/usr/lib/acct/fwtmp trouble

946 byte By BobbyHa at 2007-11-27 1:03:23
While trying to trim my wmtpx file I found what I think is a bug.I used:/usr/lib/acct/fwtmp < /var/adm/wmtpx > /var/tmp/wtmp.ascii/usr/bin/tail -500 /var/tmp/wmtp.ascii > /var/tmp/wtmpx-last500/usr/lib/acct/fwtmp -ic </var/tmp/wtmpx-last500 >/var/tmp/wtmpxWhen I now use the who ...

zfs ?

67 byte By shayberya at 2007-11-27 1:07:14
hellohow can I install zfs on solaris 10 update 3/05?

samba install amd64 sol 5.10

694 byte By wigadmina at 2007-11-27 1:18:07
Hello,i磛e got problems installing new samba version. I need to have samba as 64 bit binary as for so many open files in special cad applications. Version 3.0.21b which is included on the system cd磗 has an error while moving big files via unc from windows to samba (connection dies). Trying ...

recover root password

264 byte By simi2ka at 2007-11-27 1:30:16
need help Trying to halt the initial bootup using STOP +A and the trying ok boot cdrom -s " FATAL: system is not bootable, boot command is disabled."How can i solve this ...using Solaris installation CD Thanks,simer

Wrapping an Application?

200 byte By Lee_McCreerya at 2007-11-27 1:39:24
Does anyone know of a wrapping program that will log user info(UID, date, complete command-line args, etc) when an application is started?Just like TCP-Wrapper does for network services.

Partitions and Mounts

860 byte By mike-suna at 2007-11-27 1:40:44
Hi all- Just got a new sun server and need some help. The OS is pre-configured with the following: Filesystem sizeused avail capacity Mounted on/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s011G4.6G5.9G45%//devices0K0K0K0%/devicesctfs 0K0K0K0%/system/contractproc ...

Configuration Management Whitepaper: Reducing the Risk

256 byte By pmcnaba at 2007-11-27 1:41:07
Hi,I wrote up a whitepaper describing the use of configuration management to reduce the risk to a development organization, and I'd love to hear comments or questions. http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/hub_articles/reducing_risk.jsp

Installing Solaris 10 on a Windows XP machine

844 byte By r_honeya at 2007-11-27 1:43:01
I decided to experiment with Solaris & got myself a copy of Solaris 10.My machine has a single disk with 3 partitions & WinXP SP2 is installed on the first partition, C:While installing Solaris, I noticed that the installation with erase the entire disk & create Solaris partitions. ...

perl modules under Sunsolaris 10

934 byte By monsterSolatisa at 2007-11-27 1:43:52
Hi all,I'm trying to install TermReadKey-2.30 module under Solaris10,and look what I have:cp ReadKey.pm blib/lib/Term/ReadKey.pmAutoSplitting blib/lib/Term/ReadKey.pm (blib/lib/auto/Term/ReadKey)/usr/bin/perl -I/usr/perl5/5.8.4/lib genchars.plWriting termio/termios section of cchars.h... ...

zfs after live upgrade to solaris 10(11.06)

478 byte By shayberya at 2007-11-27 1:46:12
I used LiveUpgrade (lucreate \ luupgrade\luactivate) in order to upgrade from solaris 10(3.05+resent recommanded pathed) to solaris 10(11.06).the upgrade finished succesfully, but then I check zfs commands like : zpool, zfs the upgrade installed only the simbolik links /use/sbin/zpool but not ...

Editing /etc/shadow file

273 byte By simi2ka at 2007-11-27 1:47:35
To recover root I booted the system in single user mode from CD ROM and the edited the /etc/shadow file ...but instead of recovering root all the users are also not able to login to the box Anybody have any idea whats going wrong here ''-Simer

Trunking setup on v240 with bge interfaces

657 byte By KenB1776a at 2007-11-27 1:48:38
I'm trying to get trunking installed on a v240 with built in nic's. bge0 - 4 to be exact. I'm using trunking 1.3 and I've verified all the packages are installed. I've edited nettr.sh to reflect these cards. I get the following error when I try to run it../nettr: Apr 20 12:20:26 me1-backup ...

lp not allowing more than 40 printers installed using hppi

653 byte By Fast_Winga at 2007-11-27 1:49:08
This is a new Solaris 10 install, my first. I installed hppi (Version E.10.34) and 40 printers, when I got to number 41, it seemed to install ok, but lp does not recognize it. I deleted a printer that had installed ok, then retried the one that had failed. lp accepted it. Then tried to ...

"No space left on device" when executing 'ps' command

692 byte By davistai@gmail.coma at 2007-11-27 1:56:20
Hello,I am using Solaris 8, and when I execute 'ps -ef' command, it will show the message:ps: pswrite() error on write, wbs=-1, bs=1776, No space left on deviceps: pswrite() error on write, wbs=-1, bs=4, No space left on deviceps: pswrite() error on write, wbs=-1, bs=8, No space left on ...

NAS file permission on windows and unix and autofs security

1019 byte By su_nila at 2007-11-27 1:58:50
Hi All,We have configured NAS 5210 with both NIS and Active Directory services. As the users will be accessing the data stored on NAS Box in both the Operating Environments we are using a common home directory for both the windows and Unix accounts. Problem1:Now the issue is, whenever user is ...

Configure ports with Solaris10 firewall

207 byte By LauraMediaECa at 2007-11-27 2:19:08
Hi all,I'm not sure if there is already such a topic. I'm a beginner in Solaris. I need some ideea how to see all opened ports and how to block the ones I don't need them.Thanks a lot

Solaris 10 and compile of Apache

1222 byte By TJMTVa at 2007-11-27 2:22:05
HiI have a new T2000 server with Solaris 10 on it. I want to run Dynamo/Java and Apache on it. The Apache I have installed is apache_1.3.37.tar. When I do a ./configure I get :cd ..; gcc -DSOLARIS2=2100 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I./lib/expat-lite -DNO_DL_NEEDED `./apaci`-o helpers/dummy ...

T2000 Sol 10 swap space with 32GB of RAM?

332 byte By keesora at 2007-11-27 2:22:39
How much swap space do I need for a T2000 with 32GB of ram? At one time the rule was 2x's memory but that is an entire drive with a system with 32GB of memory! Sorry if this is a dumb question but several searches have not turned up anything solid.Thank you,BTW these will be DSEE 6.0 Directory ...

How can I prevent pkg-get from upgrading a package?

339 byte By sysglena at 2007-11-27 2:23:02
I need to install curl. I've used Blastwave for this on another server, but pkg-get gives me the "dependancy ... not up to date" error. I used "/opt/csw/bin/pkg-get -c|grep -v 'Not installed'" and I know that to "upgrade all" will break cfengine.How can I prevent pkg-get from upgrading a ...

Default Routes on same network

318 byte By silvexa at 2007-11-27 2:24:05
I have a solaris 8 box with two nics (eri0 and eri1). I would like to a different router for each NIC. like thiseri0 192.168.1.100 default router 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0eri1 192.168.1.200 default router 192.168.1.250 netmask 255.255.255.0How can I do the default router for each ...

Ypinit fails in Solaris 10

551 byte By wsandersa at 2007-11-27 2:24:18
I am trying to set up a NIS client Solaris 10 for the first time. Ypinit fails with the errors:svcadm: Pattern 'network/nis/server:default' doesn't match any instancessvcadm: Pattern 'network/nis/xfr:default' doesn't match any instancessvcadm: Pattern 'network/nis/passwd:default' ...

Can force a general user to 'su' to another general user?

479 byte By davistai@gmail.coma at 2007-11-27 2:34:10
Hello,There's a common login account 'apadmin' which is a general user, however, I can't identify who is using 'apadmin' in the same time. I got an idea, that create login account for each user,ex,'frank', it must run 'su - apadmin' to do the work, then I can know who is using the ...

should show-disks list device path for "Device 2 ( Secondary Master )"?

7327 byte By sun-certifieda at 2007-11-27 2:45:34
i have spent the last 2 hours searching google and these forums for answers to the following questions. please, does anybody here know the answers? (see below for details of what i DO know): 1. probe-ide reports my 2nd internal hdd as ""Device 2 ( Secondary Master )". what do i have to do to ...

pandora?!

2432 byte By darko15a at 2007-11-27 2:57:41
Hello,Does anyone know what this is please. I've never seen a proc called pandora running?!SunOS xxxxx 5.10 Generic_118822-25 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V210/usr/ucb/ps/wwaux:lp20364 0.0 0.1 1888 424 ?SMar 23 0:00 lpadminroot21707 0.0 0.8 4616 3624 ?SMar 29 1:18 /usr/lib/inet/inetd ...

Solaris 8 st.conf with no density bits?

710 byte By GOTOMOJOa at 2007-11-27 2:59:44
I was looking for the latest info on supporting some Sony AIT2 drives now that I have installed the latest st patch on my Solaris 8 backup hosts (we are still keeping Netbackup 3.4 in production!), and the recommended config from Sony (in a manual dated Feb 2007) recommends this line for the ...

PS0, PS1, PS2, PS3 Have Failed. Server is still up

973 byte By dtailora at 2007-11-27 3:00:43
I am seeing the following logs on all 5 of my servers, indicating that all 4 power supplies have failed. However, the server is still running, and can successfully power up from a full shutdown....May 1 16:39:11 ... rmclomv: [ID 974741 kern.error] PSU @ PS0 has FAILED.May 1 16:39:44 ... ...

need help on setting ulimit -c unlimited

981 byte By Randip_Malakara at 2007-11-27 3:04:20
Hello,I need help in setting ulimit -c (for coredump size to unlimited). For this I have in /etc/profile the following...........case "$0" in-ksh | -sh )ulimit -c unlimitedulimit -H -c unlimited;;-csh | -tcsh )unlimit coredumpsize;;esac--But when I login and check with 'ulimit -a' its showing ...

Network Connection drops when Serial Console is disconnected/interrupted

14565 byte By tganserta at 2007-11-27 3:07:17
Ok, here's the situation. I cannot use networking unless the serial console is activated. Not sure what details will help find a solution, but I'll give it my best.Sun Enterprise 250 running Debian Linux 'Etch' on a sparc platform. ~300MHz dual processor, 2GB RAM, NIC, video card, serial ...

using ports of the same network interface

586 byte By cntgpp@hotmail.coma at 2007-11-27 3:12:34
Hi,I'm an Oracle DBA.I will perform 2 installations of Oracle Management Agent on a Solaris server with the following config:SunOS 5.10 Interface IP AddressHostname- --ce6address0hostname0 ce6:1address1hostname1 ce6:2address2hostname2 The first installation will be done on ...

How i can download and install NTP for Solaris 10.

172 byte By Silver75a at 2007-11-27 3:16:25
Hi,New to Solaris 10. Can you direct me about the download and installation procedure for NTP on Solaris 10 Sparc.Thanks in advance !Tx,S

Solaris 9: how do i debug init 0 ?

180 byte By Jens_Madsena at 2007-11-27 3:36:56
When i do a shutdown using init 6,it runs for some seconds and then it return having noting.Does init have verbose function ? regards Jens Madsen

Edit Forum

118 byte By nd_uk_2004-www@yahoo.co.uka at 2007-11-27 3:40:45
Hi,Is it possible to edit a forum topic I have posted. I would like to remove company name from imports.

how to reduce file size wtmpx in Solaris 9

93 byte By NewSunBirda at 2007-11-27 3:47:41
Hi,Can someone help me on how to reduce the file size of wtmpx.Thank You

Sun Solaris Documentation ( For System Admins)

139 byte By 54645a at 2007-11-27 3:48:00
HiAny one know from Which link or from which site i will get the complete Sun solaris Documentation ( Solari 9 and solaris10)

rsh (remote shell) problem

26899 byte By tugmania at 2007-11-27 3:51:38
Hi all,I have problem with rsh command. I explain you the situation.I have 2 systems, A and B, the user bingo present in both systems, in the /etc/hosts.equiv and in /home/bingo/.rhosts files, I have the entry " ++" to allow access to everyone from everywhere.If I run the rsh from system A in ...

Solaris 10 network istallation server problem

1249 byte By Mike__Va at 2007-11-27 3:53:00
Hi all,I need to have Install server on SunFire V125 and have it as a source of network installation for other systems on the same network as they do not have CD/DVD drives. I created an Install server image from downloaded DVD disk launched "setup_install_server" configured the client ...

configure sendmail for POP3

732 byte By Tootsya at 2007-11-27 3:57:31
Due to changes on our internal network Exchange security policy which will disable POP3 I need to configure a sendmail server on one of our Solaris 8 Servers to act as a POP3 server which will receive automatically forwarded mail to two local user accounts from the central Exchange server.Then ...

simple question about backups

664 byte By r0k3ta at 2007-11-27 3:58:46
Hi there, I just took over a really old netra box that is still in use. I have these intructions that tell me to log on and do the following$at 2300>sh backupfile<CONTROL> DThe file called backupfile is just a shell script. It looks like thistar cvbf 96 /dev/rmt/0 /export /usr2 /bin ...

zpool unavailable after live upgrade to Solaris Express

2211 byte By BlackyX11a at 2007-11-27 4:04:19
Here's the setup: I'm runnig Solaris 10 11/06 x86 under VMware WS 6.0, with / and /var on ufs filesystems under c0d0s0 and c0d0s3 respectively. A zpool 'blackpool' has been created on 3 additional disks, c2t[0-2]d0 and works fine under Solaris 10.I've added another disk, c0d1, installed ...

Problem With SSH on solaris 9.0

620 byte By 54645a at 2007-11-27 4:05:56
HiI am facing problem in sshNormaly in solaris 9 byfesult ssh wouild be there you need to just start the script.but in one of my solaris 9 server i am not able to see and ssh entry i tried to access sshd_config it is not availableRequesting you guys to help me on the same I tried downloading ...

What is the SUN recommendation for saving core files?

475 byte By Lawson.Sharona at 2007-11-27 4:08:30
What is the recommended policy for saving core files on JASS hardened and non-hardened Solaris servers? We currently have all servers configured to save all core files in /var/core, only some of the servers are security hardened. What are the security implications, if any, for allowing core ...

out of memory issue

310 byte By Lalit107a at 2007-11-27 4:22:31
i deployed one aaplication in jsp on sun sloaris server and after every one cycle i.e. 24 hrs i have to restart the aaplication and found the following error:CORE4007: Internal error: Unexpected Java exception thrown (java.lang.OutOfMemoryError, no description), stack: ...

log files

467 byte By soulmana at 2007-11-27 4:24:46
Hi thereThis is totaly newbi question, so when you stop laughing find some time and answer.I am interested in log filesWhere can I find them.Primary, I have problem with one cluster which has Solaris 8 on it, and has to be shutdown for UPS maintenance.Since it has been known for having problems ...

srsxfer hanging after NetConnect Installation

734 byte By Anthony_Maslowskia at 2007-11-27 4:28:56
Installing the NetConnect 3.2.4 on a t1000 with Solaris 10uname -a "SunOS sunlight 5.10 Generic_125100-04 sun4v sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-T1000"I look to check that the srs services are running, and all there appears to be is a hung srsxfer that never completes.root@sunlight # ps -ef | grep srsroot ...

How do I preventing USB from working with solaris 8 or 10?

189 byte By Theophelousa at 2007-11-27 4:44:46
How do I selectively prevent all USB ports on a server or client running Solaris 8 or 10 from being available. I am basically trying to prevent mounting USB drives by open USB ports.

RSC Cards responding to SNMP?

594 byte By AdHoca at 2007-11-27 4:48:00
I have several V880s with the RSC cards configured for remote access.Recently, our security group contacted me and asked me to either turnoff SNMP or change the Public value. To which I responded "Huh?!SNMP is not even running". (It's not)Apparently, the IP address bound to the RSC card is ...

Sun ultra 5 disk0 down but need to bring it up

752 byte By jhayi22a at 2007-11-27 4:52:08
Hi Folks,IDE Disk0 ( seagate ST320420A) on Sun ultra 5 is downed.Error Message1) Bios level ; boot disk0; short disk read; The file just loaded does not appear to be executable2) When boot cdrom -sw# fsck /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0 Warning: uncorrectable data error: block 1a00980disk not responding to ...

xsession

367 byte By Mrjasa at 2007-11-27 4:53:32
hi all,after i made a backup for the system, I couldn't login to multiuser mode.means that the welcome login windows not appear so no user name can access no passwd,only single user mode work.i find that system run well, and when i Take its environment from other PC, I found that it work 100% ...

How to find a patch for a desired library?

786 byte By unitysuna at 2007-11-27 5:01:13
Hello,finding a certain library for Solaris applications seems to me not straightforward.For example: ldd emacslibtiff.so.3 => (file not found)libjpeg.so.62 => (file not found)libpng.so.3 => (file not found)The problem is that i dont see the conection of these libraries to their patch ...

Stop-A on an MRV Terminal Server

707 byte By Clawa at 2007-11-27 5:02:25
Greetings,I have been handed an MRV LX-series 16 port terminal server to use as a console server. However, I cannot figure out how to send a Stop-A break to the terminal server. I've read through the command reference and all the guides out for this device but to no avail.We're trying to move ...