Peter Tribble wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 7:14 PM, Dave Miner <dminer at opensolaris.org> wrote: >> sys-unconfig was always the wrong answer for re-configuring systems outside >> of the Sun factory after pre-installation, which is what it was originally >> written for. > > What is the right answer? >
Depends on the task, doesn't it? Hopefully you don't use it to change the root password, just use passwd instead. Likewise, if you're just reconfiguring some networking settings (or a similar single-area task), probably use Network Manager or the forthcoming NWAM UI or something of that ilk. Yes, in many cases we need better CLI's, too. If you want to reconfigure broad sets of system services, the SMF Enhanced Profiles project is providing the mechanism, there may or may not be some tools required beyond what they're planning. I wouldn't rule out repurposing the sys-unconfig command to do a specific profile application which somewhat approximates the original intent of sys-unconfig, but I'm not going to make commitments on their behalf. Dave
