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Categories:
hardware, firmware, devices disks kernel, boot, swap files, volumes
networking security, backup software, patching, tracing, logging references
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OS notes By IBM, with input from System V, BSD, etc. Runs mainly on IBM RS/6000, System p, Power Systems, and related hardware. Apple 1988-1995. Based on AT&T SysV.2.2 with extensions from V.3, V.4, and BSD 4.2 and 4.3 Data General was aquired by EMC in 1999. Derived from 4.4BSD-Lite and 386BSD. This table does not include external packages from /usr/ports. Hewlett-Packard SGI. SVR4-based

(rh) = Red Hat,
Mandrake, SUSE,...
(deb) = Debian, Libranet,...
(fed) = Fedora
(gen) = Gentoo
(md) = Mandrake/Mandriva
(SUSE) = SUSE

 Darwin is the Open Source foundation for Mac OS X, descended from NeXTStep aka MP-RAS Derived from 4.4BSD-Lite and 386BSD. This table does not include external packages from /usr/pkg. Forked from NetBSD in 1995. Security emphasis. This table does not include external packages from /usr/ports. Fujitsu Siemens. Originally called SINIX. Based on DC/OSX from Pyramid, SINIX
from Siemens, and SVR4. To be replaced with Solaris by 2008.		 SCO UnixWare 7.0.1& SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 became Caldera Open Unix and later became SCO again. SVR4-based.

Solaris 2.0-2.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
OpenSolaris (SunOS 5.*)
SVR4-based.
An open-source version can
be found at illumos.org

 Solaris 1.*
BSD-based 		(Digital Unix, OSF/1)
(4)= 4.0F/G
(5)= 5.0A 		An early DEC Unix, superceded by Digital Unix (now Tru64). Cray Inc., formed from the March 2000 merger of Tera Computer Company and Cray Research OS notes
administrative GUI smit
smitty
wsm 		Finder sysadm

sysinstall

bsdconfig (10+)

sam

smh (11.31+)

 /usr/sysadm/bin/sysmgr (6.3+)
toolchest
/usr/Cadmin/bin/* 		(rh, FC2+, RHEL4+) system-config*
(rh) redhat-config*
linuxconf (obsolete)
(SUSE) yast2
(deb) dpkg-reconfigure
(md) drakconf

NetInfo Manager

 sysadm sushi (obs) ?

sysadm
WebSysAdmin

 scoadmin

solstice
admintool
smc (8 01/01+)

 ? checklist
(5) sysman		 ? checklist
/etc/install/install
xmenu 		administrative GUI
managing users useradd (5+)
userdel (5+)
usermod (5+)
lsuser
mkuser
chuser
rmuser
usrck
 Finder
/etc/adduser
edit /etc/passwd 		useradd
userdel

adduser
chpass
rmuser
pw
vipw
bsdconfig (10+)

useradd
userdel
usermod
getprpw
modprpw
pwget

/usr/sysadm/privbin/
addUserAccount

passmgmt

/usr/Cadmin/bin/cpeople

useradd
usermod
userdel
adduser
chage
getent

 Aqua: System
Preferences / Accounts
niutil (OS X Server)
dscl		 useradd
userdel
usermod
sysadm 		useradd
userdel
userinfo
usermod
user
vipw		 useradd
userdel
adduser (interactive)
usermod
user		 sysadm
useradd
userdel 		scoadmin
useradd
userdel
 useradd
userdel
usermod
getent
logins
/usr/sadm/bin/smuser (9+)
groupadd		 edit /etc/passwd and create home directory

useradd
adduser
userdel
removeuser
dxaccounts

 adduser
removeuser 		xadmin
udbgen
udbrstrict
nu scripts		 managing users
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list hardware configuration

prtconf
lscfg
lsattr
lsdev
lspath

 ? dg_sysreport -g hardware

uname
sysctl -a
dmesg
cat /var/run/dmesg.boot
pciconf -l
usbconfig
camcontrol devlist
devinfo

ioscan
dmesg (if you're lucky)
adb
model
stm (from the SupportPlus CDROM)
bdf (like most vendors' df)
getconf
machinfo (11.23+)
print_manifest

hinv

sysinfo -vv

arch
uname
dmesg (if you're lucky)
cat /var/log/dmesg
/proc/*
lshw
dmidecode
lspci
lspnp
lsscsi
lsusb
lsmod
(SUSE) hwinfo
/sys/devices/*

 hostinfo
ioreg -bls
system_profiler
prtconf
devstat
machinetype
more /etc/.osm		 dmesg
more
/var/run/dmesg.boot
cat /kern/msgbuf		 sysctl hw
dmesg
cat /var/run/dmesg.boot
pcidump
acpidump

autoconf -l
showconf
uname -p
uname -M
mpcntl -I

hwconfig
hw
scoadmin/DCU

/usr/lib/X11/testtools/
z35SysInfo

prtconf -v
/usr/platform/`uname -i`/
sbin/prtdiag -v (sun4u and sun4d only)
arch -k
psrinfo -v
isainfo -v
dmesg
iostat -En
prtfru
cfgadm -l
/etc/path_to_inst
smbios

dmesg (if you're lucky) 

dia -R full
vmstat -P
hwmgr -get category
(5) hwmgr -show
devices
psrinfo
pset_info
sys_check
/usr/bin/X11/dxsysinfo

dmesg (if you're lucky)

machid
getconf
uname -a

 list hardware configuration 
unique id useful for licensing uname -u
uname -m
lsattr -El sys0 -a systemid		 ? ? cat /etc/hostid
sysctl kern.hostuuid 		uname -i ? /sbin/ifconfig eth0

system_profiler SPHardwareDataType |
grep "Serial Number:" |
awk '{print $4}'

 ? ? ? ? ? hostid hostid consvar -g sys_serial_num ? ? unique id useful for licensing
show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values		 bootlist -o -m normal
 n/a dg_sysctl |
grep BOOTPATH		 eeprom (SPARC only) setboot
stm		 nvram
printenv/setenv (at command monitor)		 /dev/nvram (if you have it)
hwclock
nvsetenv 		nvram ? eeprom eeprom

 in bdm
(at boot stop
or ctrl-a)		 ? eeprom eeprom (4.0D+) consvar ? ? show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values
add device without reboot cfgmgr -v
mkdev		 ? N/A camcontrol
atacontrol
kldload
/etc/rc.d/devfs restart

inf -e
ioscan -fnC devtype;
insf -C devtype

 scsiha -pr
ioconfig -f /hw
scsiadminswap
-b bus -p
udev (2.6+)
udevtrigger
modprobe
kerneld
insmod
hotplug
cardctl
 (automatic — autdodiskmounter) devmgmt
mktable 		scsictl
atactl 		(auto-detected) reinitdev
changedev 		mkdev

(10+) add_drv
devfsadm. pre-Solaris 7 HW 11/99, use:
drvconfig; devlinks; {disks, tapes, ports}

/usr/lib/symsm/bin/hot_add (RDAC)
/etc/symsm/rmparams (RDAC)

/dev/MKDEV

(3.2.*) scu scan edt
(4.0) scu scan edt; disklabel -rw rzXX label (for disks)
(5.x) dsfmgr -k; disklabel -rw dskn auto
hwmgr -scan scsi

 /dev/MAKEDEV ? add device without reboot
remove device rmdev ? ? camcontrol stop
camcontrol eject 		rmsf ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

(10+) rem_drv
devfsadm

 ? ? ? ? remove device
tape device /dev/rmt0 /dev/rdsk/c8d?s0 /dev/rmt/0 /dev/rsa0
/dev/*wt*
/dev/*sa[0-9]*		 /dev/rmt/0m /dev/tape
/dev/nrtape 		/dev/st0 ? /dev/rmt/c* /dev/st0 /dev/[e][n][r]st[0-9]* /dev/ios0/rstape001
autoconf -1 |
grep TAPE		 /dev/rct0 /dev/rmt/0 /dev/rst0 (5.x) /dev/ntape /dev/tape /dev/nrmtXh where n=non-rewinding, X a number, h=density tpmnt tape device
stdin/ stdout/ stderr ? ? ? /dev/fd/[012] ? /dev/fd/[012] /dev/fd/[012] /dev/fd/[012] ? /dev/fd/[012] /dev/stdin
/dev/stdout
/dev/stderr
/dev/fd/[012]		 ? ? /dev/fd/[012] ? ? ? ? stdin/ stdout/ stderr
X kvm config ? ? ? Xorg -configure
xf86config		 itemap /usr/bin/X11/xsetmon
/usr/gfx/setmon

xorgcfg
xorgconfig
Xorg -configure
system-config-display
xf86config
XFree86 -configure
redhat-config-xfree86
/etc/X11/?dm

?   xf86config
xf86cfg
XFree86 -configure		 X -configure ? hwconfig kdmconfig (x86)
fbconfig; m64config; (etc.)		 ? ? ? ? X kvm config
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read a disk label  lspv ? admpdisk -o list
admvdisk -o list		 disklabel -r
gpart show (7.0+)

scsimgr (11.31+)
diskinfo
pvdisplay

prtvtoc fdisk -l pdisk rawDev -dump
Disk Utility		 prtvtoc disklabel -r
disk
mbrlabel
fdisk 		disklabel diskName dkpart -l fsname prtvtoc dkinfo disklabel -r chpt -q ? read a disk label 
whole disk in partition  hdisk[0,1,2,...] ? ? c ? 10 /dev/hda (e.g. if /dev/hda1
is a partition)		 (non-root partitions are mounted under /Volumes) s0 c or d
sysctl kern.rawpartition 		c /dev/ios0/rsdisk???s7
(???=000-999) 		/dev/1s# (#=0,1,...) 2 c c c s7 whole disk in partition 
label a disk  mkvg ? admpdisk fdisk
disklabel -wr
sysinstall
gpart add (7+)
sade (6.3+)
bsdconfig (10+) 		pvcreate

dvhtool
fx -x

 cfdisk
fdisk
gdisk
e2label 		diskutil

sysadm
fdisk
edvtoc
prtvtoc
mkpart
updatescsi
labelit

 disklabel -wr
mbrlabel 		disklabel -E diskName dksetup divvy format
prtvtoc
(x86) fdisk		  format disklabel -rw chpt -a /etc/labelit label a disk 
partition a disk  mklv dp
Finder: Apple HD SC Setup 		admpdisk fdisk
sysinstall
gpart add (7.0+)
sade (6.3+)
bsdconfig (10+) 		smh (11.31+)
lvcreate
sam 		fx parted (if you have it)
cfdisk
fdisk
gdisk
pdisk (on a MAC)
(deb) mac-fdisk (on a MAC)
(md) diskdrake		 pdisk fdisk disklabel -i fdisk -e diskName dkpart -e divvy format
fmthard		 format disklabel -e chpt -p /etc/install/install partition a disk 
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kernel /unix /unix /dgux /boot/kernel/kernel /hpux (9)
/stand/vmunix (10+)		 /unix

/boot/vmlinuz*
/boot/bootlx

(see /etc/lilo.conf or /boot/grub/menu.lst)

 /mach_kernel /unix
/stand/unix		 /netbsd /bsd

/unix

/stand/unix

 /unix /kernel/genunix
/platform/`uname -m`/
 kernel/unix
/platform/`uname -m`/
 kernel/sparcv9/unix (7+) 		/vmunix /vmunix /vmunix /unicos kernel
show/set kernel parameters vmo
ioo
schedo
/etc/kconfig
Finder		 vi /var/Build/
system.hostname;;
reboot

/boot/loader.conf
sysctl
/etc/sysctl.conf
kenv

smh (11.31+)
sam
sysdef
kmtune (11+)
kctune (11.23+)
getconf		 systune /proc/*
/proc/sys/*
sysctl
/etc/sysctl.conf 		/usr/sbin/sysctl
launchctl limit
/etc/launchd.conf		 sysdef
getconf
/etc/conf/cf.d/
quicktune.cfg 		sysctl
/etc/sysctl.conf 		sysctl
/etc/sysctl.conf		 idtune
cat /etc/opt/cf.d/stune
cat /etc/opt/cf.d/mtune
sysdef -i

/etc/conf/cf.d/configure -x

sysdef

sysdef
getconf
cat /etc/system
ndd
adb -k

adb

/usr/kvm/sys/
`arch -k`/conf

dxkerneltuner
sysconfig 		adb
kdb		 ? show/set kernel parameters
limit physical memory rmss ? ? hw.physmem (in /boot/loader.conf) ? ? mem= (in lilo.conf or /boot/grub/grub.conf) nvram bootargs="maxmem=MB" ? ? machine memory (at the "boot" prompt) ? ? /etc/project
zonecfg		 ? ? ? ? limit physical memory
loaded kernel modules genkex
vxketadm -s 		? ? kldstat kmadmin -s
kcmodule -a (11.23+)		 ? lsmod kextstat ? modstat modstat ? modadmin modinfo ? ? ? ? loaded kernel modules
load module vxketadm modname load
cfgmgr
mkdev -l devname		 ? ? kldload kmadmin -L
kcmodule module=loaded (11.23+)		 ? modprobe
insmod		 kextload ? modload modload ? modadmin modload ? ? ? ? load module
unload module rmdev -l devname ? ? kldunload kmadmin -U
kcmodule module=unused (11.23+)		 ? rmmod
modprobe -r 		kextunload ? modunload modunload ? modadmin modunload ? ? ? ? unload module
make disk bootable bosboot -a ? dg_sysctl boot0cfg
disklabel
gpart bootcode (7+)
sade (6.3+)		 mkboot dvhtool

(rh) mkbootdisk
(deb) fdisk -A
(and lilo to manipulate mbr)

 bless dklayout fdisk -i
installboot 		/usr/mdec/installboot5
/usr/mdec/biosboot5		 dksetup ? installboot /usr/platform/
`uname -i`
/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk raw_device_file		 /usr/kvm/mdec
installboot [-hltv]
protobootblk
bootdevice 		(4.x+) disklabel -rw -t [ufs|advfs] ? ? make disk bootable
startup scripts  /etc/rc*
/etc/inittab		 ? /etc/rc* /etc/rc* (4-)
/etc/rc.d/* (5+)
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/*

/etc/rc* (9)

/etc/rc.config.d (preferred)
/sbin/rc* (10+)
/sbin/init.d/

 /etc/rc*
/etc/init.d/ 		/etc/rc* (but may vary)
/etc/init.d/
chkconfig
service		 /System/Library/
StartupItems/*,
/Library/StartupItems/,
/etc/rc*

/etc/rc*
/etc/init.d

 
/etc/rc
/etc/rc.*
/etc/rc.d/* 		 
/etc/rc*
/etc/netstart		 /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /etc/rc*
/etc/init.d/
(10+) svcadm
(10+) svcs		 /etc/rc* /sbin/init.d; links in /sbin/rc?.d /etc/rc* ? startup scripts 
start/ stop/ config services startsrc
stopsrc
lssrc
refresh
srcmstr		 ? ? service (8.1+) ? chkconfig (rh) service
(rh) chkconfig
(deb) sysv-rc-conf		 launchctl ? ? ? ? ? svcs (10+)
svcadm (10+)		 ? ? ? ? start/ stop/ config services
shutdown (& power off if possible) shutdown -Fh /etc/shutdown -h
Finder		 ? shutdown -p now
poweroff
halt -p		 shutdown -yh 0 /etc/shutdown -y -g0 -i0 -p shutdown -Ph now
shutdown -y -g0 -i0
halt
poweroff		 halt ? shutdown -p now shutdown -hp now ? shutdown -i0 shutdown -y -g0 -i5 ? ? ? ? shutdown (& power off if possible)
run levels 1
*=normal states
for more detail
see
www.phildev.net/runlevels.html		 2: multiuser
6: reboot		 ? ?

0: halt and power off
1: single-user mode
6: reboot
c: block further logins
q: rescan ttys(5) file

kernel security levels:
-1*: permanently insecure
0: insecure
1: secure
2: highly secure
3: network secure

 0: shut down
s,S: single-user
1: sys admin
2: multiuser
3*: share NFS
4*: start GUI
5: user-defined
6: user-defined		 0: power-down
s,S: single-user
1: sys admin
2: multiuser (no NFS)
3*: multiuser
4: user-defined
5: firmware monitor		 (set in /etc/inittab)
0: halt
s,S,1: vendor-dependent
1: single-user
2-5*: multiuser
6: reboot		 ? (set in /etc/inittab)
0: shutdown
s,S: single-user
1: sys admin
2*: multi-user
3: share NFS
4: user-defined
5: firmware
6: reboot
 -1: permanently insecure
0*: insecure
1*: secure
2: highly secure		 -1: permanently
insecure
0*: insecure
1*: secure
2: highly secure		 0: power-down
s,S: single-user
1: sys admin
2*: multiuser
3+4*: user-defined
5: firmware update
6: reboot		 ?

0: firmware monitor
s,S: single-user
1: sys admin
2: multiuser
3*: share NFS
4*: user-defined
5: power-down if possible
6: reboot

 ? 0: shut down
1: single user
2: multi-user, no NFS
3: multi-user
6: reboot		 0: shut down
1: single user
2: multi-user, no NFS
3: multi-user
6: reboot		 ?

run levels 1
*=normal states
for more detail
see
www.phildev.net/runlevels.html
show runlevel 1 who -r   who -r sysctl kern.securelevel who -r who -r /sbin/runlevel (runlevels unused) who -r sysctl kern.securelevel sysctl kern.securelevel who -r who -r who -r ? who -r ? who -r show runlevel 1
time zone info /etc/environment ($TZ) /etc/TIMEZONE /etc/TIMEZONE /etc/localtime
/usr/share/zoneinfo 		/usr/lib/tztab /usr/lib/locale/TZ/
/etc/TIMEZONE 		/usr/share/zoneinfo/
/etc/localtime		 /usr/share/zoneinfo/ /usr/lib/locale/TZ /etc/localtime
/usr/share/zoneinfo/		 /usr/share/zoneinfo/
/etc/localtime 		? ? /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/ ? /etc/zoneinfo ? ? time zone info
check swap space  lsps -a /etc/swap -l admswap -o list -buv
dg_sysreport -p freeswap
systat -swap		 swapinfo
pstat -s		 swapinfo swap -s
swap -l		 swapon -s
cat /proc/meminfo
cat /proc/swaps
free 		ls -l /var/vm
vm_stat 		swap -s
swap -l
sar -r		 swapctl -l
pstat -s
systat swap 		swapctl swap -s
swap -l		 swap -l swap -s
swap -l		 pstat -s swapon -s ? /etc/swapper check swap space 
core dump management chcore
sysdumpdev		     kern.sugid_coredump
kern.capmode_coredump
kern.coredump
kern.nodump_coredump
kern.corefile		 coreadm   /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
/proc/pid/coredump_filter		             coreadm         core dump management
bind process to CPU bindprocessor ? ? cpuset
rctl (9+)		 psrset -b
mpsched -c
intctl		 runon taskset (sched-utils) ? ? ? ? ? ? pbind ? runon
pset_create
pset_info
psradm
 ? ? bind process to CPU
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"normal" filesystem  jfs ufs dg/ux ufs/ffs/ufs2 (5+)
ext2
zfs (7+)

hfs
vxfs (11.0+)

 efs, xfs ext2
ext3
ReiserFS 		ufs
hfs+ 		vxfs ffs (was ufs) ffs (was ufs) vxfs
ufs (root)		 htfs (OpenServer 5)
vxfs		 ufs
zfs (OpenSolaris)		 4.2

(4) ufs
(5) AdvFS

 ufs NC1FS
C2FS 		"normal" filesystem 
volume-based filesystem  jfs2 ? admvdisk

ccd
vinum
geom (5+)
zfs (7+)

 jfs (vxfs)
LVM
VxVM ($)		 xlv, xvm, xfs LVM, LVM2
EVMS
VxVM ($) 		? vdisk
VxVM
ccd, raidframe
ccd
raid
softraid		 vdisk vdisk zfs(10+)
Solstice DiskSuite
VxVM ($)		 ? Advfs
LSM 		N/A ? volume-based filesystem 
file system
description		 /etc/filesystems
mount
lsfs		 /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab
zfs (7+)		 /etc/checklist
(9) 
/etc/fstab
(10+)		 /etc/fstab  /etc/fstab NetInfo /etc/vfstab /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/vfstab
/etc/dktab

/etc/mnttab
/etc/default/filesys
/etc/vfstab (local)
/etc/rmtab (remote)

 /etc/vfstab (local) /etc/fstab /etc/fstab
AdvFS: /etc/fdmns 		/etc/fstab /etc/fstab file system
description
volume manipulation

smitty vg
smitty lvm
smitty jfs
smitty storage
lsvg; varyonvg; varyoffvg
mkvg; chvg;
reducevg; extendvg
exportvg; importvg
mklv; chlv; rmlv
mkfs; crfs; rmfs

 ? sysadm

vinum
ccdconfig
geom (5.3+)
gstripe (5.3+)
gmirror (5.3+)
graid3 (5.3+)
zpool

 vg*; lv*; pv*
extendfs
fsadm

xlv_mgr
xvm

e2fsadm
lvcreate
lvremove
lvextend
vgdisplay		 Disk Utility
pdisk
diskutil

vxva

dkconfig

 ccdconfig
raidctl		 ccdconfig
raidctl
bioctl		 dkconfig
dkmirror
dkmap 		?

zpool (10+)

meta*
(Solstice DiskSuite;
Solaris Volume Mgr (9+))
(7-, found in
/usr/opt/SUNWmd/
 sbin/)

/opt/VRTSvxva/bin/vxva
(Veritas Volume Mgr) ($)

 ? AdvFS: mkfdmn, mkfset, addvol, showfdmn
LSM: volassist or volmake, volume, volplex and volsd, volprint		 ? /etc/install/install volume manipulation
create filesystem crfs
mkfs		 /etc/newfs
/etc/mkfs		 admfilesystem newfs
zfs (7+)
newfs_msdos  		mkfs
newfs 		mkfs mke2fs
mkreiserfs
mkdosfs
mkfs.*		 newfs
newfs_hfs
newfs_mdos		 mkfs newfs
makefs 		newfs mkfs
newfs 		divvy (OpenServer 5)
mkfs		 newfs
mkfs
zfs (10u2+)		 newfs
mkfs 		AdvFS: mkfdmn
UFS: newfs
MFS: mfs		 newfs
mkfs 		bb
mkfs
labelit		 create filesystem
file system debugging and recovery dfsck
fsck
fsdb 		fsck fsck
fsdb 		fsck
fsdb
clri 		fsck
fsdb		 fsck
fsdb
clri
xfs_repair
 fsck
debugfs
e2undel 		fsck
fsdb
clri 		? fsck
fsdb
clri		 fsck
fsdb
clri
scan_ffs		 ? fsck
fsdb		 fsck
fsdb
clri		 ? ? ? ? file system debugging and recovery
create non-0-length empty file lmktemp ? ? truncate -s size[K|M|G] filename
dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=size[b|k|m|g] \
count=desired		 prealloc mkfile

fallocate

dd if=/dev/zero of=filename
bs=1024k count=desired

 mkfile
dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024 count=desired		 dd if=/dev/zero
of=filename bs=1024
count=desired		 dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1m count=desired

dd if=/dev/zero
of=filename bs=1024
count=desired

dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1 count=1 seek=desired-1
(sparse file)

 mkfile
dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1k		 dd if=/dev/zero of=filenmae bs=1024 count=desired mkfile mkfile dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024k count=desired ? ? create non-0-length empty file
convert DOS-format text to Unix format strings dosfile.txt > unixfile.txt ? ? tr -d '\r' < input > output dos2ux ? dos2unix ? ? ? ? ? ? dos2unix ? ? ? ? convert DOS-format text to Unix format
mount CDROM

mount -v cdrfs -o ro
/dev/cd0 /cdrom

smitty cdrom

 Finder mount -t cdrom
/dev/pdsk/disk/cdrom

mount /cdrom
mount_cd9660

mount -t cd9960 /dev/cd0 mountpoint

pfs_mountd
pfsd
pfs_mount
mount /dev/dsk/cxtydz4
/SD_CDROM

mount -orr /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom (requires "Rock Ridge extension" patches, 11+)

(see man mediad)

(mounts automatically when CD inserted)

 mount /mnt/cdrom
(deb) mount /cdrom

(automatic — automounter)

diskutil mount /dev/disk1s0

 mount -F cdfs
/dev/cdrom/cdromX
/cdrom		 mount -t cd9660 -o ro /dev/cd0a path mount /dev/cd0a path mount -F hs ...
sysadm 		mount /dev/cd0 path /etc/init.d/vold start; volcheck or
mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom		 mount -t hsfs -r
/dev/sr0 /cdrom

mount /dev/disk/cdromXa
/mnt
mount -t cdfs -o noversion /dev/disk/cdrom3c /cdrom

? ? mount CDROM
eject CDROM ? (manually) ? camcontrol eject devID
cdcontrol eject [-f device] 		? eject eject diskutil eject /dev/disk1s0
/Volumes/theCDmountpoint		 ? eject cdrom
eject cd0
eject -n 		cdio eject
eject cd0
eject /dev/rcd0c 		? ? eject cdrom ? ? ? ? eject CDROM
create/mount ISO image mkcd ? ? mkisofs
mdconfig; mount		 nohup pfs_mountd&;
nohup pfsd&;
pfs_mount -t iso9660 -x unix pathToIso mountPoint 		mkisofs (freeware)

mkisofs

mount -o loop pathToIso
mountPoint

hdiutil ? makefs -t cd9660
image_file directory;
vnconfig -c vnd0
image_file;
mount -t
cd9660 /dev/vnd0a mountPoint

mkhybrid -o image.iso dir

vnconfig vnd0 image.iso && mount -t cd9660 /dev/vnd0c mountPoint

? ?

mkisofs2;DEVICE=`lofiadm -a /absolute_pathname/image.iso` ; mount -F hsfs -o ro
$DEVICE

 ? ? ? ? create/mount ISO image
ACL management aclget
aclput
acledit
ls -e		 ? ? getfacl
setfacl
{get,set}{f,p}mac		 lsacl
chacl
getacl
setacl

chacl

(see man acl)

 getfacl
setfacl 		chmod
fsaclctl (-10.6) 		? n/a ? ? ? getfacl
setfacl 		? ? ? ? ACL management
Fibre Channel / SAN fcstat
lscfg -vl fcs0
lsattr -El fcs0
lspath		 ? ? mptutil (8.0+)
showmount
gmultipath		 scsimgr (11.31+)
fcmsutil
fcdlist
tdutil
tdlist
tddiag		 cmgr
cxfs-config
cxfsmgr
cxfs_info

systool

multipath

 ? ? (treat as SCSI device) ? ? ? cfgadm
luxadm
stmsboot
mpathadm
fcinfo		 ? ? ? ? Fibre Channel / SAN
TASK \ OS  AIX A/UX DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux
 Mac OS X NCR Unix NetBSD OpenBSD Reliant SCO OpenServer
 Solaris SunOS 4 Tru64
 Ultrix UNICOS OS / TASK 
NFS share definitions /etc/exports
/etc/xtab 		/etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports
/etc/dfs/dfstab (11.31+)		 /etc/exports /etc/exports NetInfo: /exports
Netinfo: /config/SharePoints		 /etc/dfs/dfstab
dfshares		 /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/dfs/dfstab
/etc/dfs/sharetab		 /etc/exports /etc/dfs/dfstab
dfshares 		/etc/exports /etc/exports ? /etc/exports NFS share definitions
NFS share command exportfs -a
mknfsexp		 /usr/etc/exportfs -a exportfs -a

kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid`

zfs set sharenfs="..." zfsdataset
service nfsd start

exportfs -a
share (11.31+)
shareall (11.31+)
share_nfs (11.31+)		 exportfs -a /etc/init.d/nfs-server reload
(rh) exportfs -a		 kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` share
shareall 		kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid`
/etc/rc.d/mountd reload 		kill -HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` share
shareall		 exportfs -a
/etc/nfs start		 share
shareall		 exportfs -a /sbin/init.d/nfs start; /sbin/init.d/nfsmount start ? exportfs -a NFS share command
NFS information nfsstat
nfso -as 		/usr/etc/nfsstat nfsstat nfsstat nfsstat mount | grep nfs cat /proc/mounts nfsstat ? nfsstat nfsstat ? showmount
nfsstat

showmount
nfsstat

 ? ? ? ? NFS information
name resolution order /etc/netsvc.conf
/etc/resolv.conf		 ? /etc/netsvc.conf /etc/host.conf (4-)
/etc/nsswitch.conf (5+)		 /etc/nsswitch.conf 6+: /etc/nsswitch.conf
5.3: /etc/resolv.conf		 /etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/resolv.conf		 NetInfo tcpconfig
/etc/netconfig 		/etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/resolv.conf (obsolete)		 /etc/resolv.conf /etc/netconfig /etc/resolv.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf
getent 		(hardcoded
into libc)

/etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/svc.conf (obsolete)

 ? /etc/hosts.usenamed name resolution order
show network interface info ifconfig -a
no -a
netstat -i
netstat -v
lsattr -E -l entX
entstat		 netstat -i
/etc/ifconfig -a 		netstat -i
ifconfig 		ifconfig -a nwmgr (11.31+)
lanadmin
landiag
lanscan
netstat -in
ifconfig lanx		 /usr/etc/ifconfig -a
netstat -ia		 ifconfig
ethtool 		ifconfig -a
netstat -a 		ifconfig -a
ildconfig
netstat -in		 ifconfig -a
netstat -in		 ifconfig -A ifconfig -a
inetstat -in
etherstat
cmxinfo

ifconfig -a
netstat -in
Network Config. Mgr. (GUI)

 dladm
ndd
ifconfig -a
netstat -in
dladm
(8+) kstat -n hme0 | egrep 'ifspeed|duplex' 		ifconfig -a

ifconfig -a
netstat -in
hwmgr get attribute
-category network

ifconfig
netstat -i		 ifconfig -a
netstat -in		 show network interface info
change IP

smitty chinet

chdev -a netaddr=
newIP -I en#

mktcpip
rmtcpip

ifconfig
edit /etc/NETADDRS 		sysadm

edit /etc/rc.conf (option ifconfig_interfacename)

ifconfig

bsdconfig (10+)

 /sbin/set_parms initial
ifconfig 		edit: /etc/{hosts,
sys_id,
resolv.conf,
TIMEZONE},
/etc/config/
{static-route.options,
ifconfig-1.options};
reboot

ifconfig
(rh) redhat-config-network
(fedora) system-config-network
(rh) edit: /etc/hosts,
/etc/sysconfig/network,
/etc/sysconfig/
network-scripts/
ifcfg-eth0
(deb) edit
/etc/network/interfaces;
/etc/init.d/networking
restart

 System Preferences: Network
NetInfo		 ifconfig
tcpconfig

edit /etc/rc.conf (ifconfig*)

edit /etc/ifconfig.interface

ifconfig

edit /etc/hostname.driver

 sysadm
ifconfig (temp.)
vi /etc/default/inet

ifconfig

netconfig

edit: /etc/{resolv.conf, hosts, hostname.*, netmasks, nodename,
dumpadm.conf, inet/ipnodes, net/*/hosts}

sys-unconfig; reboot (this is overkill for a simple IP or hostname change)

edit /etc/hosts
/etc/hostname.* 		(4.x) netsetup
(5.x) sysman net_wizard or
netconfig		 ?

netconfig
ifconfig
initif

/etc/install/install

 change IP
start DHCP client dhcpcd n/a dhcpd

dhclient

service dhclient start interface

 ? proclaim dhcpcd
dhclient		 ? ? dhclient

dhclient interface
(runtime)

add dhcp to
/etc/hostname.driver
(boot time)

 ? ? ifconfig interface dhcp ? dhcpconf interface start ? ? start DHCP client
ping one packet   ping -c 1 hostname  /usr/etc/ping hostname packetsize 1 ping -s -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname  ping hostname 10 1 (9)
ping hostname -n 1 (10+)		 /usr/etc/ping -c 1 hostname   ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname  ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping hostname  packetsize 1 ping hostname
packetsize 1		 ping -c 1
 		 ping hostname
packetsize 1		 ping hostname ping one packet 
sniff network iptrace
ipreport		 ? tcpdump tcpdump

nettl
netfmt

snoop
tcpdump 		etherfind
tcpdump
wireshark (formerly ethereal)
etherape		 tcpdump tcpdump
 tcpdump tcpdump tcpdump ? snoop etherfind tcpdump ? ? sniff network
route definitions  netstat -r
route
 netstat -r sysadm edit /etc/rc.conf (option defaultrouter)
netstat -r
route
bsdconfig (10+)		 /etc/rc.config.d/netconf
netstat -r 		/etc/config/
static-route.options		 route
(rh) /etc/sysconfig/network
(rh) /etc/sysconfig/static-routes
(deb) /etc/init.d/network
(deb) /etc/network		 netstat -r tcpconfig
/etc/inet/defaultrouter
/etc/inet/gate*
netstat -r

netstat -r
route show
/etc/rc.conf
/etc/mygate

netstat -r
route show
/etc/mygate

 netstat -r netstat -r

/etc/defaultrouter
/etc/notrouter
/etc/gateways
in.routed
netstat -r
route add

 /etc/defaultrouter
(kernel tweak or
adb to diable
forwarding) 		/etc/routes ? netstat -r route definitions 
telnetd, ftpd banner /etc/security/login.cfg /etc/issue ? /etc/ftpwelcome /etc/inetd.conf (telnet) /etc/issue /etc/issue.net (telnet)
(ftp varies; can use tcp wrappers)		 /etc/ftpwelcome /etc/issue
~ftp/etc/issue
~ftp/etc/msgs/welcome		 /etc/motd
/etc/ftpwelcome
/etc/issue if enabled via if= in /etc/gettytab
 /etc/issue.net
/etc/ftpwelcome 		/etc/issue ? /etc/default/telnetd
/etc/default/ftpd		 n/a /etc/issue ? /etc/issue
/etc/motd 		telnetd, ftpd banner
set date/time
(from net: ntp or other)		 ntpdate date ? date
adjkerntz
ntp
tzsetup
(obs) timed
bsdconfig (10+)
ntpdate		 ntpdate timeslave ntpdate
rdate
netdate 		System Preferences/
Date & Time 		? date
ntpdate
ntpd
timed (obs)		 date
rdate
ntpd
timed		 ? ? ntpdate
rdate 		? ntpdate rdate ? set date/time
(from net: ntp or other)
TASK \ OS  AIX A/UX DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux
 Mac OS X NCR Unix NetBSD OpenBSD Reliant SCO OpenServer
 Solaris SunOS 4 Tru64
 Ultrix UNICOS OS / TASK 
auditing audit
auditpr
auditselect
lsaudrec		 ? ? auditd audisp
audevent
audomon
audsys		 satd
satconfig
sat_reduce
sat_interpret

(2.6+) auditd
/var/log/faillog

 ? ? ?

mtree

/etc/security
(run nightly)

 ? ? audit
auditd
auditreduce
praudit		         auditing
encrypted passwords in  /etc/security/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/shadow /etc/master.passwd /etc/passwd (not Trusted)
/.secure/etc/passwd (Trusted 9)
/tcb/files/auth/
(10+)
/etc/shadow (11.22+)		 /etc/shadow /etc/shadow (may vary) NetInfo /etc/shadow /etc/master.passwd (/etc/spwd.db) /etc/master.passwd (/etc/pwd.db) /etc/shadow /etc/shadow /etc/shadow /etc/passwd /tcb/files/auth (only with Enhanced Security) /etc/shadow /etc/udb encrypted passwords in 
min password length /etc/security/user ? ? /etc/login.conf /etc/default/security ? /etc/pam.d/system-auth ? ? ? /etc/login.conf ? ? /etc/default/passwd ? ? ? ? min password length
allow/deny root
logins		 /etc/security/user ? /etc/default/login /etc/login.access
/etc/ttys		  /etc/securetty  /etc/default/login /etc/securetty
 /etc/ttys (doesn't affect ssh) /etc/default/login /etc/ttys /etc/ttys /etc/default/login /dev/default/login /etc/default/login /dev/ttytab /etc/securettys /etc/securettys udbrestrict -R allow/deny root
logins
firewall config genfilt
smitty ipsec4
wsm network 		? ? ipfw
ipf
pfctl		 /etc/opt/ipf/ipf.conf /etc/ipf.conf iptables
ipchains
ipfwadm
(rh) redhat-config-
securitylevel 		Aqua / System Prefs /
 Sharing / Firewall
ipfw 		?

ipf
/etc/ipf.conf
/etc/ipf6.conf

pfctl (3.0+)
/etc/pf.conf (3.0+)

 pfctl
/etc/pf.conf 		? ?

(10+) ipf, ipfs, ipfstat
/etc/ipf/ipf.conf

(9+) /usr/aset/ (hardening tool)
(9) SunScreen 3.2

? ? ? ? firewall config
TASK \ OS  AIX A/UX DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux
 Mac OS X NCR Unix NetBSD OpenBSD Reliant SCO OpenServer
 Solaris SunOS 4 Tru64
 Ultrix UNICOS OS / TASK 
show installed software  lslpp -L
 ? pkginfo pkg_info
ls /var/db/pkg
pkg info (10+)


rmfn, what (HP-UX 9)
swlist (HP-UX 10+)
swm list (11.31+)

versions
showfiles
showprods

(rh) rpm -a -i
(rh) rpm -qa
(rh) yum list installed
(deb) dselect
(deb) aptitude
(deb) dpkg -l
(gen) ls /var/db/pkg/*
(gen) eix -I

ls /Applications
Apple System Profiler
system_profiler
ls /Network/Applications
/Network/Users/*/
Applications
/Users/*/Applications

 displaypkg
pkginfo 		 pkg_info  pkg_info pkginfo -l
sysadm

swconfig (OpenServer 5)
displaypkg
pkginfo

pkginfo
prodreg
admintool
/var/sadm/install/contents		 ? setld -i setld -i ? show installed software 
file is in which package lslpp -w file
rpm -qif file
which_fileset 		? ?

pkg_info -W file

pkg which file (10+)

 swlist -l file | grep file versions long |
grep file		 (deb) dpkg --search file
(deb) apt-file update && apt-file search file
(rh) rpm -qif file
(gen) equery b file
(gen) qfile file 		? ? pkg_chk
pkg_info -Fe file		 pkg_info -E file ? ? pkgchk -l -p binaryToCheck ? ? ? ? file is in which package
add software

smitty install
rpm -ihv
installp -acgxYd /sourcedir [fileset|ALL]

n/a (no package system) sysadm sysinstall
/usr/ports make
pkg_add
pkg install (10+)
pkg add (10+)

swm install (11.31+)
swinstall		 inst
swmgr 		(rh) rpm -hiv
(rh) yum install pkg
(deb) dselect
(deb) apt-get install pkg
(deb) dpkg -i
(md) urpmi
 installpkg
drag-and-drop
/Applications/ Utilities/
Installer		 pkgadd
pkgplus 		pkg_add
/usr/pkgsrc && make		 pkg_add
/usr/ports && make		 pkgadd
sysadm

custom
installpkg
SCOadmin (GUI)

 pkgadd ? setld -l setld -a /dev/rmt0h ? add software
precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware

perzl.org/aix/

bullfreeware.com

www.ibm.com/systems/power/
software/aix/linux/toolbox/altlic.html

 see FAQ http://www.signal42.com/
xfree86/4.2.0/binaries/
DGUX-ix86/		 ftp.freebsd.org/
pub/FreeBSD
www.freebsd.org

hpux.cs.utah.edu

hpux.connect.org.uk

freeware.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/fun
nekochan.net

 www.linux.org
linux.tucows.com
sourceforge.net
rpmfind.net
(deb) ftp.debian.org
(deb) packages.debian.org
(gen)packages.gentoo.org3
(gen)gentoo-portage.com3
(md)easyurpmi.zarb.org

fink.sourceforge.net

darwinports.opendarwin
.org

darwinports.com

 ?

ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/
NetBSD/packages

ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/
pub/pkgsrc

 ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/
pub/OpenBSD/<version>/
packages		 data.mobach.nl/sinix www.caldera.com/
skunkware		 www.sunfreeware.com
www.blastwave.org		 ? www.tru64unix.compaq.com/
demos
tpegsrvr.zk3.dec.com/
freeware/tbl_packages.html		 ? ? precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware
C compiler  /usr/ibmcxx/bin/cc
/usr/vac/bin/cc ($)		 cc
/usr/local/gnu/gcc		 /usr/sde/default/usr/bin/cc
gcc 		/usr/bin/cc (gcc, 9-)
/usr/bin/gcc (10+)
/usr/bin/clang (9.0+)		 /opt/softbench/bin/cc ($)
/bin/cc (9)
/usr/bin/cc (10+; not necessarily ANSI; kernel builder only)		 /opt/MIPSpro/
 bin/cc ($)
/usr/bin/cc		 cc
gcc		 /usr/bin/cc (gcc) /usr/bin/cc
(Metaware) 		 /usr/bin/cc (gcc)  /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /opt/SUNWspro/
 bin/cc2		 /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /opt/ctl/bin/cc C compiler 
show patch level
and/or patches 		instfix -ivq
oslevel -s
emgr -l		 ? what /dgux

uname -a

freebsd-version (10+)

 swm list (11.31+)
swlist -l product |
grep PHsomeString

versions -b | grep patch
uname -R (6.5+)

 (rh) rpm -q
(rh) cat /proc/version
(rh) cat /etc/redhat-release
(deb) dpkg -s		 sw_vers
Apple:About This Mac
ls /Library/Receipts
uname -a
lsbom
cat /System/Library/
CoreServices/
SystemVersion.plist 		pkginfo -l cat /kern/version
uname -a
/etc/release 		sysctl -n kern.version uname -a
pkginfo | grep EKS		 swconfig -P showrev -p
prodreg (2.6+)
patchadd -p
cat /etc/release		 showrev -p
(if you're lucky) 		dupatch -track -type kit
dupatch -track -type patch
setld -i | grep patchname
sizer -vB		 ? ? show patch level
and/or patches
patch tool  installp
smitty update_all
emgr		 ? dg_sysreport -p patches

csup (6.2+)
freebsd-update (7+)

cvsup or cvs to update,
then rebuild

svnlite (10+)

 update (9)
swinstall (10+)		 inst
swmgr 		apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
(rh) up2date
(rh) yum update
(md) urpmi		 System Preferences / Software Update
softwareupdate 		pkgadd
pkgplus		 cvs
patch 		cvs
cvsup
sup
cvsync
patch
pkg_add		 pkgadd
sysadm		 pkgadd; pkgrm installpatch (2.5.1-)
patchadd (2.6+)
pkgadd; pkgrm
/usr/sadm/bin/smpatch (9+)
n/a setld -i
dupatch		 ? ? patch tool 
configure/show
runtime linking
fortran-2000.com/
ArnaudRecipes/
sharedlib.html 		dump -H
ldd 		? ? ldd
ldconfig
kldstat 		chatr
ldd (11+)
kmadmin		 ldd
rld
_RLD_LIST		 ldconfig
ldd
lsmod 		otool -L ldd
ldconfig 		ldd
nm
ldconfig 		ldd
ldconfig 		ldd ? crle
ldd
pldd
modinfo
LD_PRELOAD		 ldd odump -Dl
ldd		 ? ? configure/show
runtime linking
fortran-2000.com/
ArnaudRecipes/
sharedlib.html
link library path $LIBPATH ? $LIBPATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
(64-bit)
$SHLIB_PATH
(32- or 64-bit) 		$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
$RLD*_PATH 		$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/etc/ld.so.conf

$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
man dyld

 $LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/etc/ld.so.conf 		$LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH ? $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
(7+ deprecated in favor of crle)		 $LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH ? $LDPATH link library path
tracing utility  probevue (6+)
trace
syscalls
truss
watch
trcrpt		 ? ?=dg_strace
(>=4.20MU06) 		ktrace
truss
dtrace (8+)
dtruss (8+) 		caliper fprof
caliper ktrace
trace (freeware)
tusc (11+, freeware) 		par
prfstat
SystemTap (freeware)

strace
ltrace

ktrace; kdump (<=10.4)
dtruss; dtrace (>=10.5)
fs_usage 		truss ktrace
ktruss
kdump 		ktrace
kdump
systrace		 truss
scstat		 truss

truss
sotruss
dtrace (10+)

 trace trace
truss		 trace cdbx
jumptrace 		tracing utility 
define user defaults /etc/security/
mkuser.default
/etc/environment 		/etc/profile
/usr/lib/skel		 admuser -o set /etc/login.conf /etc/default
/etc/PATH
/etc/MANPATH
/etc/default/*

/etc/default/login
/etc/profile

/etc/profile
/etc/security/
/etc/skel/
/etc/profile.d/*		 /usr/bin/defaults /etc/default/login
/etc/profile
/etc/security/ 		/etc/profile
/etc/skel/*
login.conf

/etc/profile
/etc/skel/*
/etc/login.conf

/etc/default/login
/etc/profile
$HOME/.profile 		? /etc/default/login
/etc/profile
/etc/security/ 		/etc/profile /etc/skel
/etc/profile 		/etc/skel
/etc/profile		 udbgen
nu scripts		 define user defaults
csh global .login /etc/csh.login ? ? /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.login /etc/cshrc /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.login /etc/.login /etc/csh.login /etc/csh.login ? ? /etc/.login ? /etc/csh.login ? /etc/login csh global .login
default syslog and messages /var/adm/syslog
/var/adm/messages 		? /var/adm/messages /var/log/messages /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
/var/adm/sulog
/var/spool/mqueue/syslog		 /var/adm/SYSLOG
/var/adm/sulog 		/var/log/syslog
/var/log/messages
/usr/adm/messages
/var/log/maillog 		/var/log/system.log /var/adm/streams
/var/adm/usererr
/etc/.osm 		/var/log/messages /var/log/messages /var/adm/log/messages /usr/adm/syslog
/var/adm/log/osmlog

/var/adm/messages
/var/log/syslog
softpanorama.org/Logs/solaris_logs.shtml

/var/adm/messages

/var/log/syslog (sendmail)

 (4.x+) /var/adm/messages
/var/adm/syslog.dated (kern, auth, daemon, lpr, syslog, user)
/var/adm/binary.errlog 		/var/adm/messages
/var/adm/syslog.dated (kern, auth, daemon, lpr, syslog, user)
/var/adm/binary.errlog		 /usr/adm/messages default syslog and messages
system error reporting tool  errpt
errclear		 errpt admsyslog -o report dmesg
send-pr 		evmshow (11.31+)
smh (11.31+)
dmesg
sysdiag (9 and early10)
stm/cstm/mstm/xstm (10.20+)
EMS (from support CD)		 sysmon
amsyslog
availmon
eventmond
imdmonitor
syserrpanel

dmesg

(deb) reportbug		 Console
/var/log/crash.log, dmesg		 odm
errpt 		dmesg
cat /kern/msgbuf
send-pr		 dmesg
sendbug		 sysadm
log3
WebSysAdmin		 dmesg prtdiag dmesg (4.x) uerf; dia (DECevent)
(5.x) (System errors) EVM (evmget; evmshow)
(Hardware errors) dia; ca (Compqaq analyze)		 uerf errpt system error reporting tool 
performance monitoring

ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/
aix/tools/perftools/perfpmr

vmstat; iostat; sar; filemon; topas; trace; svmon; netpmon;
proctree

? sar
netstat
uustat 		fstat; nfsstat; systat; vmstat; netstat; uustat (9-); top; iostat;
gstat		 glance
gpm
caliper
top; sar; vmstat;
iostat; nfsstat; netstat;
uustat; Glance($)
ptree (11.31+) 		pcp; dkstat; pmkstat;
sar; osview; gr_osview;
ecstats; linkstat; netstat;
nfsstat; nfsvis; nodevis;
routervis; nstats; top		 vmstat
procinfo -D
top
htop
pstree		 vm_stat; nfsstat;
fs_usage; sc_usage;
top
Activity Monitor (10.3+)
Process Viewer (10.2-)		 sar; pinfo -v;
modstat; netstat;
nfsstat; pppstat;
smtpstat; snmpstat;
uustat; top
 iostat; netstat; systat;
vmstat; top; fstat;
nfsstat		 fstat; iostat;
netstat; nfsstat; pstat;
systat; top;
vmstat; 		vmstat; mpstat; dkstat;
sar; netstat; scstat		 sar

sar; iostat; kstat;
mpstat; netstat; nfsstat;
prstat; trapstat; vmstat; ptree

 iostat; netstat; vmstat iostat; nfsstat; vmstat
/usr/opt/sv4b/bin/sar
monitor 		iostat; nfsstat; vmstat
/usr/opt/sv4b/bin/sar

sar; xsar; tsar; xsam;
xscc; xns; xnetmon;
nfsstat; perfmon; ja;
mppview; xmppview;
sam; csam

 performance monitoring
match process to file or port procfiles (5.2+, files only) ? fuser sockstat -l lsof
fuser 		fuser lsof
netstat -atup		 lsof fuser fstat
sockstat		 fstat fuser ? fuser
lsof2
pfiles 		? ? ? ? match process to file or port
manage various logs snap ? ? ? ? ? logrotate
(rh)sysreport; sosreport		 ? ? ? ? ? ? logadm
/opt/SUNWexplo/bin/explorer		 ? ? ? ? manage various logs
X pop-up /usr/dt/bin/dterror.ds ? ? /usr/local/bin/xmessage /usr/dt/bin/dterror.ds /usr/bin/X11/xconfirm /usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to display dialog "msg"' ? xmessage /usr/X11R6/bin/xmessage ? ? /usr/dt/bin/dterror.ds ? ? ? ? X pop-up
Wikipedia  AIX A/UX DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux
 Mac OS X NCR Unix NetBSD OpenBSD Reliant SCO UnixWare
 Solaris SunOS 4 Tru64
 Ultrix UNICOS Wikipedia
FAQs (see also faqs.org) www.faqs.org/faqs/
aix-faq/part1/
preamble.html		 christtrekker.users.sourceforge.net/
doc/aux/faq.html		 www-csc.dg.com/csc/
dguxfaqs1.asp		 www.freebsd.org/doc/
en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq		 www.faqs.org/faqs/
hp/hpux-faq/preamble.html		 techpubs.sgi.com/library/
tpl/cgi-bin/browse.cgi?coll=0650
&db=FAQ

www.linuxdoc.org/
FAQ/Linux-FAQ

www.debian.org/doc/
FAQ

www.darwinfo.org/
faq.shtml

www.macosxhints.com

 ? www.netbsd.org/
docs		 www.openbsd.org/faq ? pcunix.com/SCOFAQ/ http://opensolaris.org/os/about/faq/
www.faqs.org/faqs/Solaris2/
FAQ/
www.faqs.org/faqs/Solaris2/
x86/FAQ/
www.stokely.com/
unix.sysadm.resources/
faqs.sun.html
sunhelp.org 		www.faqs.org/faqs/
comp-sys-sun-faq/		 www2.tru64.org/faq/
tru64_faq.php		 www.supelec.fr/decus/
faq/faq-ultrix.html		 www.spikynorman
.net 		FAQs (see also faqs.org)
blogs ? ? ? blogs.freebsdish.org ?   linuxmoz.com ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? blogs
mailing list  AIX-L@pucc.
princeton.edu
(LISTSERV)		 n/a ? lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo
 hpux-admin@
dutchworks.nl
 (majordomo)
hp-ux-l		 ?

www.linumanagers
.org

www.linux.org/
help/lists.html

lists.apple.com ? www.netbsd.org/
MailingLists 		www.openbsd.org/
mail.html 		? ? sun-managers@sunmanagers
.org (majordomo)		 sun-managers@
sunmanagers
.ececs.uc.edu
(majordomo)		 tru64-unix-man
agers@ornl.gov   (majordomo)
http://www.ornl.gov/its/archives/
mailing-lists/		 decstation-man
agers@ornl.gov
 (majordomo)		 ? mailing list 
mailing list archives 

www.marist.
edu/htbin/wlvindex?
ADSM-L

marc.theaimsgroup.com/
?l=aix-l&r=1&w=2

 n/a ? lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo www.dutch
works.nl/
 htbin/hpsysadmin 		 ? www.linuxmanagers.org/
pipermail/linuxmanagers
lists.debian.org		 lists.apple.com ? www.netbsd.org/
MailingLists 		www.openbsd.org/
mail.html 		? ?

www.sunmanagers.org/
archives.html

www.latech.
edu/sunman.html

 www.latech.
edu/sunman.html 		 www-archive.
ornl.gov:8000		 www-archive.
ornl. gov:8000		 ? mailing list archives 

man pages

www.freebsd.org/
cgi/man.cgi

publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/
aix/v7r1/topic/ com.ibm.aix.cmds/
alphabeticallistofcommands.htm

 n/a ? man.freebsd.org
 docs.hp.com/en/hpuxman_pages.html
hpuxman_pages.html		 techpubs.sgi.com/
library/tpl/cgi-bin/browse.cgi?
coll=&db=man

www.linuxmanpages.com/

Fedora Core 4:
linuxcommand.org/
superman_pages.php

www.tldp.org/docs.html#man

 developer.apple.com/
documentation/Darwin/
Reference/ManPages		 ? man.netbsd.org www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi ? uw714doc.sco.com/en/Navpages/ docs.sun.com/
app/docs/
coll/40.10		 ? ? ? ?

man pages

www.freebsd.org/
cgi/man.cgi
newsgroup(s) and forums
groups.google 		comp.unix.aix
www.thp.uni-duisburg.de/
cuaix/cuaix.html		 comp.unix.aux comp.os.aos comp.unix.bsd
freebsd.misc
forums.freebsd.org		 comp.sys.hp.hpux  comp.sys.sgi.admin  comp.os.linux.* (esp .answers) comp.sys.mac.* comp.sys.ncr comp.unix.bsd.
netbsd.misc 		 comp.unix.bsd.
openbsd.misc
lucky.openbsd.misc 		de.comp.os.unix.sinix comp.unix.sco.misc comp.sys.sun.
admin, comp.unix.solaris 		 comp.sys.sun
admin 		 comp.sys.dec, comp.unix.tru64 comp.unix.ultrix comp.unix.cray

newsgroup(s) and forums
groups.google
user groups www.userblue.org n/a ? www.freebsd.org/
support.html#user 		connect-community.org
hp-interex.com
encompassus.org
hptechnologyforum.com
forums.itrc.hp.com
HP DSPP		 ? www.debianhelp.org www.apple.com/
usergroups
www.omnigroup.com/
developer/mailinglists
www.themacintoshguy.
com/lists/X.html 		? www.netbsd.org/gallery/
groups.html		 undeadly.org ? ? opensolaris.org/os/community/
advocacy/usergroups/ug-leaders/		 ? Encompass/DECUS ? www.cug.org
www.excray.com 		user groups
magazines

n/a

 n/a ?
daemonnews.org
bsdmag.org
freebsdnews.net
bsdnow.tv (videos)
bsdtalk.blogspot.com (audio podcasts) 		www.hpchronicle.com
www.interex.org/hpuxusr
www.hppro.com		 www.sgi.com/support/
pipeline.html		 www.linuxjournal.com
www.linux-mag.com
www.debianplanet.org 		www.macworld.com
www.stepwise.com		 ? www.daemonnews.com undeadly.org ? ? www.sunworld.com
sun.com/sun-on-net/itworld 		? www.tru64.org ? ? magazines
vendor home page www.developer.ibm.com/
tech/map/aixrm.html
www-941.ibm.com/
collaboration/
wiki/display/WikiPtype/Home
 n/a

www-csc.dg.com/
csc/default.asp

 www.freebsd.org hp.com/go/hpux www.sgi.com/software/
software.html#IRIX 		 www.linux.org
www.debian.org
gentoo.org
www.redhat.com
(SUSE) www.novell.com/linux		 www.apple.com ncr.com
teradata.com 		www.netbsd.org www.openbsd.org www.fujistu-siemens.com www.caldera.com/
products/openunix		 sun.com/solaris
sun.com/bigadmin
sun.com/developers/support
soldc.sun.com
access1.sun.com
opensolaris.org		 ? www.tru64unix
.compaq.com		 www.supelec.fr/decus/
faq/faq-ultrix.html		 www.cray.com vendor home page
vendor docs and patches (see also man pages)

www.redbooks.ibm.com
www.ibm.com/
developerworks/aix
techsupport.services.
ibm.com/
server/support?
view=pSeries

 ? www-csc.dg.com/csc/
custdocsasp/
custdocs2.asp?
category=069docs.asp

www.freebsd.org/handbook
www.freebsd.org/releases/
www.freebsd.org/security
www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books
www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles

software.hp.com
docs.hp.com
itrc.hp.com

techpubs.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/
support/patch_intro.html
support.sgi.com
relnotes
grelnotes

tldp.org

www.linuxdoc.org/
rpmfind.net/linux/RPM

developer.apple.com/
darwin
www.info.apple.com/
support/downloads.html
www.apple.com/support/
security/security.html

 www.info.ncr.com/
eCRM-
OSHW-Browse
By-Results.cfm
?pl=&PID=&title=
&release=
&pl=Software
%20-%20
MP-RAS&sbrn=3
www.netbsd.org/
Security


www.openbsd.org/
docum.html

www.openbsd.org/
errata.html

www.openbsd.org/
security.html

 service.fujitsu-siemens
.com
its.siemens.com/lobs/its/
its_sc/eks_en/unix_en.htm 		www.caldera.com/support

docs.sun.com
sunsolve.sun.com

 ? www.tru64unix
.compaq.com/docs		 N/A (EOL) www.cray.com/
craydoc		 vendor docs and patches (see also man pages)
vendor phone (US)  800-426-7378
(800-IBM-SERV) 		(EOL; unsupported) ? 925-674-0783
(FreeBSD Mall) 		800-633-3600 800-800-4SGI ? 1-800-MY-APPLE ? ? ? (Germany)
+49-5251-80		 ? 800-USA-4SUN ? 800-344-4825 800-344-4825 ? vendor phone (US)
wikis www.ibm.com/developerworks/
wikis/display/WikiPtype/Home		 ? ? wiki.freebsd.org ? ? fedoraproject.org/
wiki/Main_Page (fed)
susewiki.org (SUSE)		 wiki.osx86project.org ? ? www.openbsd-wiki.org ? ? wikis.sun.com
www.big-up.org/menu/wiki/doku.php		 ? ? ? ? wikis
TASK / OS AIX A/UX DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux Mac OS X NCR Unix NetBSD OpenBSD Reliant SCO OpenServer Solaris SunOS 4 Tru64
(Digital Unix, OSF/1)
(4) 4.0F/G
(5) 5.0A 		Ultrix UNICOS OS \ TASK 

Footnotes

1. In System V-based Unixes, run level relates to booting, shutdown, and single-user mode. In BSD, it has to do with security.

2. Freeware or separately downloadable; not part of the base OS. See the precompiled binaries task or web search.

3. Gentoo does not have precompiled packages. It compiles them on your computer. It also has some "overlays" for packages that are not (yet) in the main portage tree. See http://overlays.gentoo.org/

4. ioscan -funC disk may be helpful here to determine device path.

5. Architecture-specific. See http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/distrib/*/*/install.md for details.

Universal Command Guide is a large book which covers several of the OSs in this table.

UnixGuide.net has a similar table covering fewer Unix versions and a somewhat different set of tasks. See unixguide.net/cgi-bin/unixguide.cgi

Colin Barschel's Unix Toolbox cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml is a wonderfully detailed handbook sorted by task area and giving both commands and config file excerpts for Linux and BSD.

coolcommands is a search engine giving one-line command examples: www.coolcommands.com/index.php?option=com_cc&Itemid=28

Solaris / HP-UX / FreeBSD / Linux / AIX: www.unixporting.com/quickguide.html

Solaris / HP-UX: soldc.sun.com/migration/hpux/migissues/. If that page no longer exists, get an archived version from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine at www.archive.org/web/web.php

AIX / Linux: rick.jasperfamily.org/linux/quickstart.html
AIX 4.3.3 / Solaris 8: www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0104.pdf
AIX 5.1.0 / Solaris 8: www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/whitepapers/aixmapping.html

Unix / DOS: yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/unix_for_dos_users.html

Unix / TSO mainframe: yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialLinuxForMainframers.html

Unix history time line: www.levenez.com/unix/

Unix cheat sheet: www.rain.org/~mkummel/unix.html

Unix information: www.computerhope.com/unix.htm

Unix summary: www.math.utah.edu/lab/unix/unix-commands.html

Unix tips and tricks: sysunconfig.net

Heiner Steven's AWK dialects page: www.shelldorado.com/articles/awkcompat.html

Ben Zorn's Debugging Tools for Dynamic Storage Allocation and Memory Management: www.cs.colorado.edu/homes/zorn/public_html/MallocDebug.html

Most modern Unixes conform to the POSIX standards: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POSIX

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_operating_systems

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions

USENIX: www.usenix.org/

USENIX System Administrator's Guild: sage.org/

League of Professional System Administrators: lopsa.org/

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