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  1. pgsmith

    Change solaris workstation name

    Hi AmolBrid, Back in Solaris7, in order to use dhcp and get around the system being renamed 'unknown' if your dhcp server did not supply a name, we used to 'comment' or remove the following lines in the /etc/init.d/inetsvc file: hostname=`/sbin/dhcpinfo Hostname` if [ -z...
  2. pgsmith

    Pkgadd w/administrative file

    Hi Tech84, Here is the contents off the administrative file that I use: mail=root instance=overwrite partial=nocheck runlevel=nocheck idepend=nocheck rdepend=nocheck space=ask setuid=nocheck action=nocheck basedir=default This file works great for me on normal directory-type Sun packages. I...
  3. pgsmith

    How to check the Status?

    From the OS level: # /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/prtdiag or from the ok prompt: ok> probe-scsi-all
  4. pgsmith

    Display Sun Firmare version?

    follow-up.... Thanks for the responses. Both worked. Much appreciated. FYI... prtconf -V also works with the sun4m architecture.. Pete
  5. pgsmith

    Display Sun Firmare version?

    Hi All, Does anyone know of a tool or command to display the firmware rev level on Ultra-sparc systems without taking them down to the ok> prompt? I also need to find out the firmware levels for some SSA and Ax000 arrays but I'm pretty sure I can get those with luxadm commands. thanks in...
  6. pgsmith

    Message before login Prompt

    Create or edit a text file in /etc called issue. (/etc/issue) The contents will be displayed ahead of the login prompt.. It's like the /etc/motd only it is displayed before the user logs in. Pete
  7. pgsmith

    stale NFS

    The user was probably logged in to that system when the changes were made. First, you can try to unmount the nfs shares from the machine with the stale file handle and recycle the automount daemon. (Usually does not work) If you can schedule a reboot of the problem workstation, that should...
  8. pgsmith

    NIC Speed

    As root, use the ndd command as follows: # ndd -get /dev/hme0 link_speed results will be either 0 or 1 (0=10mb, 1=100mb) # ndd -get /dev/hme0 link_mode results will be either 0 or 1 (0=half duplex, 1=full duplex) I believe that all the lance cards (leX) are 10/half. Hope this helps. Pete
  9. pgsmith

    Not visible on network

    and don't forget your /etc/hosts file if you are changing your ip address.. ;) Pete
  10. pgsmith

    how to rename Host

    If you are using dhcp, try commenting out the following lines from the /etc/init.d/network file: # if [ -z "$hostname" ]; then # hostname="unknown" # fi On my solaris 8 sparc, they are lines 297-299 Be careful only to comment these three lines. pgs
  11. pgsmith

    Correction on ACPI Tables Question

    Hi mschwartz, Just a guess, but check to see if there is any reserved memory set in the bios. If so, unreserve it. Pete
  12. pgsmith

    taring and gzipping all at once

    Hi jerehart, Hope this helps. Try: gzip -vr * ; tar cvf /dev/rmt/0 * Pete
  13. pgsmith

    NFS Pb

    Hi KhB, If I understand your dilema, this should help... Even though you are in the directory which contains the file, shown by 'ls <filename>', you still need to tell the shell where the file is by: 1) typing ./<filename> ( the ./ tells it to look in the directory you are in) 2) or...
  14. pgsmith

    cannot su to root or console log in to root ?

    Hey all. thanks for the suggestions. Upon further investigation, I have found that someone had entered a value of 180 in the fifth field of the root line in the /etc/shadow file. (max no of days passwd is valid) The password must have expired. After clearing this value, all was fixed. 8-] Pete
  15. pgsmith

    cannot su to root or console log in to root ?

    Thanks OBK, Yes, /etc/default/login file is in order. We will check for /.profile or /.cshrc files and look SunHelp.org.. Pete
  16. pgsmith

    cannot su to root or console log in to root ?

    On one of our servers, running Solaris7, we cannot su to root or local-console log in as root. (Access denied) We have halted system, booted to cdrom, cleared the appropriate field in /etc/shadow and reset root password more than once. In single user mode, we are able to su and console log in...
  17. pgsmith

    how can I add pkgages from pkgadd Command.

    Some Sunfreeware packages are not of the directory format. They are binaries and typically end in <local>. In these cases you need to give the complete filename. directory example: <pkgadd -d . > binary example: <pkgadd -d mypackage.2_0.thisver.local> Hope this helps.. Pete
  18. pgsmith

    disksuite&gt;vol mgr.. preserve data?

    Does anyone have a procedure to migrate from Disksuite to Volume Manager and still preserve data? The only documetation I could find suggests that one hire Veritas consultants to do the job.. thanks, Pete

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