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


Preface	xxi
*Part 1-- Transition Information for Users and System Administrators*
1. Introduction	3
...Advantages of Migrating to the Solaris Operating Environment	3
......Portability, Scalability, Interoperability, and Compatibility	5
......Advantages for Large Organizations	6
...Comparison of SVR4 and the Solaris Operating Environment	6
......Additional Features in the Solaris Operating Environment	6
......SVR4 Features Excluded From the Solaris Environment	9
2. Overview of Major Changes	11
...Software Packages and Clusters	12
......Package Administration	12
...Disk Slices	13
......Cylinder Groups	14
...Device Naming	14


...File Systems	15
......Changes	15
......Pseudo File Systems	16
......Added File Systems	16
...Kernel Configuration	16
......Kernel Layout	17
...Automounting	17
...Administration Tool	18
...Network Information Service Plus (NIS+)	21
...Print Subsystem	21
......Printer Manager	22
......PrintTool and Command Changes	22
...Service Access Facility	22
...Volume Management	24
3. Installation and Configuration Changes	25
...Installation Overview	25
......What's New in Installation and Configuration	26
...What to Do Before You Install Solaris Software	27
......Saving Disk Partition Information	28
......Making a List of System Components to Save	29
......Saving File System Information	29
......Making a List of Files and File Systems to Save	30
......Saving Metadevice Configuration Information	30
......Deciding the Order of Installation for Networks	31


......Backing Up the File Systems	32
......Saving SunOS Release 4.x System Data	32
...Installing Solaris Software	33
...Restoring Data	34
......Restoring SunOS Release 4.x User Data	34
......Restoring SunOS Release 4.x System Data	36
4. Using the Compatibility Packages	41
...Why Port Applications?	42
...SunOS/BSD Source Compatibility Package	42
...Binary Compatibility Package	42
5. Security	45
...Solaris 2.4 Security Features	46
......`/etc/passwd` and `/etc/shadow` Files	46
......`/etc/default` Files	47
......Restricted Shells	47
......Administration Tool Security	47
...Password Aging Changes	48
...Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET)	48
...Unbundled Security Options	49
......Kerberos Security	49
......SunShield	50
6. User Environment Administration	51
...Selecting a Default Shell	51
...Customizing User Environments	53


...Window System	54
...User and Group Administration	55
......User and Group Administration Choices	55
...... Adding User Accounts	55
......The Administration Tool's User Account Manager	56
...Using Mail	58
...Using Document Tools	59
...`man` Page Organization Differences	60
......Customizing the `man` Command Search Path	61
......`whatis` and `windex` Databases	62
......Using the `man` Command	63
7. Device Administration	65
...Device Naming Conventions	65
......Convention for Disks	66
......Convention for Tape Drives	67
...Obtaining Disk Information	67
......`df` Command	68
......`du` Command	68
......`dkinfo` Command	68
......`devinfo` Command	69
...Adding Devices to the System	69
...Using Volume Management	70
8. Startup and Shutdown	73
...Booting	73


......`boot` Command Changes	74
......Booting From the PROM	74
......Summary of Boot Differences	75
...Using the `init` Command	76
......`init` Command Changes	76
......Changing System Run Levels	76
...Shutting Down	78
......Changes to the `shutdown` Command	79
......Using the `fasthalt` and `fastboot` Commands	79
......Using the `halt` and `reboot` Commands	80
9. File-System Administration	81
...File-System Changes	82
...Default File Systems and Directories	83
...Virtual File-System Architecture	86
......Supported File-System Types	86
......Unsupported SVR4 File System Types	88
......Generic File-System Commands	88
...Directory and File Changes	91
......`/dev` Directory	91
......`/etc` Directory	91
......`/sbin` Directory	96
......`/usr` Directory	97
......`/var` Directory	97
......`/kernel` Directory	98


......`/opt` Directory	98
......`/sys` Directory	99
... Using File System Administration Commands	99
......Mounting File Systems and `autofs`	99
......Monitoring File Systems	102
......Sharing File Systems	103
......Creating New File Systems	104
......Checking File Systems	104
......Backing Up and Restoring Files	105
10. Setting Up a Solaris 2.4 Server to Support SunOS Release 4.x
...Diskless/Dataless Clients	111
...Adding SunOS Release 4.x Support to a Solaris 2.4 Server	111
......Running `discover4x`	113
......Setting Up the CD-ROM Drive for `install4x`	114
......Running `install4x`	115
......Running `convert4x`	119
...Using Host Manager to Add SunOS Release 4.x Diskless/Dataless
......Clients	119
11. Setting Up and Using Printers	121
...Summary of Printing Differences	121
...The Administration Tool's Printer Manager	122
...Setting Up a Printer	124
...Print Commands and the Compatibility Package	124
...Using Printer Commands	125
......Using SunOS 5.4 Printer Administration Commands	125


......Printing `troff`	126
12. Managing Terminals and Modems	129
...Terminal and Modem Management	129
...Service Access Facility (SAF)	130
......What's a Port Monitor?	130
......`sacadm` Command	131
......`pmadm` Command	131
...SAF Functions and Related Programs	132
13. Network Service Administration	133
...Changes to TCP/IP	133
...Changes to NFS	134
...PPP	134
...UUCP	134
......Checkpoint Restart	136
......User Job Grades	136
......`Limits` File	136
......`Config` File	137
......Log Files	137
14. Using Name Services	139
...Name Service Switch	140
...NIS+	140
...DNS	140
...DNS and NIS+ Comparison	141
...NIS and NIS+ Comparison	142


......NIS Support in SunOS Release 5.4	143
...Planning an NIS+ Upgrade	143
...Installing NIS+ on a SunOS Release 4.x System	143
*Part 2--Transition Information for Developers*
15. Compilers, Linkers, and Debuggers	147
...Compilers	147
......Compiler Option Differences	148
...Linkers	154
......Link Editor Option Differences	154
......Building Shared Libraries	156
......Building Executables	156
......Specifying Library Search Paths	157
......Search Path Rules	158
......Version Numbering	158
......Examples	159
...Debuggers	162
......`dbx` and `dbxtool`	162
......`adb` and `kadb`	162
......`kadb` Macros	162
......Debugging a Live Kernel	163
......`truss` Command	163
16. Tools and Resources	165
...`ioctl()` Requests	165
...`ptrace()` Request Values	168


...Libraries	170
......Shared Libraries	170
......Resource Limits	170
...Using `make`	172
...Using `SCCS`	173
...Determining Application Compatibility	173
......Well-Behaved Applications	174
......Dynamically Linked and Statically Linked Executables	174
...Packaging Applications	174
......Packaging Utilities	175
...Toolkits	176
......OLIT	176
......XView	176
...Finding SunOS Release 4.x Tools	176
17. Networking and Internationalization	181
...Networking	181
......NIS, NIS+	182
......`nsswitch.conf` File	182
......NIT	182
......Sockets	182
...Internationalization	183
......Character Support	183
......Message Catalogs	184
......Commands	184


......Libraries	184
18. System and Device Configuration	187
...System Configuration	187
......Dynamically Loaded Kernel	187
......Kernel Layout	188
......`config` Command	188
......`/etc/system` File	189
......`boot` Command	189
......Summary of Boot Differences	190
...Device Configuration: The Reconfiguration Boot	191
...Device Naming From a Developer's Perspective	191
......`/devices`	191
......`/dev`	192
......Device Driver Naming	192
19. Device Drivers and STREAMS	195
...Device Drivers and STREAMS Device Drivers	195
......Device Driver Interfaces	196
......`devinfo` Command	198
......Porting Considerations	199
......STREAMS	201
......Solaris 2.x Driver Architecture	202
...Device Driver Commands	203
A. Commands Reference Table	205
...Using the Reference Table	205


......Examples	206
...The Commands Reference Table	207
B. System Calls Reference Table	249
...Using the Reference Table	249
......Examples	250
...System Calls	251
C. Library Routines Reference Table	275
...Using the Reference Table	275
......Examples	276
...Library Routines	278
D. System Files Reference Table	347
...Using the Reference Table	347
...System Files	348
E. / and /usr File Systems Changes	353
...Layout of the `/` File System	353
...Layout of the `/usr` File System	356
F. Quick Reference for Basic Changes	359