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System Administration Commands - Part 2

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  • 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 disk sets
  • 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 a metadevice
  • mib2mof(1M) – generate MOF file(s) from input SNMP MIB file(s)
  • mibiisa(1M) – Sun SNMP Agent
  • mkbootmedia(1M) – create bootable Solaris ISO image
  • 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
  • mkntfs(1M) – create an NTFS file system
  • mkpwdict(1M) – maintain password-strength checking database
  • mmsadm(1M) – administration command for the Media Management System
  • mmsclient(1M) – send script commands to Media Management server
  • mmsexplorer(1M) – generate diagnostic report for Media Management System
  • mmsinit(1M) – initialize MMS services
  • 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_smbfs(1M) – mount and unmount a shared resource from a CIFS file server
  • mount_tmpfs(1M) – mount tmpfs file systems
  • mount_udfs(1M) – mount a udfs file system
  • mount_ufs(1M) – mount ufs file systems
  • mpathadm(1M) – multipath discovery and administration
  • mpstat(1M) – report per-processor or per-processor-set statistics
  • msgid(1M) – generate message IDs
  • mvdir(1M) – move a directory
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  • named(1M) – Internet domain name server
  • named-checkconf(1M) – named configuration file syntax checking tool
  • named-checkzone(1M) – zone file validity checking tool
  • 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
  • ndd(1M) – get and set driver configuration parameters
  • ndmpadm(1M) – administer Network Data Management Protocol activities
  • ndmpd(1M) – Network Data Management Protocol daemon
  • ndmpstat(1M) – show NDMP backup progress statistics
  • netservices(1M) – enable or disable network services
  • netstat(1M) – show network status
  • netstrategy(1M) – return network configuration information
  • 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
  • nfs4cbd(1M) – NFS Version 4 callback daemon
  • nfsd(1M) – NFS daemon
  • nfslogd(1M) – nfs logging daemon
  • nfsmapid(1M) – NFS user and group id mapping 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
  • nscadm(1M) – network storage control utility
  • nscd(1M) – name service cache daemon
  • nslookup(1M) – query Internet name servers interactively
  • nsupdate(1M) – Dynamic DNS update utility
  • ntfscat(1M) – display NTFS files and streams on the standard output
  • ntfsclone(1M) – clone, image, restore, or rescue an NTFS
  • ntfscluster(1M) – identify files in a specified region of an NTFS volume
  • ntfscmp(1M) – compare two NTFS file systems and report the differences
  • ntfscp(1M) – copy file to an NTFS volume
  • ntfsfix(1M) – fix common errors and force operating system to check NTFS
  • ntfsinfo(1M) – dump a file's attributes
  • ntfslabel(1M) – display or change the label on an NTFS file system
  • ntfsls(1M) – list directory contents on an NTFS file system
  • ntfsprogs(1M) – list of NTFS tools
  • ntfsresize(1M) – resize an NTFS file system without data loss
  • ntfsundelete(1M) – recover a deleted file from an NTFS volume
  • nulladm(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • nwamd(1M) – network auto-magic daemon
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  • obpsym(1M) – Kernel Symbolic Debugging for OpenBoot Firmware
  • oplhpd(1M) – Hot plug daemon for SPARC Enterprise Server line
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  • parse_dynamic_clustertoc(1M) – parse clustertoc file based on dynamic entries
  • parted(1M) – partition manipulation program
  • passmgmt(1M) – password files management
  • patchadd(1M) – apply a patch package to a system running the Solaris operating system
  • patchrm(1M) – remove a Solaris patch package and restore previously saved files
  • pbind(1M) – control and query bindings of processes or LWPs
  • 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
  • pkg2du(1M) – convert driver packages to Driver Update format
  • 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
  • pkgcond(1M) – determine type and capability of target
  • pkgrm(1M) – remove a package from the system
  • plockstat(1M) – report user-level lock statistics
  • pmadm(1M) – port monitor administration
  • pmconfig(1M) – Configure the Power Management system
  • pntadm(1M) – DHCP network table management utility
  • polkit-is-privileged(1M) – check PolicyKit privileges
  • 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
  • poold(1M) – automated resource pools partitioning daemon
  • poolstat(1M) – report active pool statistics
  • ports(1M) – creates /dev entries and inittab entries for serial lines
  • powerd(1M) – power manager daemon
  • poweroff(1M) – stop the processor
  • powertop(1M) – report and analyze events that affect power management
  • ppdmgr(1M) – utility for managing PPD files
  • pppd(1M) – point to point protocol daemon
  • pppoec(1M) – PPPoE chat utility
  • pppoed(1M) – PPPoE server daemon
  • pppstats(1M) – print PPP statistics
  • pprosetup(1M) – setup program for Patch Manager
  • pprosvc(1M) – automation service program for Patch Manager
  • 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
  • print-service(1M) – select, report, import, export active print service on a system
  • 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
  • prtdscp(1M) – display DSCP IP addresses
  • 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
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  • quot(1M) – summarize file system ownership
  • quota(1M) – display a user's ufs or zfs 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
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  • 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
  • remove_allocatable(1M) – remove entries from allocation databases
  • removef(1M) – remove a file from software database
  • reparsed(1M) – reparse point daemon
  • 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
  • rmvolmgr(1M) – HAL-aware removable volume manager
  • rndc(1M) – name server control utility
  • rndc-confgen(1M) – rndc key generation tool
  • 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
  • root_archive(1M) – manage bootable miniroot archives
  • route(1M) – manually manipulate the routing tables
  • routeadm(1M) – IP forwarding and routing configuration
  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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
  • saf(1M) – Service Access Facility
  • sar(1M) – system activity report package
  • sasinfo(1M) – Serial Attached SCSI HBA port command line interface
  • savecore(1M) – save a crash dump of the operating system
  • sbdadm(1M) – SCSI Block Disk command line interface
  • scadm(1M) – administer System Controller (SC)
  • sckmd(1M) – Sun cryptographic key management daemon
  • scmadm(1M) – storage cache manager administration utility
  • sconadm(1M) – register system information
  • sdpadm(1M) – SDP system configuration administration
  • 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
  • sharectl(1M) – configure and manage file sharing service
  • sharemgr(1M) – configure and manage file sharing
  • share_nfs(1M) – make local NFS file systems available for mounting by remote systems
  • showmount(1M) – show 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
  • smattrpop(1M) – populate security attribute databases in a name service
  • smbadm(1M) – configure and manage CIFS local groups and users, and manage domain membership
  • smbd(1M) – CIFS server daemon
  • smbiod(1M) – SMB client I/O daemon
  • smbios(1M) – display the contents of a System Management BIOS image
  • smbstat(1M) – show Solaris CIFS file server statistics
  • 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) – manage the server for the Sun Web Console
  • 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) – download, apply, and remove updates
  • smprofile(1M) – manage profiles in the prof_attr and exec_attr databases
  • smreg(1M) – register objects for the Sun Web Console
  • smrole(1M) – manage roles and users in role accounts
  • smrsh(1M) – restricted shell for sendmail
  • smserialport(1M) – manage serial port
  • smtnrhdb(1M) – manage entries in the tnrhdb database
  • smtnrhtp(1M) – manage entries in the trusted network template database
  • smtnzonecfg(1M) – manage entries in the zone configuration database for Trusted Extensions networking
  • smuser(1M) – manage user entries
  • sndradm(1M) – control Sun StorageTek Availability Suite Remote Mirror operations
  • sndrd(1M) – Remote Mirror daemon
  • sndrsyncd(1M) – Availability Suite Remote Mirror update resynchronization daemon
  • snmpdx(1M) – Sun Solstice Enterprise Master Agent
  • 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
  • sshd(1M) – secure shell daemon
  • ssh-keysign(1M) – ssh helper program for host-based authentication
  • startup(1M) – shell procedures for accounting
  • statd(1M) – network status monitor
  • stclient(1M) – Service Tag Administration Program
  • stmfadm(1M) – SCSI target mode framework command line interface
  • stmsboot(1M) – administration program for the Solaris I/O multipathing feature
  • 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 operating system
  • 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
  • SUNWjfb_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring the Sun XVR-600 and XVR-1200 Graphics Devices
  • SUNWkfb_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring the Sun XVR-2500 Graphics Device
  • SUNWm64_config(1M) – configure the M64 Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWnfb_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring XVR-300 Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWpfb_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring the XVR-50 and the Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator
  • SUNWzulu_config(1M) – fbconfig module for configuring SunXVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator
  • svadm(1M) – command line interface to control Availability Suite Storage Volume operations
  • svcadm(1M) – manipulate service instances
  • svccfg(1M) – import, export, and modify service configurations
  • svc.configd(1M) – Service Management Facility repository daemon
  • svc.ipfd(1M) – IP Filter firewall monitoring daemon
  • svc.startd(1M) – Service Management Facility master restarter
  • swap(1M) – swap administrative interface
  • 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
  • sysidkbd(1M) – system configuration
  • sysidnet(1M) – system configuration
  • sysidnfs4(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
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  • talkd(1M) – server for talk program
  • tapes(1M) – creates /dev entries for tape drives attached to the system
  • tcxconfig(1M) – configure default linearity of 24-bit TrueColor Visual for OpenWindows
  • 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
  • tnchkdb(1M) – check file syntax of trusted network databases
  • tnctl(1M) – configure Trusted Extensions network parameters
  • tnd(1M) – trusted network daemon
  • tninfo(1M) – print kernel-level network information and statistics
  • tpmadm(1M) – administer Trusted Platform Module
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