/sdb –for disk

• hdparm -t /dev/sdb1 --for partition

What version of code am I running:

• rpm -qa | grep groupwise

• rpm -e [novell-groupwise-gwia.8.0.3] -removes the rpm from the system.

UnTAR a file:

• tar -xzf filename

• tar -xzf gw12.0.2_full_linux_en.tar.gz

Install/Upgrade/run and RPM:

• Install:
  
  
  
  • rpm -ivh filename
  
  
• rpm -ivh novell-groupwise-dbcopy-12.0.2

• Upgrade/Run:
  
  
  
  • rpm -Uvh filename
  
  
• rpm -Uvh novell-groupwise-dbcopy-12.0.2

Mount Windows Disk/Volume with CIFS:

• Example: mount -t cifs //IP Address of Windows Server/Share(or D$) /mnt/wingw -o username=Admin,password=pwd,domain=Demo

• mount -t cifs //192.168.1.20/D$ /mnt/wingw -o username=Administrator,password=novell,domain=Demo

• If the server is not part of a Domain, you can leave off the domain= part.

• If you have a share for the D$, that will work as well but make sure to spell it with the correct case.

GroupWise Commands:
Start|Stop|Status|Restart GroupWise on Linux:
This will perform the command for all agents/services running on the server.

• rcgrpwise start

• rcgrpwise status

• rcgrpwise restart

• rcgrpwise stop

This will perform the command for a specific agent/service running on the server.

• rcgrpwise stop po.podom :This will stop the po post office.

• rcgrpwise start po.podom :This will start the po post office.

• rcgrpwise stop gwia.gatedom :This will stop the gwia under the gatedom domain.

• rcgrpwise start gwia.gatedom :This will start the gwia under the gatedom domain.

• rcgrpwise stop podom :This will stop the podom domain.

• rcgrpwise start podom :This will start the podom domain.

Load an Agent with the Agent Interface:

• cd /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/bin :Changes to the location of the agent executables.

• ./gwmta - -show @mtaconfig.cfg :Load a domain MTA with the Agent Interface.

• ./gwpoa - -show @poaconfig.cfg :Load a post office POA with the Agent Interface.

• ./gwia - -show @gwiaconfig.cfg : Load a gwia agent with the Agent Interface.

GroupWise Monitor:

• rcgrpwise-ma start

• rcgrpwise-ma stop

• rcgrpwise-ma status

• rcgrpwise-ma restart

eDirectory:

• START|STOP|STATUS|RESTART:

• /etc/init.d/ndsd start

• /etc/init.d/ndsd stop

• /etc/init.d/ndsd status

• /etc/init.d/ndsd restart

Shutdown Linux Server:

• shutdown - -help :Lists various options.

• shutdown -r now :Reboot after shutdown, now. No time delay.

• shutdown -h now :Immediate Shutdown now. No time delay.

• shutdown -c :Cancels running shutdown.

Network Commands:

• netstat :Shows what ports are open among other things.

• netstat - -help :Provides list of netstat commands

• ifconfig :Shows what server IP address, Mask, Default Gateway, etc.

• ifconfig - -help : Provides list of ifconfig commands

GroupWise on Linux Paths:

• Executables: /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/bin

• Startup Files: /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/share
  In a cluster: /media/nss/GWVOL/groupwise/agents/share

• Configuration Files: /var/opt/novell/groupwise
  /webaccess
  /webpublisher
  /calhost

• PID Files: /var/run/novell/groupwise

• Master Script: /etc/init.d/grpwise

• Master Configuration File: /etc/opt/novell/groupwise/gwha.conf

• Log Files: /var/log/novell/groupwise
  In a cluster: /media/nss/GWVOL/groupwise/agents/logs

• GroupWise SDD (default): /opt/novell/software
  In a cluster: /media/nss/GWVOL/software
  /gwinst/clusterimport.conf

• ConsoleOne Executable: /usr/ConsoleOne/bin/ConsoleOne

• WebAccess Application Files: /var/opt/novell/groupwise/webaccess/ *.*

• GWIA Configuration File: /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/share/gwia.cfg
  In a cluster: /media/nss/GWVOL/groupwise/agents/share/gwia.cfg

• GWMonitor Configuration Files:
  /opt/novell/groupwise/agents/bin/gwmon
  /var/opt/novell/groupwise/monitor/gwmonitor.cfg

• Calendar Publishing Host Files: /var/opt/novell/groupwise/calhost/calhost.cfg
  LDAP Cert. File: /var/opt/novell/tomcat5/webapps/gwcal/WEB-INF/classes/certfilename.der

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