=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM | Solaris Administrator Tips September 9, 2002
Practical hints for the Solaris systems administrator. More Tips: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ____________________________________________________________________ LIVE WEBCAST SEPT. 19: Learn all about Solaris 9 certification! To pre-register for this free event, CLICK: http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/searchsolaris/091902/index.asp?loc=01 ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Displaying the process ancestry tree - Process ancestry - Proc tools - Follow the ancestry of a process back to pid 0 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Managing the Apache Web Server - Send us your best Solaris bloopers ____________________________________________________________________ WEBCAST SEPT. 19: Learn all about Solaris 9 certification! Title: Getting ready for Solaris 9 certification When: Sep 19, 2002 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) Speaker: Bill Calkins, author of the upcoming Solaris 9 Certification Guide Topic: Sun is now offering Solaris 9 systems and network administrator certifications, and SearchSolaris.com is committed to helping you get ready for the big test. Please join us Sept. 19 as Bill Calkins, who wrote the book on Solaris 9 Certification, will explain how the Solaris 9 exams will differ from previous tests and answers your certification questions. You don't want to miss this one! To pre-register for this free Webcast, CLICK: http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/searchsolaris/091902/index.asp?loc=01 ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Displaying the process ancestry tree | by Richard Pike An earlier tip presented a script for tracing the ancestry of a process. Solaris already provides the "ptree" command for this in the /usr/proc/bin directory. Here are some examples of how the command works. For the full tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci849948,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Process ancestry | by David S. Byle Here's some more useful information about the "ptree" command. For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci849951,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Proc tools | by Dinesh Sivasankaran There are a whole bunch of utilities under "proc tools" in Solaris. Here is a listing of some of the most useful ones, along with their descriptions. For the complete tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci847547,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/281849 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow the ancestry of a process back to pid 0 | by Frank Wille Here's a script that 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://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci844196,00.html >> To experience our complete library of Solaris Administrator Tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS :::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM FEATURED TOPIC | The Apache Web Server We've got lots of news and technical advice for those running Apache. Click below for a sampling. >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci785189,00.html >> Be sure to stop by our new Apache Center, A giant collection of Apache resources from around the Web. It's located at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax292652,00.html. >> For a listing of our previous information-packed Featured Topics, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEND US YOUR BEST SOLARIS BLOOPERS! What's been your biggest, most blatant boo-boo with Solaris? Tell us the ghastliest, most heinous mistake you've made and how you fixed it -- or tell us how you inherited a horror story and gave it a happy ending. Or tell us how you messed up and made a run for it. Don't be shy; let it all out, have a sense of humor about it, and understand that your Solaris snafu could be a valuable pointer for your peers. There but for the grace of God goes IT, right? We won't use your name if you'd rather be anonymous. 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