Preface

The Solaris^TM 8 (SPARC^TM Platform Edition) 2/02 Release Notes contains installation problem details and other information that were not available until immediately before the release of the Solaris 8 2/02 operating environment.

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The information in this document pertains to the SPARC platform. This information also pertains to both the 64-bit and 32-bit address spaces unless specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, example, or code example.

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Who Should Use This Book

These notes are for users and system administrators who are installing and using the Solaris 8 2/02 operating environment.

The Solaris 8 2/02 release notes are available:

• In the Solaris 8 2/02 Release Documents Collection on the Solaris 8 2/02 Documentation CD

• In print with the product (installation issues and bugs only)

• On http://docs.sun.com (the most up-to-date information)

Related Books

You might need to refer to the following manuals when installing Solaris software:

• Solaris 8 Start Here

• Solaris 8 2/02 What's New Supplement

• Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide

• Solaris 8 System Administration Supplement

For information on current CERT advisories, see the official CERT web site at http://www.cert.org.

Solaris documentation is available on the Solaris 8 2/02 Documentation CD that is included with this product.

For some hardware configurations, you might need supplemental hardware-specific instructions for installing the Solaris operating environment. If your system requires hardware-specific actions at certain points, the manufacturer of your hardware has provided supplemental Solaris installation documentation. Refer to those materials for hardware-specific installation instructions.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	machine_name% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized.	Read 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 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	#