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Managing Solaris 10 inetd services

18 Oct 2011 1 minute read 2643 visits.

inetadm is used in Solaris 10 to managing inetd services. If you run without any parameters you simply get a list of all services and status

26 Apr 2013 4 minute read 3451 visits.

Learn how to install Nagios network and server monitoring on Solaris 11

22 Nov 2008 1 minute read 3338 visits.

The version of sed running on Solaris is not capable of saving files so a workaround using perl is possible.

5 Nov 2008 2 minute read 2746 visits.

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

11 Oct 2008 1 minute read 3277 visits.

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.

6 Jan 2009 7 minute read 1736 visits.

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

10 Sep 2008 4 minute read 2634 visits.

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.

1 Sep 2008 1 minute read 3162 visits.

Using preap to kill defunct processes on Solaris may be an option of kill -9 fails

27 Aug 2008 1 minute read 2646 visits.

A fundamental task for any Solaris systems administrator is to know how to share and mount an NFS file system

12 Aug 2008 1 minute read 3101 visits.

A locale is a collection of files, data and sometimes code which contain the necessary information to adapt Solaris to a specific language.