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HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management: HP-UX 11i Version 3

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HP Part Number: 5992-4607

Edition: 3

Published: September 2008


Table of Contents

Preface
Intended Audience
About This Series
About This Document
Finding HP-UX Information
HP-UX 11i Release Names and Operating System Version Identifiers
Determining Your System Version
Typographic Conventions
Examples and Shells
Command Syntax
Function Synopsis and Syntax
Publication History
1 Introduction
Configuration Tools
HP Systems Insight Manager
HP-UX System Management Homepage (Web-Based)
HP-UX System Management Homepage (Text-Based)
HP-UX Commands
Using HP SIM and HP SMH versus HP-UX Commands
HP-UX System Management Homepage (Web-Based)
Starting an HP SMH Web Client
Starting the HP SMH Daemon on the Target System
HP-UX System Management Homepage (Text-Based)
Starting Text-Based HP SMH
Giving Users Limited Access to Text-Based HP SMH
Using the X Window System
Setup for an HP-UX Local System
Setup for a Non-HP-UX Client System
2 Configuring System Parameters
Starting A Preloaded System
Preventing Users from Logging In
Changing Login Special Characters
Controlling Usage and Processes with Run-Levels
Setting the System Clock
Potential Problems When Changing the System Clock
Setting the Time Zone (TZ)
Setting the Time and Date
Setting System and Network Parameters
Customizing System-Wide and User Login Environments
Setting Shadow Password Mode
To Switch to Shadow Password Mode
To Switch to Standard Password Mode
Setting Long User, Group, Host, and File Names
Setting Long User and Group Names
Setting Long Host Names
Setting Long File Names
Configuring /etc/hosts
Configuring New HP-UX Systems into Workgroups
Configuring a New System into a Network
3 Configuring Root
Create the Root Home Directory
4 Configuring Users and Groups
Configuring Users and Groups with HP SMH
Adding a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Skeleton Directory
Using a Template to Add a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Making User Templates with Text-Based HP SMH
Modifying a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Deleting a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Adding a Group with Text-Based HP SMH
Managing Users and Groups with Commands
Automating the Process of Adding a User
Using the useradd, usermod, and userdel Commands
Manually Adding a User
Configuring System and User Security
Configuring System Default Security Attributes
Configuring User Security Attributes
Controlling File Access
Defining Group Membership
Setting File Access Permissions
Setting Ownership for Files
Setting Access Control Lists
Customizing System-Wide and User Login Environments
Accessing Multiple Systems
Sharing Remote Work Directories
Local versus Remote Home Directories
Adding a User to Several Systems: A Case Study
Sharing a Local Home Directory
Allowing Access from Remote Systems
$HOME/.rhosts File
Enabling X Window Server Access
5 Configuring Networking
Configuring the Network File System (NFS)
Exporting versus Sharing
Enabling and Disabling the NFS Server and Client
Sharing an HP-UX Directory
Mounting a Shared File System (HP-UX to HP-UX)
Troubleshooting NFS
Recovering Network Services after a Power Failure
Moving or Reusing a Shared Directory
Configuring File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Configuring Anonymous FTP
Troubleshooting FTP Login
Setting Up /etc/shells
Configuring HP-UX Systems for File Transfer
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
Interfacing with Microsoft Windows Systems
Hardware Connections
Sharing Directories between HP-UX and MS Windows
Configuring HP-UX Systems for Terminal Emulation
6 Configuring Printers
Starting and Stopping the LP Spooler
Starting and Stopping Spooler Using Text-Based HP SMH
Starting and Stopping Spooler Using HP-UX Commands
Adding a Local Printer to the LP Spooler
Adding a Local Printer Using HP SMH
Adding a Local Printer Using HP-UX Commands
Adding a Remote Printer to the LP Spooler
Adding a Remote Printer Using Text-Based HP SMH
Adding a Remote Printer Using HP-UX Commands
Adding a Network Printer with HP JetDirect
Adding A Network Printer Using Web-Based HP SMH
Adding A Network Printer Using HP-UX Commands
Creating a Printer Class
Creating a Printer Class Using HP-UX Commands
Removing a Printer from the LP Spooler
Removing a Printer Using Web-Based HP SMH
Removing a Printer Using HP-UX Commands
Removing a Printer from a Printer Class
Removing a Printer from a Class Using HP-UX Commands
Removing a Printer Class
Removing a Printer Class Using HP-UX Commands
7 Configuring Mail
Components of an Electronic Mail System
Mail User Agents
Mail Delivery Agents
Mail Alias Files
The Mail Queue
Networking Topographies
Selecting a Topography
MIME Applications
Configuring a System to Send Electronic Mail
Using Site Hiding
Configuring a System to Receive Electronic Mail
Central Mail Hub Topography (Receiving E-mail)
Gateway Mail Hub Topography (Receiving E-mail)
Fully Distributed (Standalone System) Topography
8 Setting Up the Online Manpages
9 Configuring Peripherals
Configuring PCI Error Recovery
What is PCI Error Recovery?
Controlling PCI Error Recovery
PCI Error Recovery Documentation
Ethernet Configuration and Verification
Installing or Updating a Networking Driver with swinstall
Assigning IP Addresses and Subnet Masks to Additional Cards Using Web-Based HP SMH
Frequently Asked Questions
Verifying LAN Installation
Routing: Configuring the LAN to Reach Other Networks
Setting Speed and Duplex Mode of the LAN Card and Link Partner (Switch or Router)
Configuring Optional Jumbo Frames Size for Gigabit Ethernet
Verifying that the Networking Driver is in the Kernel
Related System and Network Administration
Configuring Non-HP Terminals
Troubleshooting Terminals
Unresponsive Terminals
Other Terminal Problems
10 Configuring the Kernel
Kernel Configuration Features
What Is a Kernel Configuration?
Overview of Kernel Configuration Commands
Overview of HP SMH for Kernel Configuration
Other Kernel Configuration Operations
Common Behavior for Kernel Configuration Commands
Common Command Line Options
Common Output Formats
Common Exit Status Codes
Common Security Constraints
Persistence of Changes
Managing Kernel Modules with kcmodule
Getting Information About Modules
Interpreting Module Information
Changing Module States
Managing Kernel Modules with HP SMH
Getting Information about Modules
Interpreting Module Information
Changing Module States
Managing Kernel Tunable Parameters with kctune
Getting Information About Tunables
Interpreting Tunable Information
Changing Tunable Values
Managing Kernel Tunable Parameters with HP SMH
Getting Information About Tunables
Interpreting Tunable Information
Changing Tunable Values
Monitoring Kernel Resource Usage
Getting Information about Alarms
Interpreting Alarm Information
Changing Alarm Settings
Add an Alarm
Activate, Deactivate, or Remove an Alarm
Resource Usage Commands
Managing the Running Configuration Using kconfig
Managing Saved Configurations with kconfig
Getting Information about Saved Configurations
Interpreting Saved Configuration Information
Using and Modifying Saved Configurations
Managing Configurations with System Files
Making Configuration Changes with System Files
Uses for System Files
The Kernel Configuration Log File
Parsing Command Output
Recovering from Errors
The Automatic Backup Configuration
Booting a Saved Configuration
Booting in Fail-Safe Mode
Modifying Tunable Values at Boot Time
Guidelines for Recovering from Errors
Kernel Configuration Example
Kernel Configuration Quick Reference Tables
Transition from Previous HP-UX Releases
Index
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