Sun Computer Administration Frequently Asked Questions

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• 1) How to get DNS working when not running NIS ?
• 2) How to get DNS to be used when running NIS ?
• 3) How to properly setup NFS mounting of /var/spool/mail ?
• 4) Can I use AnswerBook under X11R5(6)?
• 5) What does "NFS write error X" mean?
• 6) How do I find the amount of memory installed or other system configuration information?
• 7) Where can I get a version of ftp that does logging?
• 8) Where can one get SunOS patches? Where can I get patch 10xxxx-xx?
• 9) How to setup Openwindows Calendar Manager in a distributed environment?
• 10) Why does the talk command fail between SunOS and any other manufacturer's equipment(like DEC)?
• 11) How do I setup "anonymous" ftp?
• 12) How come yppasswdd does not automatically update the yp maps?
• 13) What does NFS getattr failed/RPC: Authentication error mean?
• 14) Why did my Quantum 105 megabyte hard disk stop working?
• 15) Can I replace the 105 megabyte internal drive with a higher capacity model?
• 16) How can I turn my Sun3 into an X-Terminal?
• 17) Why is my console login prompt garbled or in some strange alphabet after upgrading to 4.1.3?
• 18) Why are the "random" missing services at boot time or any other time (even though the services are in the /etc/services file or NIS map)?
• 19) Where can I get Data Certified tapes for 4-mm or 8-mm tape drives (at reasonable price)?
• 20) What is "archie"?
• 21) How do I synchronize time on my Network?
• 22) What is the phone number for Sun Express and other numbers of importance to Sun Users?
• 23) How do I join sun related mailing lists?
• 24) How do I use Mac floppies in a SUN drive?
• 25) How can I transfer floppies back and forth between MS-DOS and Sparc?
• 26) Why is my biff not "biffing" when using biff in a networked environment?
• 27) How do I disable L1-A(STOP-A) or re-map it?
• 28) Why are all the local users "unknown" when using sendmail under 4.1.2?
• 29) What are the dump parameters for an exabyte 8200 or 8500?
• 30) What are the guidelines for setting up swap space ?
• 31) What are the general guidelines for maxusers to be set to on machine X?
• 32) What does "zsN: silo overflow" mean?
• 33) What does the "N" in "zsN: silo overflow", and other "zsN" messages, signify?
• 34) How do I set up a Sun serial port both for dial-in and dial-out?
• 35) I can't get my Sun, running SunOS 4.1[.x], to establish a UUCP connection to some non-Sun machine; it won't log in. What's wrong?
• 36) Do the Sun serial ports support RTS/CTS flow control?
• 37) How do I specify that a serial port should, or should not, ignore the state of the Carrier Detect line?
• 38) I put in a new "termcap" entry, or updated an existing "termcap" entry, for a terminal, but "vi" doesn't seem to know about my change. Why?
• 39) I have a Type 5 keyboard, and find its placement of the Caps Lock, Control, and Esc keys inconvenient. How do I remedy this?
• 40) How can I move keys around on a Sun keyboard, for example exchanging the Caps Lock and Control keys on a Type 5 keyboard?
• 41) My Sun doesn't have an ANSI C compiler. How can I get one?
• 42) How do I change the time zone setting on my machine?
• 1) cause any daemons started before the time zone was changed to restart, and pick up the new time zone;
• 43) I'm getting messages that say one of the following: proc: table is full and/or file: table is full and/or dquot: table is full and/or
• 1) you didn't increase "maxusers" enough
• 2) some process is consuming resources from the table in question without bound.
• 44) Blank at present.
• 45) How do I run both OpenWindows and MIT X11R5?
• 46) Where do I find a "restricted" shell for SunOS?
• 47) Will SunOS 4.1.x binaries run under SunOS 5.x?
• 48) When I try to compile MITs X11R4 applications under Openwindows 3.0, I get the following "undefined" symbols(_get_wmShellWidgetClass, and _get_applicationShellWidgetClass). What is the Problem?
• 49) What is Solaris?
• 50) What does the "nres_gethostbyaddr !=" error mean?
• 51) How come my mouse only works in the vertical(or horizontal) direction, how do I repair it?
• 52) After rebuilding the shared library libc it get some or all the following undefined symbols: dlsym, dlopen, dlclose, mbstowcs_xccs, mbtowc_xccs,wcstombs_xccs, or wctomb_xccs.
• 53) What does "No network locking on host" mean after upgrading to Solaris 2.0?
• 54) Does Password Aging work with NIS(YP) ?
• 55) What does "rpc.lockd: Cannot contact status monitor!" mean?
• 56) How do I join the Sun User Group(SUG)?
• 57) How do I increase the number of "pseudo" terminals(ptys) ?
• 58) Where are dump and restore under Solaris 2.x?
• 59) How do I make the numeric keypad on a type 5 keyboard work with xterm?
• 60) How do I swap the CAPS LOCK and CONTROL keys on a type 5 keyboard under Openwindows 3.0?
• 61) Which Sun models run which versions of SunOS?
• 62) My rdump is failing with a "Protocol botched" message. What do I do?
• 63) Table of Solaris2.x commands and their Solaris1.x equivalents?
• 64) How do I setup DNS on Solaris2.x?
• 65) Can a SPARCclassic or LX run SunOS 4.1.3?
• 66) I just restored my root partation and now I cannot boot. What is wrong?
• 67) How do I disable/enable packet forwarding?
• 68) How do I disable the printing of banners pages?
• 69) How do I change my hostname?
• 70) Table of Solaris2.x files and their Solaris1.x equivalents?
• 71) Where can I get the BSD print spooler for Solaris2.x?
• 72) Where is the Solaris2.x screenblank?
• 73) Is there a command to display the configuration of currently attached SCSI devices?
• 74) My printer will not print large files(over 1-megabyte), I keep getting "file to big" errors. What do I do?
• 75) I keep getting "data corruption" when using NFS over a wan, or slip/ppp link. What do I do? or Does anybody know how to enable UDP checksum on NFS?
• 76) Does anybody know how to enable UDP checksum on NFS?
• 77) Is there a mailing list for Wabi?
• 78) Are there any public domain Multi-Vendor backup management systems?
• 79) How to determine the revision of SuperSPARC processor.
• 80) How do I install SunOS4.1.x by hand(off a CD)?
• 1) Label, format, and partition your new hard disk. be sure sd?b is bigger then your physical RAM will be (else system dump may overwrite /usr) Use the device name you are installing to.
• 2) mount -t hsfs -o ro /dev/sr0 /cdrom cd /mnt tar xpf /cdrom/export/exec/proto_root_sunos_4_1_3_u1
• 4) pick packages you want, but you must install usr
• 5) Install man pages if you want cd /mnt/usr tar xpf /cdrom/export/share/sunos_4_1_3_u1/manual
• 7) make new device nodes, you may do as needed
• 8) additional root setup
• 9) run installboot I suggest reading the man page, note paths below, take care to run operating installboot binary, but specify device and paths for new boot disk. You can even do this from a Sun3.
• 10) if it will have a Lance interface echo newhostname > /mnt/etc/hostname.le0 or if will have an Intel interface echo newhostname > /mnt/etc/hostname.ie0
• 11) create /mnt/etc/fstab, /mnt/etc/defaultrouter, /mnt/etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/hosts (must have own entry here) I also create /mnt/etc/shells, /mnt/etc/ftpusers
• 12) Perform sanity check umount and fsck he newly installed filesystems
• 81) There is a problem with the firmware on older SUN207 drives that makes them incompatible with the SPARCstation 10 series. Sun has been known to replace these at no charge, although there may not be an "official" return policy. Your drive
• 82) I'm running SunOS/4.1.x and every time I try to format my new 9GB SCSI disk I get "format failed" messages -- what's broke, and how can I fix it?
• 83) I can not get my new Exabyte 8505(or others) working under SunOS(or Solaris) What to do ?
• 84) The keyboard keeps stop working after exiting X or Openwin. What to do?
• 85) How do I re-build the kernel under SunOS4.x?
• 86) How do I hook up a HP(or other) Desktop SCANNER?
• 87) How do I find which process has a file open?
• 88) How do I create a partition greater than 2-gig on SunOS4.1.x?
• 89) Why do I keep having to answer the question "CLEAN FLAG IN SUPERBLOCK IS WRONG; Fix?" when running fsck on an active filesystem?
• 90) Are dynamically linked setuid executables insecure?
• 91) How do I change the default router under Solaris1.x or Solaris2.x?
• 92) What is the difference between the Domestic vs International version of SunOS 4.1.x?
• 93) Where can I get the latest version of TOP?
• 94) Can I run the SX card in a Sun running SunOS4.1.x?
• 95) I just changed my shell to tcsh(or pick a favorite) and get "530 User xyzz access denied" when ftping into this machine. What is the problem?
• 96) How do I put several dump images on one tape?
• 97) Can I "dump" the whole disk to tape in one command?
• 98) Where do I get software for my HP JetDirect Ethernet Card?
• 99) I do not know the root password, What do I do?
• 100) Where do I find a POP server for Solaris or SunOS?
• 101) How do I clear Stale NFS Filehandles?
• 102) How can I use the same ethernet interface for two different IP networks?
• 103) Where do I get CAP for Solaris (or SunOS 4.1.x)?
• 104) Where do I get DOOM for Solaris (or SunOS 4.1.x)?
• 105) Why does "dump/ufsdump" tell me it is rewinding the tape even when I specified the "no rewind" device?
• 106) How can you I speed up filesystem restores and/or copies?
• 107) I just added a new device (ie harddisk) to Solaris I have rebooted but the system still can not find it. What do I do?
• 108) I need to change the broadcast address from all 0's to 1's or where to set the broadcast address under SunOS4.x?