Preface

The Solaris^TM 8 (SPARC® Platform Edition) 2/04 Release Notes contains installation problem details and other information that were not available until immediately before the release of the Solaris 8 2/04 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 2/04 operating environment.

The Solaris 8 2/04 release notes are available:

• In the Solaris 8 2/04 Release Documents Collection on the Solaris 8 2/04 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 2/04 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 2/04 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.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party Web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other material on or available for such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through any such sites or resources.

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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.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at 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	#