• /etc/printers.conf contains the printer definitions
 
• C++ code printing
#> vgrind -lc++ foobar.cc | /usr/lib/lp/postscript/dpost  | lp -dmy_printer
 
• translation of a text file into a PostScript file
#> /usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint -l 60 foo > foo.ps
 
• print in landscape mode
#> /usr/lib/lp/postscript/postprint -pl -l 40 /tmp/l | lp -dmy_printer

security

log of all the performed su commands

/var/adm/sulog
 

log of the failed logins

/var/adm/loginlog
 

/etc/ftpusers

lists the accounts for which ftp loggin is unauthorized
 

change the accessible ports

#> vi /etc/services
#> pkill inetd
#> /usr/sbin/inetd -s
or, probably cleaner:
#> /etc/inet.d/inetsvc stop
#> /etc/inet.d/inetsvc start
 

restrict the ability to login as root to the console only

CONSOLE=/dev/console in /etc/default/login
 

to restrict chown: set rstchown = 1 in /etc/system (this is the default)

to allow chown: set rstchown = 0
 

for a process with setuid root, catopen will fail except if the catalog is owned by root, readable

only by root and the full path is given (starting with patched Solaris 7)

system administration

• restore the system's configuration to an "as-manufactured" state
  #> sys-unconfig
 
• reset the nvram variables to their default values, in OPB mode
set-defaults
 
• autoboot configuration
• in multiuser mode:
to disable autoboot
#> eeprom "auto-boot?"=false
to enable autoboot
#> eeprom "auto-boot?"=true
to check autoboot configuration
#> eeprom | grep i auto-boot
• in OPB mode:
disable autoboot
#> setenv auto-boot? false
enable autoboot
#> setenv auto-boot? true


• configuration of creator cards
#> ffbconfig -prconf print the hardware configuration
#> ffbconfig -propt  print the option settings
             -dev /dev/fbs/ffb0 for the frist screen
             -dev /dev/fbs/ffb1 for the second screen
enable/disable the overlay visuals support
#> ffbconfig -sov enable
                  disaale

overlay visual information is stored in the SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS property of the root window
 

• display for how long the system is running
#> uptime
 
• indicate who is doing what
#> whodo
 
• return the list of users (including NIS)
#> listusers
 
• add a user
#> useradd
 
• remove a user
#> userdel
 
• modity a user
#> usermod
 
• to know if the kernel is running in 32 or 64 bits mode
#> isainfo -vk
 
• list the installed patches
#> /usr/bin/showrev -p
 
• list the shared filesystems
#> cat /etc/dfs/sharetab
 
• share a filesystem
#> share -F nfs -o ro /usr/local
 
• list the mounted filesystems
#> cat /etc/mnttab
 
• mount a NFS filesystem
#> mkdir /tmp/picasso
#> mount picasso:/usr/local /tmp/picasso
 
• format a floppy
#> fdformat
#> newfs -m 0 /dev/rfd0c
 
• mount the floppy
#> mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /floppy
 
• description of the operating system
#> cat /etc/release


• list the install packages
  #> pkginfo
  


• display information about a package
  #> pkginfo -l SPROl77s
  


• install a new package (e.g. Perl)
  #> gzip -d ~/ActivePerl-5.8.4.810-sun4-solaris.pkg.gz
  #> chmod a+r ~/ActivePerl-5.8.4.810-sun4-solaris.pkg
  #> su -
  #> pkgadd -d ~foobar/ActivePerl-5.8.4.810-sun4-solaris.pkg
  


• remove packages
  #> pkgrm SPROf77 SPROf90 SPROftool
  

• dump the hosts file
#> ypcat hosts

• get the IP address of foobar
#> nslookup foobar

• use the -H compiler flag to get the list of included files

misc.:

• use ldapsearch to perform a LDAP request
 
• create a 1Mb file
#> mkfile 1m foobar
 
• xv and snapshot have issues with mix of 8/24 bits widgets, xwd must be used instead.
 
• display an image file
#> /usr/dt/bin/sdtimage
 
• display a PostScript file
#> /usr/openwin/bin/xview/pageview foobar.ps
display the page with an initial orientation of -90°
#> pageview -right toto.ps

X11

• the server modules are in:
/usr/openwin/server/modules

Last update: December 17^th, 2004 - Laurent