Solaris 8 Training Guide (310-011 and 310-012): System Administrator Certification

Description

This title offers the perfect self-study tool to allow you to prepare confidently at your own pace, in your own time. Comprehensive and focused on teaching what you need to understand --- not just facts you need to know - this book is the most complete test preparation tool available on the market. Structured according to the exam objectives, Solaris 8 Training Guide (310-11 and 310-012): System Administrator Certification prepares you by concentrating on subjects such as:

• System startup and customization
• User security
• Software administration
• Writing scripts
• Networking

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction.

How This Book Helps You. Conventions Used in This Book. Audience. The Sun Certified System Administrator Exams. Exam 310-011. Exam 310-012. What's New in Solaris 8.

SECTION I.

Introduction. Booting the System. Using the Run Control Scripts to Stop or Start Services. System Shutdown.

Introduction. OpenBoot Environment. OpenBoot Architecture. OpenBoot Interface. Getting Help in OpenBoot. PROM Full Device Names. OpenBoot Non-Volatile RAM (NVRAM). OpenBoot Security. OpenBoot Diagnostics. boot. Kernel.

Introduction. Requirements and Preparation for Installing the Solaris 8 Software. Software Terminology. Disk Storage Systems. Device Drivers. Methods of Installing the Solaris 8 Software. The Solaris Installation Process.

Introduction. Tools for Managing Software. Adding and Removing Software Packages. Using a Spool Directory. Solaris Product Registry. Listing and Verifying Installed Packages. Software Patches. General Guidelines.

Introduction. Adding a User Account with Admintool. Deleting a User Account with Admintool. Modifying a User Account with Admintool. Adding a Group with Admintool. Managing User and Group Accounts from the Command Line. Setting Up User Initialization Files. Customizing User Initialization Files. The Home Directory. Name Services.

Introduction. A File System Defined. Defining a Disk's Geometry. Solaris File System Types. Disk Slices. Parts of a UFS File System. Creating a UFS File System. Understanding Custom File System Parameters. File System Operations.

Introduction. Constructing a File System. Tuning File Systems. Large Versus Small Files. Mounting a File System. Unmounting a File System. Volume Manager. Information on File Systems.

Introduction. Physical Security. Controlling System Access. Controlling File Access. Auditing Users. Network Security. Securing Superuser Access. Automated Security Enhancement Tool (ASET). Common-Sense Security Techniques.

Introduction. Viewing a Process. Using Signals. Scheduling Processes. Scheduling Priorities. Using the Solaris Batch-Processing Facility. Syslog. Other Important Files Where Information Is Logged.

Introduction. The Solaris Print Service. Setting Up the Hardware. Setting Up the Software. Administering Printers.

Introduction. Backup Media. Solaris Backup and Restoration Utilities.