Solaris 2.5.1 Server Release Notes
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Preface

The Solaris 2.5.1 Server Release Notes provides an overview of new Solaris(TM) 2.5.1 features and provides system administrators and developers with supplemental information that did not arrive in time to be included in other documentation.

How This Book Is Organized

  • Chapter 1, "What's New in Solaris 2.5.1," provides brief descriptions of new features and enhancements to existing features in the Solaris 2.5.1 release.
  • Chapter 2, "Large User and Group IDs," describes limits on User ID and Group ID values, which have been raised, and notes limitations and restrictions. This new functionality is primarily used by system administrators who need to create UIDs or GIDs larger than 60000. Application developers may need to know which related interfaces have changed to support the extended UIDs and GIDs.
  • Chapter 3, "Solaris 2.5.1 PowerPC Edition Administration," provides an overview of Solaris 2.5.1 system administration on PowerPC(TM) systems and a list of differences for administrators of SPARC(TM), x86, and PowerPC systems running the Solaris 2.x release.
  • Chapter 4, "Booting a PowerPC System," provides overview information and step-by-step instructions for booting a PowerPC system.
  • Chapter 5, "PowerPC: Adding a Disk," provides overview information and step-by-step instructions for adding a disk to a PowerPC system.

Ordering Hardcopy Documentation

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What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1
Typeface or SymbolMeaningExample
AaBbCc123The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer outputEdit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail.
AaBbCc123What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output

 machine_name%su  
 Password:  

AaBbCc123Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or valueTo delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasizedRead Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2
ShellPrompt
C shell promptmachine_name%
C shell superuser promptmachine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt#