The Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes contain installation problem details and other information that was not available until immediately before the release of the SolarisTM 9 9/04 Operating System.
The Solaris software runs on two platforms, SPARC® and x86. The Solaris software also runs on 64-bit and 32-bit address spaces. The information in this document pertains to both platforms and address spaces unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.
These notes are for users and system administrators who install and use the Solaris 9 9/04 software.
You might need to refer to the following documentation when you install Solaris software:
GNOME 2.0 Desktop Collection
iPlanet Directory Server 5.1 Collection (Solaris Edition)
Solaris 9 Start Here
Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes
Solaris 9 System Administrator Collection
Solaris 9 User Collection
Sun ONE Application Server 7 Collection (Solaris Edition)
Solaris 9 9/04 About What's New Collection
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For some hardware configurations, you might need supplemental hardware-specific instructions for installing the Solaris software. If your system requires hardware-specific actions at certain points, the manufacturer of your hardware has provided supplemental Solaris installation documentation. Refer to those materials, such as Solaris 9 Sun Hardware Platform Guide, for hardware-specific installation instructions.
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The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 |
Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. Perform a patch analysis. Do not save the file. [Note that some emphasized items appear bold online.] |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell prompt |
machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt |
# |