System Administration Guide, Vol. I and II

The System Administration Guide, Volume I and the System Administration Guide, Volume II cover a broad range of Solaris system administration topics such as managing user accounts and groups; managing server and client support; shutting down and booting a system; managing removable media (CDs, diskettes, and PCMCIA cards); managing software (packages and patches); managing disks and devices; managing file systems, backing up and restoring data; managing printing services; working with remote systems (rlogin, ftp, and rcp); managing terminals and modems; managing system security; managing system resources (disk quotas, accounting, and crontabs); managing system performance; and troubleshooting Solaris software problems.

The above topics are described for both SPARC and x86 systems where appropriate.

This book is intended for anyone responsible for administering one or more systems running the Solaris release.