Where is HOSTS file located in Linux (Red Hat)?

What command outputs Linux version info / distribution name? What about kernel version? Thanks!

I want to disable certain hosts on a local Ubuntu Linux box by setting their host names to non-routable IPs. However, it looks like on that box DNS has higher priority over my HOSTS file so the changes that I make to the hosts file are being ignored. How can I make HOSTS file to take priority over DNS lookups?

How to determine Linux system reboot date and time

Need an Oracle script to quickly compare two tables and identify columns that are different i.e. columns that are present in one table and missing in the other table, thanks!

What is the view name in Oracle that lists all columns in all tables available to the current user?

Looking for a smardSD card vendor in the microSD form factor. The card needs to be running JavaCard and we should be able to place our custom applets on the card

Can I write IF ... THEN ... GOTO statements in one single line of code in Oracle PL/SQL?

How to parse Full Name separated by comma into First Name and Last Name in Oracle SQL? For example, the following string 'Smith, James' should be split into 2 strings 'Smith' and 'James'

Hello. 1. I created a plug- in admin panel 2. Modified the file "plugins\<pluginName>\dev\setup\install.php" or "plugins\<pluginName>\dev\setup\<updateVersion>.php" How can I run this file(files) without install(uninstall) of the plugin? When I click uninstall plugin from AdminCP plugin will be deleted with its files. OR If I click to download button I will get XML file but not files of this plugin. Can I debug update/inst

What Linux distributions support full system encryption with dm-crypt ?

What is the difference between lastLogon vs lastLogonTimestamp atributes in Active Directory? These attributes contain slightly different values - pls see an example below. I am trying to determine when was the last time that this user has logged in to see if this is a stale user or active user. Seeing different values is confusing. Thanks!

I have a dump of Users data from Active Directory into Oracle table and need to create a view to analyze Active Directory data using SQL. One of the columns in that view needs to be a flag that would contain 'Y' if this user account is disabled in Active Directory, and 'N' if user account is active and user can log in. I have a numeric column called user_account_control that basically contains a value from UserAccountControl AD attribute. I kno

How to clear all the data in the current active Excel sheet but keep formula definitions intact? I.e. if I have a table with some columns calculated by formulas, and some other columns containing data loaded from an external SQL database, how do I write a VBA macro that would re-load the data? One of the first steps I would need to do is to clear all the existing data, but preserve all the formula definitions. Looking for a simple code to cle

What is the simplest VBA code to clear everything in the current active worksheet in Excel?

What is the best way for a curious developer to learn how to create their own version of bitcoin?

From the Android Emulator's built-in web browser - how can I connect to the website running on a localhost that is hosting the emulator?

Every Bitcoin block has a HEADER which is a small fixed size data structure. What is Bitcoin Block Header SIZE in bytes?

I am using ehcache in my project which not fetches data from cache and i used local restartable disk persistence strategy.Help to solve this problem

MS Excel - how to create a new line in the formula bar? Is there any keyboard shortkey? I've tried Ctrl+Enter combination but that did not work