- Book Information
- About This Book
- Part I Managing User Accounts and Groups
- Chapter 1 Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)
- What Are User Accounts and Groups?
- Guidelines for Managing User Accounts
- Guidelines for Managing Groups
- Tools for Managing User Accounts and Groups
- What You Can Do With Admintool
- Where User Account and Group Information Is Stored
- Customizing a User's Work Environment
- Chapter 2 Setting Up and Maintaining User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)
- Becoming Superuser (root)
- Setting Up User Accounts Task Map
- Maintaining User Accounts Task Map
- Solaris User Registration
- Chapter 1 Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)
- Part II Managing Server and Client Support
- Chapter 3 Managing Server and Client Support (Overview)
- Chapter 4 Managing Server and Client Support (Tasks)
- Adding Server and Client Support Task Map
- How to Start Solstice Host Manager
- How to Update System Types
- How to Set Defaults for Adding Support
- How to Add Support for a Standalone System or OS Server
- How to Convert a System to an OS Server
- How to Add SunOS 4.0 and Compatible OS Services to an OS Server
- How to Add Solaris 7 OS Services to an OS Server
- How to Add Support for an AutoClient System
- How to Add Support for a Diskless Client
- Maintaining Server and Client Support Task Map
- Using the Host Manager Command-Line Interface to Automate Setup Tasks
- Adding Server and Client Support Task Map
- Part III Shutting Down and Booting a System
- Chapter 5 Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)
- Chapter 6 Run Levels and Boot Files (Tasks)
- Run Levels
- The /etc/inittab File
- Run Control Scripts
- Run Control Script Summaries
- Chapter 7 Shutting Down a System (Tasks)
- Chapter 8 Booting a SPARC System (Tasks)
- SPARC: Using the Boot PROM
- Booting a SPARC System
- SPARC: How to Boot a System to Run Level 3 (Multiuser State)
- SPARC: How to Boot a System to Run Level S (Single-User State)
- SPARC: How to Boot a System Interactively
- SPARC: How to Boot a System for Recovery Purposes
- SPARC: How to Stop the System for Recovery Purposes
- SPARC: Forcing a Crash Dump and Rebooting the System
- SPARC: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot the System
- SPARC: How to Boot the System Using the Kernel Debugger (kadb)
- Chapter 9 x86: Booting a System (Tasks)
- Booting an x86 System
- x86: How to Boot a System to Run Level 3 (Multiuser State)
- x86: How to Boot a System to Run Level S (Single-User State)
- x86: How to Boot a System Interactively
- x86: How to Boot a System for Recovery Purposes
- x86: How to Stop the System for Recovery Purposes
- x86: Forcing a Crash Dump and Rebooting the System
- x86: How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot the System
- Booting an x86 System
- Chapter 10 The Boot Process (Reference)
- Part IV Managing Removable Media
- Chapter 11 Guidelines for Using CDs and Diskettes (Overview)
- Chapter 12 Using CDs From the Command Line (Tasks)
- Using CDs Task Map
- Using CD Names
- How to Load a CD
- How to Examine the Contents of a CD
- How to Copy Information From a CD
- How to Find Out If a CD Is Still in Use
- How to Eject a CD
- How to Access CDs on Other Systems
- How to Make Local CDs Available to Other Systems
- How to Configure a System to Play Musical CDs
- How to Prepare a System for a New CD-ROM Drive
- Configuring Volume Management
- Using CDs Task Map
- Chapter 13 Formatting and Using Diskettes From the Command Line (Tasks)
- Formatting Diskettes Task Map
- Using Diskettes Task Map
- How to Load a Diskette
- How to Examine the Contents of a Diskette
- How to Copy or Move Information From a Diskette
- How to Copy or Move Information to a Diskette
- How to Find Out If a Diskette Is Still in Use
- How to Eject a Diskette
- How to Access Diskettes on Other Systems
- How to Make Local Diskettes Available to Other Systems
- Chapter 14 Using PCMCIA Memory Cards From the Command Line (Tasks)
- Formatting PCMCIA Memory Cards Task Map
- Using PCMCIA Memory Cards Task Map
- How to Load a PCMCIA Memory Card
- How to Examine the Contents of a PCMCIA Memory Card
- How to Copy or Move Information From a PCMCIA Memory Card
- How to Copy or Move Information to a PCMCIA Memory Card
- How to Find Out If a PCMCIA Memory Card Is Still In Use
- How to Eject a PCMCIA Memory Card
- How to Access PCMCIA Memory Cards on Other Systems
- How to Make Local PCMCIA Memory Cards Available to Other Systems
- Chapter 15 How Volume Management Works (Reference)
- Part V Managing Software
- Chapter 16 Software Administration (Overview)
- Where to Find Software Administration Tasks
- Software Packages
- Tools for Managing Software
- What Happens When You Add or Remove a Package
- What You Should Know Before Adding or Removing Packages
- Guidelines for Client Software Administration
- Guidelines for Removing Packages
- Avoiding User Interaction When Adding Packages
- Chapter 17 Software Administration (Tasks)
- Commands for Handling Software Packages
- Known Problem With Adding and Removing Packages
- Adding Packages
- Using a Spool Directory
- Adding Packages in a Homogeneous Client/Server Environment
- Adding Packages in a Heterogeneous Client/Server Environment
- Checking the Installation of Packages
- Removing Packages From Servers and Standalone Systems
- Adding and Removing Packages Using Admintool
- Chapter 18 Patch Administration (Overview)
- Chapter 16 Software Administration (Overview)
- Part VI Managing Devices
- Chapter 19 Device Management (Overview/Tasks)
- Chapter 20 Accessing Devices (Overview)
- Part VII Managing Disks
- Chapter 21 Disk Management (Overview)
- Chapter 22 Administering Disks (Tasks)
- Chapter 23 SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
- SPARC: About System and Secondary Disks
- SPARC: Adding a System or Secondary Disk Task Map
- Chapter 24 x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
- x86: About System and Secondary Disks
- x86: Adding a System or Secondary Disk Task Map
- x86: Guidelines for Creating an fdisk Partition
- x86: How to Connect a System Disk and Boot
- x86: How to Connect a Secondary Disk and Boot
- x86: How to Create a Solaris fdisk Partition
- x86: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk
- x86: How to Create File Systems
- x86: How to Install a Boot Block on a System Disk
- Chapter 25 The format Utility (Reference)
- Part VIII Managing File Systems
- Chapter 26 File Systems (Overview)
- Chapter 27 Creating File Systems (Tasks)
- Chapter 28 Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)
- Mounting File Systems
- Mounting File Systems Using the /etc/vfstab File
- Mounting File Systems Using the mount Command
- Unmounting File Systems
- Chapter 29 The Cache File System (Tasks)
- How CacheFS Works
- Setting Up a Cached File System Task Map
- Creating a Cache
- Specifying a File System to Be Mounted in the Cache
- Maintaining a Cached File System Task Map
- Maintaining the Cache
- Managing Your Cache File Systems With cachefspack
- Packing Lists
- Unpacking Files
- Displaying Packed Files Information
- Viewing Help on the cachefspack Command
- cachefspack Errors
- CacheFS Statistics
- Prerequisites for Setting Up and Viewing the CacheFS Statistics
- Setting Up CacheFS Statistics Task Map
- CacheFS Logging
- Viewing the Cache Size
- Viewing the Statistics
- The Cache Structure and Behavior
- Consistency Checking of Cached File Systems With the Back File System
- Chapter 30 Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
- Chapter 31 Checking File System Integrity
- Understanding How the File System State Is Recorded
- What fsck Checks and Tries to Repair
- Modifying Automatic Boot Checking
- Interactively Checking and Repairing a UFS File System
- Restoring a Bad Superblock
- Syntax and Options for the fsck Command
- Chapter 32 File System Reference
- Part IX Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Chapter 33 Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview)
- Where to Find Backup and Restore Tasks
- Definition: Backing Up and Restoring File Systems
- Why You Should Back Up File Systems
- Choosing a Tape Device
- Planning Which File Systems to Back Up
- Overview of the Backup and Restore Commands
- Choosing the Type of Backup
- Guidelines For Scheduling Backups
- Sample Backup Schedules
- Chapter 34 Backing Up Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Preparing to Do Backups
- Doing Backups
- How to Do Backups to Tape
- Example--Full Backup, root (/)
- Example--Incremental Backup, root (/)
- Example--Full Backup, Individual Home Directory
- Example--Full Backup to Remote System (Solaris 2.6 Data to Solaris 7 System)
- Example--Full Backup to Remote System (Solaris 2.7 Data to SunOS 4.1.3 System)
- Example--Full Backup to Remote System (SunOS 4.1.3 Data to Solaris 7)
- How to Do Backups to Tape
- Chapter 35 Restoring Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Preparing to Restore Files and File Systems
- Restoring Complete File Systems
- Restoring Individual Files and Directories
- Restoring Files and File Systems
- Chapter 36 The ufsdump and ufsrestore Commands (Reference)
- How ufsdump Works
- Options and Arguments for the ufsdump Command
- The ufsdump Command and Security Issues
- Options and Arguments for the ufsrestore Command
- Chapter 37 Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Commands for Copying File Systems
- Copying File Systems Between Disks
- Copying Directories Between File Systems using the cpio Command
- Copying Files and File Systems to Tape
- Copying Files to Tape With tar
- Copying Files to a Tape With pax
- How to Copy Files to a Tape (pax)
- How to Copy All Files in a Directory to a Tape (cpio)
- How to List the Files on a Tape (cpio)
- How to Retrieve All Files From a Tape (cpio)
- How to Retrieve Specific Files From a Tape (cpio)
- How to Copy Files to a Remote Tape Drive (tar and dd)
- How to Extract Files From a Remote Tape Drive
- Copying Files and File Systems to Diskette
- Copying Files With a Different Header Format
- Chapter 38 Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)
- Chapter 33 Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview)
- Appendix A The 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment
- 64-bit: Overview of the 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment
- 64-bit: Do I Need to Use the 64-bit Solaris Application Environment?
- 64-bit: Do I Need to Use the 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment?
- 64-bit: Which SPARC Systems Support 64-bit Application Development?
- 64-bit: How Do I Install the 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment?
- 64-bit: How Do I Know Whether a System Can Run the 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment?
- 64-bit: How Do I Determine Whether a System Has 64-bit Solaris Capabilities Enabled?
- 64-bit: How Do I Run Applications in the 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment?
- Do I Boot Systems Running a 32-bit and 64-bit Solaris 7 Kernel the Same Way?
- Troubleshooting 64-bit Solaris Boot Problems
- 64-bit: 64-bit Solaris Package Changes
- Automatically Mounting 32-bit or 64-bit Applications
- 64-bit: Overview of the 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment
- Index