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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,...
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An early DEC Unix, superceded by Digital Unix (now Tru64).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/*
linuxconf
yast2 (Suse)
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
(deb) adduser

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

useradd
adduser
userdel
removeuser

? xadmin
udbgen
udbrstrict
nu scripts
managing users
list hardware configuration
prtconf
lscfg
lsattr
lsdev
ioreg -bls 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)

hinv

dmesg (if you're lucky)
/proc/cpuinfo
/proc/pci
/proc/meminfo
/proc/interrupts
/proc/ioports
lspci
hwinfo (SuSE)

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
/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
bootadmin (at boot PROM)
stm
nvram
printenv/setenv (at command monitor)
/dev/nvram (if you have it)
hwclock
  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
devmgmt
mktable
? ? reinitdev
changedev
mkdev devfsadm. pre-Solaris 7, 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/0 /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 ? tpmnt tape device
X kvm config ? ? ? xf86config ? ? xf86config   ? ? ? hwconfig kdmconfig (x86) ? ? ? ? X kvm config
read a disk label  lspv -l 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 /hpux (9)
/stand/vmunix (10+)
/unix  /boot/vmlinuz
/boot/bootlx
/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/*
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
? ? show/set kernel parameters
make disk bootable bosboot -a bless dg_sysctl boot0cfg
disklabel
mkboot dvhtool 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

home.earthlink.net/
~jaymzh666/runlevels.html
? ? ? -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
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

home.earthlink.net/
~jaymzh666/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
check swap space  lsps -a ls -l /var/vm admswap -o list -buv
dg_sysreport -p freeswap
systat -swap
swapinfo
pstat -s
swapinfo swap -s
swap -l
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 vdisk
VxVM

ccd, raidframe

ccd
raid
vdisk vdisk Solstice DiskSuite
VxVM ($)
? Advfs
LSM
? ? 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 (automatic) admfilesystem newfs mkfs
newfs
mkfs mke2fs mkfs newfs newfs mkfs
newfs
? newfs
mkfs
mewfs
mkfs
AdvFS: mkfdmn
UFS: newfs
MFS: mfs
? bb
mkfs
labelit
create filesystem
create non-0-length empty file lmktemp 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 /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 /dev/sr0 /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: /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 ? 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 -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
tcpdump
netstat -r
? 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
(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

netstat -r

route show

netstat -r netstat -r

/etc/defaultrouter
/etc/notrouter

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/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 ? udbrestrict -R allow/deny root
logins
show installed software  lslpp -L

ls /Applications
Apple 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'

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 aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/
aixpdslib.html

bullfreeware.com
fink.sourceforge.net ? ftp.freebsd.org/
pub/FreeBSD

http://www.freebsd.org/

hpux.cs.utah.edu

hpux.connect.org.uk

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

http://www.linux.org/
linux.tucows.com
? ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/
NetBSD/packages
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/
pub/OpenBSD/<version>/
packages
? www.caldera.com/
skunkware
http://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 (hacked 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 ? /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
? 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
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
chatr
ldd (11+)
ldd
rld
ldconfig
ldd
ldd
ldconfig
? ? ldd ? crle
ldd
pldd
ldd odump -Dl
ldd
? ? configure/show
runtime linking
fortran-2000.com/
ArnaudRecipes/
sharedlib.html
link library path $LIBPATH 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 $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/default/login
/etc/profile
/etc/security/
? ? /etc/default/login
/etc/profile
$HOME/.profile
? /etc/default/login
/etc/profile
/etc/security/
? /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/.login /etc/csh.login ? ? ? /etc/.login ? /etc/csh.login ? /etc/login csh global .login
default syslog /var/adm/syslog /var/log/system.log /var/adm/messages /var/log/messages /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log /var/adm/SYSLOG /var/log/syslog
/var/log/messages
/var/adm/streams
/var/adm/usererr
/var/log/messages /var/log/messages /var/adm/log/messages /usr/adm/syslog
/var/adm/log/osmlog
/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
? /usr/adm/messages default syslog
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; 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

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

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

performance monitoring
FAQs (see also faqs.org) www.faqs.org/faqs/
aix-faq/part1/
preamble.html

www.darwinfo.org/
faq.shtml

http://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
http://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
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 http://www.userblue.org/ www.apple.com/
usergroups

www.omnigroup.com/
developer/mailinglists
www.themacintoshguy.
com/lists/X.html
? www.freebsd.org/
support.html#user
http://www.interex.org/ ? http://www.debianhelp.org/ ? ? http://www.deadly.org/ ? ? ? ? Encompass/DECUS ? http://www.cug.org/
http://www.excray.com/
user groups
magazines

www.developer.
ibm.com/library/aixpert

http://www.macworld.com/
http://www.stepwise.com/
? http://www.daemonews.com/ http://www.hpchronicle.com/
http://www.interex.org/hpuxusr/
http://www.hppro.com/
www.sgi.com/support/
pipeline.html
http://www.linuxjournal.com/
http://www.linux-mag.com/
http://www.debianplanet.org/
? http://www.daemonnews.com/ ? ? ? http://www.sunworld.com/
sun.com/sun-on-net/itworld
? http://www.tru64.org/ ? ? magazines
vendor home page www.developer.ibm.com/
tech/map/aixrm.html
http://www.apple.com/

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

http://www.freebsd.org/ unix.hp.com www.sgi.com/software/
software.html#IRIX
 
http://www.linux.org/
http://www.redhat.com/
http://www.debian.org/
ncr.com
teradata.com
http://www.netbsd.org/ http://www.openbsd.org/ http://www.fujitsu-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
http://www.cray.com/ vendor home page
vendor docs and patches

http://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
http://www.caldera.com/support/ docs.sun.com
sunsolve.sun.com
? www.tru64unix
.compaq.com/docs
? 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 single-user mode/ booting/ shutdown. 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

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

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