............................Contents


Preface	ix
1. Introduction to Solaris 2.4	1
..The Solaris 2.4 Software Environment	2
..New Features in Solaris 2.4	2
..Differences Between SPARC and x86	3
..How Solaris is Packaged	3
..Installing Solaris Software	3
..The OpenWindows 3.4 Environment	4
..AccessX	5
..Motif 1.2.3 Runtime Environment	5
2. Solaris 2.4 Enhancements	7
..The Solaris 2.4 Release	7
..The Solaris 2.3 Release	8
..The Solaris 2.2 Release	9
..XIL 1.2 Runtime Environment	10


..Solaris PEX 2.2 Runtime Environment	11
....Supported Devices and Features	12
....Installation Requirements	12
..XGL 3.1 Runtime Environment	12
....SPARC Supported Devices and Features	14
....Installing the XGL RTE and Reference Pipelines	14
....Solaris Security and Accessing Direct Graphic Access (DGA)	15
..SPARC Direct Xlib 3.1	16
....Upgrading from Direct Xlib 3.0 to 3.1	17
..ImageTool Enhancements	17
3. Making the Transition to Solaris 2.4	19
..SPARC Making the Transition From SunOS 4.x	20
....SPARC Changes Affecting SunOS 4.x Users	20
....SPARC Changes Affecting SunOS 4.x System Administrators	20
....SPARC Compatibility with SunOS 4.x Releases for SPARC
..........Systems	22
..........SPARC The SunOS/BSD Source Compatibility Package	23
..........SPARC The SunOS Binary Compatibility Package	23
..x86 Making the Transition from Solaris 2.1 for x86	24
......x86 Solaris 2.4 System Administration Tools	25
..........x86 Since the Solaris 2.3 Release	25
..........x86 Since the Solaris 2.1 Release	25
4. System Administration in Solaris 2.4	27
..Starting the OpenWindows Software	27


....Shell and Command Tools	28
..Common Administration Tasks	28
....Setting Up Printers and Printing	29
..........Print Spooler `(lp)` Feature Transition	29
....Setting Up Mail	31
....ToolTalk Service	31
....Administering Realtime Applications	32
..Administering Files and File Systems	32
....Setting Up File Systems	33
..Administering Systems and Networks	35
....Dynamic Kernel	35
....Adding Devices or Kernel Modules During Boot	36
....Volume Management	37
....Displaying System Definitions	38
....Initializing and Changing Run Levels	38
....Administration Tool (`admintool`)	39
..........Database Manager	39
..........Host Manager	39
..........Printer Manager	40
..........Serial Port Manager	40
..........User Account Manager	40
....Securing Systems and Networks	41
..........Administration Tool Security	41
..........The Shadow Password File	41


..........Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET)	41
....Setting Up Network Communication Services	42
....Administering Name Services	42
..........NIS+ Network Security	42
5. Solaris Documentation	43
..About AnswerBook On-Line Documentation	43
....Other Solaris AnswerBooks	44
..Printed Documents	44
..User AnswerBook	45
..Additional AnswerBook Documentation	46
....System Administrator AnswerBook Documents	46
....Reference Manual AnswerBook Documents	48
..Software and Driver Developer Documentation	49
....Software Developers	49
....Driver Developers	50
..Additional Information	50