=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM | Solaris Administrator Tips August 13, 2002
Practical hints for the Solaris systems administrator. More Tips: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ WEBCAST AUG. 22: Securing Solaris-Based Web Services To Pre-register for this Live event, CLICK: http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2691 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Follow the ancestry of a process - Change default color depth to 24-bit true color - Don't crontab -e 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Simplifying directory navigation - From the Forums: Sun Cluster 3.0 and third party storage - News: IBM goes on the offensive against Sun at LinuxWorld ____________________________________________________________________ LIVE WEBCAST AUG. 22: Securing Solaris-Based Web Services Title: Securing Solaris-Based Web Services When: August 22. from 3-4 p.m. (EDT) Speaker: Gary Smith, Solaris Security Expert Description: Join SearchSolaris and Solaris security expert Gary Smith as he walks you through the process of building highly secure Web services on the Solaris platform and answers any questions you might have about Solaris security and general administration. To pre-register for this live event, CLICK: http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2691 WIN A FREE COPY OF "SOLARIS SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION!" Five attendees who ask a relevant question during the Q&A portion of "Securing Solaris-Based Web Services" will be picked at random to receive a free copy of "Solaris System Administration" by John Philcox. Remember, all you have to do is sign-up, attend the event and ask a question about general Solaris administration or securing Web services and you could be a winner. Pre-register now at http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2691. ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Follow the ancestry of a process | by Frank Wille The script provided here easily allows you to follow the ancestry of a process back to pid 0. It's very useful for trouble shooting scripts and user problems. For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci844196,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Change default color depth to 24-bit true color | Member-submitted If you have a Sun Ultra or Sun Blade system with one of the following graphics cards, you can use these commands to change the default color depth to 24-bit true color. For the full tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci844195,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Don't crontab -e | by Ken Alarie Personally, I don't recommend using crontab -e to edit crons. You are editing the active cron and I have seen crontabs really messed up this way. This tip provides a safer method of editing crons. For the full tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci844197,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS :::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Simplifying directory navigation | SearchSolaris Featured Topic Here's a collection of member-submitted tips and commands designed to help you navigate directories with ease. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci844198,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed Featured Topics, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE FORUMS | Sun Cluster 3.0 and third party storage Are there any known problems using third party storage products such as HDS 9200 or EMC Clarion 4700 in a Sun Cluster 3.0 environment? If you know the answer to this question, click the link below and respond to this post in the SearchSolaris discussion forum. >> To help put a peer, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84c40/215 Start your own conversation in one of the SearchSolaris discussion forums! CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@/searchsolaris =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IBM GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE AGAINST SUN AT LINUXWORLD | News IBM is once again firing shots at Sun as both companies vie for market share in the growing Linux market. Is there enough penguin pie for everyone? 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