Appendix F Quick Reference for Basic Changes

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

Summary Tables

Table F-1 Basic Commands


SunOS release 4	Solaris 7	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 the SunOS release 4 software, 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	Solaris 7	Comments
`dump`	`ufsdump`	For backing up file systems or specified files
`exportfs`	`share` `resources`	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
`restore`	`ufsrestore`	For restoring files dumped to backup media
`showmount` `-d`	`dfmounts` `option`	Lists mounted NFS file systems where option specifies machine name
`showmount` `-e`	`dfshares` `option`	Lists shared (exported) NFS file systems
`umount` `-a`	`umountall`	Unmount all file systems in `/etc/vfstab`, other than root, `/proc`, `/var`, and `/usr`

Table F-3 Files and Directories


SunOS release 4	Solaris 7	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	Solaris 7	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

Table F-5 File and Command Differences


SunOS release 4	Solaris 7
`ac`	`sar`
`add_services`	`pkgadd`
`arch`	`uname` `-m`
`bar`	Use `cpio` `-H` bar to retrieve
`biff` `-n`	`chmod` `-o-x` `/dev/tty`
`biff` `-y`	`chmod` `-o+x` `/dev/tty`
`cc`	Not available
`dbxtool`	`debugger`
`df`	`df` `-k`
`dketl`	Not available
`dkinfo`	`prtvtoc`
`du`	`du` `-k`
`dump`	`ufsdump`
`dumpfs`	Not available
`etherfind`	`snoop`
`exportfs`	`share`
`extract_files`	Not available
`extract_patch`	Not available
`extract_unbundled`	`pkgadd`
`fastboot`	`reboot` or `init` `-6`
`fasthalt`	`init` `-0`
`hostid`	`sysdef` `-h`
`hostname`	`uname` `-n`
`intr`	Not available
`leave`	Use `cron` and `at`
`lint`	Not available
`load`	`pkgadd`
`loadc`	`pkgadd`
`load_package`	Not available
`lpc`	`lpadmin`
`lpd`	`lpsched`
`lpq`	`lpstat`
`lpr`	`lp`
`lprm`	`cancel`
`lptest`	Not available
`mach`	`uname` `-p`
`modstat`	`mount` `-a`
`mount`	`mount` `-F` `fstype` [`options`]
`mountall`	`modinfo`
`mount_tfs`	`mount` `-F` `fstype`
`pax`	`cpio`
`paxcpio`	`cpio`
`portmap`	`rpcbind`
`printenv`	`env`
`ps` `-a`	`ps` `-e`
`ps` `-aux`	`ps` `-el`
`pstat`	`sar`
`pstat` `-s`	`swap` `-s`
`rdump`	`ufsdump`
`restore`	`ufsrestore`
`rm_client`	`admintool`
`rm_services`	Not available
`rpc.etherd`	Not available
`rpc.lockd`	`lockd`
`rpc.mountd`	`mountd`
`rpc.read`	Not available
`rpc.rquotad`	Not available
`rpc.statd`	`statd`
`rpc.user_agentd`	Not available
`rpc.yppasswdd`	Not available
`rpc.ypupdated`	`ypupdated`
`rrestore`	`ufsrestore`
`rusage`	Not available
`startup`	Not available
`swapon`	`swap` `-a`
`sys-config`	`admintool`
`umountall`	`umount` `-a`
`umount-tfs`	`umount` `-F` `fstype`
`unload`	`pkgrm`
`update`	`fsflush`
`uptime`	`who` `-b`
`users`	`who` `-q`
`vipw`	Not available
`wall`	Not available
`whereis`	Not available
`whoami`	`id`
`ypbatchupd`	Not available
`yppasswd`	Use `nispasswd` for NIS+
`ypserv`	Not available