Tag Archives: AIX

Less Frequently Asked Questions: X11 Forwarding over SSH from AIX 7.1 to Fedora 22

Posted on September 18, 2015 by The Civilized Cynic

It all seems so easy.. and then it isn’t easy.. and then you realize you have no effing idea how the X Window system works. [bitwiseoperator@Fedora22 ~]$ ssh -f aix71 xterm bitwiseoperator@aix71’s password: [bitwiseoperator@Fedora22 ~]$ xterm Xt error: Can’t open … Continue reading →

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Putting a Red Hat on AIX: Easing the Transition Between Linux and AIX

Posted on June 9, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

There is a growing need for system administrators, programmers, and engineers to be equally comfortable in multiple operating system environments.  At my current place of employment, I am expected to function equally well in the following environments: AIX 6.1 AIX … Continue reading →

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Firewalling AIX

Posted on April 24, 2014 by The Civilized Cynic

Because this seems to be a common question on the Internet, I thought I might answer it based on recent experience:  AIX does not support iptables. Built into AIX is IPsec support.  Part of the IPsec support packages is a … Continue reading →

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