Unix Rosetta

 

hardware, firmware, devices

disks

kernel, boot, files, volumes swap

networking

security, backup

software, patching, tracing, logging

references

TASK \ OS

AIX

A/UX

DG/UX

OS notes

By IBM, with input from System V, BSD, etc. Runs mainly on IBM RS/6000 and related hardware.

HP-UX

Data General was aquired by EMC in 1999.

This table does not  include external   packages  from  /usr/ports.

smit

HewlettPackard

SGI. SVR4based

sam

/usr/sysadm /bin/sysmgr (6.3+)

smitty administrativ wsm e GUI

IRIX

Derived from 4.4BSD-Lite and 386BSD.

Apple 19881995. Based on AT&T SysV.2.2 with extensions from V.3, V.4, and BSD 4.2 and 4.3

FreeBSD

toolchest Finder

sysadm

sysinstall

smh (11.31+)

/usr/Cadmin/ bin/*

 

adduser

useradd

/usr/sysadm/ privbin/

chpass

userdel

addUserAcco unt

rmuser

usermod

lsuser

pw

getprpw

mkuser

vipw

modprpw

useradd (5+) Finder

useradd

userdell (5+) /etc/adduser userdel

managing users

usermod

edit 

(5+)

/etc/passwd

chuser

pwget

passmgmt

/usr/Cadmin/ bin/cpeople

rmuser usrck TASK \ OS

AIX

A/UX

DG/UX

FreeBSD

HP-UX

prtconf

uname

ioscan

lscfg

sysctl -a

dmesg (if  you're lucky)

lsattr

dmesg

adb

cat /var/run/dm model esg.boot stm (from the pciconf -l SupportPlus

lsdev

lspath

CDROM) list hardware configuratio n

?

dg_sysreport g hardware usbconfig

camcontrol devlist 

bdf (like bdf (like most  vendors'  df  ) getconf  machinfo (11.23+) print_manife st

IRIX

hinv

sysinfo -vv

 

cat /etc/hostid

uname -u unique id useful for licensing

?

?

uname -m

uname -i sysctl kern.hostuui d

?

lsattr -El sys0 -a systemid

dg_sysctl |

show/set

bootlist -o -m n/a EEPROM/NV normal RAM

grep BOOTPATH

setboot

nvram

stm

printenv/sete nv (at  command  monitor)

camcontrol

inf -e

scsiha -pr

atacontrol

ioscan -fnC devtype ;

ioconfig -f  /hw

kldload

insf -C devtype

scsiadminsw ap

eeprom (SPARC only)

values

add device without reboot

cfgmgr -v

?

N/A

/etc/rc.d/dev fs restart

camcontrol remove

stop

-b bus -p

 

  device

camcontrol eject /dev/rsa0

tape device

/dev/rmt0

/dev/rdsk/c8 /dev/rmt/0 d?s0

/dev/*wt*

/dev/tape /dev/rmt/0m /dev/nrtape

/dev/*sa[09]*

stdin/ stdout/ stderr

?

?

X kvm config ?

TASK \ OS

read a disk label

?

AIX

lspv

?

/dev/fd/[012 /dev/fd/[012  ]

Xorg configure

/usr/bin/X11 /xsetmon

xf86config

/usr/gfx/set mon

?

A/UX

?

/dev/fd/[012 /dev/fd/[012 ?  ]

itemap

DG/UX

FreeBSD

HP-UX

admpdisk -o disklabel -r list

scsimgr (11.31+)

admvdisk -o list

diskinfo

gpart show (7.0+)

IRIX

prtvtoc

pvdisplay

whole disk in hdisk[0,1,2,... ? ] partition

?

c

fdisk

 



10

?

dvhtool

 

disklabel -wr label a disk

partition a disk

mkvg

?

admpdisk

sysinstall gpart add (7+) sade (6.3+)

f x -x pvcreate

dp

fdisk

smh (11.31+)

Finder: Apple HD SC Setup

sysi sysins nsta tall ll

lv lvcr crea eate te

gpart add (7.0+)

sam

mklv

admpdisk

fx

sade (6.3+)

TASK \ OS

AIX

A/UX

DG/UX

FreeBSD

HP-UX

IRIX

/hpux (9) /stand/vmuni x (10+)

kernel

show/set kernel parameters

/unix

/unix

vmo

/etc/kconfig vi /var/Build/

ioo

Finder

schedo

/dgux

/boot/kernel /kernel

/boot/loader. smh (11.31+) conf 

system.host  system.host  sysctl name; ;

reboot

/unix

/etc/sysctl.co nf 

sam

sysdef 

systune

 

 

kmtune (11+) kctune (11.23+) getconf  limit physical rmss memory loaded kernel modules

?

?

?

genkex vxketadm -s

vxketadm load module modname load

?

?

kldstat

?

?

kldload

?

?

kmadmin -s kcmodule -a ? (11.23+) kmadmin -L kcmodule ? module=load ed (11.23+) kmadmin -U

unload module

?

?

?

kldunload

? kcmodule module=unu sed (11.23+)

boot0cfg

make disk bootable

disklabel bosboot -a

?

dg_sysctl

mkboot

dvhtool

/etc/rc* (9)

/etc/rc*

gpart bootcode (7+) sade (6.3+) /etc/rc*

/etc/rc* (4-)

/etc/inittab

/etc/rc.d/* (5+)

startup scripts

?

/etc/rc*

/etc/init.d/

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

startsrc start/ stop/ config services

stopsrc lssrc

?

?

service (8.1+)

?

chkconfig

 

 

refresh srcmstr

shutdown (& shutdown power off if  Fh possible)

/etc/shutdo wn -h Finder

?

shutdown -p shutdown yh 0 now

0: shut down 0: powerdown

run levels 1

2: multiuser

0: halt and power off 

*=normal states

6: reboot

1: single-user s,S: singlemode user

 for more detail 

6: re reboo boott

see

c: block 2: multiuser further logins

www.phildev .net/runlevel s.html

q: rescan ttys(5) file ?

show runlevel 1

time zone info

check swap 

?

kernel security levels: -1*: permanently insecure 0: insecure 1: secure 2: highly secure 3: network secure sysctl who -r who -r kern.securele vel /etc/localtim /etc/environ /etc/TIMEZO /etc/TIMEZO e NE NE ment ($TZ) /usr/share/z oneinfo admswap -o swapinfo list -buv

lsps -a

/etc/swap -l

dg_sysreport pstat -s p freeswap

/etc/shutdo wn -y -g0 -i0 p

s,S: singleuser

1: sy syss ad admi min n 1: sy syss ad admi min n

2: multiuser (no NFS)

3*: share NFS 3*: multiuser

4*: start GUI

4: userdefined

5: userdefined

5: firmware monitor

6: userdefined

who -r

who -r

/usr/lib/local e/TZ/ /usr/lib/tztab /etc/TIMEZO NE swap -s

swap -l swapinfo

 

  

  systat -swap

bind process bindprocesso ? r to CPU

TASK \ OS

AIX

?

A/UX

cpuset

DG/UX

FreeBSD

ufs/ffs/ufs2 (5+) "normal" filesystem

 jfs

ufs

psrset -b mpsched -c intctl

HP-UX

dg/ux

efs, xfs ext2

vxfs (11.0+)

zfs (7+) ccd

jfs (vxfs)

vinum

LVM

geom (5+) zfs (7+)

VxVM ($)

 jfs2

file system

/etc/filesyste ms

/etc/f /etc/fsta stab b

/etc/c /etc/chec heckli klist st

description

mount

zfs (7+)

(9) 

/etc/fstab

admvdisk

IRIX

hfs

volumebased filesystem

?

runon

/etc/fstab

xlv, xvm, xfs

/etc/fstab

lsfs

/etc/fstab (10+)

smitty vg

vinum

vg*; lv*; pv* xlv_mgr

smitty lvm

ccdconfig

extendfs

smitty jfs

geom (5.3+)

fsadm

volume smitty manipulatio storage n

mkvg; rmvg chvg;

?

sysadm

gstripe (5.3+) gmirror (5.3+)

xvm

 

mklv; chlv; rmlv mkfs; crfs; rmfs

graid3 (5.3+) zpool

/etc/newfs create filesystem

crfs

file system debugging

dfsck fsck fsdb

/etc/mkfs

fsck

newfs

mkfs

admfilesyste zfs (7+) m

newfs

mkfs

fsck fsdb

fsck fsdb

fsck fsdb clri xfs_repair

fsck fsdb clri

and recovery

truncate -s size [K|M|G]  filename

dd if=/dev/zero of= filename bs=size bs= size [b|k| m|g] \

create non-0length empty lmktemp file

?

?

count=desire prealloc count=desire d 

mkfile

 

mount -v cdrfs -o ro

mount -t cdrom

mount /cdrom

/dev/cd0 /cdrom

/dev/pdsk/di  mount_cd96 /dev/pdsk/di  pfsd sk /cdrom sk /cdrom 60

pfs_mountd

pfs_mount

mount CDROM

Finder

(see man mediad )

(mounts automaticall  y when CD inserted)

mount /dev/dsk/cxt ydz4

smitty cdrom

/SD_CDROM

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

camcontrol eject devID eject CDROM ?

 

(manually)

?

cdcontrol eject [-f  device ]

?

mkisofs

nohup pfs_mountd &;

mdconfig; mount

nohup pfsd&;

eject

 

create/moun mkcd t ISO image

ACL management

?

pfs_mount -t mkisofs (freeware) iso9660 -x unix  pathToIso mountPoint 

?

aclget

getfacl

lsacl

aclput

setfacl

chacl

?

?

fcstat

{get,set}{f,p} getacl mac setacl mptutil scsimgr (8.0+) (11.31+)

cmgr

lscfg -vl fcs0 -vl fcs0

sh show owmo moun untt

fc fcms msut util il

cx cxfs fs-c -con onfi fig g

fcdlist

cxfsmgr

tdutil tdlist tddiag

cxfs_info

acledit ls -e

Fibre Channel / SAN

TASK \ OS

lsattr -El fcs0 -El fcs0

AIX

?

?

A/UX

DG/UX

FreeBSD

/etc/exports NFS share definitions

NFS share command

chacl

HP-UX

IRIX

/etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports /etc/exports

/etc/xtab

/etc/dfs/dfst ab (11.31+)

exportfs -a

exportfs -a

mknfsexp

(see man acl  ))

/usr/etc/exp exportfs -a ortfs -a

kill -s HUP `cat share /var/run/mo (11.31+) untd.pid` shareall (11.31+) share_nfs (11.31+)

/etc/exports

exportfs -a

 

NFS nfsstat information nfso -as

name resolution order

/usr/etc/nfss nfsstat tat

/etc/netsvc.c ? onf 

nfsstat

mount | grep nfs

6+: /etc/nsswitc /etc/nsswitc h.conf  /etc/netsvc.c h.conf  onf  5.3: /etc/nsswitc /etc/resolv.c h.conf (5+) h.conf  (5+) onf  /usr/etc/ifco nwmgr nets netsttat -i nfig -a (11.31+)

ifco ifconf nfig ig -a

ne nettst stat at -i

no -a

/etc/ifconfig ifconfig a

/etc/host.con f (4-) f (4-)

lanadmin

netstat -i show network interface info

nfsstat

netstat -ia

landiag

ifconfig -a

netstat -v lsattr -E -l entX

lanscan netstat -in

ifconfig lan x 

smittyy ch smitt chinet inet ifconfig ifconfig

edit  /etc/rc.conf  /sbin/set_par edit: (option ms initial /etc/{hosts, ifconfig_inte rfacename)

edit  /etc/NETADD RS

chdev -a netaddr=

 

ifconfig

ifconfig

sys_id,

resolv.conf,

 

change IP

sysadm

newIP -I en#  en# 

TIMEZONE},

/etc/config/ {staticroute.options , ifconfig1.options}; reboot

mktcpip

start DHCP client

ping one packet

dhcpcd

ping -c 1 hostname 

n/a

dhcpd

dhclient

/usr/etc/ping ping -s -c 1 hostname hostname  packetsize 1

ping -c 1 hostname 

?

ttccpdump

iptrace ipreport sniff  network

tcpdump

?

proclaim

ping hostname 10 /usr/etc/ping 1 (9) -c 1 ping hostname  hostname -n 1 (10+) nettl snoop netfmt tcpdump

 

netstat -r

edit  /etc/rc.conf  /etc/rc.config (option /etc/config/ .d/netconf  defaultroute r)

route

netstat -r

route definitions

ne nettst stat at -r

netstat -r

staticroute.options

sysa sysadm dm route

telnetd, ftpd /etc/security /etc/issue banner /login.cfg

/etc/ftpwelc /etc/inetd.co /etc/issue ome nf (telnet) nf (telnet)

?

set date/time

date

(from net:

adjkerntz

ntp or other) ntpdate

date

?

ntpdate

timeslave

ntp tzsetup (obs) timed

TASK \ OS

auditing

AIX

A/UX

DG/UX

FreeBSD

HP-UX

IRIX

audit

audisp

satd

auditpr

audevent

satconfig

audomon

sat_reduce

auditselect

?

?

auditd

 

lsaudrec

audsys

sat_interpret

/etc/passwd (not Trusted)

encrypted passwords in

min password length allow/deny root logins

firewall config

/.secure/etc/ passwd /etc/security /etc/master. /etc/shado /etc/ shadow w /etc/shado /etc/shadow w /etc/shadow (Trusted 9) /passwd passwd /tcb/files/aut h/ (10+) /etc/shadow (11.22+) /etc/security ? /user

?

/etc/security ? /user

/etc/login.ac /etc/default/l /etc/securet /etc/default/ cess ogin ty login /etc/ttys

/etc/login.co /etc/default/ ? nf  security

genfilt

ipfw

smitty ipsec4

ipf  

wsm network

TASK \ OS

?

AIX

pfctl

?

A/UX

DG/UX

FreeBSD

/etc/opt/ipf/i /etc/ipf.conf  pf.conf 

HP-UX

rmfn, what (HP-UX 9)

lslpp -L

pkg_info

lssrc

ls swlist (HP-UX showfiles /var/db/pkg 10+) swm list (11.31+)

show installed software

IRIX

?

pkginfo

versions

showprods

 



lslpp -w file -w file

versions long |

rpm -qif  file  file

grep file grep  file

file is in which package

?

?

pkg_info -W swlist -l file | grep file grep  file  file

smitty install

sysinstall

swm install (11.31+)

inst

rpm -ihv

/usr/ports make

swinst sta all

swmgr

installp n/a (no acgxYd add software  /sourcedir   package [fileset|ALL] system)

www1.ibm.com/s ervers/

sysadm

pkg_add

http://www.s ftp.freebsd.o hpux.cs.utah. freeware.sgi. ignal42.com/ rg/

aix/products/ aixos/linux/

xfree86/4.2.0 pub/FreeBSD /binaries/

download.ht ml

DGUX-ix86/

aixpdslib.sea s.ucla.edu/ precompiled aixpdslib.htm binaries of  l see FAQ GPLware and

edu

com www.sgi.com /fun

www.freebsd hpux.connect nekochan.ne .org .org.uk t

 

 

  freeware

bullfreeware. com

/usr/sde/def  /usr/bin/cc /opt/softben /opt/MIPSpr ault/usr/bin/ (gcc) ch/bin/cc ($) o/ cc /usr/vac/bin/ /usr/local/gn /usr/bin/clan gcc /bin/cc (9) bin/cc ($) cc ($) u/gcc g (9.0+) /usr/ibmcxx/ cc bin/cc

C compiler

/usr/bin/cc (10+; not  necessarily  /usr/bin/cc  ANSI; kernel  builder only)

show patch level

instfix -ivq

swm list (11.31+)

versions -b | grep patch

and/or patches

oslevel -s

swlist -l product |

uname -R (6.5+)

grep PH PHsomeStrin someStrin g ?

what /dgux

uname -a

installp



csup (6.2+)

 

update (9)

inst

 

smitty update_all patch tool

?

dg_sysreport p patches

freebsdupdate (7+)

swinstall (10+)

swmgr

ldd

chatr

ldd

ldconfig

ldd (11+)

rld

kldstat

kmadmin

_RLD_LIST

cvsup or  cvs to update, then rebuild 

configure/sh dump -H ow runtime ldd linking fortran2000.com/ ArnaudRecip es/ sharedlib.ht ml

?

?

$LD_LIBRARY $LD_LIBRARY  _PATH  _PATH

link library path

$LIBPATH

?

$LIBPATH

$LD_LIBRARY  _PATH

(64-bit)

$RLD*_PATH

$SHLIB_PATH (32- or 64bit) probevue

?=dg_strace

(>=4.20MU0

trace tracing utility

?

caliper fprof par

truss

caliper ktrace prfstat

6)

syscalls truss

define user defaults

ktrace

watch /etc/security /etc/profile / mkuser.defa /usr/lib/skel admuser -o ult set /etc/environ ment

dtrace (8+)

trace (freeware) tusc (11+,  freeware)

/etc/default

SystemTap (freeware)

/etc/default/l ogin

/etc/PATH /etc/profile /etc/login.co nf  /etc/MANPA TH /etc/default/ *

 

/etc/csh.logi ? n

csh global .login

/etc/csh.logi /etc/csh.logi /etc/cshrc n n

/var/adm/sys log

/var/adm/sys /var/adm/SY log/syslog.log SLOG

/var/adm/me

/var/adm/sul /var/adm/sul

ssages

default syslog and messages

?

?

/var/adm/me /var/log/mes og ssages sages

og

/var/spool/m queue/syslog

system error errpt reporting tool

errpt

dmesg

evmshow (11.31+)

send-pr

smh (11.31+) amsyslog

admsyslog -o report

dmesg

sysmon

availmon

sysdiag (9 (9 eventmond and early10) stm/cstm/ms tm/xstm imdmonitor (10.20+) EMS (from support CD)

ftp://ftp.soft ware.ibm.co m/

syserrpanel

sar

fstat; nfsstat; systat; vmstat; glance netstat; uustat; top; iostat;

pcp; dkstat; pmkstat;

netstat

gstat

sar; osview; gr_osview;

aix/tools/per ftools/perfp mr

 

gpm

 

uustat performance monitoring

caliper

? vmstat; iostat; sar; filemon; topas; trace;

top; sar; vmstat;

svmon; netpmon; iostat; nfsstat; netstat; uustat; Glance($) Glance ($) ptree (11.31+) lsof 

match process to file or port

procfiles (5.2+, files only)

X pop-up

/usr/dt/bin/d ? terror.ds

AIX

nfsstat; nfsvis; nodevis;

proctree

Wikipedia

ecstats; linkstat; netstat;

?

A/UX

fuser

routervis; nstats; top

fuser

sockstat

?

/usr/local/bi /usr/dt/bin/d /usr/bin/X11 n/xmessage terror.ds /xconfirm

DG/UX

FreeBSD

HP-UX

fuser

IRIX

christtrekker. wwwwww.faqs.or www.freebsd www.faqs.or techpubs.sgi. users.sourcef  csc.dg.com/c g/faqs/ .org/doc/ g/faqs/ com/library/ orge.net/ sc/

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hp-ux-l

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www.marist.

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marc.theaims group.com/ ?l=aixl&r=1&w=2

man pages

publib.bould er.ibm.com/

docs.hp.com/ techpubs.sgi. en/hpuxman com/  _pages.html

infocenter/ai x/v6r1/index.  jsp?

library/tpl/cg hpuxman_pa iges.html bin/browse.c gi?

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user groups

www.userblu n/a e.org

encompassus .org

?

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hptechnolog yforum.com forums.itrc.h p.com HP DSPP www.hpchro www.sgi.com nicle.com /support/ daemonnews www.interex.

magazines

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org/hpuxusr

bsdmag.org

www.hppro.c om

pipeline.html

freebsdnews. net www.develo per.ibm.com/ tech/map/aix rm.html www941.ibm.com vendor home n/a / page collaboration /

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wiki/display/ WikiPtype/H ome

www.redboo ks.ibm.com

wwwwww.freebsd software.hp. techpubs.sgi. csc.dg.com/c .org/handbo com com sc/ ok

www.ibm.co m/

www.freebsd www.sgi.com custdocsasp/ .org/releases docs.hp.com / /

developerwo rks/aix

custdocs2.as p?

techsupport. vendor docs services. and patches ? (see also man pages) ibm.com/

itrc.hp.com

category=06 9docs.asp

support/patc h_intro.html support.sgi.c om

relnotes

server/suppo rt?

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vendor phone (US)

wikis

TASK / OS

800-426(EOL; 7378 unsupported  ? (800-IBM ) SERV) www.ibm.co m/developer works/

925-6740783 (FreeBSD Mall)

wikis/display ? /WikiPtype/H ome

wiki.freebsd. ? org

AIX

?

A/UX

DG/UX

FreeBSD

800-6333600

800-800-4SGI

?

HP-UX

IRIX

 

SCO Linux

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

Darwin is the

(deb) = Debian, Libranet,...

OpenBSD

Reliant

OpenServer

Fujitsu Siemens. Originally called SINIX. Based on DC/OSX from Pyramid, Forked from SINIX Derived from NetBSD in SCO 4.4BSD-Lite 1995. UnixWare from and 386BSD. Security 7.0.1& SCO

(rh) = Red Hat,

Mandrake, SUSE,...

NetBSD

Open Source This table foundation does not  for Mac OS X, aka MP-RAS include descended external  from  packages NeXTStep  from  /usr/pkg.

emphasis. This table does not  include external   packages  from  /usr/ports .

Siemens, and SVR4. To be replaced with Solaris by 2008.

UnixWare 7.1.1 became Caldera Open Unix and later became SCO again. SVR4-based.

(fed) = Fedora

(gen) = Gentoo (md) = Mandrake/Mandri va (SUSE) = SUSE

(rh, FC2+, RHEL4+) systemconfig* (rh) redhatconfig* linuxconf  (obsolete) (SUSE) yast2 (deb) dpkgreconfigure

sysadm

WebSysAdmi n NetInfo Manager

sysadm

sushi (obs)

?

scoadmin

 

(md) drakconf  useradd

Aqua: System useradd

useradd

useradd

sysadm

scoadmin

usermod

Preferences / userdel Accounts

userdel

userdel

useradd

useradd

userdel

userdel

niutil (OS X

adduser

userdel

Server)

us user erm mod

user useriinf nfo o

(interactive)

adduser

dscl

sysadm

usermod

usermod

chage

user

user

getent

vipw

Linux

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

NetBSD

OpenBSD

Reliant

SCO OpenServer

arch

hostinfo

prtconf

dmesg

sysctl hw

autoconf -l

hwconfig

uname

ioreg -bls

devstat

more

dmesg

showconf

hw

cat dmesg (if  system_profil /var/run/dm machinetype /var/run/dm uname -p you're lucky) er esg.boot esg.boot cat /var/log/dme sg

/proc/*

lshw

dmidecode lspci lspnp lsscsi lsusb lsmod

more /etc/.osm

cat /kern/msgbu pcidump f 

acpidump

scoadmin/DC U

uname -M

mpcntl -I

/usr/lib/X11/ testtools/

z35SysInfo

 

(SUSE) hwinfo /sys/devices/ * system_profil er SPHardware DataType | ?

grep "Serial Number:" |

?

?

?

?

?

awk '{print $4}' /dev/nvram (if you have it)

in bdm

nvram

?

eeprom

eeprom

?

hwclock

(at boot stop

nvsetenv

or ctrl-a)

udev (2.6+)

devmgmt

scsictl

reinitdev

udevtrigger

mktable

atactl

changedev

(automatic —

modprobe

kerneld

insmod hotplug cardctl

autdodiskmo unter)

(autodetected)

mkdev

 

/dev/ios0/rst ape001 /dev/st0

?

/dev/rmt/c* /dev/st0

/dev/[e][n][r] autoconf -1 | /dev/rct0 st[0-9]* grep TAPE /dev/stdin /dev/stdout

/dev/fd/[012 /dev/fd/[012 /dev/fd/[012 /dev/fd/[012 ?  ]  ]

/dev/fd/[012 /dev/fd/[012 ?  ] /dev/stderr /dev/fd/[012 ]

xorgcfg

xf86config

xorgconfig

xf86cfg

Xorg configure

XFree86 configure

systemconfigdisplay xf86config XFree86 configure

?

X -configure

?

?

hwconfig

redhat-configxfree86 /etc/X11/?d m Linux

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

pdisk rawDev  dump fdisk -l

Disk Utility

NetBSD

OpenBSD

Reliant

SCO OpenServer

disklabel -r prtvtoc

disk

disklabel diskName

dkpart -l

fsname

mbrlabel fdisk /dev/hda (e.g. (non-root if  /dev/hda1  /dev/hda1 partitions are mounted s0 under is a partition) /Volumes) cfdisk

sysadm

 

/dev/ios0/rsd isk???s7

c or d sysctl kern.rawparti tion disklabel -wr

c (???=000999)

/dev/1s# (#=0,1,...)

 

fdisk e2label

fdisk (labels unused)

mb mbrlabel

edvtoc prtvtoc

disklabel -E diskName

dksetup

divvy

fdisk -e diskName

dkpart -e

divvy

mkpart updatescsi labelit parted (if  you have it)

cfdisk

fdisk

pdisk

fdisk

disklabel -i

pdisk (on a MAC) (deb) macfdisk (on a MAC) (md) diskdrake Linux

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

/boot/vmlinu z*

/unix

/boot/bootlx

/stand/unix

NetBSD

OpenBSD

Reliant

SCO OpenServer

/unix

/stand/unix /mach_kerne (see /etc/lilo.conf  l or /boot/grub/ menu.lst)

/proc/*

/usr/sbin/sys sysdef ctl

/proc/sys/*

launchctl limit

sysctl

/netbsd

sysctl

/bsd

/unix

sysctl

/etc/conf/cf. d/configure x

idtune

cat /etc/sysctl.co /etc/sysctl.co getconf  /etc/opt/cf.d nf  nf  /stune cat /etc/launchd. /etc/conf/cf. /etc/opt/cf.d sysdef  conf  d/ /mtune

 

/etc/sysctl.co nf 

quicktune.cfg

mem= (in nvram lilo.conf or bootargs="m ? /boot/grub/g axmem=MB axmem= MB "

sysdef -i

?

rub.conf) lsmod

machine memory (at the "boot"

?

?

prompt) kextstat

?

modstat

modstat

?

modadmin

kextload

?

modload

modload

?

modadmin

kextunload

?

modunload

modunload

?

modadmin

(rh) mkbootdisk

fdisk -i

/usr/mdec/in stallboot5

(deb) fdisk -A

installboot

/usr/mdec/bi osboot5

dksetup

?

/etc/rc*

/etc/rc*

?

?

modprobe

insmod

rmmod

modprobe -r

bless

dklayout

(and lilo to manipulate mbr)

/etc/rc* (but /System/Libr

/etc/rc*

may vary)

ary/

/etc/init.d/

StartupItems /etc/init.d /*,

/etc/rc

/etc/rc*

/Library/Start upItems/,

/etc /etc/r /rc. c.* *

/etc /etc/n /net etst star artt

/etc/rc*

/etc/rc.d/*

(rh) service (rh) chkconfig (deb) sysv-rc- launchctl conf 

?

?

?

 

shutdown Ph now shutdown -y halt g0 -i0 halt poweroff  (set in /etc/inittab)

?

shutdown -p shutdown now hp now

?

shutdown -i0

(set in -1: -1: 0: powerpermanently /etc/inittab) permanently down insecure s,S: single0: shutdown 0*: insecure insecure user

0: halt s,S,1: vendordependent 

s,S: singleuser

1*: 1*: secu secure re

0*: 0*: in inse secu cure re 1: sy syss ad admi min n

1: single-user

1: sys admin

2: highly secure

1*: 1*: secu secure re

2*: 2*: mu mult ltiu iuser ser

2-5*: multiuser

2*: multiuser

2: highly secure

3+4*: userdefined

? 6: reboot

3: share NFS

5: firmware update

4: userdefined

6: reboot

?

5: firmware 6: reboot

sysctl who -r kern.securele vel /usr/share/z /etc/localtim /usr/share/z /usr/lib/local e oneinfo/ e/TZ /etc/localtim oneinfo/ /usr/share/z e oneinfo/

/sbin/runleve (runlevels l unused)

swapon -s

ls -l /var/vm

cat /proc/memin vm_stat fo

sysctl kern.securele who -r vel /usr/share/z oneinfo/ ? /etc/localtim e

sw swap -s

swapctl -l

swap -s

swap -l

pstat -s

swap -l swapctl

who -r

?

swap -l

 

  cat /proc/swaps

sar -r

systat swap

?

?

free taskset ? (sched-utils)

Linux

ext2

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

OpenBSD

ffs (was ufs)

Reliant

vxfs

htfs (OpenServer 5)

ufs (root)

vxfs

vdisk

vdisk

/etc/v /etc/vfst fstab ab

/etc/m /etc/mntt nttab ab

vdisk ?

VxVM

ccd, raidframe

VxVM ($)

ccd raid softraid

/etc/dktab / /et etc/ c/fs fsta tab b

Net NetInfo Info

/etc/ etc/vvfsta fstab b

/etc/ etc/fs fsta tab b

/etc/ etc/fs fsta tab b

e2fsadm

Disk Utility

vxva

ccdconfig

ccdconfig

dkconfig

lvcreate

pdisk

raidctl

raidctl

dkmirror

lvremove

diskutil

bioctl

dkmap

lvextend

SCO OpenServer

ffs (was ufs)

hfs+

ReiserFS LVM, LVM2 EVMS

NetBSD

?

?

ufs vxfs

ext3

?

dkconfig

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

?

 

mke2fs

newfs

mkreiserfs

newfs_hfs

mkd kdo osfs sfs

ne new wfs fs_m _mdo doss

mkfs.* fsck debugfs

fsck fsdb

e2undel

clri

dd if=/dev/zero mkfile of= filename

newfs mkfs

?

dd if=/dev/zero

mkfs

makefs

newfs

fsck fsdb

fsck fsdb

clri

cscan_ffs lri

newfs

?

divvy (OpenServer 5) mkfs

fsck fsdb

dd mkfile if=/dev/zero

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

dd of= filename if=/dev/zero bs=1024 of= filename dd dd bs=1k if=/dev/zero if=/dev/zero of= filename of= filenmae bs=1024 count=desire bs=1m count=desire count=desire count= desire count=desire count= desire d  count=desire count= desire d  d  d  dd if=/dev/zero of= filename bs=1 count=1 seek=desiredseek= desired1 (sparse file)

 

(automatic —

mount mount -F automounter /mnt/cdrom cdfs )

mount -F hs ...

(deb) mount /cdrom

sysadm

/dev/cdrom/ cdrom X 

diskutil mount /cdrom  /dev/disk1s0 mount -t mount cd9660 -o ro /dev/cd0a /dev/cd0a  path  path

diskutil eject /dev/disk1s0 eject

mkisofs

/Volumes /th ? eCDmountpo int 

eject cdrom

mount /dev/cd0  path

cdio eject

? ejec ejectt cd0 cd0

ejec ejectt cd0 cd0

eject -n

eject /dev/rcd0c

makefs -t cd9660

mkhybrid -o image .iso dir 

image_file directory ;; directory 

?

 

mount -o loop  pathToIso

hdiutil

? vnconfig -c vnd0

mountPoint

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

?

image_file ; mount -t cd9660 /dev/vnd0a mountPoint 

getfacl setfacl

?

chmod fsaclctl (10.6)

?

Linux

Mac OS X

?

n/a

?

?

?

?

(treat as SCSI ? device)

?

?

NCR Unix

NetBSD

NetInfo: /etc/dfs/dfst /exports ab /etc/exports /etc/exports Netinfo: /config/Shar dfshares ePoints kill -s HUP /etc/init.d/nf  `cat s-server share /var/run/mo reload untd.pid` kill -s HUP (rh) exportfs - `cat /etc/rc.d/mo shareall /var/run/mo a untd reload untd.pid`

OpenBSD

Reliant

SCO OpenServer

/etc/dfs/dfst ab /etc/exports

/etc/dfs/shar etab

share

kill -HUP `cat /var/run/mo shar sharea eall ll untd.pid`

/etc/exports

exportfs -a

/etc /etc/n /nfs fs st star artt

 

cat /proc/mount nfsstat s

?

/etc/nsswitc h.conf 

tcpconfig

nfsstat

nfsstat

?

showmount nfsstat

/etc/nsswitc h.conf 

ifconfig

ifconfig -a

/etc/resolv.c /etc/netconfi /etc/resolv.c onf  g /etc/resolv.c onf  /etc/netconfi onf  g (obsolete) ifconfig -a ifconfig -a ifconfig -a ifconfig -a

ethtool

netstat -a

ildconfig

NetInfo /etc/resolv.c onf 

netstat -in

netstat -in

ifconfig -A

ifconfig

System Preferences: ifconfig Network

edit  /etc/rc.conf  ifconfig (ifconfig*)

(rh) redhatconfignetwork

(fedora) systemconfignetwork

NetInfo

inetstat -in

netstat -in

etherstat

Network Config. Mgr. (GUI)

cmxinfo

sysadm

ifconfig

ifconfig (temp.)

tcpconfig

edit  edit  /etc/ifconfig. /etc/hostna interface me.driver  me. driver 

vi /etc/default/i netconfig net

 

(rh) edit:  / etc/hosts,  / etc/hosts,

/etc/sysconfi g/network, /etc/sysconfi g/ networkscripts/ ifcfg-eth0 (deb) edit  /etc/network /interfaces; /etc/init.d/ne tworking restart dhclient interface (runtime)

dhcpcd dhclient ?

?

dhclient

add dhcp to

?

?

/etc/hostna /etc/hostna me.driver  (boot time)

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

etherfind tcpdump wireshark ( formerly   formerly  ethereal) etherape

tcpd tcpdum ump p

tcp cpdu dum mp

tcpdump

tcpdump

tcpdump

?

 

route

tcp cpco conf nfiig

(rh) /etc/sysconfi g/network

/etc/inet/def  route rou te show show aultrouter

(rh) netstat -r /etc/sysconfi g/staticroutes (deb) /etc/init.d/ne twork

nets netsttat -r

/etc/inet/gat /etc/rc.co /etc/ rc.conf nf e*

nets netsta tatt -r

/etc /etc/m /myg ygat ate e

/etc /etc/i /iss ssue ue

/etc /etc/m /mot otd d

net netst stat at -r

route route show show

netstat -r

netstat -r

/etc/issue

?

?

?

/etc/mygat /etc/mygate e

(deb) /etc/network

/etc/issue.ne t (telnet) (ftp varies; can use tcp wrappers)

/etc/ftpwelc ome

/etc/issue.ne

t ~ftp/etc/issu /etc/ftpwelc /etc/ftpwelc e ome ome /etc/issue if  enabled via ~ftp/etc/msg if= in s/welcome  /etc/gettyta b

ntpdate

System Preferences/

date

date

rdate

Date & Time

ntpdate

rdate

? netdate

Linux

Mac OS X

ntpd

ntpd

timed (obs)

timed

NCR Unix

NetBSD

(2.6+) auditd

OpenBSD

Reliant

SCO OpenServer

mtree

/var/log/faill og ?

?

?

/etc/security

?

?

 

(run nightly)

/etc/shadow NetInfo (may vary)

/etc/master. passwd /etc/shadow (/etc/spwd.d b)

/etc/master. passwd /etc/shado /etc/ shadow w /etc/shado /etc/shadow w (/etc/pwd.db )

/etc/pam.d/s ? ystem-auth

?

/etc/login.co ? nf 

?

/etc/ttys /etc/securett /etc/default/l /etc /etc/t /tty tyss (doesn't y ogin affect ssh) Aqua / iptables System Prefs ipf

/etc /etc/t /tty tyss

/etc/default/l /dev/default/ login ogin

pfctl

ipchains

/ Sharing / Firewall

/etc/ipf.c /etc/ ipf.conf onf /etc/pf.co /etc/pf.conf  nf 

ipfwadm

ipfw

/etc/ipf6.con f 

?

?

?

?

(rh) redhatconfigsecuritylevel

pfctl (3.0+) /etc/pf.conf  (3.0+)

Linux

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

NetBSD

OpenBSD

ls (rh) rpm -a -i displaypkg /Applications

(rh) rpm -qa

Apple System pkginfo Profiler

(rh) yum list system_profil installed er ls (deb) dselect /Network/Ap plications (deb) aptitude

/Network/Us ers/*/

Reliant

SCO OpenServer

pkginfo -l

swconfig (OpenServer 5)

sysadm

displaypkg

pkginfo

p pkg kg_i _inf nfo o

p pkg kg_i _inf nfo o

 

(deb) dpkg -l Applicatio Applications ns (gen) ls /Users/*/App /var/db/pkg/ lications * (gen) eix -I (deb) dpkg -search file search  file (deb) apt-file update && apt-file search file search  file (rh) rpm -qif  ?  file

pkg_chk

pkg_info -Fe  file ?

pkg_info -E  file

?

?

(gen) equery b file (gen) qfile  file (rh) rpm -hiv installpkg

pkgadd

pkg_add

pkg_add

pkgadd

custom

(rh) yum install pkg install  pkg

drag-anddrop

pkgplus

/usr/pkgsrc && make

/usr/ports && make

sysadm

installpkg

(deb) dselect

/Applications / Utilities/

SCOadmin (GUI)

(deb) apt-get Installer install pkg install  pkg (deb) dpkg -i www.linux.or fink.sourcefo

ftp://ftp.netb ftp://ftp.ope

www.caldera

g

sd.org/pub/

.com/

rge.net

linux.tucows. com

NetBSD/pack pub/OpenBS ages D/<version>/

sourceforge. darwinports. net opendarwin

rpmfind.net (deb) ftp.debian.or g

nbsd.org/

skunkware

packages

ftp://ftp.Net BSD.org/

.org

?

pub/pkgsrc

?

 

(deb) darwinports. packages.deb com ian.org (gen) packag es.gentoo.or 3

g

(gen) gentooportage.com3 (md)easyurp mi.zarb.org

cc

/usr/bin/cc

gcc

(Metaware) /usr/bin/cc (gcc)

/usr/bin/cc (gcc)

sw_v sw_ver erss

cat /kern/version

uname -a

(rh) cat Apple:About /proc/version This Mac

uname -a

pkginfo | grep EKS

ls (rh) cat /etc/redhat- /Library/Rece release ipts

/etc/release

(rh) rp rpm m -q

(deb) dpkg -s -s uname uname -a

/usr/ /usr/bin bin/cc /cc

/us /usr/b r/bin/ in/cc cc

sysctl -n kern.version

pkginfo -l

/us /usr/b r/bin/ in/cc cc

swconfig -P

lsbom cat /System/Libr ary/ CoreServices / SystemVersio n.plist

apt-get update

System Preferences / Software pkgadd Update

cvs

cvs

pkgadd

 

 

apt-get upgrade

softwareupd pkgplus ate

patch

cvsup

(rh) up2date

sup

(rh) yum update

cvsync

(md) urpmi

patch

sysadm pkgadd; pkgrm

pkg_add ldconfig

ldd

ldd

ldd

ldd

ldconfig

nm

ldconfig

lsmod

otool -L

$LD_LIBRARY $DYLD_LIBRA

$LD_LIBRARY

 _PATH

 _PATH

RY_PATH

/etc/ld.so.co man dyld nf 

strace

ltrace

fs_usage

/etc/profile

?

/etc/ld.so.co $LD_LIBRARY $LD_LIBRARY $LD_LIBRARY nf  ?  _PATH  _PATH  _PATH

ktrace; kdump (<=10.4) dtruss; dtrace (>=10.5)

ldd

ldconfig

truss

ktrace

ktrace

truss

ktruss

kdump

scstat

kdump

systrace

/etc/default/l /etc/profi /etc/ profile le ogin

/etc/security /etc/p /etc/prof rofile ile /etc/s /etc/skel kel/* /* /usr/bin/defa / ults /etc/skel/ /etc/security login.conf  / /etc/profile.d /*

/etc/profi /etc/profile le

/etc/default/l ogin

/etc/s /etc/skel kel/* /*

/etc/p /etc/prof rofile ile

/etc/login.co $HOME/.prof  nf  ile

truss

?

 

/etc/csh.logi /etc/csh.logi /etc/.login n n

/etc/csh.logi /etc/csh.logi ? n n

?

/var/log/sysl og

/var/adm/str eams

/usr/adm/sys log

/var/log/mes

/var/adm/us

/var/adm/log

sages

/var/log/syst ererr em.log

/usr/adm/me ssages

/var/log/mes /var/log/mes /var/adm/log /osmlog sages sages /messages

/etc/.osm

/var/log/mail log dmesg

Console

odm

(deb) reportbug

/var/log/cras errpt h.log, dmesg

dmesg

dmesg

sysadm

cat /kern/msgbu sendbug f 

log3

send-pr

WebSysAdmi dmesg n

vmstat

vm_stat; nfsstat;

iostat; sar; pinfo -v; netstat; systat;

fstat; iostat;

vmstat; mpstat; dkstat;

procinfo -D

fs_usage; sc_usage;

modstat; netstat;

netstat; nfsstat; pstat;

sar; netstat; scstat

vmstat; top; fstat;

 

top

top

nfsstat; pppstat;

nfss ssttat

systat; top; sar

htop

Activity Monitor

smtpstat; snmpstat;

vmstat;

(10.3+)

pstree

Process Viewer (10.2- uustat; top  )

lsof

fstat

netstat -atup lsof

fuser

osascript -e 'tell /usr/X11R6/b application ? in/xmessage "Finder" to display dialog "msg "' Linux

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

sockstat

fstat

xmessage

/usr/X11R6/b ? in/xmessage

NetBSD

www.linuxdo www.darwinf  c.org/ o.org/

www.netbsd. org/

FAQ/LinuxFAQ 

docs

faq.shtml

www.debian. www.macosx ? org/doc/ hints.com FAQ 

fuser

OpenBSD

www.openbs ? d.org/faq

?

?

Reliant

SCO UnixWare

pcunix.com/S COFAQ/

 

www.linuma nagers

www.netbsd. www.openbs org/ d.org/

.org

MailingLists

mail.html

lists.apple.co ? m

?

?

?

?

www.linux.or g/ help/lists.ht ml www.linuxm anagers.org/

www.netbsd. www.openbs org/ d.org/

pipermail/lin uxmanagers

MailingLists

lists.debian.o lists.apple.co ? rg m

mail.html

www.linuxm developer.ap anpages.com ple.com/ /

documentati on/Darwin/

Fedora Core Reference/M ? anPages 4: linuxcomman d.org/

www.openbs man.netbsd. d.org/cgi? org bin/man.cgi

uw714doc.sc o.com/en/Na vpages/

 

superman_p ages.php www.tldp.or g/docs.html# man comp.unix.bs comp.unix.bs d. d. comp.os.linu comp.sys.ma de.comp.os.u comp.unix.sc comp.sys.ncr x.* (esp openbsd.mis c.* nix.sinix o.misc netbsd.misc .answers) c lucky.openbs d.misc www.apple.c om/

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www.omnigr www.debian oup.com/ ? help.org developer/m ailinglists

undeadly.org ?

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www.daemo undeadly.org ? nnews.com

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www.themac intoshguy. com/lists/X.h tml www.linuxjo www.macwo urnal.com rld.com www.linux-

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www.debian planet.org

www.linux.or g

ncr.com

www.caldera .com/

www.debian. org

teradata.com

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gentoo.org

www.apple.c

www.redhat. om com

www.netbsd. www.openbs www.fujistuorg

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siemens.com

 

(SUSE) www.novell.c om/linux

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developer.ap www.info.ncr ple.com/ .com/

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www.linuxdo www.info.ap OSHWc.org/ ple.com/ Browse

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docum.html

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susewiki.org (SUSE)

Linux

Mac OS X

NCR Unix

NetBSD

OpenBSD

Reliant

SCO OpenServer

 

Solaris

Solaris 2.02.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

OpenSolaris (SunOS 5.*)

SunOS 4

Solaris 1.*

BSD-based

SVR4-based.

Tru64

Ultrix

UNICOS

OS / TASK

(Digital Unix, OSF/1)

(4)= 4.0F/G

An early DEC Unix, superceded by Digital Unix (now Tru64).

(5)= 5.0A

Cray Inc., formed from the March 2000 merger of Tera OS notes Computer Company and Cray Research

An opensource version can be found at illumos.org

solstice

checklist

checklist

admintool

(5) sysman

/etc/install/i nstall

smc (8 01/01+)

?

?

xmenu

administrativ e GUI

 

useradd

useradd

adduser

xadmin

userdel

adduser

removeuser

udbgen

usermod getent logins /usr/sadm/bi n/smuser (9+) groupadd

Solaris

prtconf -v /usr/platfor m/`uname i`/

edit   /etc/passwd  userdel and create home removeuser directory  dxaccounts

SunOS 4

Tru64

udbrstrict nu scripts

Ultrix

UNICOS

dia -R full

machid

vmstat -P

getconf  

sbin/prtdiag v (sun4u and  sun4d only)

hwmgr -get category

uname -a

arch -k

(5) hwmgr show

psrinfo -v

devices

isainfo -v

dmesg (if  you're lucky)  psrinfo

dmesg

pset_info

iostat -En

sys_check

prtfru

/usr/bin/X11 /dxsysinfo

cfgadm -l /etc/path_to  _inst

dmesg (if  you're lucky)

managing users

OS / TASK

list hardware configuratio n

 

hostid

hostid

consvar -g sys_serial_nu ? m

?

unique id useful for licensing

show/set

eeprom

eeprom

(4.0D+) consvar

?

?

EEPROM/NV RAM values

devfsadm.  pre-Solaris 7  HW 11/99, use:

(3.2.*) scu scan edt 

drvconfig; devlinks; {disks, tapes,  ports}

(4.0) scu scan edt ; edt ; disklabel -rw rzXX label  (for disks) add device

/dev/MAKED ? /dev/MKDEV (5.x) dsfmgr - EV k; disklabel rw dskn auto

/usr/lib/syms m/bin/hot_a dd (RDAC)

without reboot

hwmgr -scan scsi

/etc/symsm/ rmparams (RDAC)

remove

 

  device

/dev/rmt/0

/dev/rst0

/dev/fd/[012 /dev/fd/[012 ?  ]

(5.x) /dev/ntape /dev/tape

/dev/n rmt X  /dev/n h where n =nontpmnt rewinding, X a number, h =density

tape device

?

?

?

stdin/ stdout/ stderr

?

?

?

X kvm config

kdmconfig (x86) fbconfig; m64config; (etc.)

?

Solaris

prtvtoc

SunOS 4

dkinfo

2c

format

Tru64

Ultrix

UNICOS

OS / TASK

disklabel -r

chpt -q

?

read a disk label

c

c

s7

whole disk in partition

 



 

prtvtoc (x86) fdisk

format

disklabel -rw chpt -a

/etc/labelit

label a disk

format

disklabel -e

/etc/install/i partition a nstall disk

format

fmthard

Solaris

SunOS 4

chpt -p

Tru64

Ultrix

UNICOS

OS / TASK

/kernel/genu nix /platform/`u name -m`/ kernel/unix /vmunix

/vmunix

/vmunix

adb

dxkerneltune adb r

/unicos

kernel

?

show/set kernel

/platform/`u name -m`/

kernel/sparc v9/unix (7+)

sysdef

getconf

sysconfig

cat

/usr/kvm/sys

/etc/system

/

kdb

parameters

 

 

ndd

`arch -k`/conf  

adb -k

?

?

?

?

?

limit physical memory

modinfo

?

?

?

?

loaded kernel modules

modload

?

?

?

?

load module

modunload

?

?

?

?

unload module

installboot /usr/platfor m/

/usr/kvm/md ec

?

make disk bootable

?

startup scripts

?

start/ stop/ config services

installboot [(4.x+) hltv] disklabel -rw - ? /lib/fs/ufs/bo t [ufs|advfs] otblk  protobootblk  raw_device_  file bootdevice `uname -i`

/etc/rc* /etc/init.d/ (10+) svcadm

/etc/rc*

/sbin/init.d; links in /sbin/rc?.d

/etc/rc*

(10+) svcs

svcs (10+) svcadm (10+) ?

?

?

 

 

shutdown (& power off if  possible)

shutdown -y ? g0 -i5

?

0: firmware monitor

0: shut down 0: shut down

run levels 1

s,S: singleuser

1: single user 1: single user

*=normal states

1: sys admin

2: multi-user, 2: multi-user, no NFS no NFS

 for more detail 

2: multiuser

3: multi-user 3: multi-user

see

6: reboot

www.phildev .net/runlevel

3*: share NFS 4*: userdefined 5: powerdown if  possible

?

?

6: reboot ?

s.html

who -r

show runlevel 1

/etc/zoneinfo ?

?

time zone info

swapon -s

/etc/swapper

?

6: reboot

who -r

?

/usr/share/li ? b/zoneinfo/

who -r

?

swap -s

swap -l pstat -s

?

check swap



 

 

pbind

runon pset_create pset_info psradm

?

Solaris

SunOS 4

ufs

?

Tru64

4. 2

bind process to CPU

?

Ultrix

(4) ufs

zfs (OpenSolaris  ) zfs(10+) zfs(10+) Solstice DiskSuite



UNICOS

NC1FS ufs

(5) AdvFS

C2FS

"normal" filesystem

Advfs ?

LSM

N/A

?

VxVM ($)

/etc/vfstab (local)

OS / TASK

volumebased filesystem

/etc/fstab

zpool (10+)

/etc/fstab

file system

 AdvFS: /etc/fdmns

description

/etc/fstab

/etc/fstab

?

volume /etc/install/i manipulatio nstall n

 AdvFS: mkfdmn, mkfset, addvol, showfdmn LSM: volassist or volmake, volume, volplex and volsd, volprint

meta* (Solstice ? DiskSuite; Solaris Volume Mgr (9+) )

 

(7-, found in  /usr/opt/SU NWmd/  sbin/)

/opt/VRTSvxv a/bin/vxva (Veritas Volume Mgr) ($) newfs

newfs

 AdvFS: mkfdmn

newfs

bb

mkfs

mkfs

UFS: newfs

mkfs

mkfs

zfs (10u2+)

fsck fsdb

MFS: mfs

?

?

labelit

?

?

clri

dd if=/dev/zero mkfile

mkfile

create filesystem

of= filename ? bs=1024k count=desire count= desire d 

file system debugging and recovery

create non-0-

?

length empty file

 

/etc/init.d/vo mount mount -t hsfs ld start; /dev/disk/cdr -r volcheck or  omXa mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/sr0 /dev/dsk/c0t  /dev/dsk/ c0t  /cdrom 6d0s2

/mnt

/cdrom mount -t cdfs -o noversion /dev/disk/cdr om3c /cdrom

ej ejec ectt cdro cdrom m

mkisofs2;DEV ICE=`lofiadm a /absolute_pa thname/imag e.iso` ; mount -F hsfs -o ro $DEVICE

?

?

?

?

mount CDROM

?

?

eject CDROM

 

 

?

?

?

?

create/moun t ISO image

?

?

?

?

ACL management

?

Fibre Channel / SAN

getfacl setfacl

cfgadm luxadm stmsboot

?

?

?

mpathadm fcinfo

Solaris

SunOS 4

Tru64

Ultrix

UNICOS

OS / TASK

/etc/dfs/dfst ab

/etc/e /etc/expo xports rts /etc/e /etc/expo xports rts ?

/etc/exports

NFS share definitions

exportfs -a

NFS share command

dfshares

share

shareall

exportfs -a

/sbin/init.d/n fs start; ? /sbin/init.d/n fsmount start

 

showmount

?

?

?

?

name /etc/hosts.us resolution enamed order

nfsstat /etc/nsswitc (hardcoded  h.conf 

getent

into libc)

/etc/nsswitc h.conf  /etc/svc.conf  (obsolete)

dladm

ifconfig -a

ifconfig -a

ndd

netstat -in

netstat -in

ifconfig -a

hwmgr get attribute

show network interface info

ifconfig -a

-category network

edit : edit : /etc/{resolv.c edit  onf, hosts, hostname.*, /etc/hosts netmasks, nodename,

(4.x) netsetup

netconfig

(5.x) sysman net_wizard or 

ifconfig

netconfig

initif  

netstat -in

NFS information

?

ifconfig

dladm (8+) kstat -n hme0 | egrep 'ifspeed|dupl ex'

dumpadm.co nf, /etc/hostna inet/ipnodes, me.* net/*/hosts}

 

 

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

?

change IP

/etc/install/i nstall

ifconfig interface dhcp

ping hostname p acketsize 1

snoop

?

dhcpconf  interface start

?

?

start DHCP client

ping -c 1

?

ping hostname

ping one packet

tcpdump

?

?

sniff  network

ping hostname

 packetsize 1

etherfind

 

/etc/defaultr /etc/defaultr outer outer

/etc/notrout (kernel  er tweak or 

/etc/gateway adb to diable s

in.routed

/etc/routes

?

netstat -r

route definitions

 forwarding)

netstat -r route add /etc/default/

/etc/issue

telnetd /etc/default/ ftpd

/etc/motd n/a

/etc/issue

telnetd, ftpd banner

?

set date/time

ntpdate

rdate

Solaris

?

ntpdate

SunOS 4

Tru64

rdate

Ultrix

(from net: ntp or other)

?

UNICOS

OS / TASK

audit auditd auditing

auditreduce

 

praudit

/tcb/files/aut h (only with /etc/shadow /etc/passwd /etc/shadow /etc/shado w /etc/udb /etc/udb Enhanced  Security)

/etc/default/ ? passwd /etc/default/l /dev/ttytab ogin

(9+) /usr/aset/

?

Solaris

in

min password ? ? ? length allow/deny /etc/securett /etc/securett udbrestrict root ys ys R logins

?

SunOS 4

encrypted passwords

Tru64

firewall config

?

?

Ultrix

UNICOS

OS / TASK

pkginfo

prodreg

admintool

/var/sadm/in ? stall/content s

setld -i

?

?

show installed software

 



pkgchk -l -p binaryToChe ? ck 

?

?

?

file is in which package

pkgadd

setld -l

?

?

add software

?

www.tru64u

www.sunfree ware.com

nix.compaq.c om/

www.blastwa ve.org

demos

tpegsrvr.zk3. dec.com/ freeware/tbl  _packages.ht ml

?

?

?

precompiled binaries of  GPLware and

 

 

freeware

/opt/SUNWs pro/ bin/cc2 /usr/b /us r/bin/ in/cc cc

showr sho wrev ev -p

sho showr wrev ev -p

prodreg (2.6+)

(if you're lucky)

/us /usr/b r/bin/ in/cc cc

/usr/b /usr/bin/ in/cc cc

/opt/ctl/bin/ C compiler cc

dupatch track -type kit dupatch track -type patch

patchadd -p

setld -i | grep  patchname

cat /etc/release

sizer -vB

installpatch (2.5.1-)

setld -i

show patch level and/or patches

?

?

 



 

patchadd (2.6+) n/a pkgadd; pkgrm /usr/sadm/bi n/smpatch (9+)

dupatch ?

crle

odump -Dl

ldd

ldd

pldd

ldd

?

?

patch tool

?

configure/sh ow runtime linking fortran2000.com/ ArnaudRecip es/ sharedlib.ht ml

$LDPATH

link library path

modinfo LD_PRELOAD $LD_LIBRARY  _PATH (7+ deprecated  $LD_LIBRARY $LD_LIBRARY in favor of  ?  _PATH  _PATH crle)

truss

sotruss

trace

trace

truss

cdbx

?

jumptrace

tracing utility

dtrace (10+)

/etc/default/l ogin

/etc/skel

/etc/skel

udbgen gen

/etc/profile

/etc/profile

/etc/profile

nu scripts

/etc/security /

/etc/profile

define user defaults

 

/etc/csh.logi ? /etc/login n (4.x+) /var/adm/me /var/adm/me /var/adm/me /var/adm/me ssages ssages ssages ssages

/etc/ etc/.l .log ogiin

?

/var/adm/sys log.dated (kern, auth, daemon, lpr, syslog, user)

/var/log/sysl og

csh global .login

/var/adm/sys log.dated (kern, auth, daemon, lpr, /usr/adm/me default syslog and syslog, user) ssages messages

softpanoram /var/log/sysl /var/adm/bin /var/adm/bin a.org/Logs/s og ary.errlog ary.errlog olaris_logs.sh (sendmail) tml

(4.x) uerf; dia (DECevent) (5.x) (System errors) EVM (evmget; evmshow)

(Hardware errors) dia; uerf ca (Compqaq analyze)

errpt

sar; iostat; kstat;

iostat; nfsstat; vmstat

sar; xsar; tsar; xsam;

mpstat; netstat; nfsstat;

/usr/opt/sv4 /usr/opt/sv4 xscc; xns; b/bin/sar b/bin/sar xnetmon;

prtdiag

dmesg

iostat; nfsstat; vmstat

system error reporting tool

 

 

prstat; trapstat; vmstat; ptree iostat; netstat; vmstat

nfsstat; perfmon; ja;

monitor

performance monitoring

mppview; xmppview;

sam; csam

fuser ?

?

?

?

match process to file or port

/usr/dt/bin/d ? terror.ds

?

?

?

X pop-up

lsof2 pfiles

Solaris

SunOS 4

Tru64

Ultrix

UNICOS

Wikipedia

http://opens www.faqs.or www2.tru64. www.supelec www.spikyno olaris.org/os/ g/faqs/ org/faq/ .fr/decus/ rman about/faq/ www.faqs.or comp-sysg/faqs/Solari sun-faq/ s2/

tru64_faq.ph faq/faqp ultrix.html

.net

FAQ/ www.faqs.or g/faqs/Solari s2/ x86/FAQ/ www.stokely. com/ unix.sysadm. resources/

FAQs (see also faqs.org)

 

faqs.sun.html sunhelp.org sunsunmanagers@s managers@ unmanagers

tru64-unixman

decstationman

[email protected] .org [email protected] sunmanagers ov (majordomo) ov (majordomo) ?

mailing list

?

mailing list archives

http://www. (majordomo .ececs.uc.edu ornl.gov/its/a ) rchives/ (majordomo) mailing-lists/

www.sunma wwwwww.latech. nagers.org/ archive.

archives.html

wwwarchive.

edu/sunman. ornl.gov:800 ornl.gov:800 html 0 0

www.latech. edu/sunman. html

docs.sun.co m/

man pages

app/docs/

coll/40.10

?

?

?

?

www.freebsd .org/

cgi/man.cgi

 

comp.sys.sun

newsgroup(s

comp.sys.sun

. admin, comp.unix.so admin laris

) and forums comp.sys.dec comp.unix.ul comp.unix.cr , groups.googl comp.unix.tr trix ay e u64

opensolaris.o rg/os/comm unity/ advocacy/us ergroups/ugleaders/

www.cug.org

www.excray. com

?

Encompass/D ? ECUS

?

www.tru64.o ? rg

user groups

www.sunwor ld.com sun.com/sunonnet/itworld

sun.com/sola ris sun.com/biga dmin sun.com/dev elopers/supp ort ? soldc.sun.co m

?

magazines

www.tru64u www.supelec nix .fr/decus/ .compaq.com

faq/faqultrix.html

www.cray.co vendor home m

page

 

access1.sun.c om opensolaris.o rg docs.sun.co m

www.tru64u nix

www.cray.co m/

sunsolve.sun. com

.compaq.com /docs

craydoc

?

800-USA4SUN

vendor docs and patches (see also man pages)

N/A (EOL)

?

800-3444825

800-3444825

?

vendor phone (US)

?

?

?

wikis

wikis.sun.co m www.bigup.org/menu ? /wiki/doku.p hp

Tru64

Solaris

SunOS 4

(Digital Unix, OSF/1) (4) 4.0F/G (5) 5.0A

Ultrix

UNICOS

OS \ TASK