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- System startup and customization
- User security
- Software administration
- Writing scripts
- Networking
Contents Introduction. How This Book Helps You.
Conventions Used in This Book. Audience. The Sun Certified
System Administrator Exams. Exam 310-011. Exam 310-012.
What's New in Solaris 8.
SECTION I.
1. System Startup and Shutdown. Introduction. Booting the
System. Using the Run Control Scripts to Stop or Start
Services. System Shutdown.
2. OpenBoot. Introduction. OpenBoot
Environment. OpenBoot Architecture. OpenBoot Interface.
Getting Help in OpenBoot. PROM Full Device Names. OpenBoot
Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM). OpenBoot Security. OpenBoot
Diagnostics. boot. Kernel.
3. Installing the Solaris 8 Software. Introduction. Requirements
and Preparation for Installing the Solaris 8 Software.
Software Terminology. Disk Storage Systems. Device Drivers.
Methods of Installing the Solaris 8 Software. The Solaris
Installation Process.
4. Software Package Administration. Introduction. Tools for
Managing Software. Adding and Removing Software Packages.
Using a Spool Directory. Solaris Product Registry. Listing
and Verifying Installed Packages. Software Patches. General
Guidelines.
5. Setting Up User Accounts. Introduction. Adding a
User Account with Admintool. Deleting a User Account with
Admintool. Modifying a User Account with Admintool. Adding
a Group with Admintool. Managing User and Group
Accountsfrom the Command Line. Setting Up User
Initialization Files. Customizing User Initialization
Files. The Home Directory. Name Services.
6. Introduction to File Systems. Introduction. A File
System Defined. Defining a Disk's Geometry. Solaris File
System Types. Disk Slices. Parts of a UFS File System.
Creating a UFS File System. Understanding Custom File
System Parameters. File System Operations.
7. Solaris File Systems: Advanced Topics. Introduction. Constructing
a File System. Tuning File Systems. Large Versus Small
Files. Mounting a File System. Unmounting a File System.
Volume Manager. Information on File Systems.
8. System Security. Introduction. Physical
Security. Controlling System Access. Controlling File
Access. Auditing Users. Network Security. Securing
Superuser Access. Automated Security Enhancement Tool
(ASET). Common-Sense Security Techniques.
9. Process Control. Introduction. Viewing a
Process. Using Signals. Scheduling Processes. Scheduling
Priorities. Using the Solaris Batch-Processing Facility.
Syslog. Other Important Files Where Information Is
Logged.
10. The LP Print Service. Introduction. The Solaris
Print Service. Setting Up the Hardware. Setting Up the
Software. Administering Printers.
11. Backup and Recovery. Introduction. Backup
Media. Solaris Backup and Restoration Utilities.
12. Writing Shell Scripts and Programs. Introduction. Shell Script
Basics. Selecting a Shell to Use. Bourne Shell Variables.
Built-Ins. Shell Conditionals. Repeated-Action Commands.
Shell Functions.
SECTION II.
13. The Solaris Network Environment. Introduction. Network
Fundamentals. Planning the Network. Setting Up the Network.
IP Addressing (IPv4). Network Services. Name Service.
TCP/IP Commands. Network Maintenance.
14. Solaris Pseudo File Systems and Swap Space.
Introduction. Process File
System (procfs). Temporary File System (TMPFS).
15. Installing a Server. Introduction. The Server.
Installing Solaris 8 on the Server. Installing Software
Using the Interactive Installation Program.
16. Device Administration and Disk Management.
Introduction. Device
Drivers. Physical Device Name. Device Auto-Configuration.
Instance Name. Major and Minor Device Numbers. Logical
Device Name. Virtual Volume Management. StorEdge Volume
Manager.
17. The NFS Environment. Introduction. Servers and
Clients. NFS on Solaris. Mounting a Remote File System.
WebNFS. CacheFS. Autofs. When to Use Automount.
18. Name Services. Introduction. Name
Services Overview. /etc Files. NIS. Planning Your NIS
Domain. NIS+. DES Authentication. DNS. Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
19. Solaris Management Console and Solaris
AdminSuite. Introduction. Solaris
Management Console. Solaris AdminSuite.
20. Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Introduction. Using RBAC.
RBAC Components.
21. JumpStart. Introduction. Overview.
Preparing for a Custom JumpStart Installation. What Happens
During a Custom JumpStart Installation? The Rules File.
Creating Class Files. Testing Class files. sysidcfg file.
Name Service, Domain Name, and Name Server Keywords.
Setting Up JumpStart in a Name Service Environment. Setting
Up Clients. A Sample JumpStart Installation.
SECTION III.
Fast Facts. System Startup. Commands
to Shut Down the System. OpenBoot. Installing the Solaris 8
Software. Software Package Administration. Setting Up User
Accounts. Introduction to File Systems. Solaris File
Systems: Advanced Topics. System Security. Process Control.
Scheduling a Single System Event (at). The LP Print
Service. Backup and Recovery. Writing Shell Scripts and
Programs. Class Networks. Solaris Pseudo File Systems and
Swap Space. Installing a Server. Device Administration and
Disk Management. The NFS Environment. Name Services.
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). JumpStart. Learning as a
Process.
Study and Exam Prep Tips. Learning as a Process.
Study Tips. Exam Prep Tips.
Practice Exam. Practice Exam Questions.
Practice Exam Answers.
SECTION IV.
A. Web Start. Minimum System
Requirements for Solaris Web Start. Summary.
B. Administration and Configuration of the CDE.
The Login Manager. The
Session Manager. The Front Panel. Actions and Data Types.
The Application Manager. The dtksh Shell. Summary.
C. The History of Solaris. How It All Began.
1965-1969. 1970-1972. 1973-1979. 1982-1983. 1984-1987.
1988-1992. 1993. 2001 and Beyond. Milestones in the
Development of Solaris.
D. Overview of the Certification Process. Description of the Path to
Certification. About the Solaris 8 Certification
Program.
E. What's on the CD-ROM. ExamGear. Exclusive
Electronic Version of Text. Copyright Information and
Disclaimer.
F. Using the ExamGear, Training Guide Edition
Software. Exam Simulation. Study
Tools. How ExamGear, Training Guide Edition Works.
Installing and Registering ExamGear, Training Guide
Edition. Using ExamGear, Training Guide Edition. Checking
the Web Site. Obtaining Updates. Contacting New Riders
Publishing. License Agreement. License. Software and
Documentation. License Term and Charges. Title. Updates.
Limited Warranty and Disclaimer. Limitation of Liability.
Miscellaneous. U.S. Government Restricted Rights.