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System Administration Commands - Part 1

•   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
  • add_allocatable(1M) – add entries to allocation databases
  • 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
  • afbconfig(1M) – configure the AFB Graphics Accelerator
  • aliasadm(1M) – manipulate the NIS+ aliases map
  • apache(1M) – Apache hypertext transfer protocol server overview
  • arp(1M) – address resolution display and control
  • atohexlabel(1M) – convert a human readable label to its internal text equivalent
  • audit(1M) – control the behavior of the audit daemon
  • auditconfig(1M) – configure auditing
  • auditd(1M) – audit daemon
  • auditrecord(1M) – display Solaris audit record formats
  • 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
  • bart(1M) – basic audit reporting tool
  • boot(1M) – start the system kernel or a standalone program
  • bootadm(1M) – manage bootability of GRUB-enabled operating system
  • bootconfchk(1M) – verify the integrity of a network boot configuration file
  • bootparamd(1M) – boot parameter server
  • bsmconv(1M) – enable or disable Solaris Auditing
  • bsmunconv(1M) – enable or disable Solaris Auditing
  • 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_cardbus(1M) – cardbus hardware specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_fp(1M) – driver specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_ib(1M) – InfiniBand hardware specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_pci(1M) – PCI, CompactPCI, and PCI Express Hotplug hardware specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_sata(1M) – SATA hardware-specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_sbd(1M) – cfgadm commands for system board administration
  • cfgadm_scsi(1M) – SCSI hardware specific commands for cfgadm
  • cfgadm_sdcard(1M) – SD/MMC 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)
  • 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
  • chk_encodings(1M) – check the label encodings file syntax
  • 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
  • cryptoadm(1M) – cryptographic framework administration
  • cvcd(1M) – virtual console daemon
•   D
  • datadm(1M) – maintain DAT static registry file
  • 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
  • devfsadmd(1M) – administration command for /dev
  • device_remap(1M) – administer the Solaris I/O remapping feature
  • devinfo(1M) – print device specific information
  • devlinks(1M) – adds /dev entries for miscellaneous devices and pseudo-devices
  • devnm(1M) – device name
  • devprop(1M) – display device properties
  • devreserv(1M) – reserve devices for exclusive use
  • df(1M) – displays number of free disk blocks and free 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) – DNS lookup utility
  • 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
  • dladm(1M) – administer data links
  • dlmgmtd(1M) – datalink management daemon
  • dmesg(1M) – collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
  • dminfo(1M) – report information about a device entry in a device maps file
  • dns-sd(1M) – Multicast DNS (mDNS) & DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) Test Tool
  • dnssec-keygen(1M) – DNSSEC key generation tool
  • dnssec-makekeyset(1M) – DNSSEC zone signing tool
  • dnssec-signkey(1M) – DNSSEC key set signing tool
  • dnssec-signzone(1M) – DNSSEC zone signing tool
  • dodisk(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • domainname(1M) – set or display name of the current domain
  • drd(1M) – Logical Domain Dynamic Reconfiguration daemon
  • drvconfig(1M) – apply permission and ownership changes to devices
  • dsbitmap(1M) – size Availability Suite bitmap volumes
  • dscfg(1M) – configuration tool for Sun StorageTek Availability Suite software
  • dscfgadm(1M) – administration command for the Availability Suite configuration location and services
  • dscfglockd(1M) – Availability Suite Services lock daemon
  • dsstat(1M) – report Sun StorageTek Availability Suite I/O statistics
  • dsvclockd(1M) – DHCP service lock daemon
  • dtrace(1M) – DTrace dynamic tracing compiler and tracing utility
  • 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
  • embedded_su(1M) – allow an application to prompt for credentials and execute commands as the super user or another user
  • etrn(1M) – start mail queue run
•   F
  • fbconfig(1M) – frame buffer configuration utility
  • fbconf_xorg(1M) – configure frame buffer devices for Xorg
  • fcadm(1M) – Fibre Channel HBA Port Command Line Interface
  • fcinfo(1M) – Fibre Channel HBA Port Command Line Interface
  • 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
  • fiocompress(1M) – file compression utility
  • flar(1M) – administer flash archives
  • flarcreate(1M) – create a flash archive from a master system
  • flowadm(1M) – administer bandwidth resource control and priority for protocols, services, containers, and virtual machines
  • fmadm(1M) – fault management configuration tool
  • fmd(1M) – fault manager daemon
  • fmdump(1M) – fault management log viewer
  • fmstat(1M) – report fault management module statistics
  • fmthard(1M) – populate label on hard disks
  • format(1M) – disk partitioning and maintenance utility
  • fpsd(1M) – Fp-scrubber daemon
  • 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
  • fsstat(1M) – report file system statistics
  • 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 users of files and devices
  • fwflash(1M) – firmware query and update utility
  • fwtmp(1M) – manipulate connect accounting records
•   G
  • getdev(1M) – lists devices based on criteria
  • getdevpolicy(1M) – inspect the system's device policy
  • 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 principals and policies administration GUI
  • 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
  • hald(1M) – daemon that supports hardware abstraction layer
  • hal-device(1M) – manage HAL devices
  • hal-fdi-validate(1M) – validate HAL device information files
  • hal-find(1M) – search HAL global device list
  • hal-find-by-capability(1M) – search HAL global device list
  • hal-find-by-property(1M) – search HAL global device list
  • hal-get-property(1M) – get and set HAL device properties
  • hal-set-property(1M) – get and set HAL device properties
  • halt(1M) – stop the processor
  • hextoalabel(1M) – convert an internal text label to its human readable equivalent
  • host(1M) – DNS lookup utility
  • 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
  • idmap(1M) – configure and manage the Native Identity Mapping service
  • idmapd(1M) – Native Identity Mapping service daemon
  • 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) – administer interfaces in an IP multipathing group
  • ifparse(1M) – parse ifconfig command line
  • iiadm(1M) – command–line interface to control Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Point-in-Time Copy operations
  • iicpbmp(1M) – copy Availability Suite Point-In-Time bitmap volumes
  • iicpshd(1M) – copy Availability Suite Point-in-Time shadow volume
  • 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.chargend(1M) – UDP or TCP character generator service daemon
  • in.comsat(1M) – biff server
  • in.daytimed(1M) – UDP or TCP daytime protocol service daemon
  • in.dhcpd(1M) – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server
  • in.discardd(1M) – UDP or TCP discard protocol service
  • in.echod(1M) – UDP or TCP echo protocol service daemon
  • inetadm(1M) – observe or configure inetd-controlled services
  • inetconv(1M) – convert inetd.conf entries into smf service manifests, import them into smf repository
  • inetd(1M) – Solaris Management Facility delegated restarter for inet services
  • 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.sma(1M) – start and stop the snmpd daemon
  • 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) – IP multipathing daemon
  • in.named(1M) – Internet domain name server
  • 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
  • installgrub(1M) – install GRUB in a disk partition or a floppy
  • install_scripts(1M) – scripts used to install the Solaris software
  • install-solaris(1M) – install the Solaris operating system
  • in.stdiscover(1M) – Service Tag Discovery Daemon
  • in.stlisten(1M) – Service Tag Listener
  • in.talkd(1M) – server for talk program
  • in.telnetd(1M) – DARPA TELNET protocol server
  • in.tftpd(1M) – Internet Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
  • in.timed(1M) – UDP or TCP time protocol service daemon
  • intrd(1M) – interrupt distribution daemon
  • intrstat(1M) – report interrupt statistics
  • in.uucpd(1M) – UUCP server
  • iostat(1M) – report I/O statistics
  • ipaddrsel(1M) – configure IPv6 default address selection
  • ipf(1M) – alter packet filtering lists for IP packet input and output
  • ipfs(1M) – saves and restores information for NAT and state tables
  • ipfstat(1M) – reports on packet filter statistics and filter list
  • ipmon(1M) – monitors /dev/ipl for logged packets
  • ipmpstat(1M) – display IPMP subsystem status
  • ipnat(1M) – user interface to the NAT subsystem
  • ippool(1M) – user interface to the IP Filter pools
  • ipqosconf(1M) – configure the IPQoS facility
  • ipsecalgs(1M) – configure the IPsec protocols and algorithms table
  • ipsecconf(1M) – configure system wide IPsec policy
  • ipseckey(1M) – manually manipulate an IPsec Security Association Database (SADB)
  • iscsiadm(1M) – enable management of iSCSI initiators
  • iscsitadm(1M) – administer iSCSI targets
  • iscsitgtd(1M) – iSCSI Target daemon
  • isns(1M) – Internet Storage Name Service
  • isnsadm(1M) – administer the internet Storage Name Server (iSNS) server
  • itadm(1M) – administer iSCSI targets
  • itu(1M) – convert packages to Driver Update format and patch Solaris install media for Install Time Update
•   J
•   K
  • k5srvutil(1M) – host key table (keytab) manipulation utility
  • kadb(1M) – a kernel debugger
  • kadmin(1M) – Kerberos database administration program
  • kadmind(1M) – Kerberos administration daemon
  • kadmin.local(1M) – Kerberos database administration program
  • kcfd(1M) – kernel-level cryptographic framework daemon
  • kclient(1M) – set up a machine as a Kerberos client
  • kdb5_ldap_util(1M) – Kerberos configuration utility
  • kdb5_util(1M) – Kerberos Database maintenance utility
  • kdcmgr(1M) – set up a Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC)
  • 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
  • kpropd(1M) – Kerberos propagation daemon for slave KDCs
  • kproplog(1M) – display the contents of the Kerberos principal update log
  • krb5kdc(1M) – KDC daemon
  • ksslcfg(1M) – enable and configure SMF instance of Kernel SSL
  • kstat(1M) – display kernel statistics
  • ktkt_warnd(1M) – Kerberos warning daemon
•   L
  • labeld(1M) – Trusted Extensions label daemon
  • 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
  • latencytop(1M) – report latency-related statistics in system and in applications
  • 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
  • ldmad(1M) – Logical Domains Agents daemon
  • 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.
  • lms(1M) – allow applications to access the Intel Active Management Technology
  • localeadm(1M) – query and configure locales
  • localectr(1M) – customize and build new locales
  • 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) – administer Sun Fire 880 storage subsystem and 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
  • masfcnv(1M) – SNMP configuration migration script
  • mdlogd(1M) – Solaris Volume Manager daemon
  • mdmonitord(1M) – daemon to monitor metadevices
  • mdnsd(1M) – Multicast DNS daemon
  • 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 a metadevice
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