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Standards
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XCU4 Conformance (for SPARC and Intel Systems)
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Utilities conform to the XCU4 portion of the X/Open Portability Guide, Issue 4 specification from X/Open.
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POSIX.1c Conformance
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Conforms to standards based on draft 10, which defines multithreading interfaces.
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Networking
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Network File System
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Improves NFS version 2 and adds version 3. The following features were added:
- Support Access Control Lists
- NFS over TCP
- Version 3 includes safe asynchronous writes on a server and has improved performance
- NFS Lock Manager
- Support for X/Open Federated Naming
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Point-to-Point
Protocol
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PPP links computers and networks at separate locations using modems and telephone lines. New levels of security added.
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telnet/telnetd
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- Telnet client was upgraded to the 4.4 BSD version.
- rlogind/telnetd, remote login capacity improved.
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Name Service Cache Daemon
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Improves responsiveness of name service requests.
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Security
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NIS+ Security
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Password aging enhances system security.
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File Systems
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UFS Error Recovery
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Improved error detection and soft failure modes.
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UFS Filesystem Debugger
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Changes to UFS improve operation of fsdb_ufs(1M).
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UFS Access Control Lists
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Provides a more precise way to manage file access permissions.
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CacheFS Statistics
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Improves NFS server performance and scalability by reducing server and network load.
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Installation
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Service Setup for Clients
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The installation program has changed and no longer sets up services for clients. To complete client and network setup, use the
Solstice Host Manager.
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System Administration
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System Administration Tools
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- Solstice AdminToolsTM utility now used only for administering local systems.
- Solstice AdminSuiteTM product now used for managing systems in a network. (For SPARC
and Intel systems)
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/proc Tools
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New process tools are available in /usr/proc/bin that display highly detailed information about the active processes stored in /proc, the process file system.
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OpenWindows
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OpenWindows with Kodak Color Management System Calibrator Tool
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The OpenWindows version 3.5 software includes the KCMS calibrator tool, which provides adjustments for accurate color representation to scanners, color monitors, and other output devices.
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Graphics/Imaging
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PEX 3.0 Runtime Environment (for SPARC Systems)
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The PEX application programmer interface (API) provides application portability across platforms and 3-D graphics on local and remote displays.
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XGL 3.2 Runtime Environment
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The XGL 2-D and 3-D immediate-mode API provides portability across hardware platforms and optimal performance from graphics acceleration. The XGL API includes support for raster text, environment and vertex-level texture mapping, four-component texture
mapping, DGA transparent overlay, and triangle list Gcache.
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XIL 1.2.1 Runtime Environment
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A foundation imaging library, suitable for libraries or applications requiring imaging or digital video, such as document imaging, color prepress, or digital video generation and playback. Version 1.2.1 contains bug fixes and performance enhancements.
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Hardware
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Enhanced Hardware Support
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A wider range of new hardware configurations is supported.
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St Driver
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St driver supports tape drive models without waiting for new versions of the binary driver. Supports all tape positioning commands.
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Support for SPARCstorage Array (SPARC Systems)
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Installation is improved.
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Miscellaneous
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Sendmail
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- Is now compatible with older sendmail files
- Selects all hosts at a given priority through an MX randomizer
- Support for ESMTP
- Reduces duplicate mail if server fails
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X/Open Federated Naming Service
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FNS combines different naming systems that are regulated under a single interface.
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Nologin
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System administrators can warn users about impending down-time with /etc/nologin.
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Font Support
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- CID fonts provide improved performance for Display PostScript clients.
- X11 clients can now access fonts rendered by the DPS extension through the XATM interface.
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Compatibility
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- More Solaris 1 binaries are now able to run on the Solaris 2.5 operating system. (For SPARC systems)
- Some shell scripts from 4.x now work under 2.5.
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Performance
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Time-sharing
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Improved performance under time-sharing work loads.
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KAIO
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Improves the performance of asynchronous reads or writes for raw devices.
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