Root filesystem

Home directory

Sample configuration files

User Accounts

Password files

Groups file

Maximum user ID

Allow/deny remote login

User nobody's idGroup nobody's idRecover root password

Create new userDelete userList usersModify user account

General CommandsUnique host IDAdministrator

Performance monitor

System activity reporterVirtual memory statisticsI/O statistics

Error logs

Physical RAMShared memoryProcess data space

Directory Mappings 

Swap deviceSwap file typeDisplay swap sizeActivate swap

PrintersPrinter queues

Start LPSubmit print jobs

LP statistics

Remove print jobs

Add printer queueRemove printer queueMake default printer

TCP/IPNetwork IP configuration

Hosts IP addressesName service switchNetwork parametersRouting daemonNIC configurations

Secondary IP address

Login prompt

Increase the number of pseudo-terminals

Stop LP 

Increase the number of pseudo-terminals

Maximum number of ptys

Remote shell

YP/NIS service binder

System Files

NFS exported

NFS client-mounted directories

Maximum file system

Maximum file size

Maximum number file descriptorsDisk/LVM Commands

Filesystem tableFree disk blocksDevice listing

Disk information

Disk labelLVM concepts

Journal filesystem type

Default volume groupDisplay volume groupModify physical volumePrepare physical diskList physical volumeRemove disk from volume group

Create volume groupRemove volume groupVolume group availability

Restore volume group

Move logical volumes to other physical volumes

Exports volume groupImports volume groupVolume group listing

List logical volumeMake logical volumeExtend logical volumeReduce logical volumeRemove logical volumePrepare boot volumesRemove boot volumes

Extend file system

Reduce/split mirrorsMerge mirrorsCreate mirrorsAdd mirrorsCreate striped volumes

System recovery tape

BackupRestore

MiscellaneousStartup scriptKernelKernel parameters

Reconfigure the kernel

List modules

Change logical volume characteristics 

Load moduleUnload moduleInitialize system

Physical RAM

Kernel bitsCrash utilityTrace system calls

Miscellaneous

Machine model

OS LevelRun Level

Core dump filesMiscellaneous

Boot single user

Maintenance mode

Maintenance mode

Interrupt keyReturn to console

Timezone management

NTP dæmon

SoftwareInstall softwareUninstall softwareList installed software

Verify installed software

List all files

List installed patches

Package ownerSW directory

DevicesDevicesInstall devices for attached peripherals

Remove deviceDevice driversCPUList terminalDiagnostics

Whole diskCDROMCDROM file typeRewinding tape driveNon-rewinding tape driveFloppy drive

LinksFAQOnline manualTechnical supportFree software

Fun links

Solaris

/var

Solaris

/etc/shadow

/etc/group

2147483647/etc/default/login{CONSOLE=/dev/console}60001 & 65534(nobody4)60002 & 65534(nogroup)

vi /tmp/a/etc/shadow

useradduserdelloginsusermod

Solarishostidadmintool

top

sarvmstatiostat

dmesg

16TB

/  {/dev/vx/dsk/rootvol}/export/home        /dev/vx/dsk/home}/tmp      /dev/vx/dsk/swapvol}/usr 

/etc/passwd  

boot cdrom -s mkdir /tmp/a mount /dev/c0t0d0s0 /tmp/a 

/dev/vx/dsk/swapvolswapswap -lswap -a

Solaris/etc/lp/interfaces/*/usr/lib/lp/lpshut/usr/lib/lp/lpschedlplpr

lpstat

cancellprm

lpadmin -p pqlpadmin -x pqlpadmin -d pq

Solaris/etc/hostname.*/etc/inet/*/etc/defaultrouter/etc/inet/hosts/etc/nsswitch.confndd /dev/[tcp|ip] ?in.routedifconfig -a

ifconfig hme0:1 IP up

BANNER @/etc/default/telnetd{/etc/system} 

set pt_cnt = #   {SYSV} 

set npty = #      {BSD} 

{/etc/iu.ap} 

boot -r

rsh

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind

Solaris

/etc/dfs/sharetab/etc/rmtab1 TB8000 TB {vxfs}

1 TB2 GB {=<2.5.1}

64 KSolaris

/etc/vfstabdf -ksysdefformat -d c#t#d#format>currentformat>inquiryprtvtocsub diskvolumePlexdisk group

vxfs

/dev/vx/dsk/rootdgvxprint -l -g rootdg

vxdiskaddvxprint -dlvxdg rmdisk

vxassist move

vxdg init

ptsl 0 # ldterm ttcompat halt 

176                {BSD} 3000              {SYSV}

/etc/dfs/dfstab 

vxdg deportvxdg import

vxedit set

vxprint -vlvxassist makevxassist growtovxassist shrinktovxedit rmvxbootsetup

vxva

mkfs -M

vxassist mirror

vxassist make vol 100mb layout=raid5

ufsdumpufsrestore

Solaris/etc/init.d/kernel/genunixsysdef -i

reboot

modinfo

vi /etc/system 

modloadmodunloadsys-unconfig

prtconf

isainfo -kvcrashtruss

Solaris

uname -imp

uname -rwho -r

rc0 - firmware (sparc).

rc5 - power-down.rc6 - reboot.

Q, q - re-examine /etc/inittab./var/crash/`uname -n`

Solarisok boot -s

ok boot -as

S, s - single user mode, /etc/inittab not required, basic filesystems mounted.

rc1 - administrator mode, local filesystems mounted, essential system processes, also single user mode.

rc2 - multiuser mode, multiuser environment processes and daemons.

rc3 - multiuser extended mode, local resources available over network.

rc4 - alternative multiuser configuration, not necessary for operation, usually unused.

a, b, c - /etc/inittab pseudo-state entries with the a, b, or c run level set.

ok boot -as

Stop-Aok go/etc/TIMEZONE/etc/default/init/etc/inet/ntp.conf/etc/init.d/xntpd

Solarispkgaddpkgrmpkginfo

pkginfo -ppkgchk -l package

patchadd -p

pkgchk -l -p path/var/sadm

Solaris/devices

portsrem_drvprtconf -Dpsrinfo -vpmadm -l/usr/platform/`uname -m`/

/opt/SUNWvts/bin/sunvts/dev/c#t#d0s2/dev/dsk/c#t6d0s2hsfs/dev/rmt/0/dev/rmt/0n/dev/diskette

SolarisSolaris 2 FAQSolaris 10 documentationSunSolveSun freeware

pkginfo -i 

drvconfig devlinks disks tapes 

sbin/prtdiag ok test-all 

Linux (RedHat)

Linux (RedHat)

/etc/shadow

/etc/group

65535/etc/securetty{ttyp1}

9999

{lilo}control-xlinux Spasswd root

{grub}c

initrd /initrd-2.4.9-13.imgbootpasswd rootuseradduserdel

usermodLinux (RedHat)

hostidlinuxconf

top

vmstat

64 GB {>2.3.24}sysctl kernel.shmmax900 MB

/                  {/dev/sda1}

/etc/passwd 

kernel vmlinuz-2.4.9-13 single   ro root=/dev/hda8

sar {sysstat}

iostat {sysstat}

dmesg 

/dev/sda2

freeswapon -a

Linux/var/spool/lpd/lp/*/etc/init.d/lpd stop/etc/init.d/lpd startlpr

lpq

lprm

printtool

Linux (RedHat)

/etc/hosts/etc/nsswitch.confsysctl -a | grep netroutedifconfig -amodprobe ip_aliasifconfig eth0:1 IP

/etc/issue

cd /dev

./MAKEDEV -v pty

partition type 82 

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ 

256

rsh

/sbin/ypbind

Linux (RedHat)

/etc/exports

/var/lib/nfs/xtab

sysctl fs.file-maxLinux (RedHat)

/etc/fstabdf -kcat /proc/devices

cat /proc/scsi/scsi0/sda/model

fdisk -llogical extentslogical volume

volume groupext3reiserfs

vgdisplay -vpvchangepvcreatepvdisplayvgreduce

pvmove

vgcreatevgremovevgchange

vgcfgrestore

2 TB 

2 GB     {512B block size}  8192 GB  {8KB block size} 

vgexportvgimportvgscan

lvdisplaylvcreatelvextendlvreducelvremovelilo

resize2fs

resize_reiserfs

lvsplitlvmerge

lvcreate -i 3 -I 64

tar cvf /dev/rst0 /

Linux (RedHat)/etc/rc.d/rc/boot/vmlinuzsysctl -a

lilolsmod

lvchange 

tar xvf /dev/rst0 

cd /usr/src/linux  make mrproper  

make menuconfig  make dep  make clean  make bzImage make install make modules make modules_install 

cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16 

mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.16.img 2.2.16 

vi /etc/lilo.conf 

insmodrmmodnetconf

free

getconf LONG_BIT

straceLinux (RedHat)

uname -m

uname -rrunlevelrc0 - system halted.

rc1 - single-user mode.

Linux (RedHat){lilo}control-xlinux S

{grub}c

initrd /initrd-2.4.9-13.imgboot

lcrash

rc2-4 - multiuser modes, level 2 or 3 depends on distro.

rc5 - multiuser with GUI, most (but not all) distros.

rc6 - reboot system, return to default run level.

kernel vmlinuz-2.4.9-13 single   ro root=/dev/hda8

/etc/sysconfig/clock

/etc/ntp.conf/etc/rc.d/init.d/xntpd

Linux (RedHat)rpm -i packagerpm -e packagerpm -qa

rpm -V package

rpm -ql package

rpm -qf file/var/lib/rpm

Linux (RedHat)/dev/dev/MAKEDEV

cat /proc/cpuinfo

lspcipnpdump

/dev/sda/dev/cdromiso9660

/dev/fd0Linux (RedHat)

/dev/rst0               { c 9 0}/dev/nrst0           { c 9 128 }

Linux FAQLinux documentation ProjectRed Hat supportLinux software map

AIX

-AIX

/etc/security/passwd

/etc/security/group4294967295

/etc/security/user{rlogin=true}

42949672944294967294

vi /etc/security/passwd

mkuserrmuserlsuser -f ALLchuser -a

AIXhostidsmittopmonitorsarvmstatiostatalog -o -t booterrpt1TB2.75GB2GB

/              {/dev/hd4}

/home          {/dev/hd1}

/tmp           {/dev/hd3}

/usr           {/dev/hd2}/var        {/dev/hd9var}

/etc/passwd 

/etc/group 

boot from CD/Tape Installation/Maintenance Start Limited Shell getrootfs hdisk0 

/dev/hd6/etc/swapspaceslsps -aswapon -a

AIX/etc/qconfigstopsrc -s lpdstartsrc -s lpdenqlplprqprtenq -Alpqlpstatqchkcancellprmqcanenq -xsmit mkpqsmit rmpqexport LPDEST="pq"

AIXlsattr -E -l inet0

/etc/hosts/etc/netsvc.confno -agatedifconfig -a

chdev -l pty0 -anum=256 -P

reboot

ifconfig en0 alias IP 

HERALD @ /etc/security/login.cfg odmget -q "attribute=num and uniquetype=pty/pty/pty" PdAt | sed "s/0-64/0-512/" | 

odmchange -q "attribute=num and uniquetype=pty/pty/pty" -o PdAt 

512

remshrsh

AIX

/etc/exports

/etc/xtab

128 GB

64 GB

64 KAIX

/etc/filesystemsdf -klsdev -C

lspv -l hdisk#

volume

volume group

jfs

/dev/rootvglsvg -l rootvgchpvmkdev -c disk -l hdisknumlspvreducevg

migratepv

mkvg

chvgvaryonvgvaryoffvg

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind 

bootinfo -s hdisk# 

Partition 

exportvgimportvglsvg

chlv

lslvmklvextendlv

rmlvbootlist -m normal

rmlvcopy

mklv -c 2

mklv -u 3 -S 64K

mksysb -i /dev/rmt0

savevg -i rootvg

AIX/etc/rc/usr/lib/boot/unix_uplsattr -E -l sys0

genkex

AIX reduce LV

chfs -a size=# /mt

mklvcopy lv 2 

restvg 

chdev -l sys0 -a 

install_assist

bootinfo -r

bootinfo -Kcrashsyscalls

AIXuname -mbootinfo -moslevelwho -rrc0 - reserved.

rc1 - reserved.

rc2 - (default) multiuser mode.

rc3-rc9 - administrator-defined.

/var/adm/rasAIX

Limited function Shell

Key on service mode/F4 Boot from CD/Tape Select Maintenance 

/etc/environment/etc/profile/etc/ntp.confstartsrc -s xntpd

AIXinstallp -ainstallp -ulslpp -L all

lppchk -v

lslpp -f fileset

instfix -i

lslpp -w path/usr/lpp

AIX/devcfgmgr -v

rmdev -llscfglsdev -Cc processorlsdev -Cc ttydiag

/dev/hdisk#/dev/cd0cdrfs/dev/rmt0/dev/rmt0.1/dev/rfd0

AIXAIX-FAQAIX 5.3 documentationp5 TechSupportPublic-domain software library

AIX command primer

HP-UX

/usr/newconfig

HP-UX

/tcb/files/auth/r/root

/etc/logingroup2147483647

/etc/securetty{console}

-2-2(nogroup)>bootInteract with IPL ? Y

passwd root

useradduserdelloginsusermod

HP-UXuname -isamtopglancesarvmstatiostat

dmesg

4TB8TB4GB

/          {/dev/vg00/lvol1}

/home      {/dev/vg00/lvol4}

/tmp       {/dev/vg00/lvol6}

/usr       {/dev/vg00/lvol7}/var       {/dev/vg00/lvol8}

/etc/passwd 

/etc/group 

ISL>hpux -iS 

/dev/vg00/lvol2swapswapinfo -aswapon -a

HP-UX/etc/lp/interface/*lpshutlpschedlp

lpstat

cancel

lpadmin -p pqlpadmin -x pqlpadmin -d pq

HP-UX/etc/rc.config.d/netconf

/etc/hosts/etc/nsswitch.confndd -hgatedlanscan -v

ifconfig lan0:1 IP 

telnetd -b /etc/issue 

rebuild your kernel with these new values NPTY=#  

NSTRPY=# 

reboot 

insf -d ptys -n # 

{MAXUSERS}

remsh

HP-UX

/etc/exports

/etc/xtab

128 GB

128 GB

60~ K

/etc/fstabbdf/sbin/ioscan

diskinfo /dev/rdsk/c#t#d#

pvdisplay -v /dev/dsk/C#t#d#logical extentslogical volume

volume group

vxfs

/dev/vg00vgdisplay -v vg00pvchangepvcreatepvdisplayvgreduce

pvmove

vgcreatevgremovevgchange

vgcfgrestore

insf -d ptym -n # insf -d pts -s # -e -v 

/usr/lib/netsvc/yp/ypbind 

HP-UX:Disk &Filesystem

vgexportvgimportvgscan

lvchange

lvdisplaylvcreatelvextendlvreducelvremovelvlnbootlvrmboot

lvsplitlvmergelvcreate -m 1lvextend -m 1lvcreate -i 3 -I 64

/opt/ignite/bin/make_recovery

fbackupfrecover

HP-UX/sbin/rc/stand/vmunixsysdef

kmsystem

mv /stand/build/system system

kmupdate /stand/build/vmunix_test

kmadmin -s

extendfs /dev/vg00/lvol8 

fsadm -F vxfs -b {LE * 1024} /mt

kmtun 

cd /stand/build /usr/lbin/sysadm/system_prep -v -s system 

vi system mk_kernel -s system cd /stand mv system system.prev mv vmunix vmunix.prev mv dlkm dlkm.prev 

kmadmin -Lkmadmin -Uset_parms initial

getconf KERNEL_BITSadb

HP-UXmodeluname -muname -rwho -r

rc2 - multiuser mode, without NFS.

rc4 - multiuser mode, with VUE (GUI).

rc6 - reboot.

/var/adm/crashHP-UX

>bootInteract with IPL ? YISL>hpux -iS

>bootInteract with IPL ? Y

grep -i Physical /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log

tusc

rc0 - shut down, processes terminated, filesystems unmounted.

rc1,s,S - single-user mode, services and daemons terminated, filesystems unmounted.

rc3 - multiuser mode, normal operational.

ISL>hpux -lmcontrol-Bco

/etc/TIMEZONE

/etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons/sbin/init.d/xntpd

HP-UXswinstallswremoveswlist

swlist -l fileset -a state

swlist -l file filesetswlist -l patchwhat /stand/vmunixswlist -l file | grep path/var/adm/sw/

HP-UX/devinsf -e

rmsflsdevioscan -fnC processorioscan -fnC ttystm

/dev/dsk/c#t#d0/dev/dsk/c#t2d0cdfs/dev/rmt/0m/dev/rmt/0mn-

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