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networking security, backup software, patching, tracing, logging references
TASK \ OS AIX Darwin DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux
 NCR Unix NetBSD OpenBSD Reliant SCO UnixWare
 Solaris SunOS 4 Tru64
 Ultrix UNICOS OS / TASK
OS notes By IBM, with input from System V, BSD, etc. etc. Runs mainly on IBM RS/6000 and related hardware. The Open Source foundation for Mac OS X, descended from NeXTStep 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,...
(mand) = Mandrake
(SuSE) = SuSE		 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. 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. Solaris 2.0-2.6, 7, 8, 9
(SunOS 5.*)
SVR4-based		 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(5)= 5.0A 		An early DEC Unix, superceded by Digital Unix (now Tru64).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 		Aqua: System Preferences, NetInfo Manager sysadm /stand/sysinstall sam /usr/sysadm/bin/sysmgr (6.3+)
toolchest
/usr/Cadmin/bin/* 		(rh) redhat-config*
linuxconf (obsolete)
(SuSE) yast2
(deb) dpkg-reconfigure
(mand) drakconf		 sysadm sushi ?

sysadm
WebSysAdmin

 scoadmin

solstice
admintool
smc (8 01/01+)

 ? checklist
(5) sysman		 ? checklist
/etc/install/install
xmenu 		administrative GUI
managing users lsuser
mkuser
chuser
rmuser		 Aqua: System
Preferences, Users
niutil 		useradd
userdel		 adduser
rmuser
pw		 useradd
userdel
usermod 		/usr/Cadmin/bin/cpeople

useradd
userdel
adduser

 useradd
userdel
usermod
sysadm 		useradd
userdel
userinfo
usermod
user 		useradd
userdel
adduser (interactive)		 sysadm
useradd
userdel 		scoadmin
useradd
userdel
 useradd
userdel
usermod
/usr/sadm/bin/smuser (9+)		 ?

useradd
adduser
userdel
removeuser

adduser
removeuser 		xadmin
udbgen
udbrstrict
nu scripts		 managing users
list hardware configuration
 prtconf
lscfg
lsattr
lsdev 		ioreg -bls
system_profiler 		dg_sysreport -g hardware dmesg
cat /var/run/dmesg.boot
pciconf -l

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

hinv

dmesg (if you're lucky)
/proc/*
lspci
(SuSE) hwinfo

 prtconf
devstat
machinetype
more /etc/.osm		 dmesg
more
/var/run/dmesg.boot
cat /kern/msgbuf		 dmesg
cat /var/run/dmesg.boot		 autoconf -l
showconf

hwconfig
hw
scoadmin/DCU

/usr/lib/X11/testtools/
z35SysInfo

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

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

?

machid
getconf
uname -a

 list hardware configuration
show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values		 bootlist -o -m normal
 nvram dg_sysctl |
grep BOOTPATH		 ? setboot
stm		 nvram
printenv/setenv (at command monitor)		 /dev/nvram (if you have it)
hwclock
nvsetenv
eeprom openprom (on
OpenFirmware
architectures)		 in bdm
(at boot stop
or ctrl-a)		 ? eeprom eeprom (4.0D+) consvar ? ? show/set
EEPROM/NVRAM
values
add device without reboot cfgmgr -v (automatic — autdodiskmounter) N/A camcontrol
atacontrol
kldload

ioscan -fnCdevtype;
insf -Cdevtype

 scsiha -pr
ioconfig -f /hw
scsiadminswap
-b bus -p
modprobe
kerneld
insmod
hotplug
cardctl
 devmgmt
mktable 		scsictl
atactl 		? reinitdev
changedev 		mkdev devfsadm. pre-Solaris 7 HW 11/99, use:
drvconfig; devlinks; {disks, tapes, ports}		 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

 ? ? add device without reboot
tape device /dev/rmt0 ? /dev/rmt/0 /dev/rsa0 /dev/rmt/0m /dev/tape
/dev/nrtape 		/dev/st0 /dev/rmt/c* /dev/st0 /dev/st0 /dev/ios0/rstape001
autoconf -1 |
grep TAPE		 /dev/rct0 /dev/rmt/0 ? (5.x) /dev/ntape /dev/tape /dev/nrmtXh where n=non-rewinding, X a number, h=density tpmnt tape device
X kvm config ? ? ? xf86config itemap ? xf86config
XFree86 -configure
redhat-config-xfree86
/etc/X11/?dm
? ? ? hwconfig kdmconfig (x86)
fbconfig; m64config; (etc.)		 ? ? ? ? X kvm config
read a disk label lspv -l pdisk rawDev -dump
Disk Utility		 admpdisk -o list
admvdisk -o list		 disklabel -r diskinfo
pvdisplay 		prtvtoc fdisk -l prtvtoc disklabel -r
disk
mbrlabel 		fdisk -r OR disklabel -rl dkpart -l fsname prtvtoc dkinfo disklabel -r chpt -q ? read a disk label
whole disk in partition N/A (non-root partitions are mounted under /Volumes) ? c ? 10 ? s0 c or d
sysctl kern.rawpartition 		c /dev/ios0/rsdisk???s7
(???=000-999) 		/dev/1s# (#=0,1,...) 2 c c c ? whole disk in partition
label a disk mkvg (labels unused) admpdisk fdisk
disklabel -wr
sysinstall 		pvcreate

dvhtool
fx -x

 cfdisk
fdisk
e2label 		sysadm
fdisk
edvtoc
mkpart
updatescsi 		disklabel -wr
mbrlabel 		disklabel -wr dksetup ? format format disklabel -rw chpt -a /etc/labelit label a disk
partition a disk mklv pdisk admpdisk fdisk
sysinstall 		lvcreate
sam 		fx parted (if you have it)
fdisk
pdisk (on a MAC)		 ? disklabel -i fdisk -e OR disklabel -E dkpart -e ? format
fmthard		 format disklabel -e chpt -p /etc/install/install partition a disk
kernel /unix /mach_kernel /dgux /kernel
/boot/kernel/kernel		 /hpux (9)
/stand/vmunix (10+)		 /unix

/boot/vmlinuz*
/boot/bootlx

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

 /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 /usr/samples/kernel/vmtune
(installed with the bos
adt.samples fileset)
/usr/sbin/no (network-related)
/usr/sbin/sysctl vi /var/Build/
system.hostname;;
reboot

/boot/kernel.conf
sysctl
/etc/sysctl.conf

sam
sysdef
kmtune (11+)
getconf		 systune /proc/*
/proc/sys/*
sysctl
/etc/sysctl.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		 /etc/conf/cf.d/configure -x

sysdef
getconf
cat /etc/system
ndd
adb -k

adb

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

dxkerneltuner
sysconfig 		adb
kdb		 ? show/set kernel parameters
make disk bootable bosboot -a bless dg_sysctl boot0cfg
disklabel 		mkboot dvhtool

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

 ? fdisk -i
installboot 		? dksetup ? installboot /usr/platform/
`uname -m`
/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* /System/Library/
StartupItems/*,
/Library/StartupItems/,
/etc/rc*		 /etc/rc* /etc/rc*
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/

/etc/rc* (9)
/sbin/rc* (10+)
/sbin/init.d/

 /etc/rc*
/etc/init.d/ 		/etc/rc* (but may vary)
/etc/init.d/

/etc/rc*
/etc/init.d


/etc/rc*
/etc/rc*		 /etc/rc* /etc/rc* /etc/rc*
/etc/init.d/ 		/etc/rc* /sbin/init.d; links in /sbin/rc?.d /etc/rc* ? startup scripts
run levels 1
*=normal states
for more detail
see
www.phildev.net/runlevels.html		 2: multiuser
6: reboot		 ? ? -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 (runlevels unused) who -r sysctl kern.securelevel who -r who -r /sbin/runlevel who -r sysctl kern.securelevel sysctl kern.securelevel who -r who -r who -r ? who -r ? who -r show runlevel 1
time zone info ? /usr/share/zoneinfo/ ? ? /usr/lib/tztab /usr/lib/locale/TZ/ /usr/share/zoneinfo/ ? /usr/share/zoneinfo/ /usr/share/zoneinfo/
/etc/localtime 		? ? /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo/ ? ? ? ? time zone info
check swap space lsps -a ls -l /var/vm
vm_stat 		admswap -o list -buv
dg_sysreport -p freeswap
systat -swap		 swapinfo
pstat -s		 swapinfo swap -s
swap -l		 swapon -s
cat /proc/meminfo
free		 swap -s
swap -l		 swapctl -l swapctl swap -s
swap -l		 swap -l swap -s
swap -l		 pstat -s swapon -s ? /etc/swapper check swap space
"normal" filesystem jfs ufs
hfs+ 		dg/ux ufs

hfs
vxfs (11.0+)

 efs, xfs ext2
ext3
ReiserFS 		vxfs ffs (was ufs) ffs (was ufs) vxfs
ufs (root)		 htfs ufs 4.2

(4) ufs
(5) AdvFS

 ufs NC1FS
C2FS 		"normal" filesystem
volume-based filesystem jfs ? ? ccd
vinum 		jfs (vxfs)
LVM
VxVM ($)		 xlv, xvm, xfs LVM, LVM2
EVMS
VxVM ($) 		vdisk
VxVM
ccd, raidframe
ccd
raid 		vdisk vdisk Solstice DiskSuite
VxVM ($)		 ? Advfs
LSM 		N/A ? volume-based filesystem
file system
description		 /etc/filesystems NetInfo /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /etc/checklist
(9)
/etc/fstab
(10+)		 /etc/fstab /etc/fstab /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
mkvg; chvg; rmvg
mklv; chlv; rmlv
mkfs; crfs; rmfs

 Disk Utility / pdisk sysadm vinum
ccdconfig 		vg*; lv*; pv*
extendfs
fsadm

xlv_mgr
xvm

e2fsadm
lvcreate
lvremove
lvextend 		vxva ccdconfig
raidctl		 ccdconfig
raidctl 		dkconfig
dkmirror
dkmap 		?

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 newfs
newfs_hfs
newfs_mdos		 admfilesystem newfs mkfs
newfs 		mkfs mke2fs
mkreiserfs
mkdosfs 		mkfs newfs
makefs 		newfs mkfs
newfs 		? newfs
mkfs 		mewfs
mkfs 		AdvFS: mkfdmn
UFS: newfs
MFS: mfs		 newfs
mkfs 		bb
mkfs
labelit		 create filesystem
create non-0-length empty file lmktemp mkfile
dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=1024 count=desired		 ? truncate -s size[K|M|G] filename
dd if=/dev/zero of=filename bs=size[b|k|m|g] \
count=desired		 prealloc mkfile dd if=/dev/zero of=filename
bs=1024k 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=1024k count=desired 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
mount CDROM

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

smitty cdrom

 (automatic — autdodiskmounter) mount -t cdrom
/dev/pdsk/disk/cdrom		 mount /cdrom
mount_cd9660		 pfs_mountd
pfsd
pfs_mount
mount /dev/dsk/cxtydz
/SD_CDROM 		(mounts automatically when CD inserted) mount /mnt/cdrom
(deb) mount /cdrom 		mount -F cdfs
/dev/cdrom/cdromX
/cdrom		 mount /dev/cd0a path mount -t cd9660 -r /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
NFS share definitions /etc/exports
/etc/xtab 		NetInfo: /exports
Netinfo: /config/SharePoints		 /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /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 kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` exportfs -a kill -s HUP `cat /var/run/mountd.pid` exportfs -a exportfs -a /etc/init.d/nfs-server reload
(rh) exportfs -a		 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
name resolution order /etc/netsvc.conf NetInfo /etc/netsvc.conf /etc/host.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf 6+: /etc/nsswitch.conf
5.3: /etc/resolv.conf		 /etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/resolv.conf		 ? /etc/nsswitch.conf
/etc/resolv.conf		 /etc/resolv.conf /etc/netconfig ? /etc/nsswitch.conf (hardcoded
into libc)		 /etc/svc.conf ? /etc/hosts.usenamed name resolution order
show network interface info ifconfig -a
no -a
netstat -i
lsattr -E -l entX		 ifconfig -a netstat -i
ifconfig 		ifconfig -a lanadmin
landiag
lanscan
netstat -in
ifconfig lanx		 ifconfig -a
netstat -ia		 /sbin/ifconfig ifconfig -a
ildconfig 		ifconfig -a
netstat -in		 ifconfig -A ifconfig -a
inetstat -in
etherstat
cmxinfo

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

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

ifconfig -a
netstat -in

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

smitty chinet

chdev -a netaddr=
newIP -I en#

 System Preferences: Network
NetInfo		 sysadm edit /etc/rc.conf (option ifconfig_interfacename)

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

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

 ifconfig
tcpconfig 		edit /etc/ifconfig.interface
dhclient		 edit /etc/hostname.driver sysadm
ifconfig (temp.)
vi /etc/default/inet

ifconfig

netconfig

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

sys-unconfig; reboot

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

netconfig
ifconfig
initif

/etc/install/install

 change IP
ping one packet ping -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping -s -c 1 hostname ping -c 1 hostname ping hostname 10 1 (9)
ping hostname -n 1 (10+)		 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 ping one packet
sniff network iptrace
ipreport		 tcpdump ? tcpdump

nettl
netfmt

snoop
tcpdump 		etherfind
tcpdump
ethereal
etherape		 tcpdump
netstat -r		 tcpdump tcpdump tcpdump ? snoop etherfind tcpdump ? ? sniff network
route definitions netstat -r
smitty route		 netstat -r sysadm edit /etc/rc.conf (option defaultrouter)
netstat -r
route		 /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		 tcpconfig
/etc/inet/defaultrouter

netstat -r

route show

/etc/rc.conf

netstat -r

route show

 netstat -r netstat -r

/etc/defaultrouter
/etc/notrouter
/etc/gateways

in.routed

netstat -r

 /etc/defaultrouter
(kernel tweak or
adb to diable
forwarding) 		/etc/routes ? netstat -r route definitions
telnetd, ftpd banner /etc/security/login.cfg /etc/ftpwelcome ? /etc/ftpwelcome /etc/inetd.conf (telnet) /etc/issue /etc/issue.net (telnet)
(ftp varies; can use tcp wrappers)		 ? /etc/motd
/etc/ftpwelcome
 /etc/issue.net
/etc/ftpwelcome 		/etc/issue ? /etc/default/telnetd
/etc/default/ftpd		 n/a /etc/issue ? /etc/issue
/etc/motd 		telnetd, ftpd banner
encrypted passwords in /etc/security/passwd NetInfo /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) /etc/shadow /etc/master.passwd (/etc/pwd.db) /etc/master.passwd (/etc/pwd.db) /etc/shadow /etc/shadow /etc/shadow /etc/shadow /tcb/files/auth (only with Enhanced Security) /etc/shadow /etc/udb encrypted passwords in
allow/deny root
logins		 /etc/security/user /etc/ttys (doesn't affect ssh) /etc/default/login /etc/login.access;
/etc/ttys		 /etc/securetty /etc/default/login /etc/securetty /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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? pfctl
/etc/pf.conf 		? ? (9+) /usr/aset/ ? ? ? ? firewall config
show installed software lslpp -L

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

 pkginfo pkg_info rmfn, what (HP-UX 9)
swlist (HP-UX 10+)

versions
showfiles
showprods

(rh) rpm -a -i
(rh) rpm -qa
(deb) dselect
(deb) dpkg -l		 displaypkg
pkginfo 		pkg_info pkg_info pkginfo -l
sysadm

swconfig
displaypkg
pkginfo

pkginfo
prodreg
admintool
/var/sadm/install/contents		 ? setld -i ? ? show installed software
add software

smitty install_all
smitty installp

/usr/lib/instl/sm_inst
installp_cmd -a
-d 'device' '-c' '-N' '-g' '-X'

 installpkg
drag-and-drop		 sysadm /stand/sysinstall
/usr/ports make
pkg_add 		swinstall inst
swmgr 		(rh) rpm -hiv
(deb) dselect
apt-get install pkg
(deb) dpkg -i
 pkgadd
pkgplus 		pkg_add
/usr/pkgsrc && make		 pkg_add
/usr/ports && make		 pkgadd
sysadm

custom
installpkg
SCOadmin (GUI)

 pkgadd ? setld -l ? ? add software
precompiled binaries of GPLware and freeware www-1.ibm.com/servers/
aix/products/aixos/linux/
download.html
aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/
aixpdslib.html
bullfreeware.com
fink.sourceforge.net ? ftp.freebsd.org/
pub/FreeBSD
www.freebsd.org

hpux.cs.utah.edu

hpux.connect.org.uk

freeware.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/fun

 www.linux.org
linux.tucows.com
sourceforge.net
rpmfind.net 		? ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/
NetBSD/packages		 ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/
pub/OpenBSD/<version>/
packages		 ? www.caldera.com/
skunkware		 www.sunfreeware.com ? 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/bin/cc (gcc) /usr/sde/default/usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc (gcc) /opt/softbench/bin/cc ($)
/bin/cc (9)
/usr/bin/cc (10+; not ANSI; kernel builder only)		 /opt/MIPSpro/
bin/cc ($)
/usr/bin/cc		 gcc /usr/bin/cc
(Metaware) 		/usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /opt/SUNWspro/
bin/cc ($)		 /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/cc /opt/ctl/bin/cc C compiler
show patch level
and/or patches 		instfix -ivq
oslevel -r		 sw_vers
Apple:About This Mac
ls /Library/Receipts
uname -a
lsbom
cat /System/Library/
CoreServices/
SystemVersion.plist 		what /dgux uname -a swlist -l product |
grep PHsomeString

versions -b | grep patch (6.4-)
uname -R (6.5+)

 (rh) rpm -q
(deb) dpkg -s		 pkginfo -l cat /kern/version
uname -a		 sysctl -n kern.version uname -a
pkginfo | grep EKS		 swconfig -P showrev -p
prodreg (2.6+)
patchadd -p		 showrev -p
(if you're lucky) 		dupatch -track -type kit
dupatch -track -type patch
setld -i | grep patchname		 ? ? show patch level
and/or patches
patch tool installp
smitty update_all 		System Preferences / Software Update
softwareupdate 		dg_sysreport -p patches (cvsup or cvs to update,
then rebuild)		 update (9)
swinstall (10+)		 inst
swmgr 		apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
(rh) up2date
(mand) urpmi		 pkgadd
pkgplus		 cvs cvs/CTM pkgadd
sysadm		 ? installpatch (2.5.1-)
patchadd (2.6+)
pkgadd
/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 		otool -L ? ldd
ldconfig
kldstat 		chatr
ldd (11+)
kmadmin		 ldd
rld 		ldconfig
ldd
lsmod 		ldd
ldconfig 		ldd
nm
ldconfig 		ldd
ldconfig 		ldd ? crle
ldd
pldd
modinfo 		ldd odump -Dl
ldd		 ? ? configure/show
runtime linking
fortran-2000.com/
ArnaudRecipes/
sharedlib.html
link library path $LIBPATH

$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
man dyld

 $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 		$LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH ? $LD_LIBRARY_PATH ? $LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH $LD_LIBRARY_PATH ? $LDPATH link library path
tracing utility trace
syscalls
truss 		ktrace; kdump
fs_usage 		?=dg_strace
(>=4.20MU06) 		ktrace
truss		 trace (freeware)
tusc (11+, freeware) 		par
prfstat

strace
ltrace

truss ktrace
ktruss 		ktrace
ptrace		 truss
scstat		 ? truss
sotruss		 trace trace
truss		 ? cdbx
jumptrace 		tracing utility
define user defaults /etc/security/
mkuser.default
/etc/environment 		/usr/bin/defaults 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/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/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/.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/log/system.log /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/adm/streams
/var/adm/usererr 		/var/log/messages /var/log/messages /var/adm/log/messages /usr/adm/syslog
/var/adm/log/osmlog 		/var/adm/messages
/var/log/syslog

/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 Console
/var/log/crash.log, dmesg		 admsyslog -o report dmesg dmesg
sysdiag (9 and early10)
stm/cstm/mstm/xstm (10.20+)
EMS (from support CD)		 sysmon
amsyslog
availmon
eventmond
imdmonitor
syserrpanel

dmesg

(deb) reportbug		 odm dmesg
cat /kern/msgbuf		 dmesg 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

 vm_stat; nfsstat;
fs_usage; sc_usage;
top
Process Viewer		 ? fstat; nfsstat; systat; vmstat; netstat; sockstat; uustat; top; iostat top; sar; vmstat;
iostat; nfsstat; netstat;
uustat; Glance($)		 pcp; dkstat; pmkstat;
sar; osview; gr_osview;
ecstats; linkstat; netstat;
nfsstat; nfsvis; nodevis;
routervis; nstats; top		 vmstat sar; pinfo -v;
modstat; netstat;
nfsstat; pppstat;
smtpstat; snmpstat;
uustat
 iostat; netstat; systat;
vmstat 		iostat; pstat; systat;
vmstat 		vmstat; mpstat; dkstat;
sar; netstat; scstat		 ?

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

 ? vmstat; iostat; nfsstat
/usr/opt/sv4b/bin/sar		 vmstat; iostat; nfsstat
/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 ? ? ? ? ? ? lsof ? ? ? ? ? fuser



match process to file
FAQs (see also faqs.org) www.faqs.org/faqs/
aix-faq/part1/
preamble.html

www.darwinfo.org/
faq.shtml

www.macosxhints.com

 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.netbsd.org/
Documentation		 www.openbsd.org/faq ? pcunix.com/SCOFAQ/ www.faqs.org/faqs/Solaris2/
FAQ/
www.faqs.org/faqs/Solaris2/
x86/FAQ/
www.stokely.com/
unix.sysadm.resources/
faqs.sun.html 		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)
mailing list AIX-L@pucc.
princeton.edu
(LISTSERV)		 lists.apple.com ? www.freebsd.org/
handbook/
eresources.html
#ERESOURCES-MAIL 		hpux-admin@
dutchworks.nl
(majordomo)		 ?

www.linumanagers
.org

www.linux.org/
help/lists.html

? 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

 lists.apple.com ? www.freebsd.
org/ search.html#
mailinglists 		www.dutch
works.nl/
htbin/hpsysadmin 		? www.linuxmanagers.org/
pipermail/linuxmanagers
lists.debian.org		 ? 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
newsgroup(s)
groups.google 		comp.unix.aix
www.thp.uni-duisburg.de/
cuaix/cuaix.html		 comp.sys.mac.* ? comp.unix.bsd.
freebsd.misc 		comp.sys.hp.hpux comp.sys.sgi.admin comp.os.linux.* (esp .answers) 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)
groups.google
user groups www.userblue.org www.apple.com/
usergroups
www.omnigroup.com/
developer/mailinglists
www.themacintoshguy.
com/lists/X.html 		? www.freebsd.org/
support.html#user 		www.interex.org ? www.debianhelp.org ? www.netbsd.org/gallery/
groups.html		 www.deadly.org ? ? ? ? Encompass/DECUS ? www.cug.org
www.excray.com 		user groups
magazines

www.developer.
ibm.com/library/aixpert

 www.macworld.com
www.stepwise.com		 ? www.daemonews.com 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.daemonnews.com obsdj.baselabs.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.apple.com

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

 www.freebsd.org unix.hp.com www.sgi.com/software/
software.html#IRIX 		www.linux.org
www.redhat.com
www.debian.org 		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		 ? www.tru64unix
.compaq.com		 www.supelec.fr/decus/
faq/faq-ultrix.html		 www.cray.com vendor home page
vendor docs and patches

www.redbooks.ibm.com

techsupport.services.
ibm.com/
server/support?
view=pSeries

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

 www-csc.dg.com/csc/
custdocsasp/
custdocs2.asp?
category=069docs.asp		 www.freebsd.org/handbook
www.freebsd.org/releases/
4.0R/errata.html		 docs.hp.com
itrc.hp.com		 techpubs.sgi.com
www.sgi.com/
support/patch_intro.html
support.sgi.com
relnotes
grelnotes 		www.linuxdoc.org/
rpmfind.net/linux/RPM 		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		 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
vendor phone (US) AIX: 800-237-5511
IBM hardware:
800-426-7378		 1-800-MY-APPLE ? 925-674-0783
(FreeBSD Mall) 		800-633-3600 800-800-4SGI ? ? ? ? (Germany)
+49-5251-80		 ? 800-USA-4SUN ? 800-344-4825 800-344-4825 ? vendor phone (US)
TASK / OS AIX Darwin DG/UX FreeBSD HP-UX IRIX Linux NCR Unix NetBSD OpenBSD Reliant SCO UnixWare 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.

Universal Command Guide is a large book which covers several of the OSs in this table. See http://www.allcommands.com

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

Solaris / HP-UX: http://soldc.sun.com/migration/hpux/migissues/

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

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

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

Join the USENIX System Administrator's Guild: http://www.usenix.org/sage

This page is http://www.sun-microsystems.org/Tutorials/rosetta/rosetta.html last updated 2004.04.11. This compilation Copyright © 2000-2004