C

cache file system (CacheFS), 109

carrier sensing, 327–328

Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA), 328

Collision Detection (CD), 326

central processor unit (CPU), 4

client, 11, 345, 348

configuring, 379–383

LDAP

anonymous, 383

authentication and, 382–383

initializing, 382–383

proxy, 383

proxy anonymous, 383

setting up, 382–383

client, DNS

configuring, 381–382

client, NIS

configuring, 379–381

client, web browser as, 345

client/server communication model, 210–211

cluster, 31

coaxial cables (coax), 351

Ethernet (Thicknet), 325

Ethernet (Thinnet), 325

command

console, 15

defined, 13, 14

as file in Solaris, 102

history, 22

interaction with shell and kernel, 15

issuing, 20–24

multiples, 22

line, 175

prompts, 19, 20, 20

changing, 19

default, 19

shells and, 20

repeating previous, 22

schedule, 234, 269

shell and kernel, 15

SMF components, 346

Solaris 10, 162

tip, 29

tips for using, 22

using, 19–24

command line

system administration and, 182

command-line interface commands, 42

commands, 19, 23

add_install_client, 518

options for, 518

arp, 351

at, 390

autofs, 422

automount, 417

boot, 36, 68

chgrp, 215, 218, 230

group ownership and, 218

chmod, 215–217, 224, 230

changing file permissions and, 215

options for, 215, 219

setgid permission and, 220

symbolic mode options, 216

syntax of, 215, 219

chown, 215, 217, 217–218, 224, 226, 230

changing file owner and, 217

options for, 217

symbolic link and, 217

coreadm, 434, 441

core files and, 427–428

options for, 429–430

syntax of, 429

cpio, 284–285

backups and, 301

compared with pax and tar, 288

copying files and, 301

multiple tape volumes and, 307

options for, 284–285, 285

syntax of, 284

transferring files and, 284

crontab, 248, 263, 271

access controlled with cron.allow and cron.deny, 249

access to, 249, 264

options for, 248

syntax of, 248

dd, 289–290, 303

cloning a disk and, 301

copying files and systems to disks, 289

options for, 289

syntax of, 289

devalias, 80–81, 92, 94

devfsadm, 149, 156, 157, 163

configuring newly added devices, 159

loading drivers by default, 159

options for, 149

syntax for, 149

df, 114, 118–119, 123, 124

disk usage and, 127

file system level and, 120, 121

options for, 118

output of, 118

syntax of, 118

dmesg, 135, 136, 147, 148, 164

dsck, 129

du, 114, 119, 123, 124

file level and, 120, 121

options for, 119

syntax of, 119

dumpadm, 434

options for, 430–431

syntax of, 431

eeprom, 83, 90, 91

find, 285

flar, 521

options for, 521

subcommands and, 521

syntax of, 521

format, 135, 143, 145, 156

options for, 143–144

syntax of, 143

fsck, 113, 114, 115, 117, 120, 128

options for, 116

repairing inconsistencies with, 122

running manually, 121

syntax of, 116

system bootup and, 123

fssnap, 276, 290–291, 292, 301

multiuser mode, 290

options for, 291

read-only snapshot, 290

snapshots and, 301

syntax of, 290–291

unlink option, 291, 302

virtual device and, 290, 299

getent, 388–389

administrative databases and, 392

name service database and, 388

syntax of, 387

groupadd, 181, 190

options for, 181

syntax of, 181

groupdel, 182, 190

syntax of, 182

user accounts and, 182

groupmod, 181, 190

options for, 181

syntax of, 181

halt, 36, 79, 99

ifconfig, 349, 350, 351

device names and, 343

interface configuration and, 342

interface IP addresses, 343

options and, 343

inetadm, 346, 350, 352

options for, 346

syntax of, 346

inetconv, 89

init, 72, 91, 93, 99

installboot, 308

kdmconfig, 92

options for, 87–88

kill, 244, 245, 263, 265, 271

default signal, 265

options for, 244

syntax of, 244

last reboot, 231

ldapclient, 390

LDAP client and, 392

purposes of, 389

ln, 104

hard link and, 122

Ipadmin, 255

configuring print service and, 257

Ipstat, 254, 256, 264

checking printers and, 255

LP print service and, 267

options for, 255

syntax of, 255

Is, 212–215, 220, 227

file types and, 213

output of, 212–213

permissions and, 212, 213

permission symbols and, 214

syntax of, 212

man (manual), 23

metadb, 458, 465

options and components, 458–459

syntax of, 458

metainit, 464

metattach, 471

submirrors and, 460

mkfile, 435

swap file and, 407

modify, 143

mount, 150, 159

options for, 153

mountall, 151, 159, 161

automatic during bootup, 153

options for, 153

syntax of, 153

netstat, 339, 350

packet statistics and, 338

packet traffic and, 349

nowin, 30, 54

nvalias, 92, 94, 99

passwd

default values, 200

options for, 199–200

patchadd, 49–51, 56, 58

patchrm, 52, 56

pathname, 45

pax (portable archive interchange), 286, 287–289

compared with cpio and tar, 288

multiple tape volumes and, 307

options for, 286, 288

uses of, 286–287

pboot, 99

pgrep, 235, 240, 245, 263, 265, 266

options for, 238–239

syntax of, 238

ping (packet internet groper), 351, 356, 437

connectivity and, 433

host and, 350

Internet Control Message Protocol and, 338

options for, 339

syntax of, 338

pkgadd, 43, 51, 54, 55

pkgchk, 45, 55, 58

pkgid, 45

pkginfo, 46–47, 55

pkgrm, 47, 54, 56

poweroff, 79

printenv, 94

prstat, 235, 240, 263, 265, 266, 270

options for, 240–241

syntax of, 240

prtconf, 135, 136, 145, 146, 159

memory and, 149

options for, 146

output and, 146–147

syntax of, 146

ps, 234, 235, 240, 263, 265, 266, 271

fields in output of, 236

options for, 235

output of, 235–238

syntax of, 235

quot, 114, 119–120, 124

options for, 119–120

syntax of, 120

user level and, 120, 121

reboot, 41, 460

roleadd, 487, 493, 494, 495, 496

syntax of, 487

roledel, 487, 493, 494, 496

rolemod, 487, 493, 494, 496

rpcinfo, 433

savecore, 441

system crash and, 430

setenv, 94, 99

share, 413–414, 438

options for, 414

showrev, 51, 53, 56

shutdown, 72, 76, 93, 99

options for, 77–78

syntax of, 77

snoop, 340, 344, 350, 351, 356

monitoring packets and, 343

ssh, 211

syntax of, 211

su, 203, 204, 224, 225

logging attempts to use, 229

SULOG field, 231

syntax of, 204

svcadm, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 433

network services and, 347

options for, 347

syntax of, 94, 347

svc.startd, 95

swap, 404, 406, 408, 433, 435, 436, 441

options for, 408–409

output and, 404–405

syntax of, 408

sync, 71

sysdef, 135, 136

tar, 285–287, 301

archiving files and, 285

backups and, 301

compared with cpio and pax, 288

options for, 286

packaging and sending files, 301

syntax of, 285

text boot, 30, 54

tnefs, 118

ufsdump, 278, 300, 301, 303, 306, 308

backups and, 301

backup types and, 276

dump levels, 307

full and incremental backups, 289

multiple tape volumes and, 307

options for, 280

tape device default and, 304

unmounted file system and, 302

using, 280–283, 281

ufsrestore, 294–296, 301, 303

commands for interactive mode, 296

interactive mode, 296

interactive use of, 301

options for, 294–295

overwriting existing files and, 294

restoration and, 274

restoring files and, 301

restoring files and file systems with, 294

snapshots and, 299

syntax of, 294

umount, 154, 159, 164

umountall, 164

useradd, 176–179, 186, 187, 189, 487, 494, 495

default values, 178, 179, 194

default values, changing, 190

options for, 176–178

syntax of, 176

userdel, 179, 180, 187, 190, 200, 487, 494

syntax of, 180

usermod, 179, 187, 188, 190, 494

options for, 179

wc, 23

who, 77, 200

options for, 200–201

syntax of, 200

ypinit, 392, 396

NIS and, 390

purposes of, 389

zoneadm, 543

administering zones and, 539, 545

functions of, 537

subcommands and, 539

zonecfg, 532

command-file mode, 534

command-line mode, 534

creating zones and, 545

interactive mode, 534

commands and utilities, 12–13

Comprehensive Time Sharing System (CTSS), UNIX and, 6

concatenation volumes, 464, 465

configuration

files, 125, 128

Ipadmin command and, 262

files, directories and, 125

variables, 92

setting, 76

configuring directives, resolv.conf file, 381

connection-oriented communication, 316

controller numbers, logical, 137

controllers

bus-oriented, 137, 156

SCSI controller, 137–138

direct (IDE), 137, 138, 156

directory tree, 137

control scripts, 66

copying files to diskette, 289

core dump files, 434

coreadm command, 435

core dumps, managing, 399–442

core files, 437, 440

application crash and, 427

names of, 427

path, 427

global core file path, 427

process-based, 427

saving, 427

cpio archive, 289

UNIX systems and, 289

CPU, 24, 64

crash dumps, 92, 425–426

managing, 427–432

core files, 427–430

core file paths, 429

cron job, scheduling, 251–252

crontab

allow and deny access rules, 265

files, 248–249

access to, 249–250, 266

entries in, 246–247, 246

superuser and, 266

crontab, time fields

values and, 247

cron utility, 246

C shell, 184, 185, 188, 191

CSMA/CD

mechanism, 328

networks, Ethernet networks and, 326

cyclic redundancy check (CRC), 338