System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

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  Preface

  1.  Solaris Management Tools (Roadmap)

  2.  Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks)

Solaris Management Console (Overview)

What Is the Solaris Management Console?

Solaris Management Console Tools

Why Use the Solaris Management Console?

Organization of the Solaris Management Console

Changing the Solaris Management Console Window

Solaris Management Console Documentation

How Much Role-Based Access Control?

Becoming Superuser (root) or Assuming a Role

How to Become Superuser (root) or Assume a Role

Using the Solaris Management Tools With RBAC (Task Map)

If You Are the First to Log In to the Console

Creating the Primary Administrator Role

How to Create the First Role (Primary Administrator)

How to Assume the Primary Administrator Role

Starting the Solaris Management Console

How to Start the Console as Superuser or as a Role

Using the Solaris Management Tools in a Name Service Environment (Task Map)

RBAC Security Files

Prerequisites for Using the Solaris Management Console in a Name Service Environment

Management Scope

The /etc/nsswitch.conf File

How to Create a Toolbox for a Specific Environment

How to Add a Tool to a Toolbox

How to Start the Solaris Management Console in a Name Service Environment

Adding Tools to the Solaris Management Console

How to Add a Legacy Tool to a Toolbox

How to Install an Unbundled Tool

Troubleshooting the Solaris Management Console

How to Troubleshoot the Solaris Management Console

  3.  Managing Users and Groups Topics

  4.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)

  5.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)

  6.  Managing Server and Client Support Topics

  7.  Managing Server and Client Support (Overview)

  8.  Managing Diskless Clients (Tasks)

  9.  Shutting Down and Booting a System Topics

  10.  Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)

  11.  Run Levels and Boot Files (Tasks)

  12.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)

  13.  SPARC: Booting a System (Tasks)

  14.  IA: Booting a System (Tasks)

  15.  The Boot Process (Reference)

  16.  Managing Removable Media Topics

  17.  Managing Removable Media (Overview)

  18.  Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)

  19.  Formatting Removable Media (Tasks)

  20.  Writing CDs (Tasks)

  21.  Managing Software Topics

  22.  Managing Software (Overview)

  23.  Managing Software (Tasks)

  24.  Managing Solaris Patches (Tasks)

  25.  Managing Devices Topics

  26.  Managing Devices (Tasks)

  27.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)

  28.  Using USB Devices (Overview/Tasks)

  29.  Accessing Devices (Overview)

  30.  Managing Disks Topics

  31.  Managing Disks (Overview)

  32.  Administering Disks (Tasks)

  33.  SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

  34.  IA: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

  35.  The format Utility (Reference)

  36.  Managing File Systems Topics

  37.  Managing File Systems (Overview)

  38.  Creating File Systems (Tasks)

  39.  Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)

  40.  Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)

  41.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)

  42.  Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)

  43.  UFS File System (Reference)

  44.  Backing Up and Restoring Files and File Systems Topics

  45.  Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview)

  46.  Backing Up Files and File Systems (Tasks)

  47.  Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)

  48.  Restoring Files and File Systems (Tasks)

  49.  UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)

  50.  Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

  51.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

  Index