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 |
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.
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 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.
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.
You cannot save a file to a different name from the trusted editor.
Return to the procedure and chapter you are working from.
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.
Enter the required information, write the file, and exit the editor.
Return to the procedure and chapter you are working from.
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.
Follow the instructions.
The script is finished when all prompt windows have been dismissed.
Return to the procedure and chapter you are working from.