System Administration Guide


D

	d_passwd file
		creating ( )
		/etc/passwd file and ( )
		described ( ) ( ) ( )
		disabling dial-up logins temporarily ( )

	daemon facility ( )

	daemon group ( )

	daemon login account ( )

	daemons
		keyserv ( )
		lpd ( )
		lpsched ( ) ( ) ( )
		print ( ) ( )

	daily accounting ( ) ( )
		reports ( ) ( )
			daily command summary ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			daily report (tty line utilization) ( ) ( )
			daily usage report ( ) ( )
			last login report ( )
			overview ( )
		step-by-step summary of ( ) ( )

	daily cumulative backups ( )

	daily discrete backups ( )

	daily tasks (scheduling with crontab) ( )

	damage to file systems ( )

	data block ( )

	data directory blocks ( )

	Data Encryption Standard,
		See DES

	date
		changing ( ) ( ) ( )
		displaying ( ) ( )
		synchronizing with another system ( ) ( )

	date command
		accounting data and ( ) ( )
		described ( ) ( ) ( )

	daytacct file ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	DD (Medium Density) diskettes ( )
		formatting options ( ) ( )

	dd command ( ) ( ) ( )
		cloning disks ( )
		copying files to remote tape (tar) ( )
		retrieving files from remote tape drive (tar) ( )

	deadfiles file ( )

	deadlock avoidance ( )

	decrypting
		conversation key ( )
		secret key ( )

	default
		file system for /tmp (TMPFS) ( )
		mount options ( ) ( )
		SunOS file system ( )
		tape drive densities ( )

	default printer
		ability to set with Admintool ( )
		setting with Admintool ( )
		setting with lpadmin command ( ) ( )

	defaults ( ) ( )
		ACL entries for directories ( ) ( )
		at.deny file ( )
		cron.deny file ( )
		crontab files ( )
		/etc/syslog.conf file ( )
		file permissions ( )
		groups ( )
		LOGNAME environment variable ( )
		maxusers parameter ( )
		message of the day ( )
		nice number ( )
		PATH environment variable ( ) ( )
		printer ( )
		priority levels ( ) ( )
		real-time parameter table ( )
		scheduling classes ( ) ( )
		SHELL environment variable ( )
		soft limit time ( ) ( )
		spool directory ( )
		time slices ( )
		timesharing parameter table ( )
		TZ (time zone) environment variable ( )
		user account default setup
			commands ( )
		user initialization files ( )

	defining
		font cartridges ( )
		print wheels ( )
		printer characteristics ( )

	delay (rotational) ( )

	delete command ( )

	Delete option (Edit menu), Admintool: Users ( )

	deleting
		access to printers ( )
		ACL entries ( ) ( )
		at jobs ( ) ( )
		backup files ( ) ( ) ( )
		cached file systems ( )
		core files ( ) ( )
		crash dump files ( )
		crontab files ( ) ( )
		.rhosts files ( )
		directories on remote system ( )
		files from remote directories ( )
		forms ( )
		groups
			commands ( )
		log files ( )
		mail aliases ( )
		old/inactive files ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		print filters ( )
		software packages,
			See software administration, removing packages\x0d
		temporary files ( ) ( )
		user accounts
			Admintool: Users ( )
			commands ( )
		user home directories ( )
		user mailboxes ( )
		users from groups,
			See groups, changing users in\x0d

	density
		diskette formats ( ) ( )
			DOS diskettes ( )
			UFS diskettes ( ) ( )

	deny list
		for printer access to forms ( )
		for user access to forms ( )
		for user access to printers ( )

	DES encryption ( )

	designators
		CDs ( )
		diskettes ( )

	DESKSET environment variable ( )

	destination printer ( )

	detecting end of media
		cpio command ( )
		ufsdump command ( ) ( )

	determining
		file system types ( )
		tape device name ( )
		type of tape drive ( )
		who is logged in to a system ( )

	/dev/dsk directory ( )

	/dev/rdsk directory ( )

	/dev/term/a ( )

	/dev/term/b ( )

	device driver
		adding ( )
		defined ( )

	device drivers ( ) ( )

	device instance name ( )

	device interrupts ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	device names
		backup ( )
		command (devnm) ( )
		finding disk ( )
		finding tape ( )
		table of tape controller ( )

	devices
		accessing ( )
		system device access control ( ) ( )
		when to turn off power to ( )

	devnm command ( )

	df command ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-F option (unmounted file systems) ( ) ( )
		-g option (statvfs structure) ( )
		-k option (kilobytes) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-t option (total blocks) ( ) ( )
		examples ( ) ( ) ( )
		overview ( ) ( )

	dfstab file ( )
		configuring for shared CDs ( )
		user home directory sharing and ( )

	DH authentication ( )
		AUTH_DH client-server session ( ) ( )
		mounting files ( )
		sharing files ( )

	DH security
		for an NIS+ client ( )
		for an NIS client ( )

	dial-in modem service ( )

	dial-out modem service ( )

	dial-up passwords ( ) ( )
		basic sequence ( )
		/etc/d_passwd file ( ) ( ) ( )
		/etc/dialups file ( )
		disabling dial-up logins temporarily ( )

	dialups file
		creating ( )
		described ( )

	diff utility (ASET) ( )

	direct disk controllers ( )

	direct printing ( ) ( )

	direct remote logins
		indirect logins vs.
			rlogin ( ) ( )
		using rlogin ( ) ( )

	`directio` command ( )

	directories ( ) ( ) ( )
		abbreviated pathnames ( ) ( )
		ACL entries ( ) ( )
		ASET files ( )
			checklist task (CKLISTPATH) setting ( ) ( )
			master files ( )
			reports ( ) ( )
			working directory ( ) ( )
		base directory (basedir) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		CDs
			/cdrom mount point ( ) ( )
			under Volume Management ( ) ( ) ( )
		changing ownership for user accounts ( )
		changing permissions ( )
		controlling access to ( ) ( )
		copying
			from CDs ( ) ( )
			from diskette ( )
			to diskettes ( ) ( )
		copying between file systems (cpio) ( )
		crash dump information directory ( )
		current working directory for processes ( ) ( )
		diskettes
			/floppy mount point ( ) ( )
			under Volume Management ( )
		displaying files and related information ( ) ( ) ( )
		displaying information about ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		ftp commands ( )
		home ( )
		inodes ( )
		PATH environment variable and ( ) ( ) ( )
		path shell variable and ( ) ( )
		permissions
			defaults ( )
			described ( )
		/proc ( )
		public directories ( )
		remote copying ( )
		setgid permissions ( )
		size of ( ) ( )
		skeleton ( ) ( )
		spool,
			See spool directories\x0d
		sticky bit permissions ( )
		temporary, clearing out ( ) ( ) ( )
		/tmp ( )
		unallocated blocks ( )
		user home,
			See user home directories\x0d
		working directory ( )

	directory name lookup cache ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	disable command ( ) ( )

	disabling ( )
		crash dumps ( ) ( )
		dial-up logins temporarily ( )
		printers ( ) ( )
		quotas for individual users ( ) ( )
		run control script ( )
		user accounts
			Admintool: Users ( )
			commands ( )
			passwords and ( ) ( )
		user logins ( )

	disk
		adding a
			x86 ( )
		automatic configuration of SCSI drives ( )
		connecting a secondary disk
			SPARC ( )
			x86 ( )
		connecting a system disk
			SPARC ( )
			x86 ( )
		creating a file system on a new disk
			SPARC ( )
			x86 ( )
		creating disk slices and labeling a disk
			SPARC ( )
			x86 ( )
		determining if formatted ( )
		examining a disk label ( )
		formatting, when to ( )
		formatting a ( )
		identifying on a system ( )
		labeling ( )
		recovering a corrupted disk label ( )
		repairing defective sectors ( ) ( )

	disk accounting ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	disk-based file systems ( )

	disk controllers ( )

	disk device name ( )

	disk drives
		described ( )
		displaying information about ( ) ( ) ( )
			basic activity statistics ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			df command ( ) ( )
			directory sizes ( ) ( )
			extended activity statistics ( ) ( )
			file sizes ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			free disk space ( ) ( )
			iostat command ( ) ( )
			mount point ( ) ( )
			overview ( )
			sar command ( ) ( )
			UFS file system user allocation ( ) ( )
			vmstat command ( )
		file system usage ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		finding and deleting old/inactive files ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		finding files exceeding a size limit ( ) ( )
		finding large files ( ) ( )
		fragmentation of ( )
		optimizing ( ) ( )
		overview ( )
		slowdowns
			avoiding ( )
			checking for ( )
			defined ( )
		space
			amount of free ( ) ( )
			optimizing usage ( ) ( )

	disk label
		creating ( )
		described ( )
		examining with prtvtoc command ( )

	Disk Operating System,
		See DOS\x0d

	disk slice ( )
		defined ( )
		formatting ( )

	disk slices
		determining which slices to use ( )
		displaying information about ( )
		requirements for system configurations ( )

	disk space for print queue ( )

	diskette
		archiving files to multiple (cpio) ( )
		copying files to ( )
		copying files to (tar) ( )
		listing files on (tar) ( )
		retrieving files from (tar) ( )

	diskette directories ( )

	diskette drives ( ) ( )
		access points ( )
		directories under Volume Management ( )

	diskettes ( ) ( ) ( )
		access
			access points ( )
			raw-character access ( )
			using Volume Management ( )
		commands ( )
		copying information
			from diskettes ( )
			to diskettes ( ) ( )
		directories under Volume Management ( )
		ejecting
			using command line ( )
		examining contents
			using command line ( ) ( )
		finding out if diskette is in use ( )
		formatting ( )
			canceling formatting ( )
			caution ( ) ( )
			complete format ( )
			diskette names ( )
			DOS diskettes ( ) ( )
			File Manager unreliability ( ) ( )
			hardware considerations ( ) ( )
			size and density options ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			UFS diskettes ( ) ( )
		killing processes accessing ( )
		loading
			using Volume Management ( ) ( )
		mount points ( ) ( )
		mounting
			manual compared to automatic ( )
			remote diskettes ( ) ( )
		moving information
			using command line ( ) ( )
		names ( )
		remote access
			accessing diskettes on other systems ( ) ( )
			making diskettes available to other systems ( )
		UFS diskettes
			adding UFS file system ( ) ( )
			canceling formatting ( )
			formatting ( ) ( )
			SPARC vs. x86 formats ( ) ( )

	diskless clients
		software administration for
			adding packages ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			adding support for ( )
			displaying installed software information ( )
			removing packages ( ) ( )

	disks, removable media,
		See CDs

	DiskSuite ( )

	disktacct file ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	disktacct.MMDD file ( )

	diskusg command ( ) ( ) ( )

	dispadmin command
		overview ( )
		real-time parameter table display ( ) ( )
		rebooting and ( )
		timesharing parameter table display ( )

	dispatch activity ( ) ( ) ( )

	displaying ( )
		acct.h format files ( ) ( )
		ACL entries ( ) ( )
		ASET task status ( ) ( )
		at jobs ( ) ( )
		at queue ( )
		booting messages ( ) ( )
		cache flushing information ( ) ( )
		CD contents
			using command line ( )
		CD user ( ) ( )
		context switch information ( )
		crash information ( ) ( )
		crontab files ( ) ( )
		date ( ) ( )
		device information ( )
		directory information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		disk slice information ( )
		diskette contents
			using command line ( ) ( )
		environment variables ( )
		file information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		file system information ( ) ( ) ( )
		files and related information ( ) ( ) ( )
		host ID ( ) ( )
		installed software information,
			See software administration, displaying installed software information\x0d
		interrupt information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		kernel parameters ( )
		linked libraries ( ) ( )
		LWP information ( ) ( )
		network information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		operating system information ( ) ( )
		pacctn file ( ) ( )
		PCMCIA contents ( )
		priority information ( ) ( ) ( )
		queue information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		quota information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		remote directory contents ( )
		remote directory name ( )
		root access attempts on console ( ) ( )
		scheduling class information ( ) ( ) ( )
		status of forms ( )
		su command use on console ( ) ( )
		swap area information ( ) ( ) ( )
		swap space ( )
		swapping information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		switching information ( ) ( ) ( )
		system activity information ( ) ( ) ( )
		system call information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		system configuration information ( ) ( )
		system event information ( )
		system information
			commands for ( ) ( )
		terminal I/O information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		time ( ) ( )
		tty line I/O information ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		unmounted file system list ( )
		user mask ( )
		user's login status ( ) ( )

	dmesg command ( ) ( ) ( )
		SPARC example ( )
		x86 example ( )

	"Do you want to continue with this installation?" message ( )

	dodisk command ( ) ( ) ( )
		caution ( )
		crontab entry that runs ( )
		files created by ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		overview ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	domains (remote logins) ( )

	donor slice, described ( )

	DOS
		file system ( )
		formatting diskettes ( ) ( )
			complete format ( )
			platform-compatibility ( )
			size and density options ( ) ( )

	dot (.)
		path variable entry ( )
		rcp command syntax ( ) ( )

	download filter ( ) ( )

	downloaded PostScript fonts ( )

	downloading
		fonts ( ) ( )
		host-resident fonts ( )

	driver not attached message ( )

	drives, removable media,
		See CD-ROM drives

	dropped packets ( )

	/vol/dev/dsk directory ( )

	/vol/dsk directory ( )

	dtmp file ( )

	du command ( ) ( )

	dump command ( )

	dump levels
		daily, cumulative backups ( )
		daily, discrete backups ( )
		defined ( )

	duplicate blocks ( )