Solaris

How to add ftp package from Solaris8 installation CD?
Dear All I have one Solaris8 on Sparc platform that I tried to install 'ncftpd-2.8.6-solaris8-sparc-export.tar.gz' on it but unsuccessful. At now its original ftp is no longer working correctly. I have Solaris8 on Sparc installation CD so I try to add it again as : #pkgadd -d /cdrom/sol_8_202_sparc/s0/Solaris_8/Pr... 4 May 2010 08:58

run ftp command in one line?
Dear All I want to run my ftp command in one line , like the following : %ftp user user-name pass-word 172.16.17.160 << docs But it cannot get through . Can you please correct me? Thank you ... 6 May 2010 03:06

CUPS for zones in Solaris 10 *** Beginner Question ***
Hello, There are 1 global and 2 local zones in our Solaris 10 server. We need to set up a no-cost print managing utility in the 2 local zones only. Can we use CUPs in our situation ? If yes, what version of CUPs should we use and where to download it. We'd also like to know the CUPs setup procedure at these lo... 7 May 2010 03:29

Patch Solaris with cd and no network connection
Hi, It's been some time since I dealt with a Solaris box so I need some help about patching. I've a server on Solaris 10 u1 state and want to patch it to u4 (at least). I have a 8/07 (u4 state) installation cd but no network connection. Is it possible to do a patch update (not an os upgrade) with cd? Or sh... 27 Apr 2010 13:19

Require Service password for 6800 so I can run setchs
Hi, Until my latest redundancy from Sun (2nd time made redundant by Sun) I was a SSE mainly working with top end servers (E25k etc) and had to use the showchs and setchs commands reasonably often. Now I am contracting to another organisation and I am in the process of setting up a test server for them. On this s... 27 Apr 2010 02:08

core file in work dir in spite of coreadm specifies a different directory
Here's my coreadm output: global core file pattern: /var/core/core.%f.%p.%n.%u.%g.%t init core file pattern: /var/core/core.%f.%p.%n.%u.%g.%t global core dumps: enabled per-process core dumps: enabled global setid core dumps: enabled per-process setid core dumps: enabled ... 27 Apr 2010 03:13

disable screen lock in S10
Hi, We have S10 and SunRay with JDS as desktop environment. But in the lab we would like to disable screenlock on the lab users, is that possible? /michael ... 30 Apr 2010 13:57

How to install lftp client on my Solaris8 Sparc?
Dear All Can you please let me know how to install lftp client on my Solaris8 on Sparc platform? Thank you ... 27 Apr 2010 06:31

How to choose NFS as installation media?
Dear All Can you please let me know how can I choose my Solaris8 on Sparc platform machine to be booted from NFS (rather than boot from cdrom or net)? Thank you ... 26 Apr 2010 09:08

retrieve default config file?
hi, is there a way in solaris 10 u8 to retrieve a default (original) config file as shipped with the installation? for example /etc/hosts without any user-specific (post-installation) changes and with original perms and timestamp? chris ... 26 Apr 2010 14:55