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vmadm by example

29-Apr-12

Update a VM’s alias: Set a VM to not autoboot:

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Deploying a Zone on SmartOS

29-Apr-12

Assuming a fresh install: References: How to create a zone ( OS virtualized machine ) in SmartOS

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Configuring a Printer on Solaris

01-Mar-10

Adapted from the lpadmin man page, for an HP JetDirect printer: > pfexec lpadmin -p lp01 -v /dev/null -m netstandard -o dest=lp01.example.com:9100 -o protocol=tcp -T PS -I postscript > pfexec lpset -a banner=never lp01 > pfexec lpadmin -d lp01 > pfexec enable lp01 > pfexec accept lp01

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Services I like to disable on Solaris

26-Feb-10

YMMV; adjust as you see fit: svcadm disable svc:/network/nfs/mapid:default svcadm disable svc:/network/nfs/cbd:default svcadm disable svc:/network/nfs/status:default svcadm disable svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:default svcadm disable svc:/network/rpc/rstat:default svcadm disable svc:/application/x11/xfs:default svcadm disable svc:/network/finger:default svcadm disable svc:/network/ftp:default svcadm disable svc:/network/login:rlogin svcadm disable svc:/network/nfs/rquota:default svcadm disable svc:/network/nfs/client:default svcadm disable svc:/network/rpc/rusers:default svcadm disable svc:/network/rpc/cde-ttdbserver:tcp svcadm disable svc:/network/shell:default svcadm disable svc:/network/telnet:default svcadm disable svc:/network/cde-spc:default svcadm [...]

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pfexec as sudo replacement

26-Feb-10

To use pfexec similarly to sudo, use “usermod” to give the account the “Primary Administrator” profile: # usermod -P’Primary Administrator’ aleonard “aleonard” will now be able to preface commands with “pfexec” to run them as root, similar to sudo when configured not to prompt for a password. References: Less known Solaris features: pfexec

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Using Sendmail Maps on Solaris

26-Feb-10

Configure ‘/usr/lib/mail/cf/sendmail.mc’ to meet your needs; for example, to use the access_db and mailertable features: divert(0)dnl VERSIONID(`@(#)sendmail.mc 1.11 (Sun) 06/21/04′) OSTYPE(`solaris8′)dnl DOMAIN(`generic’)dnl FEATURE(access_db, `hash -o -T /etc/mail/access’) FEATURE(mailertable, `hash -o /etc/mail/mailertable’) MAILER(`local’)dnl MAILER(`smtp’)dnl The new ‘sendmail.cf’ can be built in ‘/usr/lib/mail/cf/sendmail.mc’ by running ‘make’ as root. Copy the new ‘sendmail.cf’ file to ‘/etc/mail’ and restart [...]

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Scan for Hot-Added Devices in Solaris 10

22-Feb-10

Use “devfsadm”; from the man page: devfsadm(1M) maintains the /dev namespace. It replaces the previous suite of devfs administration tools including drvconfig(1M), disks(1M), tapes(1M), ports(1M), audlinks(1M), and devlinks(1M). References: Adding a Hard Drive to Solaris 10

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Changing a Solaris Machine’s IP Address

11-Dec-09

Edit the following files as appropriate: /etc/hosts /etc/nodename /etc/hostname.<interface> /etc/defaultrouter Reboot to apply the changes, or run: # svcadm restart network/physical

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One-liner to clean up ZFS Snapshots

01-Oct-09

Here for my reference; adapt for your convenience: or possibly:

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Using crle on Solaris

09-Jan-09

The crle command on Solaris is used to configure the runtime linking environment (get it?). If you are seeing errors similar to the following, you may need to look at and adjust your linking environment with crle: ld.so.1: conftest: fatal: libreadline.so.5: open failed: No such file or directory Using crle is straightforward; to view the [...]

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