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MKS Toolkit Knowledge Base Articles

General

How do I change the foreground and background colors in an MKS Toolkit shell?
How can I make it so that my PS1 prompt is not so long?
Can I install MKS Toolkit in a clustered server environment?
In the information sent to MKS, what precisely is used to uniquely identify a computer system (node)?
How can I activate MKS Toolkit 9.4 on cloned images of a machine (that is, they have the same machine SID which must be unique)?

Licensing

Do MKS Toolkit products contain any third party source code?
In the information sent to MKS, what precisely is used to uniquely identify a computer system (node)?
How can I activate MKS Toolkit 9.4 on cloned images of a machine (that is, they have the same machine SID which must be unique)?

Installation

Why won't the installer let me install Toolkit in the root directory of a drive?
Why does the installer complain about insufficient disk space when I have plenty on the target drive?
How do I install all the samples?
Why doesn't my serial number work?
When must I reboot?
Is there a preferred method of uninstalling MKS Toolkit products?
On a machine that is not part of a domain, the installation completes successfully, but MKS AlertCentre does not appear to be installed.
After installing MKS Toolkit, the secure utilities (SSH) give a Product not licensed for this machine message.
After installing an evaluation copy, I can't find a particular utility that is advertised as being part of the product.
During installation, I get the message Lanman Service is not running or absent. What does this mean?
Why wont the installation proceed on Windows NT unless service pack 6 is installed?
Why do I see a Windows Installer progress meter or dialog box when installing MKS Toolkit or MKS AlertCentre?
My installation fails with a license has expired message. What does this mean?
Does the installer require administrator privileges to run?
The installation is asking for a serial number but I don't have one.
When installing the MKS Toolkit I get a Pending File Operation error. What is the problem?
I am trying to install an MKS Toolkit patch on 64-bit Windows and am getting a 2324 error code. How can I install a patch on this system?
I am trying to patch MKS Toolkit on Windows x64 Edition and it's failing with an error. How can I install an MKS Toolkit patch on this system?
Can I install MKS Toolkit in a clustered server environment?
How can I activate MKS Toolkit 9.4 on cloned images of a machine (that is, they have the same machine SID which must be unique)?

System Requirements

How can I activate MKS Toolkit 9.4 on cloned images of a machine (that is, they have the same machine SID which must be unique)?

Connectivity

Why do I get "Option -p is invalid" when trying to connect using rexec?
I receive a Windows Security Alert when running rsh.exe or rexec.exe. Is it safe to unblock these programs?
I have disabled the MKS RSHD and REXECD ports through the Firewall Config section of the MKS Toolkit Control Panel applet. However, these services are still accepting connections.
Why does Windows x64 Edition appear to hang upon reboot after installing a patch for MKS Toolkit?
Can I install MKS Toolkit in a clustered server environment?
Why are two new line characters showing when using the Microsoft Telnet Client and the MKS Telnet Server?

Utilities

How do I refer to my tape devices using the MKS Toolkit tape utilities?
How can I work with programs that require a backslash (\) in paths without leaving the MKS Toolkit shells?
How do I run a shell script from the Toolkit Scheduler or a Shortcut?
How do I enable path and filename completion in the MKS shell environments?
How do I mail enable my application or script?
How do I scroll through my command history?
How can I display the output from running a script with a .ksh extension?
How can I get the MKS Toolkit shells to interpret hashbang (#!) lines in scripts?
$! does not return PID of background process?
How do I switch a full screen MKS Toolkit shell back to a window?
Why does holding down the RETURN key not auto-repeat under Windows 9x/ME?
How do I copy and paste in the MKS Toolkit shells?
Why doesn't the KornShell recognize the double parenthesis syntax: (( ))?
How do I add a scroll bar to an MKS Toolkit shell window?
How can I customize my MKS KornShell and get it to remember the changes?
What platforms support having the toolbar in a MKS shell window?
How do I make an MKS KornShell case statement case-sensitive?
How can I make variables set in a script visible outside of that script?
What is the null device in the MKS Toolkit?
Why can't the MKS KornShell find my scripts unless I type the extension?
Why do the MKS Toolkit shells not find my scripts in the current directory?
How can I convert man pages to a printable or editable format?
I get a "Too many arguments in command line" error when using man?
Why do I get an error from su saying a privilege is missing?
Why are arguments no longer being passed to my perl scripts now that I've upgraded to MKS Toolkit 6.1?
How can I switch text files between UNIX and PC format?
Does the MKS Toolkit Scheduler, tksched, run as a service?
How do MKS Toolkit utilities support long file names or UNC names?
How do I print to a local or network printer from within an MKS Toolkit shell?
Why do console escape sequences appear when using ActiveState Perl in debug mode?
Why are two new line characters showing when using the Microsoft Telnet Client and the MKS Telnet Server?

Porting

What do I need to know when using Purify with MKS Toolkit ported applications?
How do I convert path names in system() or exec()?
How do I get rid of the console window on my X applications?
How can I mix MFC and UNIX code in the same program?
Why does my program run fine from the command line, but fail when run as a service?
Why do I see a SIGSEGV from my ported UNIX application?
Why does my MKS Toolkit ported application read my binary data files incorrectly?
Why do text files have carriage returns in them?
Why does the format of argv not get converted?
Is there any way to convert a Windows socket into a NuTCRACKER Platform socket and vice versa?
Why does an anonymous pipe hold only about 177 characters?
Is there a way to get a Win32 window handle for an X client window?
My program pipes to lpr for printing. What can I do?
What is the cause of the error Failed to register with Service?
What is the cause of _NutValidatePassword() failing, returning errno 13, permission denied?
MKS make does not seem to work with my makefile. What can I do?
Why does my application using the NuTCRACKER Platform on Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2000 SP4, when run as a non-administrator, exits immediately and leaves no messages in the event log?
With MKS Toolkit 8.7, why does the lockf() API now fail with error 43? This did not happen with previous versions.

Deployment

Why do I have a separate key for the NuTCRACKER Workstation?
What do I do with my NuTCRACKER Workstation key?
Why won't the Deployment Wizard let me select a component?
Why does nutinsInstallOe() fail?
What are the arguments to nutinsInstallOe()?
Why do system()/popen() in the NuTCRACKER Workstation behave differently than in the development environment?
My application requires a shell at runtime. What are my options?
How do I adjust configuration limits at runtime?
Why are there no MKS Toolkit entries on the Start menu after I install my application?
What privileges are needed to install an MKS Toolkit ported application?