=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM | Solaris Administrator Tips August 20, 2002
Practical hints for the Solaris systems administrator. More Tips: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ LIVE WEBCAST THIS THURSDAY: Securing Solaris-based Web services Sign-up now at http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2691. ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Change directory permissions recursively - Copying files with ufsdump and ufsrestore - Erasing with the backspace button 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: 10 quick Solaris security tips - From the Forums: Installing Solaris 8 on a Dell Laptop ____________________________________________________________________ WEBCAST THIS THURSDAY: Securing Solaris-based Web services Title: Securing Solaris-Based Web Services When: THIS THURSDAY, Aug. 22 from 3-4 p.m. (EDT) Speaker: Gary Smith, Solaris Security Expert Description: Join SearchSolaris.com and Solaris security expert Gary Smith as he walks you through the process of maintaining 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 MANAGEMENT!" 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. Sign-up now at http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=2691. ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Change directory permissions recursively | by Vijay Chaugule Here is a command that will let you change the directory permissions of all the sub-directories. Often times you only need to change the directory permissions under a given project root, for example, to make a group writable and world readable. This cannot be done with the "chmod -R " command, so we use the "find" command. For the complete tip, which includes the proper "find" command, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci845582,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Copying files with ufsdump and ufsrestore | by Steve Kouvo Have you ever had to move the data on one file system to another? The command included with this tip will provide you with a tape-less way to copy the data. For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci845595,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Erasing with the backspace button | by Elio Acosta The command provided here will change your terminal settings to erase text with the "Backspace" key instead of the "Delete" key. For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci845607,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS :::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 10 Solaris security tips | SearchSolaris.com Featured Topic These ten tips are quick, to the point, and sure to increase the overall security of your systems. Enjoy! >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci845014,00.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 | Installing Solaris 8 on a Dell Laptop A SearchSolaris.com member is installing Solaris 8 on a laptop and wants to know if anyone has seen the "Bad Kernel" error message? 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