Feature Descriptions for Previous Solaris Management Tools
This table describes the tools that are available in releases prior to the Solaris 8 release.
Table 1-5 Feature Descriptions for Previous Solaris Management Tools
Feature or Tool | Supported in admintool? | Supported in Solstice AdminSuite 2.3? | Supported in Solstice AdminSuite 3.0? (Solaris 2.6 only) |
|---|---|---|---|
AutoClient/Diskless Client Support | No | Yes | No (but an AutoClient CLI is available separately) |
Disks Tool | No | Yes | No |
Log Viewer | No | No | Yes |
Mail Alias Support | No | Yes | Yes |
Mounts and Shares Tool | No | Yes | Yes |
Name Service Support | No | Yes | Yes |
Printer Support | Yes | Yes | Solaris Print Manager is available |
RBAC Support | No | No | Yes (rights support only) |
RBAC Tool | No | No | RBAC CLI is available separately |
Serial Port Tool | Yes | Yes | Yes |
User/Group Tool | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Availability Solaris Management Commands
This series of tables lists commands that perform the same tasks as the Solaris management tools. For information on diskless client support, see Chapter 8, Managing Diskless Clients (Tasks).
Solaris 9 System Management Commands
This table describes the commands that provide the same functionality as the Solaris management tools. You must be superuser or assume an equivalent role to use these commands. Some of these commands are for the local system only. Others commands operate in a name service environment. See the appropriate man page and refer to the -D option.
Table 1-6 Descriptions for Solaris Management Commands
Command | Description | Man Page |
|---|---|---|
smc
| Starts the Solaris Management Console | smc(1M) |
smcron | Manages crontab jobs | smcron(1M) |
smdiskless | Manages diskless client support | smdiskless(1M) |
smexec | Manages entries in the exec_attr database | smexec(1M) |
smgroup | Manages group entries | smgroup(1M) |
smlog | Manages and views WBEM log files | smlog(1M) |
smmultiuser | Manages bulk operations on multiple user accounts | smmultiuser(1M) |
smosservice | Adds OS services and diskless client support | smosservice(1M) |
smprofile | Manages profiles in the prof_attr and exec_attr databases | smprofile(1M) |
smrole | Manages roles and users in role accounts | smrole(1M) |
smserialport | Manages serial ports | smserialport(1M) |
smuser | Manages user entries | smuser(1M) |
This table describes the commands you can use to manage RBAC from the command line. You must be superuser or assume an equivalent role to use these commands. These commands cannot be used to manage RBAC information in a name service environment.
Table 1-7 RBAC Command Descriptions
Command | Description | References |
|---|---|---|
auths | Displays authorizations granted to a user | auths(1) |
profiles | Displays execution profiles for a user | profiles(1) |
roleadd | Adds a new role to the system | roleadd(1M) |
roles | Displays roles granted to a user | roles(1) |
This table describes the commands you can use to manage users, groups, and RBAC features from the command line. You must be superuser or assume an equivalent role to use these commands. These commands cannot be used to manage user and group information in a name service environment.
Table 1-8 Solaris User/Group Command Descriptions
Command | Description | References |
|---|---|---|
useradd, usermod, userdel | Adds, modifies, or removes a user. | useradd(1M), usermod(1M), userdel(1M) |
groupadd, groupmod, groupdel | Adds, modifies, or removes a group. | groupadd(1M), groupmod(1M), groupdel(1M) |
Solaris 8 System Management Commands
All of the commands listed Table 1-7 and Table 1-8 are available in the Solaris 8 release.
Descriptions for Previous Solaris Management Commands
This table describes the commands that provide equivalent functionality to the Solstice AdminSuite™ 2.3 and Solstice AutoClient™ 2.3 GUI tools. You must be superuser or be a member of the sysadmin group to use these commands.
Note - The Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 and Solstice AutoClient 2.3 command man pages are not available online. You must have access to the Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 and Solstice AutoClient 2.3 software to view these man pages.
All of the commands listed in Table 1-8 are also available in previous Solaris releases.
Table 1-9 Descriptions for Solstice AdminSuite™ 2.3/Solstice AutoClient™ 2.1 Commands
Command | Description | For More Information |
|---|---|---|
admhostadd, admhostmod, admhostdel, admhostls | Adds, modifies, removes, and lists support for client and server systems set up with the AdminSuite software | Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Administration Guide and Solstice AutoClient 2.1 Administration Guide |
admuseradd, admusermod, admuserdel, admuserls, admgroupadd, admgroupmod, admgroupdel, admgroupls | Adds, modifies, removes, and lists users and groups | Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Administration Guide |
For More Information About Solaris Management Tools
This table identifies where to find more information about Solaris management tools.
Table 1-10 For More Information About Solaris Management Tools
Tool | Availability | For More Information |
|---|---|---|
Solaris Management Console 2.1 suite of tools | Solaris 9 release | This guide and the console online help |
Solaris Management Console 2.0 suite of tools | Solaris 8 1/01, 4/01, 7/01, 10/01, and 2/02 releases | The Solaris Management Console online help |
Solaris Management Console 1.0 suite of tools | Solaris 2.6, Solaris 7, and Solaris 8 releases | Solaris Easy Access Server 3.0 Installation Guide |
admintool | Solaris 9, Solaris 8, and previous Solaris releases | admintool(1M) |
AdminSuite 2.3 | Solaris 2.4, Solaris 2.5, Solaris 2.5.1, Solaris 2.6, and Solaris 7 releases | Solstice AdminSuite 2.3 Administration Guide |
AdminSuite 3.0 | Solaris 8, Solaris 8 6/00, and Solaris 8 10/00 releases | Solaris Easy Access Server 3.0 Installation Guide |
AutoClient 3.0.1 | Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 releases | Call your local service provider |
Diskless Client CLI | Solaris 8 1/01, 4/01, 7/01, 10/01, 2/02, and Solaris 9 releases |