I know what you meant :-)  I suggested the command-not-found solution
more as a practical addition to such a faq.  I remember trying some
typical Linux commands as top and sudo on Solaris only to find out I
should use prstat and pfexec.

On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Bryan Boone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I mean to admin the box...
> Like svccfg vs editing a configuration file.
> I performed the steps (previously mentioned) in svccfg to allow tcp
> listening; rebooted Solaris; opened a terminal and performed xhost +; logged
> into the login server and still didn't get an xwindow back.
> In Linux, I edit a file; restart x.
> -Bryan
>
> Niels Van Hee wrote:
>>>
>>> This is where Linux admin and Solaris admin diverge....
>>> Maybe there should be a faq for linux users migrating to Solaris.
>>
>> It might be interesting to have a look at Ubuntu's command-not-found
>> package (http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/command-not-found).  In a
>> nutshell, this handler informs you of what package you should install
>> if you attempt to use a program that hasn't been installed yet.  This
>> could be adapted to present the user with the Solaris equivalent of a
>> Linux command (use pfexec instead of sudo, an alternative for
>> ifconfig,...).
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> --
>> Niels Van Hee
>>
>



-- 
Niels Van Hee
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