Introduction to Solaris Administration
Roles of the system administrator; Components of the Solaris Operating
Environment; Common; Multitasking and multi-user; The client-server
relationship; Basic system terms: host, network, IP (Internet Protocol)
address, client, and server; NFS, DNS, NIS, and NIS+.
Adding Users
Creating group/user account using AdminTool and the command line;
/etc/skel user environment files; /etc/profile file; Changing passwords;
Password aging; Locking and deleting user accounts.
System Security
The id command; Superuser account; User/group ownership of files
and directories; The who and last commands; /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow,
and /etc/group files; Remote access privileges; The umask command
and access control lists.
The Directory Hierarchy
File types and creation methods; Symbolic links; The root directory
and subdirectories; The /usr file system.
Device Configuration
How the kernel identifies devices; Physical and logical device names;
Disk slices; Reconfiguring devices using the devfsadm command.
OpenBoot commands
Boot PROM vs. NVRAM contents; Boot PROM command strings for testing
and configuration operations; OpenBoot PROM; Configuring a custom
device; Booting the system from more than one device.
Boot process
Solaris8 run levels; Boot process and the /sbin/init program; Autoconfiguration
process; Startup files; Kernel modules directories The S* &
K* scripts; The /sbin, /etc/rc?.d, and /etc/init.d directories The
shutdown command; Halt and Power-off; The reboot command.
Installing Solaris
Software configurations, clusters, and packages; Hardware requirements
and environment; Installing the Solaris operating Environment on
a standalone workstation; Enabling 64-bit capability.
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Disks, Slices and Format
Disk label and disk slices; Disk volume table of contents; The prtvtoc
command; Partitioning a disk using the format utility; Creating and
saving customised partition tables; Common fsck command options.
The UFS File System
Standard Solaris file system; The key disk-based, RAM (random access
memory)-based, and network-based file systems; The Solaris ufs file
system; Shadow inodes; The newfs command.
Managing File Systems
Mount and unmount local file systems; Handling large files; Automatic
mounts; Performing a forced unmount of a file system in use; Adding
a swap file and file system; Using hsfs (CD-ROM devices) and pcfs
(PC disk devices); NFS server/client; Monitoring with du, df, ff,
and quot commands; Repairing disk with the fsck utility.
Scheduled Process Control
The ps and kill commands; Deferring tasks with at, batch and crontab
utilities; The cron daemon; Format and access to crontab files.
The Print Service
Print server and print client; The lpadmin, lpstat and cancel commands;
Local vs. remote printers; A print request; Using the Solaris
Print Manager
Installation of Software Packages
Software package information; Adding/removing software packages
Adding/removing software packages with the AdminTool; Adding a software
package from a spooled directory.
Administration of Software Patches
Obtaining current patch information and patches Verifying current
patches; Installing and managing patches.
Backup and Recovery
The importance of regular backups; Dumping a file system to tape
(ufsdump); Restoring with the ufsrestore utility; Recovering the
root (/) or /usr file systems; Alternative backup utilities: tar,
cpio, and dd; Controlling a tape with the mt utility; Determining
the appropriate backup tools for specific scenarios Performing remote
backups.
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