............................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
...Admintool	18
...Network Information Service Plus (NIS+)	19
...Print Subsystem	20
......PrintTool	20
......Command Changes	20
...Service Access Facility	21
...Volume Management	22
3. Installation and Configuration Changes	23
...Installation Overview	23
......What's New in Installation and Configuration	24
...What to Do Before You Install Solaris Software	25
......Saving Disk Partition Information	26
......Making a List of System Components to Save	27
......Saving File System Information	27
......Making a List of Files and File Systems to Save	28
......Saving Metadevice Configuration Information	28
......Deciding the Order of Installation for Networks	29


......Backing Up the File Systems	30
......Saving SunOS Release 4.x System Data	30
...Installing Solaris Software	31
...Restoring Data	32
......Restoring SunOS Release 4.x User Data	32
......Restoring SunOS Release 4.x System Data	34
4. Using the Compatibility Packages	39
...Why Port Applications?	40
...SunOS/BSD Source Compatibility Package	40
...Binary Compatibility Package	40
5. Security	43
...Solaris 2.5 Security Features	44
......`/etc/passwd` and `/etc/shadow` Files	44
......`/etc/default` Files	45
......Restricted Shells	45
...Password Aging Changes	45
...Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET)	46
...Unbundled Security Options	47
......Kerberos Security	47
......SunShield	47
6. User Environment Administration	49
...Selecting a Default Shell	49
...Customizing User Environments	51
...Window System	52


...User and Group Administration	53
......User and Group Administration Choices	53
...... Adding User Accounts	53
... Using Mail	54
...Using Document Tools	55
...`man` Page Organization Differences	56
......Customizing the `man` Command Search Path	57
......`whatis` and `windex` Databases	58
......Using the `man` Command	59
7. Device Administration	61
...Device Naming Conventions	61
......Convention for Disks	62
......Convention for Tape Drives	63
...Obtaining Disk Information	63
......`df` Command	64
......`du` Command	64
......`dkinfo` Command	64
......`devinfo` Command	65
...Adding Devices to the System	65
...Using Volume Management	66
8. Startup and Shutdown	69
...Booting	69
......`boot` Command Changes	70
......Booting From the PROM	70


......Summary of Boot Differences	71
...Using the `init` Command	72
......`init` Command Changes	72
......Changing System Run Levels	72
...Shutting Down	74
......Changes to the `shutdown` Command	75
......Using the `fasthalt` and `fastboot` Commands	75
......Using the `halt` and `reboot` Commands	76
9. File-System Administration	77
...File-System Changes	78
...Default File Systems and Directories	79
...Virtual File-System Architecture	82
......Supported File-System Types	82
......Unsupported SVR4 File System Types	84
......Generic File-System Commands	84
...Directory and File Changes	87
......`/dev` Directory	87
......`/etc` Directory	87
......`/sbin` Directory	92
......`/usr` Directory	93
......`/var` Directory	93
......`/kernel` Directory	94
......`/opt` Directory	94
......`/sys` Directory	95


... Using File System Administration Commands	95
......Mounting File Systems and `autofs`	95
......Monitoring File Systems	98
......Sharing File Systems	99
......Creating New File Systems	100
......Checking File Systems	100
......Backing Up and Restoring Files	101
10. Setting Up a Solaris 2.5 Server to Support SunOS Release 4.x
...Diskless/Dataless Clients	107
...Adding SunOS Release 4.x Support to a Solaris 2.4 Server	107
......Running `discover4x`	108
......Setting Up the CD-ROM Drive for `install4x`	109
......Running `install4x`	111
......Running `convert4x`	115
11. Setting Up and Using Printers	117
... Summary of Printing Differences	117
...Print Commands and the Compatibility Package	118
...Using Printer Commands	118
......Using SunOS 5.5 Printer Administration Commands	119
......Printing `troff`	119
12. Managing Terminals and Modems	121
...Terminal and Modem Management	121
...Service Access Facility (SAF)	122
......What's a Port Monitor?	122


......`sacadm` Command	123
......`pmadm` Command	123
...SAF Functions and Related Programs	124
13. Network Service Administration	125
...Changes to TCP/IP	125
...Changes to NFS	126
...PPP	126
...UUCP	126
......Checkpoint Restart	128
......User Job Grades	128
......`Limits` File	128
......`Config` File	129
......Log Files	129
14. Using Name Services	131
...Name Service Switch	132
...NIS+	132
...DNS	132
...DNS and NIS+ Comparison	133
...NIS and NIS+ Comparison	134
......NIS Support in SunOS Release 5.5	135
...Planning an NIS+ Upgrade	135
...Installing NIS+ on a SunOS Release 4.x System	135
*Part 2--Transition Information for Developers*
15. Compilers, Linkers, and Debuggers	139


...Compilers	139
......Compiler Option Differences	140
...Linkers	146
......Link Editor Option Differences	146
......Building Shared Libraries	148
......Building Executables	148
......Specifying Library Search Paths	149
......Search Path Rules	150
......Version Numbering	150
......Examples	151
...Debuggers	154
......`dbx` and `dbxtool`	154
......`adb` and `kadb`	154
......`kadb` Macros	154
......Debugging a Live Kernel	155
......`truss` Command	155
16. Tools and Resources	157
...`ioctl()` Requests	157
...`ptrace()` Request Values	159
...Libraries	161
......Reorganized Libraries	161
......Shared Libraries	161
......Resource Limits	161
...Using `make`	164


...Using `SCCS`	165
...Determining Application Compatibility	165
......Well-Behaved Applications	165
......Dynamically Linked and Statically Linked Executables	166
...Packaging Applications	166
......Packaging Utilities	166
...Toolkits	167
......OLIT	167
......XView	167
...Finding SunOS Release 4.x Tools	168
17. Networking and
...Internationalization	171
...Networking	171
......NIS, NIS+	172
......`nsswitch.conf` File	172
......NIT	172
......Sockets	172
...Internationalization	173
......Character Support	173
......Message Catalogs	174
......Commands	174
......Libraries	174
18. System and Device Configuration	177
...System Configuration	177


......Dynamically Loaded Kernel	177
......Kernel Layout	178
......`config` Command	178
......`/etc/system` File	179
......`boot` Command	179
......Summary of Boot Differences	180
...Device Configuration: The Reconfiguration Boot	181
...Device Naming From a Developer's Perspective	181
......`/devices`	181
......`/dev`	182
......Device Driver Naming	182
19. Device Drivers and STREAMS	185
...Device Drivers and STREAMS Device Drivers	185
......Device Driver Interfaces	186
......`devinfo` Command	188
......Porting Considerations	189
......STREAMS	191
......Solaris 2.x Driver Architecture	192
...Device Driver Commands	193
A. Commands Reference Table	195
...Using the Reference Table	195
......Examples	196
...The Commands Reference Table	197
B. System Calls Reference Table	237


...Using the Reference Table	237
......Examples	238
...System Calls	239
C. Library Routines Reference Table	263
...Using the Reference Table	263
......Examples	264
...Library Routines	265
D. System Files Reference Table	333
...Using the Reference Table	333
...System Files	334
E. / and /usr File Systems Changes	339
...Layout of the `/` File System	339
...Layout of the `/usr` File System	342
F. Quick Reference for Basic Changes	345