[AIX] Remove ^M in Text File

1. vi text file
2. use vi command " :1,$ s/^M//g"
^M=Ctrl+v+m
3. done

[AIX] How to edit or clear /var/adm/wtmp

Clear:
cp /dev/null /var/adm/wtmp

Edit:
/usr/sbin/acct/fwtmp < /var/adm/wtmp > dummy.file
/usr/sbin/acct/fwtmp -ic <> /var/adm/wtmp

[AIX] Remove mksysb mirror information

1. build image.data, use mkszfile command.
2. vi image.data, make LPs = PP and COPIES=1 in each LV.
3. mksysb and include fixed image.data.
done

[AIX] Watch and Extract .bff File

To see whats in the lpp/bff (backup / restore format)

restore -qTvf lpp_name.bff

To extract files from it

restore -qxvdf lpp_name.bff ./path/to/file/to/restore

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TPC for Disk Install error at JVMST062

1. Open "Control Panel"
2. Double-click on "System" icon in "Control Panel"
3. Click "Advanced" tab in "System Properties" panel
4. Click "Environment Variables" button
5. Click "New" button in "User variables for UserID" in "Environment Variables" panel
6. Input "IBM_JAVA_OPTIONS" in "Variable Name" input field, and "-Xmx512M" in "Variable Value"
7. Click "OK" button, and close all panels
8. Try again