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C

C language

application spawning, 168

signal ( ), 170

UNIX systems written in, 8-9, 37

C shell (csh)

available with Solaris systems, 39

nice command and, 538

cables, Ethernet, 601-602

CacheFS file system, 457-460

configuring, 457-459

file systems supported by Solaris, 40

Q & A, answers, 460

Q & A, questions, 459-460

Calendar Manager service, 159

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD), 603-604

cat command, 177-178, 220-221

cd command, 221

CD-R/RWs, 288, 354

CD-ROMs (compact disc read-only memory), 352-354

adding packages from, 246

booting from, 60-61

installing from, 79

intruders booting from, 149

SPARC and, 353

as storage device, 351-352

CDE (common desktop environment)

graphical process finder, 169

Solaris enhancements to, 17

Solaris support for, 16

CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team), 153

certification exams. See Solaris certification exams

cfsadmin command, 458-459

CGI (Common Gateway Interface), 46

Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), 335

CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol), 335

chargen program, 160

check command, 534

chgrp command, 221

chkey command, 445

chmod command, 208-209

Class C networks, 620-621, 687

classes, IP addressing, 588

configuring, 620-621

managing with DHCP, 687

CLI (command line interface), 241-244.   See also CUI (character user interface)

client/server topology

DHCP and, 688

UNIX compared with PCs, 41

client tools, Solaris innovations, 16-17

clocks, external, 704

Cluster 3.0, 19

clustering

redundancy and, 18-20

Solaris innovations, 19-20

time accuracy and, 702

cms (command summary) statement, 405-408

CN (Common Name ), 551-552

coaxial cable, 601

Cockroft, Adrian, 409

collision detection, 603-604

command line interface (CLI), 241-244 See also CUI (character user interface)

command mode, 318-319

command prompts, 206-208

command summary (cms) statement, 405-408

command syntax , 299-303. See also text processing utilities

commands, 506-512

FTP, 386-389

kadmin, 334

NIS+, 488-493

OpenBoot PROM, 57-58

package management, 251

sendmail, 666

shell, 220-225

SMTP, 661

telnet client, 327

commands, devices

dmesg command, 258-259

lofiadm command, 263

mkfile command, 261

mkfs command, 261-262

newfs command, 262-263

prtconf command, 260-261

sync command, 263

tunefs command, 263-264

common desktop environment. See CDE (common desktop environment)

Common Gateway Interface (CGI), 46

Common Name (CN), 551-552

Common Open Software Environment (COSE), 10

compact disc read-only memory. See CD-ROMs (compact disc read-only memory)

compress command, 237

Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), 153

Configuration Assistant

GUI based vs. text based, 74

preinstallation tasks of, 74

configuration options, Web Start Wizard, 81-85

Configuration tab, iDS, 562-564

Encryption subtab, 563, 565

Manager subtab, 564

Performance subtab, 563-564

SNMP subtab, 564, 566

connectivity, 329-330

console, iDS, 559-560

control scripts. See rc (run control) scripts

CORBA service, Open Management Group, 10

Cornell shell (tcsh), 40

COSE (Common Open Software Environment), 10

cpio, 292-293

CPU

resource allocation, 537-539

SPARC chip, 14

cron command

running backups , 293

scheduling jobs, 179-180

cross-platform support. See interoperability

crypt command, 152-153

cryptography. See also encryption

asymmetric, 540-541

symmetric, 152-153

csh (C shell)

available with Solaris systems, 39

nice command and, 538

CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection), 603-604

CUI (character user interface)

advantages of, 229-230

compared with GUIs, 38-39, 205

package installation, 241-243

package management, 237

package removal, 243-244