Adding the Administrator Group

By default, only the superuser can execute administrator commands. However, during installation you can supply an administrator group name. The pkgaddprocess prompts you for this group name during the installation.

Members of the administrator group can execute all administrator commands except for star, samfsck, samgrowfs , sammkfs, and samd. The administrator commands are located in /opt/SUNWsamfs/sbin.

After installing the package, you can use the set_admin command to add or remove the administrator group. This action performs the same function as selecting an administrator group during the package installation. You must be logged in as superuser to use the set_admin command. You can also undo the effect of this selection and make the programs in /opt/SUNWsamfs/sbin executable only by the superuser. For more information, see set_admin(1M) in Sun QFS and Sun Storage Archive Manager Reference Manual.

How to Add the Administrator Group

1. Choose a group name, or select a group that already exists within your environment.
2. Use the groupadd command, or edit the /etc/group file.

   The following example is an entry from the group file designating an administrator group for the software. In this example, the samadm group consists of both the adm and operator users.

   samadm::1999:adm,operator

How to Enable System Logging

The software logs errors, cautions, warnings, and other messages using the standard Oracle Solaris syslog interface. By default, the Sun SAM facility is local7.

1. Open the /etc/syslog.conf file.
2. In the /opt/SUNWsamfs/examples/syslog.conf_changes file, locate the logging line, which is similar to the following example:

   local7.debug  /var/adm/sam-log

   ---

   Note - The preceding entry is all one line and has a TAB character (not a space) between the fields.

   ---

   The default facility is local7. If you set logging to something other than local7 in the /etc/syslog.conf file, edit the defaults.conf file and reset it there, too. For more information, see defaults.conf(4) in Sun QFS and Sun Storage Archive Manager Reference Manual.

3. Append the logging line from /opt/SUNWsamfs/examples/syslog.conf_changes to the /etc/syslog.conf file.

   For example:

   # cp /etc/syslog.conf /etc/syslog.conf.orig
   # cat /opt/SUNWsamfs/examples/syslog.conf_changes >> /etc/syslog.conf

4. Create an empty log file and send the syslogd a HUP signal.

   For example, to create a log file in /var/adm/sam-log and send the HUP to the syslogd daemon, type the following:

   # touch /var/adm/sam-log
   # pkill -HUP syslogd

   For more information, see the syslog.conf(4) and syslogd(1M) man pages.

5. (Optional) Use the log_rotate.sh command to enable log file rotation.

   Log files can become very large, and the log_rotate.sh command can help in managing log files. For more information, see the log_rotate.sh(1M) man page.

Configuring Other Sun Storage Products

The Sun SAM-QFS installation and configuration process is complete. You can configure related storage products at this time. For example, to configure the Sun SAM-Remote software, see Chapter 18, Using the Sun SAM-Remote Software.