Solaris

setuid not working
Hi Can anyone explain the following - i.e. why does the sleep2 command at the end not run as root? This works (runs as root) on another x86 system of mine, but not on this SPARC one. What's going on ?? root(a)system1 # uname -a SunOS system1 5.10 Generic_139555-08 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V890 root(a)system1 # ... 2 Mar 2010 08:58

'zpool status' shows "scrub: none requested"
I've got a cron job that scrubs my ZFS pools once a month. When the scrub is in progress, running # zpool status I would see that a scrub is in progress, how long it has taken, and the estimated time to complete. Yet very often, when I run 'zpool status' it does not show the date of the last scrub, but shows '... 25 Feb 2010 11:24

Jumpstart Sol10 with Sol8 jumpstart server
Does anyone know of any issues with jumpstarting Solaris 10 SPARC systems using a solaris8 SPARC jumpstart server? What about sol10 x86 with sol8 sparc jumpstart server? Thanks, Vic ... 25 Feb 2010 13:40

How to troubleshoot 30 min Solaris10u8 hang?
I have a Solaris 10u8 (10/09) Sun X4500 system that became completely unresponsive for about 30 minutes. It did respond to ping. But, my active ssh sessions did not respond nor was I able to get a login prompt from the ILOM /SP/console. After 30 minutes, the system did begin responding and I immediately notice... 25 Feb 2010 15:57

Kernel parms like MAXUPROC on AIX
Hi all, Does anyone know some kernel parms on Solaris like the MAXUPROC on AIX? Thanks in advance! ... 23 Feb 2010 15:51

ioctl or api to get size of fdisk partition p0 (entire physical disk) on solaris x86
In article <e4255368-b066-4805-84df-5e2e853dd46d(a)m27g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, mannu <manishsinghhyb(a)gmail.com> writes: Also one question I still have. Is p0 always designated to be entire physical disk? Yes, regardless of any partitioning. (I wish sparc had the p0 device too.) I mean can entire ph... 20 Feb 2010 10:12

GPL Maths software for Solaris (Sage)
On Feb 19, 8:22 pm, Waldek Hebisch <hebi...(a)math.uni.wroc.pl> wrote: In sci.math.symbolic David Kirkby <drkir...(a)gmail.com> wrote: There is not much serious maths software for Solaris, and that which does exist, costs a small fortune. In contrast, Sage is free and open- source. Dave, it... 24 Feb 2010 09:43

Ephemeral ports
Hi, While looking for some valid port configurations, i came across that in Solaris 2.2 by default the ephemeral ports for TCP and UDP start at 32768. Just eager to know the reason of why does it start at 32768 (2 to the power of 15) ? And i wonder why does it not follow the IANA range ? Interestingly, many li... 21 Feb 2010 05:59

Audio Card for Sun?
Where can I find a audio interface card, PCIe or Rackmount unit that has drivers for Sun Solaris 10? Looking to record 4 audio inputs minimum. thank you ... 24 Feb 2010 03:08

Wireless on Solaris 10
[follow-ups set to comp.unix.solaris] In article <f0f951a2-ab2a-44ec-8804-31c1cde60192(a)g28g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>, DVik <dvik(a)softcase.co.uk> wrote: Well posted the same on comp.sys.sun.admin but might this is more relevant group. comp.unix.solaris is probably most relevant. I am trying to setup my wir... 18 Feb 2010 11:41