Find MySQL database size of all your databases
Sometimes it's useful to find the size of all your MYSQL databases. You can connect directly to your database and use this handy SQL query.
This is where I talk about system administration tasks, small and big. Topics may include, but is not limited to, typical sysadmin stuff like troubleshooting, security, performance, resources, hardware and software.
Add Nagios NRPE to Solaris Service Management Facility SMF
One thing I wanted to use when I installed Nagios NRPE, was the Solaris Service Management Facility. Doing this makes Nagios NRPE easy to start, stop, restart and keep running.
Change the zone path of a pre-existing Solaris zone
To change the zonepath directory of a pre-existing Solaris zone, you can use the same technique as you would use to move the whole zone from one system to another.