How To Use System_Admin Actions

The System_Admin folder contains CDE actions for administering the local workstation. See the following table for a list of actions used during installation and configuration. For a full list of System_Admin actions, read the CDE online help.

Table 3-1 Trusted Solaris Actions in the System_Admin Folder

Action Name	Action Behavior
Add Allocatable Device	Edit /etc/security/device_maps
Admin Editor	Create or edit any file
Audit Classes	Edit /etc/security/audit_class
Audit Control	Edit /etc/security/audit_control
Audit Events	Edit /etc/security/audit_event
Audit Startup	Edit /etc/security/audit_startup
Audit Users	Edit /etc/security/audit_user
Check Encodings	Check syntax (and install) a label encodings file
Check TN Files	Check local tnrhdb and tnrhtp files
Check TN NIS+ Tables	Check NIS+ tnrhdb and tnrhtp databases
Create NIS Client	Make this host a NIS client
Create NIS+ Client	Make this host a NIS+ client
Create NIS Server	Establish a NIS server with NIS maps
Create NIS+ Server	Establish a NIS+ domain
Configure Selection ...	Edit /usr/dt/config/sel_config
Edit Encodings	Edit a label encodings file
Name Service Switch	Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf
Populate NIS+ Tables	Populate NIS+ tables from a files directory
Set Default Routes	Edit /etc/defaultrouter
Set DNS Servers	Edit /etc/resolv.conf
Set Mount Attributes	Edit /etc/security/tsol/vfstab_adjunct
Set Mount Points	Edit /etc/vfstab
Set TSOL Gateways	Edit /etc/tsolgateways
Share Filesystems	Edit /etc/dfs/dfstab

To Run a System_Admin Action

1. In an administrative role, open the Application Manager by right-clicking the background to bring up the Workspace menu. Choose Applications > Application Manager from the top of the menu.

2. Double-click the System_Admin folder icon --

3. Double-click the appropriate action. For more details, see "To Create or Open a File from the Trusted Editor", "To Open a File that has a Defined Action" and "To Run a Script from the System_Admin Folder".

To Create or Open a File from the Trusted Editor

1. To create or open a file that does not have its own action, double-click the Admin Editor action.

   A prompt appears for you to specify the file to be opened.

2. Enter the name of the file to be opened.

   If the file exists, it is opened. If the file does not exist, it is created. You can create an empty file (touch) by exiting the editor.

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   Note -

   You cannot save a file to a different name from the trusted editor.

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3. Return to the procedure and chapter you are working from.

To Open a File that has a Defined Action

1. To open a file that has its own action, double-click its action in the System_Admin folder.

   The file associated with the action appears in the trusted editor.

2. Enter the required information, write the file, and exit the editor.

3. Return to the procedure and chapter you are working from.

To Run a Script from the System_Admin Folder

1. To run a script that has its own action, double-click the action in the System_Admin folder.

   When the script requires input, the prompts are displayed.

2. Follow the instructions.

   The script is finished when all prompt windows have been dismissed.

3. Return to the procedure and chapter you are working from.