Man Pages (1M): Maintenance and Administration Commands

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A

	accept -- accept print requests ( )

	adminvi -- edit text with restrictions ( )

	atohexlabel -- convert a character-coded label to its hexadecimal equivalent ( )

	add a new device driver to the system -- add_drv ( )

	add_allocatable, add entries to allocation databases and create ancillary file ( )

	add_drv -- add a new device driver to the system ( )

	Address resolution display and control -- arp ( )

	allocate -- Allocate Devices ( )

	arp -- address resolution display and control ( )

	audit -- maintain audit trail ( )

	audit records, select or merge from audit trail files -- auditreduce ( )

	audit_startup shell script ( )

	audit statistics report -- auditstat ( )

	audit trail file, select records from -- auditreduce ( )

	audit_warn -- audit daemon warning script ( )

	auditconfig -- get and set kernel audit parameters ( )

	auditd -- audit daemon ( )

	auditing commands
		-- audit ( )
		-- audit_startup ( )
		-- audit_warn ( )
		-- auditconfig ( )
		-- auditd ( )
		-- auditreduce ( )
		-- auditstat ( )
		-- praudit ( )

	auditreduce -- select or merge audit records from audit trail files ( )

	auditstat -- display kernel audit statistics ( )

	autofs, automatically mount file systems -- automount ( )

	Autofs, mount/unmount request server -- automountd ( )

	automount -- automatically mount file systems ( )

	automountd -- Autofs mount/unmount request server ( )

	autopush -- configures lists of automatically pushed STREAMS modules ( )


B

	boot parameter server -- rpc.bootparamd ( )

	broadcast message, write to all users over a network -- rwall ( )


C

	change processor operational status -- psradm ( )

	chroot -- change root directory for a command ( )

	clist -- profile shell ( )

	configure device policy -- devpolicy ( )

	control and query bindings of processes to processors -- pbind ( )

	cron -- clock daemon ( )


D

	daemons
		clock daemon -- cron ( )
		Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol -- in.tftpd ( )
		network router discovery daemon -- in.rdisc ( )
		network status monitor -- statd ( )
		NFS -- nfsd ( )
		NIS+ service -- rpc.nisd ( )
		remote shell server -- in.rshd ( )
		server which returns peer process information -- rpc.sprayd ( )

	date, set system date from a remote host -- rdate ( )

	deallocate -- deallocate devices ( )

	device_clean -- device clean programs ( )

	device_maps, display entries -- dminfo ( )

	devices
		add to allocation databases-- add_allocatable ( )
		allocation -- allocate ( )
		deallocation -- deallocate ( )
		display access control entries from device_maps ( )
		list_devices -- list_devices ( )
		remove a device driver from the system -- rem_drv ( )
		remove from allocation databases-- remove_allocatable ( )

	/devices directory, configure -- drvconfig ( )

	devpolicy -- configure device policy ( )

	dfmounts -- displays information on resources shared through DFS ( )

	DFS
		display information on resources shared -- dfmounts ( )
		list available resources from remote or local systems -- dfshares ( )

	dfshares -- list available resources from remote or local systems ( )

	disk usage, summary -- du ( )

	disks, partitioning and maintenance utility -- format ( )

	dispadmin -- process scheduler administration ( )

	display
		file system security attributes -- getfsattr ( )
		system configuration information -- prtconf ( )

	Distributed File System
		See DFS

	dl_booting -- inform the kernel that a machine is in the state of disklessly booting or in the normal state ( )

	dl_restore -- inform the kernel that a machine is in the state of disklessly booting or in the normal state ( )

	dminfo -- display device_maps entries ( )

	drvconfig -- configure /devices ( )

	du -- summarize disk usage ( )


E

	EEPROM display and load program -- eeprom ( )


F

	file system
		change the dynamic parameters -- setfsattr ( )
		loopback -- mount ( )
		mount -- mount ( )
		mount -- mountall ( )
		mount ufs -- mount_ufs ( )
		report processes using file or file structure -- fuser ( )
		share multiple resources -- shareall ( )
		unmount -- umount ( )
		unmount -- umountall ( )
		unshare multiple resources -- unshareall ( )

	File Transfer Protocol, server -- in.ftpd ( )

	format -- disk partitioning and maintenance utility ( )

	ftpd -- File transfer protocol server ( )

	fsdb_ufs -- ufs file system debugger ( )
		Commands ( )
		Expressions ( )
		Formatted Output ( )
		Inode Commands ( )

	FTP, daemon on remote host -- in.ftpd ( )

	fuser -- identify processes using file or file structure ( )


G

	getfsattr -- display file system security attributes ( ) ( )


H

	halt -- stop the processor ( )

	hextoalabel -- convert a hexadecimal label to its character-coded equivalent ( )

	hsfs, mount -- mount_hsfs ( )


I

	ICMP, router discovery daemon -- in.rdisc ( )

	ifconfig -- configure network interface parameters ( )

	in.ftpd -- File Transfer Protocol daemon on remote host ( )

	in.named -- internet domain name server ( )

	in.rarpd -- Reverse Address Resolution Protocol Server ( )

	in.rdisc -- ICMP router discovery daemon ( )

	in.rexecd -- remote execution server ( )

	rexecd -- remote execution server ( )

	in.rlogind -- remote login server ( )

	in.routed -- network routing daemon ( )

	in.rshd -- remote shell server ( )

	in.tftpd -- Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server ( )

	inetd -- Internet services daemon ( )

	init -- process control initialization ( )
		/etc/defaults/init file ( )
		init and System Booting ( )
		inittab Additions ( )
		Run Level Changes ( )
		Run Level Defined ( )
		telinit ( )

	install -- install commands ( )

	Internet
		File Transfer Protocol daemon on remote host -- in.ftpd ( )
		ICMP router discovery daemon -- in.rdisc ( )
		network routing daemon -- in.routed ( )
		query domain name servers -- nslookup ( )
		query domain name servers -- nstest ( )
		RARP server -- in.rarpd ( )
		services daemon -- inetd ( )
		Trivial File Transfer Protocol server -- in.tftpd ( )

	Internet Control Message Protocol
		See ICMP

	Internet Protocol, to Ethernet addresses -- arp ( )


K

	kernel
		load a module -- modload ( )
		unload a module -- modunload ( )


L

	chk_encodings - check label encodings file syntax ( ) ( )

	list_devices -- list_devices ( )

	lockd -- network lock daemon ( )

	loopback file system, mount -- mount ( )

	LP print services
		administer filters -- lpfilter ( )
		administer forms -- lpforms ( )
		configure -- lpadmin ( )
		register remote systems -- lpsystem ( )
		set printing queue priorities -- lpusers ( )

	lpadmin -- configure LP print service ( )

	lpfilter -- administer filters used with LP print service ( )

	lpforms -- administer forms used with LP print service ( )

	lpforms -- administer forms used with the LP print service
		Adding or Changing a Form ( )
		Allowing and Denying Access to a Form ( )

	lpforms -- administer forms used with the, Deleting a Form ( )

	lpforms -- administer forms used with the LP print service
		Listing Form Attributes ( )
		Listing the Current Alert ( )
		Removing an Alert Definition ( )
		Setting an Alert to Mount a Form ( )
		Terminating an Active Alert ( )

	lpmove -- moves print requests that are queued ( )

	lpsched -- start the LP print service ( )

	lpshut -- stop the LP print service ( )

	lpsystem -- register remote systems with LP print service ( )

	lpusers -- set printing queue priorities ( )


M

	mail delivery server -- sendmail ( )

	make local NFS file systems available for mounting by remote systems -- share_nfs ( )

	modload -- load a kernel module ( )

	modunload -- unload a kernel module ( )

	mount -- mount filesystems and remote resources ( )

	mount -- mount security attributes ( )

	mount
		establish table -- setmnt ( )
		show all remote mounts -- showmount ( )

	mount_hsfs -- mount hsfs file systems ( )

	mount hsfs file systems -- mount_hsfs ( )

	mount_nfs -- mount remote NFS resources ( )

	mount_pcfs -- mount pcfs file systems ( )

	mount pcfs file systems -- mount_pcfs ( )

	mount_tmpfs -- mount tmpfs ( )

	mount_ufs -- mount ufs ( )

	mountall -- mount multiple filesystems ( )

	mountd -- NFS mount request server ( )


N

	name service cache daemon -- nscd ( )

	named -- internet domain name server ( )

	ndd -- get and set driver configuration parameters ( )

	netstat -- display network status ( )
		Active Sockets (First Form) ( )
		DHCP Interface Information (Seventh Form) ( )
		Extended Metric Routing Table (Fifth Form) ( )
		Interface Status (Third Form) ( )
		Multicast Routing Tables (Sixth Form) ( )
		Network Data Structures (Second Form) ( )
		Routing Table (Fourth Form) ( )
		TCP Sockets ( )

	network routing daemon -- in.routed ( )

	network, lock daemon -- lockd ( )

	network interface parameters, configure -- ifconfig ( )

	network packets capture and inspection -- snoop ( )

	network status, display -- netstat ( )

	newsecfs -- set security attributes on a newly created file system ( )

	NFS
		crash and recovery functions for locking services -- statd ( )
		daemon -- nfsd ( )
		display statistics -- nfsstat ( )
		make local NFS filesystem unavailable for mounting by remote systems -- unshare_nfs ( )
		mount -- mount_nfs ( )
		mount request server -- mountd ( )

	nfsd -- NFS daemon ( )

	nfsstat -- display NFS statistics ( )

	NIS+
		initialize a domain to store system administration information-- nissetup ( )
		nissetup -- initialize a NIS+ domain to serve clients ( )
		service daemon -- rpc.nisd ( )
		utility to cache location information about NIS+ servers -- nis_cachemgr ( )

	NIS+ password update daemon
		-- nispasswdd ( )
		-- rpc.nispasswdd ( )

	nis_cachemgr -- NIS+ utility to cache location information about NIS+ servers ( )

	nispasswdd -- NIS+ password update daemon ( )

	nispopulate -- populate the NIS+ tables in a NIS+ domain ( )

	nissetup -- initialize a domain to serve clients ( )

	nscd -- name service cache daemon ( )

	nslookup -- query Internet domain name servers ( )

	nstest -- query Internet domain name servers ( )


O

	output system definition, display current -- sysdef ( )

	override privilege ( )


P

	pbind -- control and query bindings of processes to processors ( )
		Binding processes ( )
		Querying Bindings ( )
		Unbinding a process ( )

	pcfs, mount -- mount_pcfs ( )

	pfsh -- profile shell ( )

	populate the NIS+ tables in a NIS+ domain -- nispopulate ( )

	poweroff -- stop the processor ( )

	praudit -- display audit trail ( )

	print queue, accept or reject requests -- accept, reject ( )

	print requests, accept or reject -- accept, reject ( )

	print service, LP, -- lpmove ( )

	printer filters
		add and change -- lpfilter ( )
		list attributes -- lpfilter ( )
		remove -- lpfilter ( )

	printer forms
		add or change -- lpforms ( )
		delete -- lpforms ( )
		list attributes -- lpforms ( )
		listing the current alert -- lpforms ( )
		provide access -- lpforms ( )
		removing an alert definition -- lpforms ( )
		setting an alert to mount a form -- lpforms ( )
		terminating an active alert -- lpforms ( )

	printers
		add and change printers -- lpadmin ( )
		define alerts for printer faults -- lpadmin ( )
		mount printer wheels -- lpadmin ( )
		remove printers -- lpadmin ( )
		set or change system default destination -- lpadmin ( )
		setting priorities -- lpusers ( )

	privilege
		override ( )
		required ( )

	process scheduler, administration -- dispadmin ( )

	processes
		initialization -- init ( )
		using file or file structure -- fuser ( )

	profile shell
		clist ( )
		pfsh ( )

	programming tools, install -- install commands ( )

	PROM monitor program, display and load program -- eeprom ( )

	prtconf -- print system configuration information ( )

	psradm -- change processor operational status ( )


Q

	quick halt, -- halt ( )


R

	RARP, server -- in.rarpd ( )

	rarpd -- DARPA Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server ( )

	rdate -- set system date from a remote host ( )

	rdisc -- network router discovery daemon ( )

	reboot -- restart the operating system ( )

	reject -- reject print requests ( )

	remote execution server -- in.rexecd ( )

	remote login server -- in.rlogind ( )
		rlogind ( )

	remote resources
		mount or unmount -- mount ( )
		mount NFS -- mount_nfs ( )

	remote system
		make local resource unavailable for mounting -- unshare ( )
		register with LP print service -- lpsystem ( )
		set system date -- rdate ( )
		shell server -- in.rshd ( )

	remove_allocatable, remove entries to allocation databases and delete ancillary file ( )

	required privilege ( )

	Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
		See RARP

	rlogind -- remote login server ( )

	rem_drv -- remove a device driver from the system ( )

	root directory, change for a command -- chroot ( )

	route -- manually manipulate routing tables ( )

	routed -- network routing daemon ( )

	RPC
		NIS+ service daemon -- rpc.nisd ( )
		program number to universal addresses mapping -- rpcbind ( )
		report information -- rpcinfo ( )
		sends one-way stream of packets to host -- spray ( )
		server, Autofs mount/unmount requests -- automountd ( )
		server, NFS mount requests -- mountd ( )
		server which returns peer process information -- rpc.sprayd ( )

	rpc.bootparamd -- boot parameter server ( )

	rpc.getpeerinfod -- Obtain peer process information ( )

	rpc.nisd -- NIS+ service daemon ( )
		rpc.nisd_resolv ( ) ( )

	rpc.nispasswdd -- NIS+ password update daemon ( )

	rpc.tbootparamd -- Trusted Solaris boot parameter server ( )

	rpcbind -- converts RPC program numbers to universal addresses ( )

	rpcinfo -- report RPC information ( )

	runpd, run a command for privilege debugging ( )

	rwall -- write to all users over a network ( )


S

	scheduler, process, administration -- dispadmin ( )

	sendmail -- mail delivery system ( )

	servers
		automountd -- mount/unmount request server ( )
		in.rexecd -- remote execution server ( )
		inetd -- Internet services daemon ( )
		mountd -- mount request server ( )
		RARP server -- in.rarpd ( )

	servers, NIS+, location information -- nis_cachemgr ( )

	setaudit -- run a command with the audit mask set ( )

	setfsattr -- tune up an existing file system ( )

	setmnt -- establish mount table ( )

	setuname -- changes machine information ( )

	share -- make local resource available for mounting by remote systems ( )

	share_nfs -- make local NFS file system available for mounting by remote systems ( )

	shareall -- multiple resources ( )

	shell, remote shell server -- in.rshd ( )

	showmount -- display remote mounts ( )

	snoop -- capture and inspect network packets ( )

	spray -- sends one-way stream of packets to host ( )

	start the LP print service -- lpsched ( )

	statd -- network status monitor ( )

	statistics
		audit -- auditstat ( )
		NFS, display -- nfsstat ( )

	stop the processor -- halt ( )

	stop the processor -- poweroff, poweroff ( )

	stop the LP print service -- lpshut ( )

	STREAMS, automatically pushed modules -- autopush ( )

	swap -- administer the system swap areas ( )

	sysdef -- displays current system definition ( )

	sysh -- system shell ( )

	system administration
		control for basic administrative functions -- uadmin ( )
		install commands -- install ( )

	system configuration, print information -- prtconf ( )

	system definition, display current -- sysdef ( )

	system parameters, change value -- setuname ( )

	system shutdown, -- halt ( )


T

	tbootparam -- send a request to rpc.tbootparamd to inform it that a host is in normal (labeled) state now ( )

	TCP/IP, File Transfer Protocol daemon on remote host -- in.ftpd ( )

	telinit -- process control initialization ( )

	tftpd -- Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server ( )

	timed event services, daemon for cron -- cron ( )

	tmpfs, mount -- mount_tmpfs ( )

	tnchkdb -- check file syntax of trusted network databases ( )

	tnctl -- configure Trusted Solaris network-daemon control parameters ( )

	tnd -- Trusted network daemon ( )

	tninfo -- print information and statistics about kernel-level network ( )

	tokmapctl -- configure token-mapping daemon ( )

	tokmapd -- token-mapping daemon ( )

	traceroute -- print the route packets take to network host ( )


U

	uadmin -- administrative control ( )

	ufs, mount -- mount_ufs ( )

	ufs file system debugger -- fsdb_ufs ( )

	umount -- unmount file systems and remote resources ( )

	umountall -- unmount multiple file systems ( )

	unmount, establish table -- setmnt ( )

	unshare -- make local resource unavailable for mounting by remote systems ( )

	unshare_nfs -- make local NFS filesystem unavailable for mounting by remote systems ( )

	unshareall -- multiple resources ( )

	updatehome -- update the home directory copy and link files for the current label ( )


W

	writeaudit -- write an audit record ( )

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