Chapter 12. The System Administration Manager

   

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Chapter Syllabus

12.1 Why Use SAM?

12.2 Starting and Stopping SAM

12.3 A Sample SAM Session

12.4 SAM Log Files

12.5 Restricted Use of SAM by Non--Root Users

The System Administration Manager (SAM) is a tool that simplifies routine HP-UX system administration. It is available both in text and GUI modes. If you are running X-Windows, SAM automatically detects the presence of your GUI terminals and starts in graphical mode. In case you are using a text terminal, SAM starts in text or terminal mode. In the graphical mode, you can use your mouse to click on different icons related to a desired system administration tasks . In the text mode, SAM provides menus that can be used by pressing the and arrow keys to activate a particular option.

SAM is a very useful tool for day-to-day system administration jobs. At the same time, it can't do every job for a system administrator. Sometimes you will need to use commands manually for troubleshooting and specialized tasks. In this chapter, you will learn to use SAM in both text and graphical modes. You will learn how to start and stop SAM and how it looks when used in text or graphical mode. You will go through a sample session of creating a new user , where you will learn how to use SAM menus and navigate your system. Everything done in SAM is logged into a log file, and you will see some parts of this file. SAM is also useful to distribute system administration tasks among many people. At the end of the chapter, you will see how you can grant restricted access to non- root users who have a need to use SAM.

This is an introductory chapter about SAM. In the coming chapters, you will learn how different tasks are done with the help of this tool.

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