Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: System Concepts
Operating System
Programs and Processes
The ps Command
The prstat Command
Signals
Terminate and Active Process
The pkill Command
Daemon Processes
The File System
Getting Help
Man Pages
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 2: Installation
Installation Planning
Memory
Disk Space
Software Clusters
Network Information
Release Media
Software Installation on a New System
Installing from CD-ROM
Software Installation on an Existing System: Solaris Upgrade
Preparing for and Upgrade
Upgrade Procedure
Installing Software Packages
pkgadd Command
pkgchk Command
pkgrm Command
Noninteractive Package Installation and Removal
pkgchk Command
Installing Patches
Where to Obtain Patches
Patch Installation
Decisions about Patches
Install a Patch
List Which Patches are currently Installed
Removing a Patch
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 3: The Boot PROM
Overview of the Boot PROM
Accessing the Boot PROM
Entering Boot PROM With Stop A or BREAK
Entering Boot PROM at Powerup
Boot PROM Commands
Boot PROM ConfigurationVariables
Accessing Boot PROM Configuration Variables
Accessing Boot PROM Configuration Variables for UNIX[R]
Boot PROM Security Levels
Devices and Device Aliases
The devalias Command
The nvalias and nvunalias Commands
Troubleshooting
System Boots From Wrong Device
System Boots From a Disk Instead of From the Network
System Boots From the Wrong Disk
System Will Not Boot From Disk
Nonresponsive System
Chapter Summary
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Chapter 4: Initialization and Shutdown
System Run Levels
Show System Run Level
Sync File Systems
Change System Run Level
Change Run Level With init
Change Run Level With shutdown
Change Run Level With reboot
Change Run Level With halt
Change Run Level With poweroff
The OpenBoot boot Command
System Initialization
System Shutdown
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 5: User Administration
Account Configuration Files
The Password File
The Shadow File
The Group File
Primary and Secondary Groupids
The Root Account
Admintool
Add User Account
Modify User Account
Lock User Account
Delete User Account
Add Group
Modify Group
Delete Group
User Administration Shell Commands
useradd Command
usermod Command
userdel Command
groupadd Command
groupmod Command
groupdel Command
Shells
Bourne Shell
Initialization Files
Environment Variables
Aliases
C-Shell
Initialization Files
Environment Variables
Aliases
Command History
Filename Completion
Korn Shell
Initialization Files
Environment Variables
Aliases
Command-Line Editing
Command History
Restricted Shells
User Account Commands
Finding Files by Username of Group
What Users Are Logged In?
who Command
rwho Command
rusers command
finger Command
Change Password
Password Complexity
Root and Password Changes
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 6: Files and Directories
Paths
Path Metacharacters
Exploring the File System
File System Navigation
List the Contents of Directories
Determine File Size, Type, Owner, and Modification Date
The file Command
Working with Files
Creating Files Using the touch Command
Creating Files Using Output Redirection
Creating Files Using Copy
Moving Files
Renaming Files
Removing Files
Displaying the Contents of Text Files
Searching for text Within Files
Creating Subdirectories
Working With Directories
Creating Subdirectories
Renaming and Moving Directories
Removing Directories
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 7: vi Editor
Starting the vi Editor
vi Modes
Command Mode
Imput Mode
Last Line Mode
Exiting vi
Moving Around the File
Advanced Moving Around the File
Text Editing
Inserting Text
Commands While Inserting Text
Deleting Text
Changing Text
Copying, Inserting, Searching, and Replacing
Copying Text into Buffers
Inserting Text from Buffers
Search and Replace
Reading and Writing Files
Miscellaneous Commands
Numerals Before vi Commands
Mapping New Commands
vi Configuration Commands
vi Configuration File
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 8: Disks
Adding Disks to a System
Adding a Device Dynamically Using the devfsadm Command
Disk Devices
Raw and Block Device Interfaces
Device Interfaces Filenames
Tools and Disk Interfaces Used
Formatting Disks
Partition Submenu
Formatting a Disk
Change the Partition Table
Creating, Tuning, and Checking File Systems
Creating File Systems With newfs
Tuning File Systems With tunefs
Checking File Systems With fsck
Lost Files in lost+found
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 9: File Systems
File System Types
UFS File System
S5FS File System
HSFS File System
PCFS File System
UDFS File System
NFS File System
CacheFS File System
TMPFS File System
LOFS File System
PROCFS File System
Mnttab File System
Solaris File Systems
File Systems and Their Function
Directories
File Types
Inodes
Creating Hard and Symbolic Links With the In Command
Mounting Fixed File Systems
The mount and unmount Commands
Automatic File System Mounting at Boot Time
The /etc/vfstab file and the mount Command
The /etc/mnttab File
The mountall and unmountall Commands
Working With Removeable File Systems
Mounting and Unmounting Removeable Media Without Volume
Management
Creating UFS File System on a Diskette
Ejecting Media
Volume Management
Volume Management Daemon
Mounting CD-ROMs with Volume Management
Mounting Diskettes With Volume Management
Volume Management Configuration
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 10: Backup and Recovery
Compressing Files
compress and uncompress
zcat
pack, unpack, and pcat
zip, gunzip, and gzcat
Creating Archive Files
tar
cpio
zip and unzip
jar
Backing Up a System to Tape
Tape Devices
The mt Command
ufsdump and ufsrestore
ufsrestore Interactive Mode
tar and cpio
Recovering a System from a Backup Tape
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 11: Security
File and Directory Permissions
Working with File Permissions
Files With SetUID and SetGID Permissions
Working With Directory Permissions
Directories With SetUID and SetGID Permissions
Displaying File and Directory Permissions
Changing File and Directory Permissions
The chown Command
The chgrp Command
The chmod Command
The unmask Command
unmask and Directories
File and Directory Access Control Lists
Setting Access Control Lists
Displaying Access Control Lists
Working With Access Control Lists
Finding Files and Directories With Permission Attributes
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Chapter 12: Remote Administration
Remote Sessions
telnet
rlogin
Remote Commands
Remote File Copy
rcp Command
ftp Command
Remote Login Access Control
/etc/default/login File
/etc/nologin File
Remote Administration Access Control
/etc/hosts.equiv File
.rhosts File
Format of /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts
/etc.hosts.equiv and .rhosts Search Order
Chapter Summary
Test Yourself
Appendix A: Answers
Appendix B: Examiniation Objectives
Appendix C: Sample Pre-Test Agreement
Appendix D: Sun Certification Program Policy on Candidate Misconduct
Appendix E: Supplemental Information
Appendix F: Additional Resources
