System Logging across different UNIX systems
This post provides brief differences in the log files used for System Logging of the most common versions of UNIX.
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Common sysadmin tasks across multi-OS environments.
This article provides a brief overview of common differences in system configuration, management and security across multi-OS environments.
Solaris patch return codes - patchadd
When installing patches on Solaris, you may often see error codes or Exit/Return codes when the patch installation fails. These are the return codes.
Creating Solaris Containers
Whilst there is an abundance of documentation on creating containers, the goal here is to create a container in the fewest number of steps.
UFS logging in Solaris (updated)
When enabled, all changes to file system meta-data are written to an intent log prior to being written out to the file system itself.
Solaris password truncated to 8 characters
Why is my long password truncated to 8 characters, classed as weak, doesn't have enough different characters or classes — Hmmm! go figure.
Displaying Sun Cluster release and versioning information
This is a simple procedure to display the version of SunCluster installed on a given system.
SunOS to Solaris versioning explained [updated]
SunOS is the core operating system and Solaris is the broader environment comprising SunOS, OpenWindows and networking support
Solaris Software Patches
Patches are identified by unique alphanumeric strings. The patch base code, then a hyphen, and then a number that represents the patch revision number
Tuning a Solaris UFS file system
Using the tunesfs command you can modify certain parameters after creating the original file system without rebuilding the entire file system.