Index

Symbols

* metacharacter	629
? metacharacter	629

Numerics

1.2 Mbyte diskettes	220 to 221
1.44 Mbyte diskettes	220 to 221
.....See also diskettes
2.88 Mbyte diskettes	221
.....formatting options	220
.....See also diskettes
3.5" diskettes,See diskettes
5.25" diskettes,See diskettes
360 Kbyte diskettes	220 to 221
.....See also diskettes
720 Kbyte diskettes	220 to 221
.....See also diskettes
4.3 Tahoe file system	517
9660 CD format	203, 281

A

ab_admin command
.....convertingbookinfo file toab_cardcatalog file	342, 371
.....creatingab_cardcatalog file	339, 364 to 366
.....deletingab_cardcatalog fileentries	374
.....finding AnswerBook ID numbers	373
.....listingab_cardcatalog file	373
.....managingab_cardcatalogfile	339, 371 to 374
.....merging newab_cardcatalog filewith master	374
.....overview	339
.....syntax	372
.....verifyingab_cardcatalog file	367 to 368, 372
AB_CARDCATALOG environment variable
.....described	338, 340, 342
.....server-side administration and	338, 340 to 341, 362, 369 to 370
.....setting	340 to 341, 369 to 370
.....startup process and	341
ab_cardcatalog file
.....convertingbookinfo file to	342, 371
.....creating	339, 364 to 366
.....deleting entries	374
.....described	338, 339
.....listing	373
.....managing	339, 371 to 374
.....merging new file with master	374
.....server-side administration and	338, 339, 362, 364 to 366, 370
.....troubleshooting and	376, 377

.....verifying	367 to 368, 372
.....client-side administration and	338
.....startup process and	341
.ab_library files
.....described	338
.....startup process and	341
.....troubleshooting and	376
abmerge utility	342
access
.....See also remote access
.....CD access points	191
.....diskette access points	191
.....PCMCIA memory cards on othersystems	265
accessing
.....disk devices	406 to 410
.....tape devices	410
accounting, user,See user accounts
Add option (Edit menu)
.....Admintool Software window	330 to 331
.....Group Manager	17, 38, 45
.....User Account Manager	14, 38, 49 to 50
adding
.....a disk
............SPARC	463
............x86	479
.....device driver	393
.....groups
............commands	11, 12
............Group Manager	17, 38, 45
.....peripheral device	391
.....run control script	126
.....server and client support
............description	72
............for a dataless client	104
............for a diskless client	101
............for a standalone system	89
............for an OS server	89
............Host Manager	77
............setting defaults for	88
.....software packages.See softwareadministration, addingpackages
......Solaris 2.x OS services to an OSserver	99
......SunOS 4.x OS services to an OSServer	94
......swap tovfstab	617
......user accounts
............commands	11
............User Account Manager	14, 38, 49 to 50
......user initialization files	15
......users to groups
............commands	13
............Group Manager	17, 57, 58
............User Account Manager	15
adm group	22
/admin directory	295
administration files	295 to 296, 297, 303, 314
administrative commands	521
Admintool
......groups	11
......software administration and	328 to 331
............adding packages	329 to 331
............overview	286 to 287, 288, 328
............Set Source Media window	330
............starting Admintool	329
............third-party packages	290
......user accounts	11
aging user passwords	8, 16, 18, 57, 66
aliases
......deleting	15
......user login names vs.	5
aliases directory	279 to 280
aliases file	15
allocated inodes	639
AnswerBook administration	335 to 378
......AB_CARDCATALOG environmentvariable
............described	338, 340, 342
............server-side administrationand	338, 340 to 341, 362, 369 to 370
............setting	340 to 341, 369 to 370

...........startup process and	341
....ab_cardcatalog file
...........convertingbookinfo fileto	342, 371
...........creating	339, 364 to 366
...........deleting entries	374
...........described	338, 339
...........listing	373
...........listing specific titles and pathsin	373
...........managing	339, 371 to 374
...........merging new file withmaster	374
...........server-side administrationand	338, 339, 362, 364 to 366, 370
...........troubleshooting and	376, 377
...........verifying	366 to 368, 372
...........client-side administrationand	338
...........startup process and	341
.....ab_library files
...........described	338
...........startup process and	341
...........troubleshooting and	376
....bookinfo file	339, 342, 371
....client-side	338 to 339
....compatibility issues
...........older versions	342
...........viewers and navigators	343
....distribution media for AnswerBookpackages	350
....environment variables useful in	342
....finding AnswerBook ID number	373
....guidelines	338 to 341
....installing packages	345 to 360
...........any AnswerBook fromAnswerBook/productCDs or spooldirectory	350 to 356
...........disk space and	348 to 349
...........heavy option	348, 349, 352
...........nil option	348, 349, 352, 356
...........parent directory	348, 349, 352
...........prerequisites	346, 347 to 348
...........quitting	353
............site policy and	347, 348
............size check for AnswerBookpackages	350
............task map for	346
............troubleshooting	378
............User AnswerBook from SolarisCD	357 to 359
............verifying	353, 359
......location of files	342, 348, 349
......network setup	361 to 374
............See alsoab_cardcatalog file
............client access enabling	368 to 370
............disk space and	363
............prerequisites	363
............server setup	363 to 368
............task map for	362
............verifying	366 to 368, 370, 372
......overview	335 to 336
......printing pages	347, 378
......removing packages	360, 378
......server-side	338 to 341, 363 to 368
......starting AnswerBook
............scripts	342
............startup process	341
............troubleshooting	377
............user command for	336
......task map for	346
......troubleshooting	375 to 378
......user interface	336 to 337
......X terminals and	343, 347
answerbook_setup script	340 to 341
ARCH environment variable	27
Archive tape drive	824
archives (cpio)	815
archiving files to multiple diskettes(cpio)	814
auto_home file	15
auto_master file	13 to 14
AutoClient system	288, 289
autoconfiguration process	390
autofs	538, 558
Autofs,See automounting
AutoHome Setup option (User AccountManager)	13 to 14, 17

automatic mounting,See mounting;Volume Management
automount/home	538
automount entry(/etc/nsswitch.conf file)	13
automounting
.....AnswerBook network setup and	363, 364 to 366
.....user home directories	8, 9, 13 to 14, 17
awk command	12

B

backing up and restoring file systems
.....commands for	718
.....defined	718
.....overview of commands	722
backup
.....choosing file systems to	720
.....device names	819
.....full (level 0) backup to tape	738
.....full and incremental, defined	723
.....preparing for	734
.....reasons for	719
.....record of incremental	775
.....troubleshooting	752
.....types of	723
backup schedules
.....daily cumulative, weekly cumulativebackups	726
.....daily cumulative, weekly incrementalbackups	727
.....daily incremental, weekly cumulativebackups	728
.....examples	726 to 731
.....for a server	729
.....guidelines for	723
.....recommendations	732
.....using dump levels for	724
bad block numbers	640
bad inode number	642
bad superblock	687
"BadAccess" message	377
"BadMatch" message	377
banner PROM command	148
bar command
......See alsocpio command
......header format (cpio)	797
......retrieving files created with	816
base directory (basedir)	291, 296, 303, 315
basedir keyword (administrationfiles)	291, 296, 303, 315
bcheckrc command	634
big-endian bits coding	219
bin group	6, 22
block disk device interface
......defined	406
......when to use	407
block size	548
blocks
......bad	640
......boot	702
......directory data	641
......duplicate	640
......free	705
......indirect	641
......logical size	706
......regular data	643
......special inodes	639
......storage	704
bookinfo file	339, 342, 371
boot block	702
boot server	80
boot types, described	112
boot-from PROM setting	149
booting
......and PC BIOS	181
......boot process
............SPARC	180
............x86	185
......for recovery purposes
............SPARC	158
............x86	172
......interactively
............SPARC	156
............x86	170

.....modifying automatic checking	681, 683
.....Solaris boot diskette	182
.....to force a crash dump and reboot
............SPARC	161
............x86	175
.....to run level 3
............SPARC	153
............x86	167
.....to run level S
............SPARC	155
............x86	168
.....with the kernel debugger (kadb)
............SPARC	162
.....x86 boot subsystems	181
booting a system (guidelines)	113
bootparams entry	79
Bourne shell
.....basic features	25 to 26
.....environment variables and	26, 27 to 32, 340
.....shell (local) variables and	26, 27 to 29
.....user initialization files and	23, 24, 25 to 33, 41
Break key	160, 162
BSD Fat Fast File system	517
bus-oriented disk controllers	409
bytes (number per inode)	710

C

C shell
.....basic features	25 to 26
.....environment variables and	26, 27 to 31
.....shell (local) variables and	26, 27 to 29
.....user initialization files and	23, 24, 25 to 33, 41 to 42
cached file systems	577
.....checking (fsck)	596
.....creating	581
.....deleting	594
.....displaying information about	592
.....parameters	610
.....setting parameters	583
......setting up	580
CALENDAR environment variable	27
"Can't add AnswerBook" message	376
"Can't start new Viewer" message	376, 377
"Can't view document" message	376
canceling
......See also stopping
......UFS diskette formatting	224
capacity of tapes	779
cartridge tape
......retensioning	826
......status	825
causes of file system damage	633
CDPATH environment variable	27
cdpath environment variable	27
CD-ROM devices (naming)	410
CD-ROM drives
......See also CDs
......access points	191
......directories under VolumeManagement	275 to 276
......exporting	209 to 212
......preparing for new drive	214
......software installation and
............AnswerBook	350 to 359
............from mounted CD to disklessclient	307 to 308
............from mounted CD to server	317
............from mounted CD to standalonesystem	298
............spool directory from mountedCD	301
/cdrom mount point	277 to 278
cdrom0 name	203
cdrom1 name	203
cdrom2 name	203
CD-ROMs,See CDs
CDs
......See also CD-ROM drives; VolumeManagement
......access
............access points	191

............raw-character access	279 to 280
............using File Manager	197 to 200
............using Volume Management	274, 275 to 276
.....commands	202 to 215
.....copying information
............using command line	204 to 205
............using File Manager	198
.....directories under VolumeManagement	274, 275 to 276
.....ejecting
............using command line	207
............using File Manager	195 to 196
.....examining contents
............using command line	204
............using File Manager	197
.....finding out if CD is in use	206
.....ISO 9660 format	203, 281
.....killing processes accessing	206
.....loading
............using command line	203
............using File Manager	195
.....mixed formats	281 to 282
.....mount points	207, 277 to 278
.....mounting
............manual compared toautomatic	190
............remote CDs	207 to 208
.....musical CDs
............configuring system to play	213 to 214
.....names
............designators	203
............finding a CD's name	207
.....remote access
............accessing CDs on othersystems	207 to 208
............making local CDs available toother systems	209 to 212
.....task maps
............overview	192
............using	202
.....UFS CDs
............mixed formats	281 to 282
............SPARC vs. x86 format	203, 225 to 227
cfsadmin command	581, 594
changing
......See also customizing
......ab_cardcatalog file	339, 371 to 374
......directory ownership for useraccounts	14
......file ownership for user accounts	14
......groups,See groups, changing
......user accounts
............commands	11
............User Account Manager	14 to 15, 57, 60 to 67
......user ID numbers	14
......user initialization files,See userinitialization files,customizing
......user login names	14
......user passwords
............commands for	12
............frequency of	7, 20
............by user	7
............User Account Manager and	16, 57, 64
character special inodes	639
characters (wildcard)	629
checking
......file system size	637
......file systems	683
......file systems interactively	684
......format and type of inodes	639
......free blocks	638
......free inodes	638
......inode list for consistency	637
......modifying automatic boot	681
chmod command	629
chmod table of options	628
chown command	630
clean shutdown	134
clients
......software administration	288 to 291
............AnswerBook	368 to 370
............dataless clients,See datalessclients

............diskless clients,See disklessclients
............displaying installed softwareinformation	321 to 323
............heterogeneousenvironments	290 to 291, 305 to 318
............homogeneousenvironments	302
............removing packages	325 to 328
............sharing software withservers	288, 325, 327
............Solstice AutoClient systems	288, 289
............Sun packages	289 to 290, 303
............third-party packages	290, 304, 329
cloning disks	792
clri command	521
Command not found error message	625
comment field (passwd file)	19
compatibility problems,See versionincompatibilities
compatible archives	815
controlling file and directory access	4, 32
convertingbookinfo file toab_cardcatalog file	342, 371
converting system types	79, 92
copy and paste,See copying
Copy option (User Account Manager Editmenu)	14, 38, 51
copying
.....See also moving
.....all files in a directory to tape(cpio)	803
.....CD information
............using command line	204 to 205
............using File Manager	198
.....complete file systems (dd)	791
.....data (ufsdump)	774
.....directories between file systems(cpio)	795
.....diskette information
............from diskettes	234 to 235
............to diskettes	235 to 236
......files to diskette	810
......files to diskette (tar)	811
......files to remote tape (tar anddd)	808
......files to tape (pax)	797
......files to tape (tar)	799
......files with different header format(cpio)	814
......groups of files (cpio)	795
......individual files (cpio)	795
......information from a PCMCIA memorycard	261
......information to a PCMCIA memorycard	262
......user accounts
............commands	12
............User Account Manager	14, 38, 51
......verifying operation	235, 236
cp command
......copying CD information	204 to 205
......copying from diskettes	234
......copying to diskettes	236
cpio command	795 to 797, 803 to 807
......copying all files in a directory totape	803
......copying directories between filesystems	795
......copying files with different headerformat	814
......listing files on tape	804
......retrieving all files from tape	806
......retrieving specific files from tape	807
......when to use	797
crc header format (cpio)	797
creating
......aformat.dat entry	450 to 451
......a Solarisfdisk partition	485
......See also adding
......ab_cardcatalog file	339, 364 to 366
......compatible archives (cpio)	815
......disk slices and labeling a disk
............SPARC	467
............x86	487

.....file systems	547
.....loopback file system	553
.....mount point	533
.....Solarisfdisk paritition	480
.....swap file	620
.....temporary file system	551
.....UFS file system	549
cred file	15
.cshrc file
.....customizing	9, 25 to 33
.....described	23
custom parameters for file systems	706
customizing
.....See also changing
.....user initialization files,See userinitialization files,customizing
cut and paste,See moving
cylinder groups	529

D

daemon group	6, 22
daily cumulative backups	724
daily discrete backups	725
damage to file systems	633
data block	643
data directory blocks	641
dataless clients
.....software administration for
............adding packages	288, 289 to 291, 302, 310 to 313
............adding support for	104
............displaying installed softwareinformation	322
............removing packages	326 to 328
DD (Medium Density) diskettes
.....See also diskettes
.....formatting options	220 to 221
dd command	791 to 793
.....cloning disks	792
.....copying files to remote tape(tar)	808
.....keyword=value pairs	791
......retrieving files from remote tape drive(tar)	809
default
......file system for/tmp (TMPFS)	518
......mount options	566, 569
......SunOS file system	523
......tape drive densities	823
defaults
......file permissions	32
......groups	10, 22
......LOGNAME environment variable	28
......PATH environment variable	28, 30
......printer	28
......SHELL environment variable	28
......shell shell variable	28
......spool directory	300
......TZ (time zone) environmentvariable	29
......user account default setup
............commands	12
............User Account Manager	14, 38, 48
......user initialization files	23
delay (rotational)	708
Delete option (Edit menu)
......Group Manager	17, 57, 59
......User Account Manager	15, 57, 68
deleting
......ab_cardcatalog file entries	374
......cached file systems	594
......groups
............commands	13
............Group Manager	17, 57, 59
......mail aliases	15
......software packages,See softwareadministration, removingpackages
......user accounts
............commands	12
............User Account Manager	15, 57, 68
......user home directories	15, 68
......user mailboxes	15, 68
......users from groups,See groups,changing users in

density
.....diskette formats	220 to 221
............DOS diskettes	229
............UFS diskettes	223
designators
.....CDs	203
.....diskettes	219
DESKSET environment variable	27
detecting end of media
.....cpio command	795
.....ufsdump command	774, 778
determining
.....file system types	541
.....tape device name	754
.....type of tape drive	754
.....who is logged in to a system	136
/dev/dsk directory	406
/dev/rdsk directory	406
device driver
.....adding	393
.....defined	389
device instance name	404
device names
.....backup	819
.....command (devnm)	542
.....diskette drive	819
.....finding disk	754
.....finding tape	754
.....table of tape controller	821
.....tape drive	819
device to fsck field (vfstab)	561
device to mount field (vfstab)	561
devices
.....accessing	404
.....when to turn off power to	135
devnm command	542
/dev/rmt directory	819
df command	407, 521
dfstab file
.....AnswerBook network setup and	366
.....configuring for shared CDs	210
.....user home directory sharing and	53
direct disk controllers	408
directories	630
....../dev/rmt	819
....../proc	519
....../tmp	518
......See also files and file systems
......base directory (basedir)	291, 296, 303, 314
......CDs
............/cdrom mount point	277 to 278
............under VolumeManagement	274, 275 to 276
......changing ownership for useraccounts	14
......changing permissions	628
......controlling access to	4, 32
......copying
............from CDs	204 to 205
............from diskette	234
............to diskettes	235 to 236
......copying between file systems(cpio)	795
......creating dummy for export	209
......diskettes
............/floppy mount point	277 to 278
............under Volume Management	274
......home	8
......inodes	639
......parent directory	348, 349, 352
......PATH environment variable and	28, 29 to 30
......path shell variable and	26, 28
......skeleton	9, 15
......spool,See spool directories
......unallocated blocks	642
......user home,See user home directories
disabling
......run control script	127
......user accounts
............commands	12
............passwords and	16, 20
............User Account Manager	16, 57, 62 to 68
disk

.....adding a
............SPARC	463
............x86	479
.....automatic configuration of SCSIdrives	452
.....connecting a secondary disk
............SPARC	465
............x86	483
.....connecting a system disk
............SPARC	464
............x86	481
.....creating a file system on a new disk
............SPARC	474
............x86	490
.....creating disk slices and labeling a disk
............SPARC	467
............x86	487
.....determining if formatted	434
.....examining a disk label	444
.....formatting a	423
.....formatting, when to	434
.....identifying on a system	431
.....labeling	442
.....recovering a corrupted disk label	446
.....repairing defective sectors	455 to 458
disk controllers	407
disk device name	754
disk label
.....creating	442
.....described	423
.....examining withprtvtoccommand	444
.....recovering a corrupted	446
Disk Operating System,See DOS
disk slice	526
.....defined	414
.....formatting	526
disk slices
.....determining which slices to use	418
.....displaying information about	438
.....requirements for systemconfigurations	419
disk-based file systems	517
diskette
......archiving files to multiple(cpio)	814
......copying files to	810
......copying files to (tar)	811
......listing files on (tar)	812
......retrieving files from (tar)	813
diskette directories	274
diskette drive (device name)	819
diskette drives
......See also diskettes
......access points	191
......directories under VolumeManagement	274
diskettes
......See also diskette drives; VolumeManagement
......access
............access points	191
............raw-character access	279 to 280
............using File Manager	197 to 200
............using Volume Management	274
......commands	217 to 244
......copying information
............from diskettes	234
............to diskettes	235 to 236
......directories under VolumeManagement	274
......ejecting
............using command line	238
............using File Manager	195 to 196
......examining contents
............using command line	233 to 234
............using File Manager	197
......finding out if diskette is in use	237
......formatting	218 to 230
............canceling formatting	224
............caution	222, 228
............complete format	220
............diskette names	219
............DOS diskettes	228 to 230
............File Manager unreliability	222, 228
............hardware considerations	219 to 221
............overview	218

............size and density options	220 to 221, 223, 229
............UFS diskettes	222 to 225
.....killing processes accessing	237
.....loading
............using File Manager	194
............using Volume Management	232 to 233
.....mount points	277 to 278
.....mounting
............manual compared toautomatic	190
............remote diskettes	239 to 240
.....moving information
............using command line	234 to 236
............using File Manager	199 to 200
.....names	219
.....remote access
............accessing diskettes on othersystems	239 to 240
............making diskettes available toother systems	241 to 244
.....task maps
............formatting	218
............overview	192
............using	231
.....UFS diskettes
............adding UFS file system	225 to 227
............canceling formatting	224
............formatting	222 to 225
............SPARC vs. x86 formats	219, 280
diskless clients
.....software administration for
............adding packages	288, 289 to 291, 302, 305 to 309
............adding support for	101
............displaying installed softwareinformation	321
............removing packages	325 to 326
disks, removable media,See CDs; diskettes
DISPLAY environment variable	342, 374
Display PostScript	343, 374
displaying
.....ab_cardcatalog file	373
......CD contents
............using command line	204
............using File Manager	197
......CD user	206
......device information	399
......disk slice information	438
......diskette contents
............using command line	233 to 234
............using File Manager	197
......environment variables	26
......installed software information,Seesoftware administration,displaying installed softwareinformation
......PCMCIA contents	260
......swap space	619
......system configurationinformation	395 to 399
......user mask	32
dmesg command	399
......SPARC example	400
......x86 example	401
"Do you want to continue with thisinstallation?" message	297, 316
donor slice, described	428
DOS
......formatting diskettes	228 to 230
............complete format	220
............platform-compatibility	219
............size and density options	220 to 221
DOS file system	517
dos option (fdformat command)	221
driver not attached message	395
drives, removable media,See CD-ROMdrives; diskette drives
/dsk directory	275 to 276
dummy directory	209
dump command	756
dump levels
......daily, cumulative backups	724
......daily, discrete backups	725
......defined	724
duplicate blocks	640

E

Edit menu
.....Admintool Software window	330 to 331
.....Group Manager
............Add option	17, 38, 45
............Delete option	17, 57, 59
............Modify option	17, 57, 58
.....User Account Manager
............Add option	14, 38, 49 to 50
............Copy option	14, 38, 51
............Delete option	15, 57, 68
............Modify option	14 to 15, 57, 60 to 67
............Set Defaults option	14, 38, 48
eject command
.....CDs	207
.....diskettes	238
Eject Disk button (File Manager)	196
ejecting
.....CDs
............using command line	207
............using File Manager	195 to 196
.....diskettes
............using command line	238
............using File Manager	195 to 196
.....PCMCIA memory cards	250
............using command line	265
Emulex MT-02 tape drive	824
enabling
.....AnswerBook client access	368 to 370
.....user accounts	62
encryption	18
end-of-media detection
.....cpio command	795
.....ufsdump command	774, 778
env command	26
$ENV file	23
environment
.....shell	26 to 29
.....work,See initialization files
environment variables
.....See alsospecific variables
......AnswerBook and	340 to 341, 342
......described	26 to 32
/etc files
......managing	11
......user account information and	4 to 5, 17
/etc/dfs/dfstab file
......AnswerBook network setup and	366
......configuring for shared CDs	210
......user home directory sharing and	53
/etc/dumpdates file	774
/etc/init.d directory	126
/etc/inittab file	120 to 123
......entries described	120
......example of default	121
/etc/nsswitch.conf file	13
/etc/passwd file	18, 159, 174
......deleting user accounts and	15
......described	18
......fields in	18 to 19
......user ID number assignment and	6
/etc/rmmount.conf file
......playing musical CDs	213
......sharing CDs	210
......sharing diskettes	242 to 243
/etc/shadow file
......described	18
/etc/skel directory	23
/etc/vfstab file	55
Exabyte tape drive	824
examining,See displaying
example
......creating aufs file system	549, 550, 552
......format command	527
......restoring bad superblock	688
......vfstab file entries	563
exiting,See stopping
Expiration Date field (User AccountManager)	16
expire field (shadow file)	20
export command	26, 27
/export/home file system	8

/export/root file system	305
/export/home directory	524
exporting CD-ROM drives	209 to 212
Extended Density diskettes
.....See also diskettes
.....formatting options	220, 221
extended fundamental types (UFS filesystem)	525

F

fdformat command	249
.....confirmation message	224
.....convenience options	223, 229
.....formatting DOS diskettes	229 to 230
.....formatting UFS diskettes	223 to 224
.....options	248
.....size and density options	221, 229
.....syntax	223 to 224, 229 to 230
.....verifying correct format	223
FDFS file system	520
ff command	521
field replaceable unit (FRU)	76
FIFO inodes	639
FIFOFS file system	520
File Manager
.....copying CD information	198
.....ejecting CDs and diskettes	195 to 196
.....examining contents of CDs ordiskettes	197
.....formatting diskettes	222, 228
.....loading CDs	195
.....loading diskettes	194
.....moving files or folders to and fromdiskettes	199 to 200
.....task map	192
.....using CDs and diskettes	193 to 200
file size	529
file system table
.....creating entries	558
.....virtual	537
file systems
...../	524
...../export/home	524
....../opt	524
....../proc	524
....../usr	524
....../var	524
......4.3 Tahoe	517
......administrative commands	521
......BSD Fat Fast	517
......cached	577
......checking	683
......checking interactively	683, 684
......checking size	637
......copying complete (dd)	791
......creating loopback	553
......creating UFS	549
......custom parameters	706
......cylinder group struct	701
......damage to	633
......default SunOS	523
......definition of	515
......disk-based	517
......DOS	517
......FDFS	520
......FIFOFS	520
......finding types	541
......finding types (fstyp)	543
......fixing	688
......High Sierra	517
......ISO 9660	517
......making available	558
......manual pages	523
......mount point	522
......mount table	536
......mounting	558
......mounting NFS	568
......NAMEFS	520
......network-based	518
......PC	517
......preening	686
......process	519
......PROCFS	519
......pseudo	518
......reasons for inconsistencies	636
......requirements for mounting	533
......restoring complete	755, 766
......root full	752
......sharing	538

.....SPECFS	521
.....special device	522
.....SWAPFS	521
.....syntax of generic commands	522
.....table (vfstab)	537, 558
.....table of administrativecommands	521
.....terminating all processes	572
.....TMPFS	518
.....total size of UFS	529
.....types of	517, 522
.....UFS	517
.....understanding UFS	525
.....UNIX	517
.....unmounting	574
.....which to back up	720
.....why you back up	719
files
...../etc/default/fs	541
...../etc/dfs/fstypes	541
.....See alsospecific files
.....archiving to multiple diskettes(cpio)	814
.....changing ownership	630
.....changing ownership for useraccounts	14
.....changing permissions	628
.....controlling access to	4, 32
.....copying (cpio)	795
.....copying to diskette	810
.....copying to diskette (tar)	811
.....copying to tape (pax)	797
.....copying to tape (tar)	799
.....for setting search path	626
.....in the/proc directory	520
.....listing on diskette (tar)	812
.....listing on tape (cpio)	804
.....listing on tape (tar)	800
.....maxmimum number of	530
.....mnttab	542
.....number of	710
.....permissions,See permissions
.....restoring interactively	759
.....restoring specific	763
.....retrieving from diskette (tar)	813
......retrieving from tape (cpio)	805, 807
......retrieving from tape (tar)	801
......sharing	538
......verifying attributes for newlyinstalled packages	320
files and file systems
......See also copying; directories; moving
......accessing files
............CD files	191
............diskette files	191
............using File Manager	197 to 200
......ownership	197
......UFS file systems	225 to 227
......write permissions	197
finding
......AnswerBook ID number	373
......disk device name	754
......number of tapes for a full backup	736
......PROM release level	148
......tape device name	754
......tape drive type	824
......type of file system	541
......user accounts	12
finding out,See verifying
fixing a hung system
......SPARC	163
......x86	176
fixing a system that won't boot
......SPARC	163
......x86	176
fixing bad file systems	688
floppy disks,See diskettes
/floppy mount point	277 to 278
folders,See directories; files and filesystems
format of inodes	639
format utility	527
......analyze menu	500 to 501
......automatic configuration of SCSI diskdrives	452 to 455
......creating a Solarisfdiskpartition	485 to 486
......creating disk slices and labeling disk
............SPARC	467 to 473

............x86	487 to 489
.....defect menu	502
.....determining if a disk isformatted	434
.....displaying disk slice information	438 to 441
.....fdisk menu	499
.....features and benefits	420
.....formatting a disk	435 to 437
.....guidelines for using	422
.....how to enter command names	510
.....how to specify block numbers	509
.....identifying disks on a systemwith	431 to 433
.....input to	509 to 511
.....labeling a disk	442 to 444
.....main menu	494 to 496
.....man pages associated with	512
.....overview	420
.....partition menu	497 to 498
.....recommendations for preservinginformation	494
.....recovering corrupted disk label	446 to 449
.....requirements for using	494
.....using help facility	511
.....when to use	421
format.dat file
.....contents of	502
.....creating an entry	450 to 451
.....keywords	504 to 507
.....syntax rules	503
formats, header (cpio)	797
formatting
.....disk slice	526
.....diskettes	218 to 230
............canceling formatting	224
............caution	222, 228
............complete format	220
............diskette names	219
............DOS diskettes	228 to 230
............File Manager unreliability	222, 228
............hardware considerations	219 to 221
............overview	218
............size and density options	220 to 221, 223, 229
............UFS diskettes	222 to 225
......PCMCIA memory cards
............for DOS	254
............for UFS file systems	248
formatting a disk, overview	423
fragment size	530, 707
free blocks	638, 705
free hog slice,See donor slice
free inodes	638
free space (minimum)	708
fs file	541
FS type field (vfstab)	561
FSACTIVE state flag (fsck)	635
FSBAD state flag (fsck)	635
fsck command	407, 521
......checking free blocks	638
......checking free inodes	638
......checking inode list size	637
......checking superblock	637
......conditions to repair	636
......error messages	643
......FSACTIVE state flag	635
......FSBAD state flag	635
......FSCLEAN state flag	635
......FSSTABLE state flag	635
......preening	686
......state flags	634
......syntax and options	689 to 692
......using interactively	683
fsck pass field (vfstab)	561, 681
FSCLEAN state flag (fsck)	635
fsdb command	521
FSSTABLE state flag (fsck)	635
fstyp command	521, 543
fstypes file	541
full backup
......defined	723
......determine number of tapes for	736
......using theufsdump command	738
full root file system	752

fusercommand	264
.....finding if CD is in use	206
.....finding if diskette is in use	237
.....killing processes accessing CDs	206

G

gap,See rotational delay
GECOS field (passwd file)	19
gid field
.....group file	21
.....passwd file	19
GIDs	6, 9, 10, 17, 21
grep command	12, 541
group file
.....deleting user accounts and	15
.....described	18
.....fields in	20 to 21
group ID numbers	6, 9, 10, 17, 21
Group Manager	11, 12 to 13, 17 to 22
.....Add option (Edit menu)	17, 38, 45
.....advantages	11, 12 to 13, 17
.....commands vs.	11, 12 to 13
.....Delete option (Edit menu)	17, 57, 59
.....Modify option (Edit menu)	17, 57, 58
.....prerequisites for using	43
.....starting	43
.....window example	44
group names
.....changing	57, 58
.....described	9
group ownership	631
group* commands	11 to 13
groupadd command	12
groupdel command	13
groupmod command	13
group-name field (group file)	21
group-password field (group file)	21
groups	529
.....adding
............commands	11, 12
............Group Manager	17, 38, 45
.....changing name	57, 58
.....changing primary	10
......changing users in
............commands	13
............Group Manager	17, 57, 58
............User Account Manager	15
......commands for	11, 12 to 13
......default	10, 22
......deleting
............commands	13
............Group Manager	17, 57, 59
......deleting users from,See groups,changing users in
......described	4, 9
......displaying groups a user belongsto	10
......guidelines for managing	9 to 10
......ID numbers	6, 9, 10, 17, 21
......name services and	10, 11, 12 to 13
......names
............changing	57, 58
............described	9
......networks and	11
......passwords	21
......permissions setting for	32
......primary	9 to 10
......secondary	10, 21
......storage of information for	17, 18, 20 to 22
......tools for managing	11, 12 to 13
......UNIX	9, 22
groups command	10

H

halt command	135
HD (High Density) diskettes
......See also diskettes
......formatting options	220 to 221
header format
......copying files with different(cpio)	814
......cpio	797
heavy option (AnswerBookinstallation)	348, 349, 352
High Density (HD) diskettes
......See also diskettes

.....formatting options	220 to 221
High Sierra file system	517
history environment variable	28
/home (automounted)	538
home directories,See user homedirectories
$HOME directory	8, 25
HOME environment variable	28
/home file system
.....user home directories and	8
home shell variable	26, 28
$HOME/$ENV file	23
$HOME/.cshrc file,See.cshrc file
$HOME/.login file,See.login file
$HOME/.profile file,See.profile file
home-directory field (passwd file)	19
Host Manager	77
.....add and maintain support	78
.....add OS services	79
.....convert system types	79
.....prerequisites for running	86
.....server-client configurationssupported	78
.....set up remote installation services	80
.....starting	86
.....SunOS 4.x restrictions	78, 80
.....update system types	78
HSFS,SeeHigh Sierra file system
hung system
.....SPARC	163
.....x86	176

I

ID numbers
.....AnswerBook	373
.....group	6, 9, 10, 17, 21
.....user	5 to 6, 14
identifying
.....devices	396
.....disks on a system	431
.....PCMCIA memory cards	247
inactive field (shadow file)	20
inconsistencies in file systems	636
incorrect . and .. entries	642
incremental backup	723, 775
indexpath entry (ab_cardcatalogfile)	364 to 366, 367
indirect blocks	641
init command
......described	135
......shutting down a standalonesystem	142
init states,See run levels	118
initialization files
......system	9
......user,See user initialization files
inode list size	637
inode states	639
inodes	703
......bad number	642
......block special	639
......character special	639
......checking format and type	639
......directory	639
......FIFO	639
......link count	639
......number of bytes per	710
......regular	639
......size	641
......symbolic link	639
install server	80
install4x	94
installboot command	476, 492
installing a boot block
......SPARC	476
......x86	492
installing software packages,See softwareadministration
integrity checking,See verifying
interactive
......checking file systems	683, 684
......commands forrestore	756
......restore	759
interactive booting
......SPARC	156

.....x86	170
International Standards Organization,SeeISO standards
"invalid AnswerBook:" message	376
ISO 9660 file system	517
ISO standards
.....9660 CD format	203
.....aab9660 CD format	281
iso_8895_1	31

K

/kernel/drv directory	390
killing
.....See also stopping
.....processes accessing CDs	206
.....processes accessing diskettes	237
killing all processes for a file system	572
Korn shell
.....basic features	25 to 26
.....environment variables and	26, 27 to 32, 340 to 341
.....shell (local) variables and	26, 27 to 29
.....user initialization files and	23, 24, 25 to 33, 41
.....whence command	627

L

L1-A keys	160, 162
labelit command	521
LANG environment variable	28, 31 to 32
lastchg field (shadow file)	20
LC environment variables	31 to 32
level 0 backup	724
link count of inodes	639
listing
.....ab_cardcatalog file	373
.....files on a diskette (tar)	812
.....files on a tape (cpio)	804
.....files on a tape (tar)	800
.....files on tape (ufsrestore)	742
......installed software,See softwareadministration, displayinginstalled softwareinformation
......See also displaying
little-endian bits coding	219
*LK* password	16, 20
loading
......See also mounting
......CDs
............using command line	203
............using File Manager	195
......diskettes
............using File Manager	194
............using Volume Management	232 to 233
......PCMCIA memory cards	258
local variables,See shell variables
local.cshrc file	23
local.login file	23
local.profile file	23
locale environment variables	28
locking,See disabling
log (record of dumps)	774
logical block size	530, 706
logical device name
......CD-ROM	410
......defined	405
......disk	406
......tape	410
.login file
......customizing	9, 25 to 33
......described	23
login names (user)
......changing	14
......described	4, 5
login-shell field (passwd file)	19
LOGNAME environment variable	28
loopback file system
......creating	553
......mounting	563
lost+found directory	634
Low Density diskettes

.....See also diskettes
.....formatting options	220 to 221
lp group	22
LPDEST environment variable	28
ls command
.....examining CD contents	204
.....examining diskette contents	233 to 234
.....verifying
............remote CD is mounted	208
............UFS file system is ondiskette	227

M

magnetic tape cartridge
.....retensioning	826
.....rewinding	826
.....status	825
mail aliases
.....deleting	15
.....user login names vs.	5
MAIL environment variable	27, 28
mail group	22
mailboxes (user)	15
maintaining server and clientsupport	107
maintaining tape drives	828
make command	11, 12, 13
MANPATH environment variable	28
MANSECT environment variable	28
manual mounting
.....See also mounting
.....automatic mounting comparedto	190
.....remote CDs	207 to 208
.....remote diskettes	239 to 240
manual pages	523
mask	32
max field (shadow file)	20
maximum file size	529
maximum number of files	530
maximums
......secondary groups users can belongto	10
......user ID number	6
......user login name length	5
......user password length	7
media was found message	232
Medium Density (DD) diskettes
......See also diskettes
......formatting options	220 to 221
memory storage (virtual)	525, 614
mergingab_cardcatalog file withmaster file	374
metacharacters	629, 799
min field (shadow file)	20
minimum free space	708
minimums
......user login name length	5
......user password length	7
mkfile command	620, 621
mkfs command	521, 547
mnttab file	536, 542
Modify option (Edit menu)
......Group Manager	17, 57, 58 to 61
......User Account Manager	14 to 15, 57, 60 to 67
modifying automatic boot checking	681, 683
modifying,See changing
monitor (PROM)	178
mount command	407, 521, 559
......remote CDs	208
......remote diskettes	239
mount options field (vfstab)	561
mount point	522, 533
mount point field (vfstab)	561
mount table	536
mountall command	521, 559
mounting
......See also loading; Volume Management
......all files invfstab file	564
......file systems	533, 558
......file systems automatically	538
......LOFS file systems	563

.....manual compared to automatic	190
.....mount points
............CDs	207, 277 to 278
............diskettes	277 to 278
.....NFS file systems	563, 568
.....PCMCIA memory cards	266
.....remote CDs	207 to 208
.....remote diskettes	239 to 240
.....requirements	533
.....s5fs file systems	569
.....UFS file systems	563
.....user home directories	39, 55 to 56
............automounting	8, 9, 13 to 14, 17
............remote	17, 38, 52 to 53
.....using default options	566, 569
.....verifying
............diskette is mounted	233
............remote CD is mounted	208
............remote diskette is mounted	240
moving
.....See also copying
.....diskette information
............from diskettes	234 to 235
............to diskettes	235 to 236
.....files or folders to and from diskette
............using File Manager	199 to 200
.....verifying operation	235, 236
MS-DOS,See DOS
mt command	826
multiple device boot (MDB) diskette	182
multiple versions of softwarepackages	291, 296
multiuser state,See run level 3
musical CDs	213 to 214

N

name services
.....See also NIS; NIS+
.....groups and	10, 11, 12 to 13
.....user accounts and	4 to 5, 11 to 13, 17, 18
NAMEFS file system	520
names
......group
............changing	57
............described	9
......software package namingconventions	288
......SUNW prefix	288
......user login
............changing	14
............described	4, 5
names/naming
......CD names
............designators	203
............finding a CD's name	207
......diskette names	219
ncheck command	521
nec option	221, 229
NEC-DOS,See DOS
/net mount point (ab_cardcatalogfile)	365
network-based file systems	518
networks
......See also clients; name services; servers
......AnswerBook setup on	361 to 374
............See alsoab_cardcatalog file
............client access enabling	368 to 370
............disk space and	363
............prerequisites	363
............server setup	363 to 368
............task map for	362
............verifying	366 to 368, 370, 372
......groups and	11
......recognizing access problems	632
......user accounts and	11
newfs command	226, 407, 547, 711
newgrp command	10, 21
NeWS	343
NFS	30, 538
NFS daemon,Seenfsd daemon
NFS file systems	563
NFS server	539
nfsd daemon
......starting	210, 242
......verifying if running

............making CDs available to othersystems	209, 210
............making diskettes available toother systems	241, 242
nil option (AnswerBookinstallation)	348, 349, 352, 356
NIS
.....groups and	11 to 13
.....password aging and	66
.....user accounts and	4 to 5, 11 to 13, 17, 18
nis* commands	11, 12
NIS+
.....groups and	10, 11 to 13
.....user accounts and	4 to 5, 11 to 13, 16, 17, 18
nistbladm command	11, 12, 13
no media was found message	232
noaccess group	6, 21, 22
noask_pkgadd administration file	296, 299
nobody group	6, 21, 22
NONABI_SCRIPTS environmentvariable	334
notifying users of system down time	136
NP password	20
nsswitch.conf file	13
nuucp group	22

O

odc header format (cpio)	797
OPENWINHOME environment variable	28
/opt directory	524
.....AnswerBook installation in	349, 352, 354 to 355, 357, 366
.....software package installation in	289, 318
optimization type	710
options
.....formkfile	621
.....forufsdump command	780
.....forufsrestore command	784
OS server
......adding 2.x OS services	99
......adding SunOS 4.x OS services	94
......adding support for	89
......converting from standalonesystem	92
......description	79
other (permissions setting)	32
other group	22
ownership
......changing	630
......changing file group	631
......why it changes	628
ownership of files	197

P

packages, software,See softwareadministration
parameters (file system)	706
parent directory (AnswerBookinstallation)	348, 349, 352
partition (swap)	525, 614
passwd command	12
passwd file	18
......deleting user accounts and	15
......fields in	18 to 19
......restoring from tape	765
......user ID number assignment and	6
password field
......passwd file	18
......shadow file	20
Password menu (User Account ManagerModify window)	57
passwords (group)	21
passwords (user)
......aging	8, 16, 18, 57, 66
......changing
............commands for	12
............frequency of	7, 20
............by user	7
............User Account Manager and	16, 57, 64
......choosing	7

.....described	4, 7 to 8
.....disabling/locking user accountsand	16, 20, 57
.....encryption	18
.....expiration	20
.....*LK* password	16, 20
.....NP password	20
.....precautions	7
.....setting	7, 16
.....User Account Manager and	16, 57, 64 to 67
patch
.....defined	380
.....finding already installed	380
.....installation README	380
.....numbering scheme	383
.....utilities	380
patches
.....accessing via ftp	382
.....accessing via world-wide web	382
.....availability for Sun Servicecustomers	381
.....general availability	381
.....where to find	382
PATH environment variable
.....AnswerBook administration and	342
.....described	28, 29
.....setting up	30
path shell variable	26, 28
pathnames	191
pax command	797
PC BIOS (and booting)	181
PC file system	517
PC-DOS,See DOS
PCMCIA memory cards
.....accessing on other systems	265
.....copying or moving informationfrom	261
.....copying or moving informationto	262
.....default label	247
.....displaying the contents of	260
.....ejecting	250, 265
.....formatting for a UFS file system	248
......formatting for DOS	254
......identifying	247
......loading	258
......making available to othersystems	268
......mounting	266
permissions	32, 41
......changing	628
......copying files from CDs	197, 205
......read/write	628
......write permissions for files	197
physical device name	404
/pkg directory	300, 301, 302
pkgadd command
......-a option (administration file)	295 to 296, 297, 299, 303, 315
......alternate base directory and	296, 303
......AnswerBook installation
............any AnswerBook	351 to 353, 354 to 355
............Solaris User AnswerBook	357 to 359
......bypassing user interaction	295 to 296
......-d option (device name)	297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 306, 311, 316
......dataless clients	310 to 313
......diskless clients	305 to 309
......overview	286 to 287, 294
......prerequisites for using	288
......-R option (root file system)	302, 306, 311
......-s option (spool directory)	300, 301
......servers	313
......spool directories and	300 to 302
......standalone systems and	297 to 299, 324
......third-party packages and	290
pkgchk command
......options	319 to 320
......overview	294, 319
......using	298, 307, 312, 313, 316, 319 to 320
pkginfo command
......all packages installed	321

.....-l option (detailed information)	322 to 323, 327
.....overview	288, 294, 319
.....-R option (diskless/datalessclients)	321 to 322, 325
.....using	301, 307, 312, 316, 321 to 322, 325, 327
pkginfo file	289, 294, 341
pkgmap file	290, 294, 317
pkgparam command	294, 318
pkgrm command	324 to 328
.....basic procedure	324
.....caution	291, 324
.....overview	286 to 287, 294
.....prerequisites for using	288
.....-R option (diskless/datalesspackages)	325 to 328
.....removef command vs.	291
.....rm command vs.	291, 324
.....-s option (spooled packages)	324
playing musical CDs	213 to 214
PostScript, Display PostScript	343, 374
preening file systems	686
preparing
.....for backups	734
.....to restore files	754
primary boot subsystem (x86)	183
primary groups	9 to 10
.....See also groups
print volume table of contents	544
printers (default)	28
printing AnswerBook pages	347, 378
/proc directory	519, 524
process file system	519
PROCFS file system	519
.profile file
.....customizing	9, 25 to 33
.....described	23
profile server	80
PROM
.....changingboot-from setting	149
.....finding release level	148
.....finding the ROM revision	148
......monitor	178
......switching to theok prompt	148
prompt shell variable	28
prtconf command	395 to 397
prtvtoc command	407, 444, 544
PS1 environment variable	28
pseudo file systems	518
pseudo user logins	6
pseudo-ttys	6
pspath entry (ab_cardcatalogfile)	364 to 366, 367

Q

QIC format tape drive	822
QIC-150 tape drive	824
QIC-24 tape drive	824
quitting,See stopping

R

rack-mounted tape drives	822
raw disk device interface	406, 407
rdiskette directories	274
/rdsk directory	275 to 276
read/write permissions	628
reboot command	135
recognizing network access problems	632
reconfiguration boot	453
......SPARC example	465
......x86 example	483
record of
......dumps	774
......incremental backup	775
recylinder group	701
regular inodes	639
release level of PROM	148
remote access
......CDs
............accessing CDs on othersystems	207 to 208
............making CDs available to othersystems	209 to 212

.....diskettes
............accessing diskettes on othersystems	239 to 240
............making diskettes available toother systems	241 to 244
remote drive (restoring from)	755, 766
remote mounting	17, 38, 52 to 53
remote package server
.....software installation from	298 to 299
.....software installation to spooldirectory	301
removable media,See CDs; diskettes
removef command	291
removing swap file from use	623
removing,See deleting; softwareadministration, removingpackages
repairing the/etc/passwd file
.....SPARC	159
.....x86	174
requirements for mounting a filesystem	533
reset button	174
reset command	151
resetting a SPARC system	151
restarting,See starting
restore
.....complete file system	766
.....from remote drive	755, 766
.....interactive commands	756
.....interactively	759
.....preparing to	754
.....specific files	755, 763
.....type of tape drive	754
.....using matching commands	756
restore command,Seeufsrestorecommand
restoring bad superblock	687
restoring file systems
.....complete	766 to 769
.....root and/usr	770 to 772
retensioning magnetic tape cartridge	826
retrieving
......files created wthbar command	816
......files from a tape (cpio)	805
......files from a tape (tar)	801
......files from diskette (tar)	813
......files from remote tape (tar anddd)	809
......specific files from tape (cpio)	807
rewinding magnetic tape cartridge	826
rm command	291, 324
rmmount.conf file
......playing musical CDs	213
......sharing CDs	210
......sharing diskettes	242 to 243
Rock Ridge extension (HSFS filesystem)	517
root (/) file system	524
......full	752
......software package installation in	289, 290, 302 to 313
......software package removal from	325 to 328
root group	6, 22
rotational delay	708
run control scripts	124 to 132
......adding	126
......disabling	127
......starting and stopping services	125
run level
......0 (power-down state)	118
......1 (single-user state)	118
......2 (multiuser state)	118
......3 (multiuser with NFS)	118
............booting to
...................SPARC	153
...................x86	167
............processes executed at	123
............what happens when system isbrought to	122
......6 (reboot state)	118
......default run level	118
......defined	118
......determining	119
......s or S (single-user state)	118
............booting to

...................SPARC	155
...................x86	168

S

/sbin/rc0 script	129
/sbin/rc1 script	129
/sbin/rc2 script	130
/sbin/rc3 script	131
/sbin/rc5 script	131
/sbin/rc6 script	131
/sbin/rcS script	132
scheduling backups	723
SCSI disk drives	452
SCSI tape drives	820, 822
search path
.....files for setting	626
secondary boot subsystem (x86)	183
secondary disk
.....connecting to the system
............SPARC	466
............x86	483
.....described	418
secondary groups	10, 21
.....See also groups
security
.....See also passwords; permissions
.....user ID number reuse and	6
servers
.....boot server	80
.....description	74
.....install server	80
.....OS server	79
.....profile server	80
.....software administration
............adding packages	313 to 317
............AnswerBook	338 to 341, 363 to 368
............heterogeneousenvironments	290 to 291, 305, 313 to 318
............homogeneousenvironments	302
............removing packages	324 to 328
............sharing software withclients	288, 325, 327
............Sun packages	289 to 290
............third-party packages	290
set command	26
Set Defaults option (User AccountManager Edit menu)	14, 38, 48
Set Source Media window(Admintool)	330
setenv command	26, 27
shadow file
......described	18
......fields in	19 to 20
share command	539
......making disks available to othersystems
............CDs	210, 211
............diskettes	242
......verifying disks available to othersystems
............CDs	211
............diskettes	243
shareall command	539
sharing
......files	538
......software by clients and servers	288, 325, 327
......user home directories	38, 52 to 53
SHELL environment variable	28
shell shell variable	28
shell variables	26, 27 to 29
shells
......basic features	25 to 26
......environment of	26 to 29
......environment variables and	26, 27 to 32, 340 to 341
......shell (local) variables and	26, 27 to 29
......user initialization files and	23, 24, 25 to 33, 41 to 42
showing,See displaying
shutdown command
......described	135
......notifying users	136

.....shutting down a server	112, 137
shutting down
.....a server	137
.....a standalone system	142
.....a system cleanly withshutdown andinit commands	134
shutting down a system	112
single-user state,See run level s or S
site initialization files	24, 369 to 370
size
.....checking file system	637
.....diskette formats	220 to 221
............DOS diskettes	229
............UFS diskettes	223
.....fragment	530, 707
.....inode	641
.....logical block	530
.....UFS file systems	529
/skel directory	23
skeleton directories	9, 15
slice (defined)	414
slice 0, for root file system
.....SPARC	416
.....x86	417
slice 1, for swap space
.....SPARC	416
.....x86	417
slice 2, for whole disk
.....SPARC	416
.....x86	417
slice 3, for/export file system
.....SPARC	416
.....x86	417
slice 4, for/export/swap file system
.....SPARC	416
.....x86	417
slice 5, for/opt file system
.....SPARC	416
.....x86	417
slice 6, for/usr file system
.....SPARC	416
.....x86	417
slice 7, for/export/home file system
......SPARC	416
......x86	417
slice 8 (x86 boot information)	417
slice 9 (x86 alternate disk sectors)	417
slices
......disk	526
......formatting	526
software administration	285 to 334
......adding packages	286 to 291, 294 to 296
............administration files and	295 to 296, 297
............Admintool and	329 to 331
............AnswerBook,See AnswerBookadministration, installingpackages
............base directory and	291, 296
............bypassing user interactionwhen	295 to 296
............dataless clients	288, 289 to 291, 302, 310 to 313
............diskless clients	288, 289 to 291, 302, 305 to 309
............guidelines for	288 to 291
............heterogeneousenvironments	290 to 291, 305
............homogeneousenvironments	302
............from mounted CD	298, 326
............multiple versions of apackage	291, 296
............prerequisites	288, 294
............from remote package server	298 to 299
............servers	313
............to a spool directory	300 to 302, 320
............standalone systems	297 to 299
............Sun packages	289 to 290, 298 to 299, 301 to 302, 303
............third-party packages	290, 304
............tools for	286 to 287
............troubleshooting	333 to 334

.....AnswerBook,See AnswerBookadministration
.....clients	288 to 291
............dataless clients,See datalessclients
............diskless clients,See disklessclients
............heterogeneousenvironments	290 to 291, 305
............homogeneousenvironments	302
............sharing software withservers	288, 325, 327
............Solstice AutoClient systems	288, 289
............Sun packages	289 to 290, 303
............third-party packages	290, 304
.....defined	286
.....displaying installed softwareinformation	288, 289, 290, 294, 317, 321 to 323
.....naming conventions forpackages	288
.....overview	285 to 291
.....package defined	286, 294
.....removing packages	286 to 288, 291, 324 to 328
............administration files and	296
............AnswerBook	360, 378
............dataless clients	326 to 328
............diskless clients	325 to 326
............guidelines for	291
............spool directories	324
............standalone systems	324
............tools for	286 to 287
............troubleshooting	333 to 334
.....servers
............adding packages	313
............heterogeneousenvironments	290 to 291, 305, 313
............homogeneousenvironments	302
............removing packages	324 to 328
............sharing software withclients	288, 325, 327
............Sun packages	289 to 290
............third-party packages	290
......Solaris upgrade option and	291
......tools for	286 to 287
............See alsospecific commands
............Admintool,See Admintool,software administrationand
............commands	286, 287, 294
......troubleshooting	333 to 334
......verifying installation
............pkgchk command	294, 298, 307, 312, 313, 316, 319 to 320
............pkginfo command	294, 301, 307, 312, 316, 322
......verifying removal	325, 327
Software Manager	287
......See also Admintool
software packages,See softwareadministration
Solaris boot diskette	182
Solaris diskette formats	219 to 221
Solarisfdisk partition	480
Solaris upgrade option	291
Solstice AdminSuite 2.1,See GroupManager; User Account Manager
Solstice AutoClient systems	288, 289
sort command	12
sorting user accounts	12
space optimization type	710
spaces (in user login names)	5
SPARC systems
......diskette formats	219 to 221
......ejecting CDs	196
......ejecting diskettes	196
......UFS format	203, 280
SPECFS file system	521
special device	522
specifying a disk slice	407 to 410
spool directories

.....installing AnswerBook from	350 to 356
.....installing software packages to	300 to 302, 320
.....removing software packagesfrom	324
staff group	10, 22
standalone system	74
.....adding support for	89
.....converting to OS server	92
standalone systems
.....adding software packages to	297 to 299
.....removing software packagesfrom	324 to 328
start command	215
starting
.....See also loading; mounting
.....Admintool	329
.....AnswerBook,See AnswerBookadministration, startingAnswerBook
.....Group Manager	43
.....nfsd daemon	210, 242
.....User Account Manager	46
.....Volume Management	215
starting and stopping services	125
state flag
.....fsck	634
.....UFS file systems	525
status (tape)	825
status messages,See messages
stop command	215
Stop-A keys	160, 162
stopping
.....See also canceling
.....all processes for a file system	572
.....ejecting CDs
............using command line	207
............using File Manager	195 to 196
.....ejecting diskettes	195 to 196
.....killing processes accessing CDs	206
.....killing processes accessingdiskettes	237
......Volume Management	215
storage (virtual memory)	525
storage block	704
storage capacities (media)	719, 818
storage, virtual memory	614
structure of cylinder groups	701
stty command	31
Sun software packages
......displaying installation location	317
......installing	289 to 290, 298 to 299, 301 to 302, 303
SunOS default file system	523
SUNW prefix	288
SUNW_PKGTYPE parameter	289, 290, 318
superblock	637, 687, 702
support for servers and clients
......description	72
......setting defaults for	88
swap command	620
swap file
......adding tovfstab	617
......creating	620
......displaying	619
......removing from use	623
swap partition	525, 614
swapadd command	617
SWAPFS file system	521
swmtool command	287
......See also Admintool
symbolic links	639
......file system access	279
......listing CD directories using	204
......listing diskette directories using	233
......raw device access	279 to 280
sync command	161, 162
synchronize the disk usingsynccommand	161, 162
syntax
......fsck command	689 to 692
......generic file system commands	522
......newfs	711
sys group	22

sysadmin group	22
sysdef command	395 to 397
Sysgen tape drive	824
system accounts	6
system architecture	27
system disk
.....connecting
............SPARC	464
............x86	481
.....described	418
.....installing a boot block on
............SPARC	476
............x86	492
system initialization files	9
system shutdown commands	135
system that won't boot
.....SPARC	163
.....x86	176
system types
.....converting	79
.....generic	78
.....guidelines for choosing	76
.....overview	73
.....server	74
.....standalone system	74
.....updating	88

T

table
.....default SunOS file system	524
.....file system administrativecommands	521
.....interactive commands forufsrestore	786
.....media storage capacities	719, 818
.....mount	536
.....options formkfile	621
.....options forufsdump command	781
.....options forufsrestorecommand	784
.....SCSI tape drive density	822
.....tape capacity	779
.....tape controller device names	821
tape	826
......capacity	779
......characteristics	779
......copying all files in a directory(cpio)	803
......listing files usingtar command	800
......retrieving files from (cpio)	805
......retrieving files from (tar)	801
......retrieving specific files from(cpio)	807
......sizes	719, 818
......storage capacities	719, 818
tape (magnetic cartridge)
......retensioning	826
......status	825
tape controller	821
tape devices (naming)	410
tape drive
......Archive	824
......default densities	823
......determining type for restore	754
......device names	819
......Emulex MT-02	824
......Exabyte	824
......finding type	824
......maintaining	828
......maximum SCSI	820
......QIC format	822
......QIC-150	824
......QIC-24	824
......rack-mounted	822
......restoring from remote	755, 766
......SCSI	822
......Sysgen	824
......Wangtek	824
......Xylogics 472	824
tar command	799 to 802
......copying files to a single diskette	811
......copying files to remote tape (dd)	808
......copying files to tape	799
......listing files on diskette	812
......listing files on tape	800
......retrieving files from diskette	813
......retrieving files from remote tape(dd)	809

.....retrieving files from tape	801
.....when to use	797
tar header format (cpio)	797
task maps
.....AnswerBook
............managing administration	346
............network setup	362
.....cached file system
............maintaining	589
............setting up	580
.....CDs
............overview	192
............using	202
.....CDs and diskettes
............mounting	190
.....diskettes
............formatting	218
............overview	192
............using	231
.....disks
............adding a system or secondarydisk
...................SPARC	463
...................x86	479
............administering	430
.....PCMCIA memory cards
............formatting	246
............using	257
.....server and client support
............adding	84
............maintaining	107
temporary file system	518, 551
TERM environment variable	29
term shell variable	26, 29
terminating all processes	572
TERMINFO environment variable	29
testing,See verifying
third-party software packages
.....displaying installation location	317
.....installing on clients	290, 304
.....installing on servers	290
time (optimization type)	710
time zone environment variable	29
/tmp directory	518, 524
TMPFS file system	518
tocpath entry (ab_cardcatalogfile)	364 to 366, 367
troubleshooting
......AnswerBook setup	375 to 378
......backups	752
......software packageinstallation/removal	333 to 334
......system problems
............SPARC	163
............x86	176
tty group	22
ttys (pseudo)	6
ttytype pseudo user logins	6
turn off power to all devices, how to	145
type of file systems	517, 522
type of inodes	639
type of tape drive	824
TZ environment variable	29

U

UFS CDs
......mixed formats	281 to 282
......SPARC vs. x86 formats	203, 280
UFS diskettes
......See also diskettes
......adding UFS file system	225 to 227
......formatting	222 to 225
............canceling	224
............complete format	220
............size and density options	220 to 221
............SPARC vs. x86 formats	219
......SPARC vs. x86 formats	219, 280
UFS file system	517, 525
......adding to diskettes	225 to 227
......cylinder groups	529
......extended fundamental types	525
......fragment size	530
......large file systems	526
......logical block size	530

.....maximum file size	529
.....maximum number of files	530
.....mounting	563
.....placing on a PCMCIA MemoryCard	251
.....state flags	525
.....total size	529
ufsdump command	737 to 748
.....backing up file systems to tape	738
.....end-of-media detection	774
.....how data is copied with	774
.....how it works	773
.....limitations	779
.....options and arguments	780
ufsrestore command	754 to 772, 783
.....listing files on tape	742
.....preparing to use	754
.....restoring complete file systems fromtape	767
uid field (passwd file)	18
UIDs	5 to 6, 14
umask command	32
umount command	521, 559
umountall command	521, 559
unallocated directory blocks	642
unallocated inodes	639
underscore (_), in user login names	5
UNIX file system	517
UNIX groups	9, 22
.....See also groups
unmounting file systems	533, 574, 575
unsupported devices	390
updating system types	88
upgrade option (Solaris)	291
user access	4
User Account Manager	11 to 12
.....Add option (Edit menu)	14, 38, 49 to 50
.....advantages	11 to 12
.....AutoHome Setup option	13 to 14, 17
.....commands vs.	11 to 12
.....Copy option (Edit menu)	14, 38, 51
.....Delete option (Edit menu)	15, 57
......described	13
......disabling accounts	16, 57
......enabling accounts	62
......home directories and
............automounting	13 to 14
............limitations	17
......initialization files	15
......main window	47
......Modify option (Edit menu)	14 to 15, 57, 60 to 67
......password administration	16, 57, 64 to 67
......prerequisites for using	46
......Set Defaults option (Edit menu)	14, 38, 48
......starting	46 to 47
user accounts	3 to 68
......adding
............commands	11
............User Account Manager	14, 38, 49 to 50
......changing
............commands	11
............User Account Manager	14 to 15, 57, 60 to 67
......commands for	11 to 12
......copying
............commands	12
............User Account Manager	14, 38, 51
......default setup
............commands	12
............User Account Manager	14, 38, 48
......deleting
............commands	12
............User Account Manager	15, 57
......described	4
......disabling/locking
............commands	12
............passwords and	16, 20
............User Account Manager	16, 57, 62
......enabling	62
......finding (commands)	12

.....groups and,See groups
.....guidelines for	4 to 9
.....home directories and,See user homedirectories
.....ID numbers	5 to 6, 14
.....initialization files and,See userinitialization files
.....login names	4, 5, 14
.....maintaining (task map)	57
.....name services and	4 to 5, 11 to 12, 17, 18
.....networks and	11
.....passwords,See passwords (user)
.....setting up
............information sheet	40
............task map for	38 to 39
.....sorting (commands)	12
.....storage of information for	4 to 5, 17 to 22
.....task maps for	38 to 39, 57
.....tools for managing	11 to 12
user home directories
.....changing ownership of	14
.....customized initialization files in	9, 15
.....deleting	15
.....described	4, 8
.....mounting	39, 55 to 56
............automounting	8, 9, 13 to 14, 17
............remote	17, 38, 52 to 53
.....nonlocal reference to ($HOME)	8, 25
.....sharing	38, 52 to 53
.....size	8
.....User Account Manager and	13 to 14, 17
user ID numbers	5 to 6, 14
user information data sheet	40
user initialization files
.....customizing	23 to 33
............adding customized files	15
............avoiding local systemreferences	25
............environment variables	27 to 32
............overview	9, 23 to 24, 38
............procedure for	41 to 42
............shell variables	27 to 29
............site initialization files	24, 369 to 370
............user mask setting	32
......default	23
......described	4, 9, 23
......examples	33
......shells and	23, 24, 25 to 33
user login names
......changing	14
......described	4, 5
user logins (pseudo)	6
user mailboxes	15
user mask	32
user passwords,See passwords (user)
user shell variable	26
user work environment,See userinitialization files
useradd command	11, 12
userdel command	12
user-list field (group file)	21
usermod command	11
username field
......passwd file	18
......shadow file	20
/usr file system	524
......dataless clients and	289, 290, 310
......diskless clients and	289, 290, 306
......software installation in	289, 290, 305, 310, 315, 317
/usr/openwin/bin/ab_admincommand,Seeab_admincommand
ustar header format (cpio)	797
uucp group	6, 22

V

/var directory	524
/var/sadm/install/admindirectory	295
/var/spool/pkg directory	300, 301, 302
variables
......See alsospecific variables

.....environment	26 to 32
............AnswerBook and	340 to 341, 342
.....shell (local)	26 to 29
verifying
.....AnswerBook network setup	366 to 368, 370, 372
.....CD is available to other systems	211
.....CD is in use	206
.....copy operation	235, 236
.....diskette is available to othersystems	243
.....diskette is in use	237
.....mounting
............diskette	233
............remote CD	208
............remote diskette	240
.....move operation	235, 236
.....nfsd daemon is running
............making CDs available to othersystems	209, 210
............making diskettes available toother systems	241, 242
.....software package installation
............AnswerBook	353, 359
............pkgchk command	294, 298, 307, 312, 313, 316, 319 to 320
............pkginfo command	294, 301, 307, 312, 316, 324
.....software package removal	325, 327
.....UFS file system is on diskette	227
version incompatibilities(AnswerBook)	342 to 343
vfstab file	533, 541, 558, 617
.....adding swap to	617
.....creating entries in	562
.....default	537
.....device to fsck field	561
.....device to mount field	561
.....entry for temporary file system	554
.....finding file system names in	735
.....FS type field	561
.....fsck pass field	561
.....modifyingfsck pass	681
.....mount options field	561
.....mount point field	561
......mounting all files	564
......user home directory mountingand	55
viewing,See displaying
vipw command	12
virtual file system table	537
virtual memory storage	525, 614
/vol/dev directory	274, 275
......CD subdirectories	274, 275 to 276
......cdrom mount point	277 to 278
......floppy mount point	277 to 278
......symbolic links
............file system access	279
............raw device access	279 to 280
volcheck command	251
volcopy command	521
Volume Management	273 to 282
......See also symbolic links
......access to removable media	274
......benefits	189
......CDs
............access locations	191, 274, 280
............/cdrom mount point	277 to 278
............directories	274, 275 to 276
......configuring	215
......diskettes
............access locations	191, 274, 275 to 276
............directories	274
............/floppy mount point	277 to 278
............loading	232 to 233
......manual mounting compared to	190
......restarting	215
......stopping	215
......symbolic links
............file system access	279
............raw device access	279 to 280
......task summary	192
......UFS limitations	280
volume table of contents	544

W

Wangtek tape drive	824
"WARNING:filename <not present onRead Only file system>"message	307, 311, 334
when to turn off power to devices	135
whence command	627
which command	627
who command	119, 136
who pseudo user logins	6
wildcard characters	629
work environment,See initialization files
world (permissions)	32
Write permissions	197, 205
write-protection (PCMCIA memorycards)	248

X

"X Error of failed request: " message	377
X terminals (AnswerBook)	343, 347
x86 boot subsystems	181
x86 systems
.....diskette formats	219 to 221
.....ejecting CDs	196
.....ejecting diskettes	196
.....UFS format	203, 280
xdpyinfo command	374
Xylogics 472 tape drive	824

Y

yp* commands	12

Z