Solaris : Configure automated ftp session, from cron
There are two ways to automate the ftp process use the following procedure.
Category: Solaris Admin
Solaris : Configure to network service ( e.g. telnet) to listen different port other than default one
If you want to make a TCP application bind to a different port instead of standard port then here is what you do. This will enable to telnet to a machine only if you know the port number. 1. vi /etc/services file and edit the line for telnet...
Solaris : Configuring Kernel Parameters
You can display the current kernel parameters values by using the ‘sysdef -i’ command.
Solaris : Disable the Power button on the keyboard
When the Power button (the rightmost button on the top row of the keyboard) on the keyboard is hit, the system goes into suspend mode. In this mode, the system can not be operated, nor can anyone telnet to the system. To come out of suspend mode, the Power button...
Solaris : find command without traversing NFS
The following is the proper syntax to exclude traversal of nfs mounts for the find command # find / -name somefile -print -o -fstype nfs -prune Or, use the following command to exclude traversal of nfs, autofs and cachefs filesystems: # find / -name somefile -print...
Solaris : Find the software package a file belongs to
Suppose you know the name of a file you need, but don’t know what package it belongs to. Knowing the package name can help you when installing missing software. If you have a system on which the needed file exists, you can use one of below two...
Solaris : Let’s discuss about the relationship between inodes and a filesystem
Files are stored in blocks. The block sizes of a disk vary depending on kernel parameters and parameters set with the newfs command.
Solaris : Set System message to appear before login prompt
The results of any informative command can be forwarded to the /etc/issue file, or any message of impending doom can be placed in the /etc/issue file to prewarn users. These will be visible before any user can login.
Solaris : Setup NTP client in solaris 8 , 9 and 10
This post describes how to set up NTP (Network Time Protocol) client different ways 1. Copy over /etc/inet/ntp.client to /etc/inet/ntp.conf # cp /etc/inet/ntp.client /etc/inet/ntp.conf 2. start xntpd daemon on client For Solaris 8 and 9: # /usr/lib/inet/xntpd For Solaris 10: # svcadm enable ntp There are...
Solaris : Standard file descriptors
There are three standard file descriptors: stdin 0 – Standard input to the program. stdout 1 – Standard output from the program. stderr 2 – Standard error output from the program. Normally, input is from the keyboard or a file. Output, both stdout and...
