A collection of system administration hints and tips, tricks and articles for the Solaris operating system in all its variants.

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Solaris inode size

Inodes store information on files such as user and group ownership, access mode (read, write, execute permissions) and type of file.

Installing a guest OS under Solaris X86

A virtual PC is basically a single file containing an operating system, which with the correct software runs inside a window in your booted OS.

Solaris Boot Process

The Solaris boot process in a nutshell is the process of boot loading RC scripts to reach single or multiuser level

Solaris SPARC Boot Sequence

Understanding the booting process is important in the sense that you can get a clear idea when a system faces a booting problem and steps involved.

Firefox scrolling on Solaris

Solaris will try to paste the top most thing in your clipboard when you click your middle mouse button.