Solaris articles - church1e's blog

Solaris Branded Zones

26 May 2010 2 minute read 3704 visits.

Branded zones are Solaris 8 or Solaris 9 containers created in a Solaris 10 global zone with BrandZ framework to extend the Solaris zones.

30 Nov 2012 2 minute read 2703 visits.

Using the executable maps feature in Solaris automounter we can create an authenticated users home directory automatically if it does not exist.

22 Nov 2016 1 minute read 6208 visits.

Identifying a ethernet MAC address in Solaris as a non-root user is not as difficult as people think. arp, netstat and prtpicl are your friends.

14 Apr 2010 2 minute read 1184 visits.

IP network multipathing (IPMP) provides a mechanism for building redundant network interfaces to guard against failures with network interfaces.

3 Apr 2010 1 minute read 4073 visits.

Using the usermod command on Solaris allows a sysadmin to unexpier/unlock a users login account

21 Nov 2010 5 minute read 2757 visits.

Performing a Solaris root password recovery when neither local cd/dvd or jumpstart (netinstall) options are avilable.

4 Mar 2010 1 minute read 3185 visits.

Changing a users password without user input is easy under Linux using the chpasswd command. On Solaris this does not exist.

25 Feb 2011 1 minute read 2831 visits.

This trick isn't widely known but you can install a Solaris package directly from a HTTP source.

25 Feb 2011 1 minute read 3194 visits.

Many people install lsof on their system as they know it from Linux. But you have a similar tool in Solaris, namely pfiles.

10 Feb 2010 1 minute read 3243 visits.

An article outlining steps needed to be able to use the SSH to access a remote system without supplying a password each time that you connect.