Preface
What's New in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment describes the new features of the Solaris™ 9 operating environment. Chapters 1 through 4 summarize new features for desktop users, system administrators, and software developers. Chapter 5, "What's New: A Closer Look," provides more extensive descriptions for some features. The appendixes describe features in the previous Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 software releases.
For the most current list of new features in the Solaris 9 release, see What's New in the Solaris 9 Operating Environment at http://docs.sun.com. For further information on the Solaris 9 features summarized in this book, please refer to the following documentation:
International Language Environments Guide |
Multithreaded Programming Guide |
Programming Interfaces Guide |
Solaris 9 Installation Guide |
Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide |
Solaris DHCP Service Developer's Guide |
Solaris Modular Debugger Guide |
Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual |
Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide |
Solaris WBEM SDK Developer's Guide |
Solaris WBEM Services Administration Guide |
System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration |
System Administration Guide: Basic Administration |
System Administration Guide: IP Services |
System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP) |
System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (FNS and NIS+) |
System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services |
System Administration Guide: Security Services |
Writing Device Drivers |
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Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output | Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell | Prompt |
|---|---|
| C shell prompt | machine_name% |
| C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |