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


Preface	ix
1. Introduction to Solaris 2.5	1
...The Solaris 2.5 Software Environment	1
...The Solaris 2.5 Products	2
...Differences Between SPARC, x86, and PowerPC Systems	2
......x86: Differences	3
......PowerPC: Differences	3
2. What's New Quick Reference	5
...New in the Solaris 2.5 Release	5
...New Features in Previous Solaris Releases	9
......In the Solaris 2.4 Release	9
......In the Solaris 2.3 Release	10
......In the Solaris 2.2 Release	11
3. What's New in Solaris 2.5	13
...Standards	13


......X/Open Commands and Utilities, Issue 4 (XCU4)
........Conformance	13
......POSIX Standards Conformance Updated to Include Threads
........Interfaces	14
...Networking	14
......Network File System, Versions 2 and 3	14
..........Support for Access Control Lists	15
..........NFS over TCP	15
..........NFS Version 3	15
..........NFS Lock Manager	15
..........Support for X/Open Federated Naming	15
......Point-to-Point Protocol	16
......Telnet	16
..........4.4 BSD-Compatible `telnet/telnetd`	16
..........Performance improvement for `rlongind and telentd`	16
......Name Service Cache Daemon	17
...Security	17
......NIS+ Password Update Daemon	17
...File Systems	18
......Improved UFS Error Recovery	18
......Interactive UFS Filesystem Debugger	18
......UFS Access Control Lists	19
......CacheFS Statistics	19
...Installation	19
......Service Setup for Clients	19


...System Administration	20
......System Administration Tools	20
..........Admintool for Local System Administration	20
..........Solstice AdminSuite 2.1 for Networked System
..........Administration	20
......Proc Tools	22
...The OpenWindows 3.5 Environment	22
..........Kodak Color Management System Calibrator Tool	23
...Graphics	24
......SPARC: The PEX 3.0 Runtime Environment	24
......The XGL 3.2 Runtime Environment	25
......The XIL 1.2.1 Runtime Environment	26
...Enhanced Hardware Support	26
......New Configurations	26
......St Driver Supports Compatibility	26
......SPARC: Support for SPARCstorage Array	26
...Miscellaneous Features	27
......Sendmail	27
......X/Open Federated Naming Service	27
......Nologin	28
......Font Support	28
..........CID Fonts	28
..........XATM 3.0	28
......Compatibility	29


..........SPARC: Binary Compatibility	29
..........Shell Script Compatibility	29
...Performance	29
......Time-Sharing	29
......KAIO	29
4. Solaris 2.5 Documentation	31
...About Printed Documents	31
...About SUNWrdm Package Release Documents	32
...About On-line AnswerBook Documentation	32
...To Install and Use the Solaris Desktop Product	32
......Installing a Local Client	32
..........SPARC: Installation	32
..........x86: Installation	33
......Using the Desktop	34
..........Solaris 2.5 User AnswerBook	34
..........Printed Documents	35
..........SUNWrdm on-line package	35
...To Install and Administer Solaris Servers and Networks	35
......Installing Servers on a Network	35
..........SPARC: Installation	35
..........x86: Installation	36
......Administering a Network	36
..........System Administration AnswerBook	36
......Reference Manual AnswerBook Documents	39


......Printed Documents	41
......SUNWrdm on-line package	41
...To Develop Software and Device Drivers	41
......Software Developers	41
......Driver Developers	42
...Additional Information	42
Index	43