System Administration Guide, Volume 1

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Chapter 1 Managing Users and Groups Topics
Chapter 2 Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)
- What's New in Managing Users and Groups?
- What Are User Accounts and Groups?
- Guidelines for Managing User Accounts
- Guidelines for Managing Groups
- Tools for Managing User Accounts and Groups
- What You Can Do With Admintool
- Where User Account and Group Information Is Stored
- Customizing a User's Work Environment
Chapter 3 Setting Up and Maintaining User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)
- Becoming Superuser (root)
  - How to Become Superuser (root)
- Setting Up User Accounts Task Map
- Maintaining User Accounts Task Map
- Solaris User Registration
Chapter 4 Managing Server and Client Support Topics
Chapter 5 Managing Server and Client Support (Overview)
- What Are Servers and Clients?
- What Does Support Mean?
- Overview of System Types
Chapter 6 Shutting Down and Booting a System Topics
Chapter 7 Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)
- What's New in Shutting Down and Booting a System?
  - Booting a System Over the Network With DHCP
  - IA: Booting From CD-ROM Without the Solaris Boot Diskette
- Where to Find Shutting Down and Booting Tasks
- Shutting Down and Booting Terminology
- Guidelines for Shutting Down a System
- Guidelines for Booting a System
- Performing a Reconfiguration Boot
- When to Shut Down a System
- When to Boot a System
Chapter 8 Run Levels and Boot Files (Tasks)
- Run Levels
  - How to Determine a System's Run Level
    - Example--Determining a System's Run Level
- The /etc/inittab File
  - Example--Default inittab File
  - What Happens When the System Is Brought to Run Level 3
- Run Control Scripts
- Run Control Script Summaries
Chapter 9 Shutting Down a System (Tasks)
- When to Shut Down the System
Chapter 10 SPARC: Booting a System (Tasks)
- SPARC: Using the Boot PROM
- SPARC: Booting a System
Chapter 11 IA: Booting a System (Tasks)
- IA: Booting a System
Chapter 12 The Boot Process (Reference)
- SPARC: The Boot PROM
- SPARC: The Boot Process
- IA: The PC BIOS
- IA: Boot Subsystems
- IA: The Boot Process
Chapter 13 Managing Removable Media Topics
Chapter 14 Guidelines for Using CDs and Diskettes (Overview)
- Where to Find Managing Removable Media Tasks
- Removable Media Features and Benefits
- Comparison of Automatic and Manual Mounting
- What You Can Do With Diskettes and CDs
Chapter 15 Using CDs From the Command Line (Tasks)
- Using CDs Task Map
- Configuring Volume Management
  - How to Stop Volume Management
  - How to Restart Volume Management
Chapter 16 Formatting and Using Diskettes From the Command Line (Tasks)
- Formatting Diskettes Task Map
- Using Diskettes Task Map
Chapter 17 Using PCMCIA Memory Cards From the Command Line (Tasks)
- Formatting PCMCIA Memory Cards Task Map
- Using PCMCIA Memory Cards Task Map
Chapter 18 How Volume Management Works (Reference)
- Volume Management Mounts All Removable Media
- Volume Management Provides Access to Diskettes
- Volume Management Provides Access to CDs
- Volume Management Supplies Convenient Mount Points for Easier Access
- Volume Management Creates Two Sets of Symbolic Links
  - Symbolic Links for File System Access
  - Symbolic Links for Raw Device Access
- Volume Management Can Be Limited by UFS Formats
  - What About Mixed Formats?
Chapter 19 Managing Software Topics
Chapter 20 Software Administration (Overview)
- Where to Find Software Administration Tasks
- What's New in Software Management?
- Overview of Software Packages
- Tools for Managing Software
- What Happens When You Add or Remove a Package
- What You Should Know Before Adding or Removing Packages
- Guidelines for Client Software Administration
- Guidelines for Removing Packages
- Avoiding User Interaction When Adding Packages
  - Using an Administration File
  - Using a Response File
Chapter 21 Software Administration (Tasks)
- Commands for Handling Software Packages
- Known Problem With Adding and Removing Packages
- Adding Packages
  - How to Add Packages to a Standalone System
    - Example--Installing Software From a Mounted CD
    - Example--Installing Software From a Remote Package Server
- Using a Spool Directory
  - How to Add a Package to a Spool Directory
- Checking the Installation of Packages
- Removing Packages From Servers and Standalone Systems
  - How to Remove a Package
  - How to Remove a Spooled Package
- Adding and Removing Packages Using Admintool
  - How to Add Packages With Admintool
  - How to Remove Packages With Admintool
Chapter 22 Patch Administration (Overview)
- What Is a Patch?
- Tools For Managing Patches
- Patch Distribution
- Patch Numbering
- What Happens When You Install a Patch
- What Happens When You Remove a Patch
Chapter 23 Managing Devices Topics
Chapter 24 Device Management (Overview)
- What's New in Device Management?
  - SCSI and PCI Hot-Plugging
  - Improved Device Configuration (devfsadm)
- Where to Find Device Management Tasks
- About Device Drivers
- Automatic Configuration of Devices
  - Features and Benefits
  - What You Need for Unsupported Devices
- Displaying Device Configuration Information
Chapter 25 Configuring Devices
- Adding a Peripheral Device to a System
  - How to Add a Peripheral Device
  - How to Add a Device Driver
    - Example--Adding a Device Driver
- Dynamic Reconfiguration and Hot-Plugging
  - Attachment Points
  - IA: Detaching PCI Adapter Cards
    - IA: Attaching PCI Adapter Cards
- SCSI Hot Plugging With the cfgadm Command
- IA: PCI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command
Chapter 26 Accessing Devices (Overview)
- Accessing Devices
  - How Device Information Is Created
  - Device Naming Conventions
- Logical Disk Device Names
- Logical Tape Device Names
- Logical CD-ROM Device Names
Chapter 27 Managing Disks Topics
Chapter 28 Disk Management (Overview)
- What's New in Disk Management?
  - IA: Support for Large Disks
- Where to Find Disk Management Tasks
- Introduction
- Disk Terminology
- About Disk Slices
- The format Utility
- About Disk Labels
  - Partition Table
    - Examples--Partition Tables
- Dividing a Disk Into Slices
  - Using the Free Hog Slice
Chapter 29 Administering Disks (Tasks)
- Administering Disks Task Map
- Identifying Disks on a System
  - How to Identify the Disks on a System
    - Examples--Identifying the Disks on a System
    - Where to Go From Here
- Formatting a Disk
  - How to Determine if a Disk is Formatted
    - Example--Determining if a Disk Is Formatted
  - How to Format a Disk
    - Example--Formatting a Disk
- Displaying Disk Slices
  - How to Display Disk Slice Information
    - Examples--Displaying Disk Slice Information
- Creating and Examining a Disk Label
  - How to Label a Disk
    - Example--Labeling a Disk
  - How to Examine a Disk Label
    - Example--Examining a Disk Label
- Recovering a Corrupted Disk Label
  - How to Recover a Corrupted Disk Label
- Adding a Third-Party Disk
  - Creating a format.dat Entry
  - How to Create a format.dat Entry
- Automatically Configuring SCSI Disk Drives
  - How to Automatically Configure a SCSI Drive
- Repairing a Defective Sector
  - How to Identify a Defective Sector by Using Surface Analysis
  - How to Repair a Defective Sector
- Tips and Tricks for Managing Disks
  - Debugging format Sessions
  - Label Multiple Disks by Using the prtvtoc and fmthard Commands
    - Example--Labeling Multiple Disks
Chapter 30 SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
- SPARC: About System and Secondary Disks
- SPARC: Adding a System or Secondary Disk Task Map
Chapter 31 IA: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
- IA: About System and Secondary Disks
- IA: Adding a System or Secondary Disk Task Map
Chapter 32 The format Utility (Reference)
- Requirements or Restrictions for Using the format Utility
- Recommendations for Preserving Information When Using format
- Format Menu and Command Descriptions
- Files Used by format (format.dat)
- Rules for Input to format Commands
- Associated format Man Pages
Chapter 33 Managing File Systems Topics
Chapter 34 Managing File Systems (Overview)
- What's New in File Systems?
  - The /var/run File System
  - Mount Table Changes (/etc/mnttab)
- Using the Universal Disk Format (UDF) File System
- Overview of File Systems
- Types of File Systems
- File System Administration Commands
  - How the File System Commands Determine the File System Type
  - Manual Pages for Generic and Specific Commands
- The Default Solaris File Systems
- Swap Space
- The UFS File System
- Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
- Determining a File System's Type
  - How to Determine a File System's Type
    - Example--Determining a File System's Type
Chapter 35 Creating File Systems (Tasks)
- Creating a UFS File System
  - File System Parameters
  - How to Create a UFS File System
    - Example--Creating a UFS File System
    - Where to Go From Here
- Creating a Temporary File System (TMPFS)
  - How to Create a TMPFS File System
    - Example--Creating a TMPFS File System
    - Example--Creating a TMPFS File System at Boot Time
- Creating a Loopback File System (LOFS)
  - How to Create a LOFS File System
    - Example--Creating a LOFS File System
    - Example--Creating a LOFS File System at Boot Time
Chapter 36 Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)
- Mounting File Systems
- Mounting File Systems (/etc/vfstab File)
- Mounting File Systems (mount Command)
- Unmounting File Systems
Chapter 37 The Cache File System (Tasks)
- How CacheFS Works
- Setting Up a Cached File System Task Map
- Creating a Cache
  - How to Create a Cache
    - Example--Creating a Cache
- Specifying a File System to Be Mounted in the Cache
  - How to Specify a File System to Be Mounted in a Cache With mount
    - Examples--Specifying a File System to be Mounted in a Cache With mount
  - How to Mount a File System in a Cache by Editing the /etc/vfstab File
    - Example--Mounting a File System in a Cache by Editing the /etc/vfstab File
  - How to Mount a File System in a Cache With AutoFS
    - Example--Mounting a File System in a Cache With AutoFS
- Maintaining a Cached File System Task Map
- Maintaining the Cache
  - How to Modify File Systems in a Cache
    - Example--Modifying File Systems in a Cache
  - How to Display Information About Cached File Systems
    - Example--Displaying Information About Cached File Systems
  - How to Specify Consistency Checking on Demand
  - How to Delete a Cached File System
    - Examples--Deleting a Cached File System
  - How to Check the Integrity of Cached File Systems
    - Example--Checking the Integrity of Cached File Systems
- Managing Your Cache File Systems With cachefspack
  - How to Pack Files in the Cache
    - Examples--Packing Files in the Cache
- Packing Lists
  - How to Create a Packing List
    - Example--Creating a Packing List
  - How to Pack Files in the Cache as Specified in a Packing List
    - Example--Packing Files in the Cache as Specified in a Packing List
  - How to Specify Files in the Packing List to be Treated as Regular Expressions
    - Example--Specifying Files in the Packing List to be Treated as Regular Expressions
  - How to Pack Files From a Shared Directory
    - Example--Packing Files From a Shared Directory
- Unpacking Files
  - How to Unpack Files or Packing Lists From the Cache
    - Examples--Unpacking Files or Packing Lists From the Cache
- Displaying Packed Files Information
  - How to Display Packed Files Information
    - Example--Displaying Packed Files Information
- Viewing Help on the cachefspack Command
- cachefspack Errors
- CacheFS Statistics
- Prerequisites for Setting Up and Viewing the CacheFS Statistics
- Setting Up CacheFS Statistics Task Map
- CacheFS Logging
  - How to Set Up the Logging Process
    - Example--Setting Up the Logging Process
  - How to Locate the Log File
    - Examples--Locating the Log File
  - How to Stop the Logging Process
    - Example--Stopping the Logging Process
- Viewing the Cache Size
  - How to View the Working Set (Cache) Size
    - Example--Viewing the Working Set (Cache) Size
- Viewing the Statistics
  - How to View Cache Statistics
    - Example--Viewing Cache Statistics
- The Cache Structure and Behavior
- Consistency Checking of Cached File Systems With the Back File System
  - Consistency Checking on Demand
Chapter 38 Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
- About Swap Space
  - Swap Space and Virtual Memory
  - Swap Space and the TMPFS File System
- How Do I Know If I Need More Swap Space?
  - Swap-Related Error Messages
  - TMPFS-Related Error Messages
- How Swap Space Is Allocated
  - The /etc/vfstab File
- Planning for Swap Space
- Monitoring Swap Resources
- Adding More Swap Space
  - Creating a Swap File
    - The mkfile Command
  - How to Create a Swap File and Make It Available
    - Example--Creating a Swap File and Making It Available
- Removing a Swap File From Use
  - How to Remove Extra Swap Space
    - Example--Removing Extra Swap Space
Chapter 39 Checking File System Integrity
- File System Integrity
- How the File System State Is Recorded
- What fsck Checks and Tries to Repair
- Modifying File System Checking at Boot Time
  - The /etc/vfstab File
  - How to Modify File System Checking at Boot Time
- Interactively Checking and Repairing a UFS File System
- Restoring a Bad Superblock
  - How to Restore a Bad Superblock
    - Example--Restoring a Bad Superblock
  - How to Fix a UFS File System fsck Cannot Repair
- Syntax and Options for the fsck Command
  - Generic fsck Command Syntax, Options, and Arguments
Chapter 40 UFS File System Reference
- Default Directories for root (/) and /usr File Systems
- The Platform-Dependent Directories
- The Structure of UFS File System Cylinder Groups
- Deciding on Custom File System Parameters
- Commands for Creating a Customized File System
Chapter 41 Backing Up and Restoring Data Topics
Chapter 42 Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview)
- Where to Find Backup and Restore Tasks
- Definition: Backing Up and Restoring File Systems
- Why You Should Back Up File Systems
- Choosing a Tape Device
- Planning Which File Systems to Back Up
- Overview of the Backup and Restore Commands
- Choosing the Type of Backup
- Guidelines for Scheduling Backups
- Sample Backup Schedules
Chapter 43 Backing Up Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Preparing to Do Backups
  - How to Find File System Names
    - Example--Finding File System Names
  - How to Determine the Number of Tapes for a Full Backup
    - Example--Determining Number of Tapes
- Doing Backups
  - How to Do Backups to Tape
Chapter 44 Restoring Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Preparing to Restore Files and File Systems
- Restoring Complete File Systems
- Restoring Individual Files and Directories
- Restoring Files and File Systems
Chapter 45 The ufsdump and ufsrestore Commands (Reference)
- How ufsdump Works
- Options and Arguments for the ufsdump Command
  - Default ufsdump Options
  - Options for the ufsdump Command
- The ufsdump Command and Security Issues
- Options and Arguments for the ufsrestore Command
Chapter 46 Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Commands for Copying File Systems
- Copying File Systems Between Disks
  - Making a Literal File System Copy
  - How to Clone a Disk (dd)
    - Example--Cloning a Disk (dd)
- Copying Directories Between File Systems (cpio Command)
  - How to Copy Directories Between File Systems (cpio)
    - Example--Copying Directories Between File Systems (cpio)
- Copying Files and File Systems to Tape
- Copying Files to Tape (tar Command)
- Copying Files to a Tape With pax
- Copying Files and File Systems to Diskette
- Copying Files With a Different Header Format
Chapter 47 Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)
- Choosing Which Media to Use
- Backup Device Names
  - Specifying the Default Density for a Tape Drive
  - Specifying Different Densities for a Tape Drive
- Displaying Tape Drive Status
  - How to Display Tape Drive Status
    - Example-- Displaying Tape Drive Status
- Handling Magnetic Tape Cartridges
  - How to Retension a Magnetic Tape Cartridge
    - Example--How to Retension a Magnetic Tape Drive
  - How to Rewind a Magnetic Tape Cartridge
    - Example--Rewinding a Magnetic Tape Cartridge
- Guidelines for Drive Maintenance and Media Handling
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