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System Administration Commands

•   A
  • accept(1M) – accept or reject print requests
  • acct(1M) – overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
  • acctadm(1M) – configure extended accounting facility
  • acctcms(1M) – command summary from process accounting records
  • acctcon1(1M) – connect-time accounting
  • acctcon(1M) – connect-time accounting
  • acctcon2(1M) – connect-time accounting
  • acctdisk(1M) – overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
  • acctdusg(1M) – overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
  • acctmerg(1M) – merge or add total accounting files
  • accton(1M) – overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
  • acctprc1(1M) – process accounting
  • acctprc(1M) – process accounting
  • acctprc2(1M) – process accounting
  • acctsh(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • acctwtmp(1M) – overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
  • adbgen(1M) – generate adb script
  • addbadsec(1M) – map out defective disk blocks
  • add_drv(1M) – add a new device driver to the system
  • add_install_client(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • add_to_install_server(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • admintool(1M) – system administration with a graphical user interface
  • afbconfig(1M) – configure the AFB Graphics Accelerator
  • aliasadm(1M) – manipulate the NIS+ aliases map
  • answerbook2_admin(1M) – bring up AnswerBook2 administration tool GUI
  • apache(1M) – Apache hypertext transfer protocol server overview
  • arp(1M) – address resolution display and control
  • aset(1M) – monitors or restricts accesses to system files and directories
  • aset.restore(1M) – restores system files to their content before ASET is installed
  • audit(1M) – control the behavior of the audit daemon
  • auditconfig(1M) – configure auditing
  • auditd(1M) – audit daemon
  • auditreduce(1M) – merge and select audit records from audit trail files
  • audit_startup(1M) – audit subsystem initialization script
  • auditstat(1M) – display kernel audit statistics
  • audit_warn(1M) – audit daemon warning script
  • automount(1M) – install automatic mount points
  • automountd(1M) – autofs mount/unmount daemon
  • autopush(1M) – configures lists of automatically pushed STREAMS modules
•   B
  • bdconfig(1M) – configures the bd (buttons and dials) stream
  • boot(1M) – start the system kernel or a standalone program
  • bootconfchk(1M) – verify the integrity of a network boot configuration file
  • bootparamd(1M) – boot parameter server
  • bsmconv(1M) – enable or disable the Basic Security Module (BSM) on Solaris
  • bsmrecord(1M) – display Solaris audit record formats
  • bsmunconv(1M) – enable or disable the Basic Security Module (BSM) on Solaris
  • busstat(1M) – report bus-related performance statistics
•   C
  • cachefsd(1M) – CacheFS daemon
  • cachefslog(1M) – Cache File System logging
  • cachefspack(1M) – pack files and file systems in the cache
  • cachefsstat(1M) – Cache File System statistics
  • cachefswssize(1M) – determine working set size for cachefs
  • captoinfo(1M) – convert a termcap description into a terminfo description
  • catman(1M) – create the formatted files for the reference manual
  • cfgadm(1M) – configuration administration
  • cfgadm_ac(1M) – EXX00 memory system administration
  • cfgadm_pci(1M) – PCI Hotplug hardware specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_sbd(1M) – cfgadm commands for system board administration
  • cfgadm_scsi(1M) – SCSI hardware specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_sysctrl(1M) – EXX00 system board administration
  • cfgadm_usb(1M) – USB hardware-specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfsadmin(1M) – administer disk space used for caching file systems with the Cache File-System (CacheFS)
  • cg14config(1M) – configure the cgfourteen device
  • chargefee(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • chat(1M) – automated conversational exchange tool
  • check(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • check-hostname(1M) – check if sendmail can determine the system's fully-qualified host name
  • check-permissions(1M) – check permissions on mail rerouting files
  • chown(1M) – change owner
  • chroot(1M) – change root directory for a command
  • cimworkshop(1M) – start the Sun WBEM CIM WorkShop application
  • ckpacct(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • clear_locks(1M) – clear locks held on behalf of an NFS client
  • clinfo(1M) – display cluster information
  • closewtmp(1M) – overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
  • clri(1M) – clear inode
  • comsat(1M) – biff server
  • consadm(1m) – select or display devices used as auxiliary console devices
  • conv_lp(1M) – convert LP configuration
  • conv_lpd(1M) – convert LPD configuration
  • coreadm(1M) – core file administration
  • cpustat(1M) – monitor system behavior using CPU performance counters
  • cron(1M) – clock daemon
  • cvcd(1M) – virtual console daemon
•   D
  • dcopy(1M) – clear inode
  • dcs(1M) – domain configuration server
  • dd(1M) – convert and copy a file
  • devattr(1M) – display device attributes
  • devfree(1M) – release devices from exclusive use
  • devfsadm(1M) – administration command for /dev and /devices
  • devfsadmd(1M) – administration command for /dev and /devices
  • devinfo(1M) – print device specific information
  • devlinks(1M) – adds /dev entries for miscellaneous devices and pseudo-devices
  • devnm(1M) – device name
  • devreserv(1M) – reserve devices for exclusive use
  • df(1M) – displays number of free disk blocks and files
  • dfmounts(1M) – display mounted resource information
  • dfmounts_nfs(1M) – display mounted NFS resource information
  • dfshares(1M) – list available resources from remote or local systems
  • dfshares_nfs(1M) – list available NFS resources from remote systems
  • df_ufs(1M) – report free disk space on ufs file systems
  • dhcpagent(1M) – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client daemon
  • dhcpconfig(1M) – DHCP service configuration utility
  • dhcpmgr(1M) – graphical interface for managing DHCP service
  • dhtadm(1M) – DHCP configuration table management utility
  • dig(1M) – send domain name query packets to name servers
  • directoryserver(1M) – front end for the Directory Server (DS)
  • disks(1M) – creates /dev entries for hard disks attached to the system
  • diskscan(1M) – perform surface analysis
  • dispadmin(1M) – process scheduler administration
  • dmesg(1M) – collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
  • dmi_cmd(1M) – DMI command line interface utility
  • dmiget(1M) – DMI command line retrieval utility
  • dminfo(1M) – report information about a device entry in a device maps file
  • dmispd(1M) – Sun Solstice Enterprise DMI Service Provider
  • dnskeygen(1M) – generate public, private, and shared secret keys for DNS
  • dodisk(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • domainname(1M) – Set or display name of the current domain
  • drvconfig(1M) – configure the /devices directory
  • dsvclockd(1M) – DHCP service lock daemon
  • dumpadm(1M) – configure operating system crash dump
•   E
  • editmap(1M) – query and edit single records in database maps for sendmail
  • edquota(1M) – edit user quotas for ufs file system
  • eeprom(1M) – EEPROM display and load utility
  • efdaemon(1M) – embedded FCode interpreter daemon
  • etrn(1M) – start mail queue run
•   F
  • fbconfig(1M) – Frame Buffer configuration utility
  • fdetach(1M) – detach a name from a STREAMS-based file descriptor
  • fdisk(1M) – create or modify fixed disk partition table
  • ff(1M) – list file names and statistics for a file system
  • ffbconfig(1M) – configure the FFB Graphics Accelerator
  • ff_ufs(1M) – list file names and statistics for a ufs file system
  • fingerd(1M) – remote user information server
  • flar(1M) – administer flash archives
  • flarcreate(1M) – create a flash archive from a master system
  • fmthard(1M) – populate label on hard disks
  • fncheck(1M) – check for consistency between FNS data and NIS+ data
  • fncopy(1M) – copy FNS contexts, possibly from one naming service to another naming service
  • fncreate(1M) – create an FNS context
  • fncreate_fs(1M) – create FNS file system contexts
  • fncreate_printer(1M) – create new printers in the FNS namespace
  • fndestroy(1M) – destroy an FNS context
  • fnselect(1M) – select a specific naming service to use for the FNS Initial Context
  • fnsypd(1M) – update FNS context on an NIS master server
  • format(1M) – disk partitioning and maintenance utility
  • fruadm(1M) – prints and updates customer data associated with FRUs
  • fsck(1M) – check and repair file systems
  • fsck_cachefs(1M) – check integrity of data cached with CacheFS
  • fsck_pcfs(1M) – file system consistency check and interactive repair
  • fsck_udfs(1M) – file system consistency check and interactive repair
  • fsck_ufs(1M) – file system consistency check and interactive repair
  • fsdb(1M) – file system debugger
  • fsdb_udfs(1M) – udfs file system debugger
  • fsdb_ufs(1M) – ufs file system debugger
  • fsirand(1M) – install random inode generation numbers
  • fssnap(1M) – create temporary snapshots of a file system
  • fssnap_ufs(1M) – create a temporary snapshot of a UFS file system
  • fstyp(1M) – determine file system type
  • ftpaddhost(1M) – set up a virtual FTP host
  • ftpconfig(1M) – set up anonymous FTP
  • ftpd(1M) – File Transfer Protocol Server
  • ftprestart(1M) – restart previously shutdown FTP Servers
  • ftpshut(1M) – close down the FTP Servers at a given time
  • fuser(1M) – identify processes using a file or file structure
  • fwtmp(1M) – manipulate connect accounting records
•   G
  • getdev(1M) – lists devices based on criteria
  • getdgrp(1M) – lists device groups which contain devices that match criteria
  • getent(1M) – get entries from administrative database
  • gettable(1M) – get DoD Internet format host table from a host
  • getty(1M) – set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
  • getvol(1M) – verifies device accessibility
  • GFXconfig(1M) – configure the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) Graphics Accelerator
  • gkadmin(1M) – Kerberos database administration GUI, SEAM Administration Tool
  • groupadd(1M) – add (create) a new group definition on the system
  • groupdel(1M) – delete a group definition from the system
  • groupmod(1M) – modify a group definition on the system
  • growfs(1M) – non-destructively expand a UFS file system
  • grpck(1M) – password/group file checkers
  • gsscred(1M) – add, remove and list gsscred table entries
  • gssd(1M) – generates and validates GSS-API tokens for kernel RPC
•   H
  • halt(1M) – stop the processor
  • hostconfig(1M) – configure a system's host parameters
  • htable(1M) – convert DoD Internet format host table
•   I
  • ickey(1M) – install a client key for WAN boot
  • id(1M) – return user identity
  • idsconfig(1M) – prepare an iPlanet Directory Server (iDS) to be populated with data and serve LDAP clients
  • ifconfig(1M) – configure network interface parameters
  • if_mpadm(1M) – change operational status of interfaces within a multipathing group
  • ifparse(1M) – parse ifconfig command line
  • ikeadm(1M) – manipulate Internet Key Exchange (IKE) parameters and state
  • ikecert(1M) – manipulates the machine's on-filesystem public-key certificate databases
  • imqadmin(1M) – launch the Message Queue administration console
  • imqbrokerd(1M) – start a Message Queue broker instance
  • imqcmd(1M) – manage Message Queue brokers
  • imqdbmgr(1M) – manage a plugged-in JDBC-compliant Message Queue data store
  • imqkeytool(1M) – generate a self-signed certificate for secure communication
  • imqobjmgr(1M) – manage Message Queue administered objects
  • imqusermgr(1M) – command utility for managing a Message Queue user repository
  • in.comsat(1M) – biff server
  • in.dhcpd(1M) – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server
  • inetd(1M) – Internet services daemon
  • in.fingerd(1M) – remote user information server
  • infocmp(1M) – compare or print out terminfo descriptions
  • in.ftpd(1M) – File Transfer Protocol Server
  • in.iked(1M) – daemon for the Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
  • init(1M) – process control initialization
  • init.wbem(1M) – start and stop the CIM Boot Manager
  • inityp2l(1M) – create NIS (YP) to LDAP configuration files
  • in.lpd(1M) – BSD print protocol adaptor
  • in.mpathd(1M) – daemon for network adapter (NIC) failure detection, recovery, automatic failover and failback
  • in.named(1M) – Internet domain name server (DNS)
  • in.ndpd(1M) – daemon for IPv6 autoconfiguration
  • in.rarpd(1M) – DARPA Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server
  • in.rdisc(1M) – network router discovery daemon
  • in.rexecd(1M) – remote execution server
  • in.ripngd(1M) – network routing daemon for IPv6
  • in.rlogind(1M) – remote login server
  • in.routed(1M) – network routing daemon
  • in.rshd(1M) – remote shell server
  • in.rwhod(1M) – system status server
  • install(1M) – install commands
  • installboot(1M) – install bootblocks in a disk partition
  • installer(1M) – Solaris Web Start installer utility
  • installf(1M) – add a file to the software installation database
  • install_scripts(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • in.talkd(1M) – server for talk program
  • in.telnetd(1M) – DARPA TELNET protocol server
  • in.tftpd(1M) – Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
  • in.tnamed(1M) – DARPA trivial name server
  • in.uucpd(1M) – UUCP server
  • iostat(1M) – report I/O statistics
  • ipqosconf(1M) – configure the IPQoS facility
  • ipsecconf(1M) – configure system wide IPsec policy
  • ipseckey(1M) – manually manipulate an IPsec Security Association Database (SADB)
•   J
•   K
  • kadb(1M) – a kernel debugger
  • kadmin(1M) – Kerberos database administration program
  • kadmind(1M) – Kerberos administration daemon
  • kadmin.local(1M) – Kerberos database administration program
  • kdb5_util(1M) – Kerberos Database maintenance utility
  • kdmconfig(1M) – configure or unconfigure keyboard, display, and mouse options for OpenWindows and internationalization
  • kernel(1M) – UNIX system executable file containing basic operating system services
  • keyserv(1M) – server for storing private encryption keys
  • killall(1M) – kill all active processes
  • kprop(1M) – Kerberos database propagation program
  • krb5kdc(1M) – KDC daemon
  • kstat(1M) – display kernel statistics
  • ktkt_warnd(1M) – Kerberos warning daemon
•   L
  • labelit(1M) – list or provide labels for file systems
  • labelit_hsfs(1M) – provide and print labels for hsfs file systems
  • labelit_udfs(1M) – provide and print labels for udf file systems
  • labelit_ufs(1M) – provide and print labels for ufs file systems
  • lastlogin(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • ldapaddent(1M) – create LDAP entries from corresponding /etc files
  • ldap_cachemgr(1M) – LDAP daemon to manage client configuration for LDAP based Network Information Service lookups
  • ldapclient(1M) – initialize LDAP client machine or output an LDAP client profile in LDIF format
  • link(1M) – link and unlink files and directories
  • listdgrp(1M) – lists members of a device group
  • listen(1M) – network listener daemon
  • llc2_loop(1M) – loopback diagnostics to test the driver, adapter and network.
  • locator(1M) – location indicator control
  • lockd(1M) – network lock daemon
  • lockfs(1M) – change or report file system locks
  • lockstat(1M) – report kernel lock and profiling statistics
  • lofiadm(1M) – administer files available as block devices through lofi
  • logadm(1M) – manage endlessly growing log files
  • logins(1M) – list user and system login information
  • lpadmin(1M) – configure the LP print service
  • lpfilter(1M) – administer filters used with the LP print service
  • lpforms(1M) – administer forms used with the LP print service
  • lpget(1M) – get printing configuration
  • lpmove(1M) – move print requests
  • lpsched(1M) – start the LP print service
  • lpset(1M) – set printing configuration in /etc/printers.conf or other supported databases
  • lpshut(1M) – stop the LP print service
  • lpsystem(1M) – register remote systems with the print service
  • lpusers(1M) – set printing queue priorities
  • lu(1M) – FMLI-based interface to Live Upgrade functions
  • luactivate(1M) – activate a boot environment
  • lucancel(1M) – cancel a scheduled Live Upgrade copy/create procedure
  • lucompare(1M) – compare boot environments
  • lucreate(1M) – create a new boot environment
  • lucurr(1M) – display the name of the active boot environment
  • ludelete(1M) – delete a boot environment
  • ludesc(1M) – display or set boot environment description
  • lufslist(1M) – list configuration of a boot environment
  • lumake(1M) – populate a boot environment
  • lumount(1M) – mount or unmount all file systems in a boot environment
  • lurename(1M) – change the name of a boot environment
  • lustatus(1M) – display status of boot environments
  • luumount(1M) – mount or unmount all file systems in a boot environment
  • luupgrade(1M) – installs, upgrades, and performs other functions on software on a boot environment
  • luxadm(1M) – administration program for the Sun Enterprise Network Array (SENA), RSM, SPARCstorage Array (SSA) subsystems, Sun Fire 880 internal storage subsystem, and individual Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC_AL) devices
•   M
  • m64config(1M) – configure the M64 Graphics Accelerator
  • mail.local(1M) – store mail in a mailbox
  • makedbm(1M) – make a dbm file, or get a text file from a dbm file
  • makemap(1M) – create database maps for sendmail
  • makeuuid(1M) – generate Universal Unique Identifiers
  • mdmonitord(1M) – daemon to monitor metadevices
  • medstat(1M) – check the status of mediator hosts for a given diskset
  • metaclear(1M) – delete active metadevices and hot spare pools
  • metadb(1M) – create and delete replicas of the metadevice state database
  • metadetach(1M) – attach or detach metadevice to or from a mirror or trans device, or attach space (blocks) to a soft partition to grow the soft partition
  • metadevadm(1M) – update metadevice information
  • metahs(1M) – manage hot spares and hot spare pools
  • metaimport(1M) – imports disk sets into existing Solaris Volume Manager configurations
  • metainit(1M) – configure metadevices
  • metaoffline(1M) – place submirrors offline and online
  • metaonline(1M) – place submirrors offline and online
  • metaparam(1M) – modify parameters of metadevices
  • metarecover(1M) – recover soft partition information
  • metarename(1M) – rename metadevice or switch layered metadevice names
  • metareplace(1M) – enable or replace components of submirrors or RAID5 metadevices
  • metaroot(1M) – setup system files for root (/) metadevice
  • metaset(1M) – configure shared disksets
  • metassist(1M) – automated volume creation utility to support Solaris Volume Manager
  • metastat(1M) – display status for metadevice or hot spare pool
  • metasync(1M) – handle metadevice resync during reboot
  • metattach(1M) – attach or detach metadevice to or from a mirror or trans device, or attach space (blocks) to a soft partition to grow the soft partition
  • mib2mof(1M) – generate MOF file(s) from input SNMP MIB file(s)
  • mibiisa(1M) – Sun SNMP Agent
  • mipagent(1M) – Mobile IP agent
  • mipagentconfig(1M) – configure Mobility IP Agent
  • mipagentstat(1M) – show Mobile IP Mobility Agent status
  • mkdevalloc(1M) – Make device_allocate entries
  • mkdevmaps(1M) – make device_maps entries
  • mkfifo(1M) – make FIFO special file
  • mkfile(1M) – create a file
  • mkfs(1M) – construct a file system
  • mkfs_pcfs(1M) – construct a FAT file system
  • mkfs_udfs(1M) – construct a udfs file system
  • mkfs_ufs(1M) – construct a UFS file system
  • mknod(1M) – make a special file
  • modify_install_server(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • modinfo(1M) – display information about loaded kernel modules
  • modload(1M) – load a kernel module
  • modunload(1M) – unload a module
  • mofcomp(1M) – compile MOF files into CIM classes
  • mofreg(1M) – register MOF classes with WBEM services
  • monacct(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • monitor(1M) – SPARC system PROM monitor
  • mount(1M) – mount or unmount file systems and remote resources
  • mountall(1M) – mount, unmount multiple file systems
  • mount_cachefs(1M) – mount CacheFS file systems
  • mountd(1M) – server for NFS mount requests and NFS access checks
  • mount_hsfs(1M) – mount hsfs file systems
  • mount_nfs(1M) – mount remote NFS resources
  • mount_pcfs(1M) – mount pcfs file systems
  • mount_tmpfs(1M) – mount tmpfs file systems
  • mount_udfs(1M) – mount a udfs file system
  • mount_ufs(1M) – mount ufs file systems
  • mount_xmemfs(1M) – mount xmemfs file systems
  • mpstat(1M) – report per-processor or per-processor-set statistics
  • msgid(1M) – generate message IDs
  • mvdir(1M) – move a directory
•   N
  • named(1M) – Internet domain name server (DNS)
  • named-bootconf(1M) – convert name server configuration files
  • named-xfer(1M) – ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers
  • ncaconfd(1M) – Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) configuration daemon
  • ncheck(1M) – generate a list of path names versus i-numbers
  • ncheck_ufs(1M) – generate pathnames versus i-numbers for ufs file systems
  • ndc(1M) – name daemon control program
  • ndd(1M) – get and set driver configuration parameters
  • netstat(1M) – show network status
  • newaliases(1M) – rebuild the data base for the mail aliases file
  • newfs(1M) – construct a UFS file system
  • newkey(1M) – create a new Diffie-Hellman key pair in the publickey database
  • nfsd(1M) – NFS daemon
  • nfslogd(1M) – nfs logging daemon
  • nfsstat(1M) – NFS statistics
  • nisaddcred(1M) – create NIS+ credentials
  • nisaddent(1M) – create NIS+ tables from corresponding /etc files or NIS maps
  • nisauthconf(1M) – configure NIS+ security
  • nisbackup(1M) – backup NIS+ directories
  • nis_cachemgr(1M) – NIS+ utility to cache location information about NIS+ servers
  • nisclient(1M) – initialize NIS+ credentials for NIS+ principals
  • nisd(1M) – NIS+ service daemon
  • nisd_resolv(1M) – NIS+ service daemon
  • nisinit(1M) – NIS+ client and server initialization utility
  • nisldapmaptest(1M) – test NIS+ and LDAP mapping configuration files
  • nislog(1M) – display the contents of the NIS+ transaction log
  • nispasswdd(1M) – NIS+ password update daemon
  • nisping(1M) – send ping to NIS+ servers
  • nispopulate(1M) – populate the NIS+ tables in a NIS+ domain
  • nisprefadm(1M) – NIS+ utility to set server preferences for NIS+ clients
  • nisrestore(1M) – restore NIS+ directory backup
  • nisserver(1M) – set up NIS+ servers
  • nissetup(1M) – initialize a NIS+ domain
  • nisshowcache(1M) – NIS+ utility to print out the contents of the shared cache file
  • nisstat(1M) – report NIS+ server statistics
  • nisupdkeys(1M) – update the public keys in a NIS+ directory object
  • nlsadmin(1M) – network listener service administration
  • nscd(1M) – name service cache daemon
  • nslookup(1M) – query name servers interactively
  • nstest(1M) – DNS test shell
  • nsupdate(1M) – update Internet name servers interactively
  • ntpdate(1M) – set the date and time by way of NTP
  • ntpq(1M) – standard Network Time Protocol query program
  • ntptrace(1M) – trace a chain of NTP hosts back to their master time source
  • nulladm(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
•   O
  • obpsym(1M) – Kernel Symbolic Debugging for OpenBoot Firmware
  • ocfserv(1M) – OCF server
•   P
  • parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M) – parse clustertoc file based on dynamic entries
  • passmgmt(1M) – password files management
  • patchadd(1M) – apply a patch package to a system running the Solaris operating environment
  • patchrm(1M) – remove a Solaris patch package and restore previously saved files
  • pbind(1M) – control and query bindings of processes to processors
  • pcmciad(1M) – PCMCIA user daemon
  • pfinstall(1M) – tests installation profiles
  • pgxconfig(1M) – configure the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) Graphics Accelerator
  • picld(1M) – PICL daemon
  • ping(1M) – send ICMP (ICMP6) ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
  • pkgadd(1M) – transfer software packages to the system
  • pkgadm(1M) – manage packaging and patching system
  • pkgask(1M) – stores answers to a request script
  • pkgchk(1M) – check package installation accuracy
  • pkgrm(1M) – remove a package from the system
  • pmadm(1M) – port monitor administration
  • pmconfig(1M) – Configure the Power Management system
  • pntadm(1M) – DHCP network table management utility
  • pooladm(1M) – activate and deactivate the resource pools facility
  • poolbind(1M) – bind processes, tasks, or projects or query binding of processes to resource pools
  • poolcfg(1M) – create and modify resource pool configuration files
  • ports(1M) – creates /dev entries and inittab entries for serial lines
  • powerd(1M) – Power manager daemon
  • poweroff(1M) – stop the processor
  • pppd(1M) – point to point protocol daemon
  • pppoec(1M) – PPPoE chat utility
  • pppoed(1M) – PPPoE server daemon
  • pppstats(1M) – print PPP statistics
  • praudit(1M) – print contents of an audit trail file
  • prctmp(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • prdaily(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • printmgr(1M) – Solaris Print Manager is a graphical user interface for managing printers in a network
  • privatepw(1M) – administer FTP Server enhanced group access file
  • prodreg(1M) – Solaris Product Registry administration
  • projadd(1M) – administer a new project on the system
  • projdel(1M) – delete a project from the system
  • projmod(1M) – modify a project's information on the system
  • prstat(1M) – report active process statistics
  • prtacct(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • prtconf(1M) – print system configuration
  • prtdiag(1M) – display system diagnostic information
  • prtfru(1M) – print FRUID-specific information about the FRUs on a system or domain
  • prtpicl(1M) – print PICL tree
  • prtvtoc(1M) – report information about a disk geometry and partitioning
  • psradm(1M) – change processor operational status
  • psrinfo(1M) – displays information about processors
  • psrset(1M) – creation and management of processor sets
  • putdev(1M) – edits device table
  • putdgrp(1M) – edits device group table
  • pwck(1M) – password/group file checkers
  • pwconv(1M) – installs and updates /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd
•   Q
  • quot(1M) – summarize file system ownership
  • quota(1M) – display a user's ufs file system disk quota and usage
  • quotacheck(1M) – ufs file system quota consistency checker
  • quotaoff(1M) – turn ufs file system quotas on and off
  • quotaon(1M) – turn ufs file system quotas on and off
•   R
  • raidctl(1M) – RAID hardware utility
  • ramdiskadm(1M) – administer ramdisk pseudo device
  • rarpd(1M) – DARPA Reverse Address Resolution Protocol server
  • rcapadm(1M) – configure resource capping daemon
  • rcapd(1M) – resource cap enforcement daemon
  • rctladm(1M) – display or modify global state of system resource controls
  • rdate(1M) – set system date from a remote host
  • rdisc(1M) – network router discovery daemon
  • reboot(1M) – restart the operating system
  • reject(1M) – accept or reject print requests
  • rem_drv(1M) – remove a device driver from the system
  • removef(1M) – remove a file from software database
  • repquota(1M) – summarize quotas for a ufs file system
  • re-preinstall(1M) – installs the JumpStart software on a system
  • restricted_shell(1M) – restricted shell command interpreter
  • rexd(1M) – RPC-based remote execution server
  • rexecd(1M) – remote execution server
  • rlogind(1M) – remote login server
  • rm_install_client(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • rmmount(1M) – removable media mounter for CD-ROM, floppy, Jaz drive, and others
  • rmt(1M) – remote magtape protocol module
  • roleadd(1M) – administer a new role account on the system
  • roledel(1M) – delete a role's login from the system
  • rolemod(1M) – modify a role's login information on the system
  • route(1M) – manually manipulate the routing tables
  • routed(1M) – network routing daemon
  • rpcbind(1M) – universal addresses to RPC program number mapper
  • rpc.bootparamd(1M) – boot parameter server
  • rpcinfo(1M) – report RPC information
  • rpc.mdcommd(1M) – multi-node disk set services
  • rpc.metad(1M) – remote metaset services
  • rpc.metamedd(1M) – remote mediator services
  • rpc.metamhd(1M) – remote multihost disk services
  • rpc.nisd(1M) – NIS+ service daemon
  • rpc.nisd_resolv(1M) – NIS+ service daemon
  • rpc.nispasswdd(1M) – NIS+ password update daemon
  • rpc.rexd(1M) – RPC-based remote execution server
  • rpc.rstatd(1M) – kernel statistics server
  • rpc.rusersd(1M) – network username server
  • rpc.rwalld(1M) – network rwall server
  • rpc.smserverd(1M) – removable media device server
  • rpc.sprayd(1M) – spray server
  • rpc.yppasswdd(1M) – server for modifying NIS password file
  • rpc.ypupdated(1M) – server for changing NIS information
  • rpld(1M) – x86 Network Booting RPL (Remote Program Load) Server
  • rquotad(1M) – remote quota server
  • rsh(1M) – restricted shell command interpreter
  • rshd(1M) – remote shell server
  • rstatd(1M) – kernel statistics server
  • rtc(1M) – provide all real-time clock and GMT-lag management
  • rtquery(1M) – query routing daemons for their routing tables
  • runacct(1M) – run daily accounting
  • rusersd(1M) – network username server
  • rwall(1M) – write to all users over a network
  • rwalld(1M) – network rwall server
  • rwhod(1M) – system status server
•   S
  • sa1(1M) – system activity report package
  • sa2(1M) – system activity report package
  • sac(1M) – service access controller
  • sacadm(1M) – service access controller administration
  • sadc(1M) – system activity report package
  • sadmind(1M) – distributed system administration daemon
  • saf(1M) – Service Access Facility
  • sar(1M) – system activity report package
  • savecore(1M) – save a crash dump of the operating system
  • scadm(1M) – administer System Controller (SC)
  • sckmd(1M) – Sun Fire High-End system key management daemon
  • sendmail(1M) – send mail over the internet
  • setuname(1M) – change machine information
  • setup_install_server(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • sf880drd(1M) – Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration daemon
  • sftp-server(1M) – SFTP server subsystem
  • share(1M) – make local resource available for mounting by remote systems
  • shareall(1M) – share, unshare multiple resources
  • share_nfs(1M) – make local NFS file systems available for mounting by remote systems
  • showmount(1M) – show all remote mounts
  • showrev(1M) – show machine, software revision, and patch revision information
  • shutacct(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • shutdown(1M) – shut down system, change system state
  • slpd(1M) – Service Location Protocol Daemon
  • smartcard(1M) – configure and administer a smart card
  • smattrpop(1M) – populate security attribute databases in a name service
  • smc(1M) – start the Solaris Management Console
  • smccompile(1M) – build class list and compile Solaris Management Console service beans for remote use
  • smcconf(1M) – configure the Solaris Management Console
  • smcregister(1M) – configure the Solaris Management Console
  • smcron(1M) – manage jobs in the crontab database
  • smcwebserver(1M) – start the Sun Management Center console web server
  • smdiskless(1M) – manage diskless client support for a server
  • smexec(1M) – manage entries in the exec_attr database
  • smgroup(1M) – manage group entries
  • smlog(1M) – manage and view WBEM log files
  • smmaillist(1M) – manage email alias entries
  • smmultiuser(1M) – manage bulk operations on user accounts
  • smosservice(1M) – manage OS services
  • smpatch(1M) – manage patches
  • smprofile(1M) – manage profiles in the prof_attr and exec_attr databases
  • smrole(1M) – manage roles and users in role accounts
  • smrsh(1M) – restricted shell for sendmail
  • smserialport(1M) – manage serial port
  • smuser(1M) – manage user entries
  • snmpdx(1M) – Sun Solstice Enterprise Master Agent
  • snmpXdmid(1M) – Sun Solstice Enterprise SNMP-DMI mapper subagent
  • snmpXwbemd(1M) – SNMP Adapter Subagent for WBEM
  • snoop(1M) – capture and inspect network packets
  • soconfig(1M) – configure transport providers for use by sockets
  • soladdapp(1M) – add an application to the Solstice application registry
  • soldelapp(1M) – remove an application from the Solstice application registry
  • solstice(1M) – access system administration tools with a graphical user interface
  • sppptun(1M) – PPP tunneling driver utility
  • spray(1M) – spray packets
  • sprayd(1M) – spray server
  • ssaadm(1M) – administration program for SPARCstorage Array and SPARCstorage RSM disk systems
  • sshd(1M) – secure shell daemon
  • startup(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • statd(1M) – network status monitor
  • strace(1M) – print STREAMS trace messages
  • strclean(1M) – STREAMS error logger cleanup program
  • strerr(1M) – STREAMS error logger daemon
  • sttydefs(1M) – maintain line settings and hunt sequences for TTY ports
  • su(1M) – become superuser or another user
  • sulogin(1M) – access single-user mode
  • suninstall(1M) – install the Solaris environment
  • SUNWafb_config(1M) – configure the AFB Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWffb_config(1M) – configure the FFB Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWgfb_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring Sun XVR-1000 Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWifb_config(1M) – configure the Sun Expert3D Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWm64_config(1M) – configure the M64 Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWpfb_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWzulu_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring SunXVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator
  • swap(1M) – swap administrative interface
  • swmtool(1M) – install, upgrade, and remove software packages
  • sxconfig(1M) – configure contiguous memory for the SX video subsystem
  • sync(1M) – update the super block
  • syncinit(1M) – set serial line interface operating parameters
  • syncloop(1M) – synchronous serial loopback test program
  • syncstat(1M) – report driver statistics from a synchronous serial link
  • sysdef(1M) – output system definition
  • syseventadm(1M) – sysevent event specification administration
  • syseventconfd(1M) – kernel system event command invocation daemon
  • syseventd(1M) – kernel system event notification daemon
  • sysidconfig(1M) – execute system configuration applications, or define set of system configuration applications
  • sysidnet(1M) – system configuration
  • sysidns(1M) – system configuration
  • sysidpm(1M) – system configuration
  • sysidroot(1M) – system configuration
  • sysidsys(1M) – system configuration
  • sysidtool(1M) – system configuration
  • syslogd(1M) – log system messages
  • sys-unconfig(1M) – undo a system's configuration
•   T
  • talkd(1M) – server for talk program
  • tapes(1M) – creates /dev entries for tape drives attached to the system
  • taskstat(1M) – prints ASET tasks status
  • tcxconfig(1M) – configure the default linearity of the 24-bit TrueColor Visual for OpenWindows on a system with an S24 frame buffer (TCX)
  • telinit(1M) – process control initialization
  • telnetd(1M) – DARPA TELNET protocol server
  • tftpd(1M) – Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
  • th_define(1M) – create fault injection test harness error specifications
  • th_manage(1M) – manage the fault injection test harness
  • tic(1M) – terminfo compiler
  • tnamed(1M) – DARPA trivial name server
  • traceroute(1M) – print the route packets take to network host
  • trapstat(1M) – report trap statistics
  • TSIgfxp_config(1M) – configure the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) Graphics Accelerator
  • ttyadm(1M) – format and output port monitor-specific information
  • ttymon(1M) – port monitor for terminal ports
  • tunefs(1M) – tune an existing UFS file system
  • turnacct(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • tzselect(1M) – select a time zone
•   U
  • uadmin(1M) – administrative control
  • ufsdump(1M) – incremental file system dump
  • ufsrestore(1M) – incremental file system restore
  • umount(1M) – mount or unmount file systems and remote resources
  • umountall(1M) – mount, unmount multiple file systems
  • unlink(1M) – link and unlink files and directories
  • unshare(1M) – make local resource unavailable for mounting by remote systems
  • unshareall(1M) – share, unshare multiple resources
  • unshare_nfs(1M) – make local NFS file systems unavailable for mounting by remote systems
  • update_drv(1M) – modify device driver attributes
  • useradd(1M) – administer a new user login on the system
  • userdel(1M) – delete a user's login from the system
  • usermod(1M) – modify a user's login information on the system
  • utmp2wtmp(1M) – overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands
  • utmpd(1M) – utmpx monitoring daemon
  • uucheck(1M) – check the uucp directories and permissions file
  • uucico(1M) – file transport program for the uucp system
  • uucleanup(1M) – uucp spool directory clean-up
  • uucpd(1M) – UUCP server
  • uusched(1M) – uucp file transport program scheduler
  • Uutry(1M) – attempt to contact remote system with debugging on
  • uutry(1M) – attempt to contact remote system with debugging on
  • uuxqt(1M) – execute remote command requests
•   V
  • vmstat(1M) – report virtual memory statistics
  • volcopy(1M) – make an image copy of file system
  • volcopy_ufs(1M) – make an image copy of a ufs file system
  • vold(1M) – Volume Management daemon to manage CD-ROM and floppy, ZIP/JAZ, and DVD-ROM devices
•   W
  • wall(1M) – write to all users
  • wanboot_keygen(1M) – create and display client and server keys for WAN booting
  • wanboot_keymgmt(1M) – insert and extract keys
  • wanboot_p12split(1M) – split a PKCS #12 file into separate certificate and key files
  • wanbootutil(1M) – manage keys and certificates for WAN booting
  • wbemadmin(1M) – start Sun WBEM User Manager
  • wbemconfig(1M) – convert a JavaSpaces datastore to the newer Reliable Log datastore format
  • wbemlogviewer(1M) – start WBEM Log Viewer
  • whodo(1M) – who is doing what
  • wracct(1M) – write extended accounting records for active processes and tasks
  • wrsmconf(1M) – manage WCI RSM controller configurations
  • wrsmstat(1M) – report WCI RSM driver statistics
  • wtmpfix(1M) – manipulate connect accounting records
•   X
  • xntpd(1M) – Network Time Protocol daemon
  • xntpdc(1M) – special NTP query program
•   Y
  • ypbind(1M) – NIS binder process
  • ypinit(1M) – set up NIS client
  • ypmake(1M) – rebuild NIS database
  • ypmap2src(1M) – convert NIS maps to NIS source files
  • yppasswdd(1M) – server for modifying NIS password file
  • yppoll(1M) – return current version of a NIS map at a NIS server host
  • yppush(1M) – force propagation of changed NIS map
  • ypserv(1M) – NIS server and binder processes
  • ypset(1M) – point ypbind at a particular server
  • ypstart(1M) – Start and stop NIS services
  • ypstop(1M) – Start and stop NIS services
  • ypupdated(1M) – server for changing NIS information
  • ypxfr(1M) – transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host
  • ypxfr_1perday(1M) – transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host
  • ypxfr_1perhour(1M) – transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host
  • ypxfr_2perday(1M) – transfer NIS map from a NIS server to host
  • ypxfrd(1M) – NIS server and binder processes
•   Z
  • zdump(1M) – time zone dumper
  • zic(1M) – time zone compiler
  • zuludaemon(1M) – load microcode for Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator device