files storing installation information

[happytoday]

Where can I find tutorial about each file responsible for storing
information for installation phases :
For example :

Networking :
DHCP :
IP address : /etc/hosts
Subnet : /etc/net/masks
IPV6 :
Kerberos :
Name Service : /etc/nsswitch.conf
Domain name :
Defult router : /etc/defaultrouter
Time Zone :
Power :
Proxy server configuration :
locales :
software group : /var/sadm/system/admin/CLUSTER
Packages selection :
selected disks :
Preserving data :
autolayout filesystems :
Mount remote file systems :
root password : /etc/shadow
language :


Forgive if I FORGOT a question .

Thanks

[cindy]

Post by happytoday
Where can I find tutorial about each file responsible for storing
IP address : /etc/hosts
Subnet : /etc/net/masks
Name Service  : /etc/nsswitch.conf
Defult router : /etc/defaultrouter
software group : /var/sadm/system/admin/CLUSTER
root password : /etc/shadow
Forgive if I FORGOT a question .
Thanks

Hi Happy,

This looks like a Solaris 10 system so I would suggest reviewing the
man pages for each of the
files listed above. Man pages are more like reference resources than
tutorials.

$ man hosts
$ man netmasks
$ man domainname
$ man nsswitch
$ man shadow

For the install related files, you can review the /var/sadm/system/
logs files to identify pkgs
installed and disks installed but you might need to use grep to find
the disks in install_log:

# grep disk install_log
Configuring disk (c3t0d0)
- Creating Solaris disk label (VTOC)
Configuring disk (c3t1d0)
- Creating Solaris disk label (VTOC)

Thanks,

Cindy

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Post by happytoday
Where can I find tutorial about each file responsible for storing
IP address : /etc/hosts
Subnet : /etc/net/masks
Name Service : /etc/nsswitch.conf
Defult router : /etc/defaultrouter
software group : /var/sadm/system/admin/CLUSTER
root password : /etc/shadow
Forgive if I FORGOT a question .
Thanks

You might try "Unix System Administration Handbook" by Evi Nemeth, Garth
Snyder, and Scott Seebass. There are probably other texts that cover the
subject, the book I cited is the one I happen to have. It's good. Any
good book store should either have or be able to get texts
on the subject of Solaris. Note also, that most books contain errors!

If you are very rich, there are, or were, one or two week intensive
courses on Solaris System Administration. You can also pry it out of
the documentation but that's much harder to do. The documentation is
reference rather than tutorial.

When I took courses, tuition was about $500 for a five day course. That
was about ten years ago and it's probably more expensive now. The
courses I attended were given in Philadelphia. They are probably
offered in other major cities as well. Note that travel is usually
required to attend the courses, also meals and lodging!

If you offer me lots of money, I'd be delighted to travel to your
site and help out! I'll offer a discount if you are in Florida,
I'm tired of winter already! :-)