System Administration Guide


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	pacctn file
		displaying ( ) ( )
		monitoring size of ( ) ( )
		overview ( ) ( ) ( )

	packages, software,
		See software administration\x0d

	packet transfers
		firewall security ( )
		packet smashing ( ) ( )

	page daemons
		cycles used by ( )
		scheduling policies and ( )

	paging
		defined ( )
		displaying information on
			general paging activity ( )
			page faults ( ) ( ) ( )
			page-ins ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			page-outs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			unused pages ( ) ( )
		priority of ( )

	panic: messages ( )

	parallel printer ( )

	parameters (file system) ( )

	parity bit ( )

	partition (swap) ( ) ( )

	`passwd` command ( )

	passwd command ( )

	passwd file ( )
		ASET checks ( )
		deleting user accounts and ( )
		fields in ( ) ( )
		/etc/d_passwd file and ( )
		restoring from tape ( )
		user ID number assignment and ( )

	passwords ( )
		authentication for remote logins
			ftp ( ) ( )
			rlogin ( ) ( ) ( )
		capturing encrypted passwords ( )
		dial-up passwords ( ) ( )
			basic sequence ( )
			disabling dial-up logins temporarily ( )
			/etc/d_passwd file ( ) ( ) ( )
			/etc/dialups file ( )
		displaying users with no passwords ( )
		eeprom security ( )
		login security ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		secret-key decryption ( )
		system logins ( ) ( )

	passwords (group) ( )

	passwords (user)
		Admintool: Users and ( )
		aging ( ) ( ) ( )
		changing
			Admintool: Users and ( )
			commands for ( )
			frequency of ( ) ( )
			by user ( ) ( )
		choosing ( ) ( )
		described ( ) ( ) ( )
		disabling/locking user accounts and ( ) ( )
		encryption ( )
		expiration ( )
		NP password ( )
		LK password ( ) ( )
		precautions ( ) ( )
		setting ( ) ( )

	patch
		defined ( )
		finding already installed ( )
		installation README ( )
		numbering scheme ( )
		utilities ( )

	`patchadd` command ( ) ( )

	patches
		accessing via ftp ( )
		accessing via world wide web ( )
		availability for Sun Service customers ( )
		general availability ( )
		installing ( )
		removing ( )
		where to find ( )

	`patchrm` command ( )

	PATH environment variable ( )
		described ( ) ( )
		setting up ( ) ( )

	path shell variable ( ) ( )

	path variable ( ) ( )

	`pathchrm` command ( )

	pathnames ( ) ( )
		rcp command
			absolute vs. abbreviated ( ) ( )
			syntax options ( ) ( )
		tilde (~) in ( ) ( )

	PC BIOS (and booting) ( )

	PC-DOS,
		See DOS\x0d

	PC file system ( )

	PCMCIA memory cards
		accessing on other systems ( )
		copying or moving information from ( )
		copying or moving information to ( )
		default label ( )
		displaying the contents of ( )
		ejecting ( )
		formatting for a UFS file system ( )
		formatting for DOS ( )
		identifying ( )
		loading ( )
		making available to other systems ( )
		mounting ( )

	pcred command ( )

	pending signals ( ) ( )

	perf file ( ) ( ) ( )

	performance ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		activities that are tracked ( )
		automatic collection of activity data ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		books on ( )
		buffer activity ( ) ( ) ( )
		cache flushing ( ) ( )
		disk management ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		file access ( ) ( ) ( )
		interprocess communications ( ) ( ) ( )
		interrupts ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		kernel parameters ( ) ( )
		manual collection of activity data ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		memory management ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		paging ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		process management ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		queue ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		reports on ( ) ( )
		swap areas ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		swapping ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		system activity monitoring ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		system calls ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		system event monitoring ( )
		system tables ( ) ( ) ( )
		terminal I/O ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		tools for monitoring ( ) ( )
		traps ( )

	PERIODIC_SCHEDULE variable
		described ( )
		scheduling ASET ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	permissions ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		ACLs and ( ) ( )
		ASET handling of ( ) ( )
		changing ( )
		changing file permissions ( )
			absolute mode ( ) ( )
			symbolic mode ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		copying files from CDs ( )
		copying requirements ( )
		defaults ( )
		directory permissions ( )
		file permissions
			absolute mode ( ) ( )
			changing ( ) ( )
			described ( )
			special permissions ( ) ( ) ( )
			symbolic mode ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		read/write ( )
		setgid permissions
			absolute mode ( ) ( )
			described ( ) ( )
			symbolic mode ( )
		setuid permissions
			absolute mode ( ) ( )
			described ( )
			finding files with permissions set ( ) ( )
			security risks ( )
			symbolic mode ( )
		special file permissions ( ) ( ) ( )
		sticky bit ( )
		tune files (ASET) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		umask settings ( ) ( )
		user classes and ( )

	pfiles command ( ) ( ) ( )

	pflags command ( ) ( )

	physical device name ( )

	physical security ( )

	pin configuration in cables ( )

	ping command ( ) ( ) ( )

	`/pkg` directory ( ) ( )

	`pkgadd` command
		alternate base directory and ( )

	pkgadd command
		alternate base directory and ( )

	`pkgadd` command
		bypassing user interaction ( ) ( )
		diskless clients ( )

	pkgadd command
		diskless clients ( )
		overview ( ) ( ) ( )

	`pkgadd` command
		-a option (administration file) ( )
		`-a` option (administration file) ( ) ( ) ( )

	pkgadd command
		-a option (administration file) ( ) ( )

	`pkgadd` command
		`-d` option (device name) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	pkgadd command
		-d option (device name) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-R option (root file system) ( )
		`-R` option (root file system) ( )

	`pkgadd` command
		`-s` option (spool directory) ( )

	pkgadd command
		-s option (spool directory) ( )
		prerequisites for using ( )
		servers ( )
		spool directories and ( ) ( )
		standalone systems a ( ) ( )

	`pkgadd` command
		standalone systems and ( )

	pkgadd command
		standalone systems and ( )

	`pkgadd` command
		third-party packages and ( )

	`pkgchk` command
		options ( ) ( )
		overview ( )

	pkgchk command, overview ( )

	`pkgchk` command
		using ( ) ( )

	`pkginfo` command
		all packages installed ( )
		overview ( )

	pkginfo command
		overview ( ) ( )

	`pkginfo` command
		`-l`option (detailed information) ( )

	pkginfo command
		-l option (detailed information) ( )

	`pkginfo` command
		`-R` option (diskless and AutoClient systems) ( )
		using ( ) ( )

	`pkginfo` file ( )

	`pkgmap` file ( ) ( )

	pkgparam command ( ) ( )

	`pkgrm` command ( )

	pkgrm command
		basic procedure ( ) ( )

	`pkgrm` command
		caution ( ) ( )

	pkgrm command
		overview ( ) ( ) ( )

	`pkgrm` command
		`-R` option (diskless and AutoClient systems) ( )
		`-s` option (spooled packages) ( )

	pkgrm command
		prerequisites for using ( )

	`pkgrm` command
		`rm` command vs. ( ) ( ) ( )

	playing musical CDs ( )

	pldd command ( ) ( )

	plus sign (+)
		file permissions symbol ( )
		/etc/hosts.equiv file syntax ( ) ( )

	pmadm command
		adding a listen service with ( )
		adding a ttymon service with ( )
		disabling a listen service with ( )
		disabling a ttymon service with ( )
		enabling a listen service with ( )
		enabling a ttymon service with ( )
		explained ( )
		listing a listen service with ( )
		listing a ttymon service with ( )

	pmap command ( ) ( )

	port ( )
		defined ( )
		disabling ( )
		initialization process of ( )
		initializing ( )
		removing service ( )
		states of (table) ( )

	port monitor
		defined ( )
		states of (table) ( )
		ttymon and listen (defined) ( ) ( )

	ports in /etc/dialups file ( )

	PostScript fonts ( ) ( )
		installing ( )

	PostScript printers ( )
		character sets for ( )
		default print filters ( )
		file content type for ( )
		printer type for ( )

	PostScript Reverse printer,
		See Reverse PostScript printer

	power cycling ( )

	power failure recoveries ( )

	prdaily command
		files used by ( ) ( ) ( )
		line usage reporting and ( )
		overview ( )
		runacct command and ( ) ( ) ( )

	preening file systems ( ) ( )

	preparing
		for backups ( )
		to restore files ( )

	primary groups ( ) ( ) ( )

	print administration, centralized ( )

	print client
		checking configuration of ( )
		defined ( )
		deleting access to printers ( )
		freeing jobs in ( )
		setting up ( )

	print configuration
		centralized ( )
		using SunOS 5.x and 4.x systems ( )

	print daemons ( ) ( )

	print filters
		adding ( )
		bypassing ( ) ( )
		changing ( ) ( )
		characteristics of ( ) ( )
		converting file content type ( )
		creating ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		defined ( ) ( )
		definitions ( )
		deleting ( )
		displaying definition of ( )
		download ( )
		fast ( )
		handling special modes ( )
		managing ( ) ( )
		not provided in SunOS 5.x ( )
		options keywords ( )
		PostScript ( )
		removing ( ) ( )
		required for printer fault recovery ( ) ( )
		requirements for ( )
		restoring ( ) ( )
		slow ( )
		templates to define options ( )
		to convert from troff to PostScript ( )
		TranScript ( )
		types of ( )
		used to convert files ( )
		used to put request on hold ( )
		viewing information about ( )

	print forms,
		See forms

	print jobs,
		See print requests

	print management ( ) ( )

	print protocol adaptor ( )

	print queue, log of ( )

	print requests
		accepting ( ) ( )
		canceling ( ) ( )
			by disabling printer ( )
			for specific user ( )
		changing priority of ( ) ( ) ( )
		checking status of ( )
		cleaning out from log file ( )
		IDs ( )
			canceling print requests by ( ) ( ) ( )
			changing priority of print requests using ( )
			components of ( )
			in banner page ( )
			in status of print request ( )
			moving print requests by ( )
		log ( )
		managing ( ) ( )
		moving to another printer ( ) ( )
		moving to head of queue ( )
		putting on hold ( )
		rejecting ( ) ( )
		scheduling ( )
		setting printer to accept or reject ( )

	print scheduler
		if not running ( )
		managing ( )
		restarting ( )
		starting ( ) ( )
		stopping ( ) ( )
		updating LP system files ( )

	print server
		checking access to ( )
		checking configuration of ( )
		checking connections of ( )
		defined ( ) ( )
		deleting printer from ( )
		hard disk requirements for ( )
		setting up ( ) ( )
		spooling space required for ( )
		system resource requirements for ( )

	print service,
		See LP print service

	print spooler (SVR4) ( )

	print volume table of contents ( )

	print wheels ( )
		alerts for mounting ( ) ( )
		defining ( )
		mounting ( )
		naming ( )
		tracking ( )
		unmounting ( )

	printcap entry ( )

	printer class ( )
		checking status for ( )
		defining with lpadmin command ( )
		not valid for enabling/disabling printer ( )
		setting ( )

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

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

	PRINTER environment variable ( )

	printer interface program ( )

	printer name ( )

	printer port
		ability to set with Admintool ( )
		adjusting characteristics of ( )
		characteristics, adjusting ( )
		configuring ( )
		enabling multiple ports ( )
		parallel ( )
		serial ( )

	printer-resident fonts ( )

	printer(s)
		accepting print requests ( )
		access to
			deleting ( )
		access to forms ( )
		administering ( ) ( )
		alerts,
			See alerts
		allow list ( )
		allowing user access ( )
		baud settings ( )
		class,
			See printer class
		controlling availability of ( )
		default ( )
		deleting ( ) ( )
		deleting client access to ( )
		deleting from print server ( ) ( )
		deny list ( )
		denying user access ( )
		description, adding ( )
		disabling ( ) ( ) ( )
		enabling ( ) ( )
		fault alerts ( )
		fault notification ( )
		faults
			detecting ( )
			messages ( )
			restarting printing ( )
		file content types
			effect on filtering ( )
			incorrect output ( )
		font cartridges ( )
		fonts,
			See fonts
		interface program
			customizing ( ) ( ) ( )
			exit codes ( ) ( )
			standard ( ) ( )
		local ( ) ( ) ( )
			adding by using Admintool ( )
		network ( ) ( )
		non-PostScript ( ) ( )
		parity bit ( )
		PostScript
			character sets for ( )
			treatment of text ( )
		print wheels ( )
		rejecting print requests ( )
		remote ( )
		setting definitions for ( )
		setting up ( )
			with Admintool ( ) ( )
		settings
			baud ( )
			parity ( )
			return ( )
			stty ( ) ( ) ( )
			tab ( )
		status
			checking ( ) ( )
			conflicting messages ( )
		stty settings ( ) ( ) ( )
		troubleshooting
			backup in printer queue ( )
			conflicting status messages ( ) ( )
			hung LP commands ( )
			hung printers ( ) ( )
			incorrect output ( ) ( )
			incorrect printer type ( )
			not accepting requests ( )
			only banner page prints ( )
			print service commands ( )
		type,
			See printer type
		unsupported ( )

	printer status ( )

	printer type
		ability to set with Admintool ( )
		defined in terminfo database ( )
		not in terminfo database ( )
		troubleshooting setting of ( )

	printers (default) ( )

	`printers.conf` file ( )

	Printers window ( )

	printing
		banner pages ( )
		local (diagram) ( )
		processing or stopping ( )
		remote ( )
		special modes ( )
		spooling directory ( )
		status messages ( )
		user fee calculation for ( ) ( )

	printing (remote) ( )

	priocntl command
		overview ( ) ( )
		-c option (scheduling class designation) ( ) ( )
		-e option (execute) ( )
		-i option (ID type) ( ) ( )
		-l option (scheduling class display) ( ) ( )
		-m option (max/min priority) ( ) ( )
		-p option (priority designation) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-s option (priority upper limit/change priority) ( ) ( )

	priority (process)
		changing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			real-time processes ( ) ( )
			timesharing processes ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		defaults ( ) ( )
		designating ( ) ( ) ( )
		displaying information on ( ) ( ) ( )
		global
			construction of ( )
			defined ( )
			displaying ( ) ( )
			initial ( )
			maximum ( )
			real-time processes ( ) ( )
			scheduler and ( ) ( ) ( )
			system processes ( )
			timesharing processes ( ) ( )
		maximums ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		overview ( ) ( ) ( )
		scheduling classes and ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		user-mode priority ( )

	priority of print requests ( ) ( ) ( )

	private interfaces ( )

	private key ( )

	/proc directory ( ) ( ) ( )

	/proc/bin directory ( ) ( )

	/proc file system ( )

	proc structure ( ) ( )

	process accounting ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	process file system ( )

	process file system (PROCFS) ( )

	process table ( ) ( )

	processes ( )
		accounting utilities for ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		address space map ( ) ( )
		application threads and ( ) ( )
		controlling ( )
		credentials ( )
		current working directory for ( ) ( ) ( )
		defined ( )
		displaying information on ( ) ( )
			acctcom command ( ) ( )
			daily usage report ( ) ( )
			dead processes ( ) ( )
			listing processes being executed ( ) ( )
			LWPs ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			priocntl command ( ) ( )
			ps command ( ) ( ) ( )
			sar -q command ( ) ( )
			tool commands ( ) ( ) ( )
			vmstat command ( ) ( )
		fstat and fcntl information for open files ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		init ( ) ( ) ( )
		interactive ( ) ( )
		killing ( ) ( )
		libraries linked into ( ) ( )
		maximum size of ( ) ( )
		maximum user processes per user-id ( ) ( )
		nice number of ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		number per user ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		priority ( ) ( )
			changing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			changing real-time process priority ( ) ( )
			changing timesharing process priority ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			defaults ( ) ( )
			designating ( ) ( ) ( )
			displaying information on ( ) ( )
			global priorities ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			maximums ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			overview ( ) ( ) ( )
			scheduling classes and ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			user-mode priority ( )
		restarting ( ) ( )
		runaway ( )
		scheduling classes ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			changing ( ) ( ) ( )
			changing priority of ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			defaults ( )
			described ( ) ( )
			designating ( ) ( )
			displaying information on ( ) ( ) ( )
			priority levels and ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			scheduling policies and ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			types of ( ) ( )
		signal actions ( ) ( )
		sleeping ( ) ( ) ( )
		stack trace ( ) ( )
		stopping temporarily ( ) ( )
		structures for ( ) ( )
		system
			described ( )
			priority of ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
			real-time processes and ( )
			scheduling policies for ( ) ( ) ( )
			timesharing processes and ( )
		terminology ( ) ( )
		timing ( )
		tool commands ( ) ( )
		tracing flags ( ) ( )
		trees ( ) ( ) ( )
		troubleshooting ( ) ( )
		UNIX, priority of ( )
		waiting for ( ) ( )

	processing printing ( )

	processors, allocating groups for applications ( )

	PROCFS (process file system) ( )

	PROCFS file system ( )

	.profile file ( )
		customizing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		described ( )

	profile server ( )

	programs
		disk-dependency of ( )
		forcing to quit running ( )
		interrupting ( )

	PROM
		changing boot-from setting ( )
		finding release level ( )
		finding the ROM revision ( )
		monitor ( )
		switching to the ok prompt ( )

	prompt shell variable ( )

	protection page faults ( )

	prtconf command ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	prtvtoc command ( ) ( ) ( )

	prun command ( )

	PS1 environment variable ( )

	ps command ( ) ( )
		fields in reports from ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		overview ( )
		-c option (scheduling class) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-ecl option (global priority) ( )
		-ef option (full information) ( ) ( ) ( )
		-elf option (page daemon cycles) ( )

	PS printer type ( )

	pseudo file systems ( )

	pseudo-ttys ( )
		changing number of ( ) ( )
		number configured ( )

	pseudo user logins ( )

	psig command ( ) ( )

	PSR printer type ( )

	`psrset` command ( )

	pstack command ( ) ( )

	pstop command ( )

	pt_cnt parameter ( ) ( ) ( )

	ptacctn.MMDD file ( )

	ptime command ( )

	ptree command ( ) ( ) ( )

	public directories ( )

	public key ( )

	public-key cryptography
		AUTH_DH client-server session ( ) ( )
		changing public and secret keys ( )
		common key
			calculation ( )
		database of public keys ( )
		generating keys
			conversation key ( )
			public and secret keys ( )
		secret key
			changing ( )
			database ( )
			decrypting ( )
			generating ( )

	publickey map ( )

	put command
		copying to remote systems ( )
		described ( )
		example ( )

	pwait command ( ) ( )

	pwdx command ( ) ( ) ( )