To keep track of your system’s CPU load averages you will need to install the sar program. This program is usually found in the sysstat package. To install sysstat on Centos or Fedora type the following command as root: yum install sysstat Viewing statistics Type the following command to get today’s CPU load average statistics: sar -q | less The output of sar is piped to the … [Read more...]
Install and configure NTP to synchronize the system clock
July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You can easily install NTP (Network Time Protocol, a means of transmitting time signals over a computer network) using yum command under Redhat or CentOS/Fedora core Linux. Procedure Login as the root user # su - Use yum to install ntp # yum install ntp Turn on ntp as a service # chkconfig ntpd on Synchronize the system clock with 0.pool.ntp.org server: # ntpdate pool.ntp.org Start the … [Read more...]