Quick Reference for Basic Changes

F

This appendix is a quick reference for changes in common commands, files and directories, and daemons and standard processes.

Table F-1

	Basic Commands
SunOS Release 4.x	Solaris 2.5	Comments
lpr	lp	Basic default print command
lpr -P<printer>	lp -d<printer>	Specifying a printer with the print command
lpq	lpstat -o	Check the print queue of the default printer
lpq -P<printer>	lpstat -o<printer>	Check the status of a specific printer and list print IDs
	lpstat -a	Determine which printers are available (in SunOS release 4.x, you would check the /etc/printcap file)
lprm <print job#>	cancel <request ID>	Cancel a print job
	cancel <printer>	Alternate method for canceling a currently active print job
ps -ax	ps -ef	Process status is the same, but some of the options have changed
pstat -s	swap -s	Prints information about swap space

Table F-2

	Advanced Commands
SunOS Release 4.x	Solaris 2.5	Comments
exportfs	share <resource>	Used to make specified resource listed in user's /etc/dfs/dfstab available for remote mount
exportfs -a	shareall	Option to make all resources listed in user's /etc/dfs/dfstab available for mounting
exportfs -u	unshare <resource>	Used to make resources unavailable
mount -a	mountall	Mount all file systems specified in /etc/vfstab, where the mountall option is set
umount -a	umountall	Unmount all file systems in /etc/vfstab, other than root, /proc, /var, and /usr
showmount -d	dfmounts <option>	Lists mounted NFS file systems where option specifies machine name
showmount -e	dfshares <option>	Lists shared (exported) NFS file systems
dump	ufsdump	For backing up file systems or specified files
restore	ufsrestore	For restoring files dumped to backup media

Table F-3

	Files and Directories
SunOS Release 4.x	Solaris 2.5	Comments
/var/spool/mail	/var/mail	Location for incoming mail
/etc/fstab	/etc/vfstab	File system mount table
/etc/exports	/etc/dfs/dfstab	Lists exported file systems
/etc/mtab	/etc/mnttab	List of currently mounted resources read by the /etc/mount command
/etc/xtab	/etc/dfs/sharetab	List of shareable resources
/usr/bin	/usr/bin and /usr/sbin	/usr/sbin is available with Solaris executables
/etc/aliases	/etc/mail/aliases	New location for local E-mail alias file
/etc/printcap	No longer exists	Capability replaced by /usr/share/lib/terminfo and files in /etc/lp
/etc/passwd	/etc/passwd /etc/shadow	Capability is shared with counterpart, the /etc/shadow file, which stores user's encrypted passwords and other information

Table F-4

	Daemons and Standard Processes
SunOS Release 4.x	Solaris 2.5	Comments
/usr/lib/lpd	/usr/lib/lp/lpsched	Print daemon
/usr/etc/rpc.lockd	/usr/lib/nfs/lockd	Network lock daemon
/usr/etc/rpc.mountd	/usr/lib/nfs/mountd	NFS mount request server
/usr/etc/ypbind	/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind	NIS binder process
/usr/etc/nfsd	/usr/lib/nfs/nfsd	NFS daemon
/usr/etc/biod	No longer exists	Block I/O daemon Capability implemented in the kernel
/etc/rc and /etc/rc.local	/etc/rc[012356S].d	System initialization scripts