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SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 7, PART I
The following list of topics is provided to help candidates prepare for Part I of the Sun
Certified System Administrator for Solaris 7 examination: Sylvan exam number 310-009.
 SYSTEM CONCEPTS.
- Match the three parts of an operating system (kernel, shell, and file system) to their definitions
- Identify the three most common shells in the Solaris environment
- Distinguish between multitasking and multiuser
- Describe the client-server relationship
- Define the following basic system terms: host, host name, network, IP (Internet Protocol) address, client, and server
THE BOOT PROM.
- Use OpenBoot PROM commands to identify basic system configuration information
- Use OpenBoot PROM commands to alter the system boot device
- Use OpenBoot PROM commands to perform basic hardware testing
- Boot the system from more than one device
- Create a custom device alias using nvalias
- Remove a custom device alias using nvunalias
- Use the Solaris eeprom command to modify EEPROM parameters
- Use boot command options to observe system boot problems
- Use keyboard commands to abort a hung system
INSTALLING THE SOLARIS 7 SOFTWARE ON A STAND-ALONE.
- Define software configurations, clusters, and packages
- Identify the hardware requirements for installing the Solaris 7 software on a stand-alone workstation
- Prepare an existing system for a standalone installation
- Install the Solaris 7 software on a standalone workstation using SunInstall™
SOFTWARE PACKAGE ADMINISTRATION.
- Display software package information
- Add a software package from a CD-ROM drive
- Remove a software package
- Add and remove software packages using the Admintool software program
- Add a software package from a spooled directory
MAINTAINING PATCHES.
- Obtain current patch information and patches
- Verify current patches installed on your system
- Install patches
- Back out patches
THE BOOT PROCESS.
- Describe the functionality available at each of the eight system run levels
- List the phases of the boot process
- Explain the main roles of the /sbin/init program
- Add startup files for additional system services
CHANGING SYSTEM STATES.
- List at least two reasons for halting a system
- List the five commands used to change system run levels from the command line
- Change run levels using the init and shutdown commands
SYSTEM SECURITY.
- Use the id command to determine your UID (user identifier) and GID (group identifier)
- Describe the superuser account and its importance to system administration
- Describe the purpose of the sysadmin group
- Change user ownership of files and directories
- Change group ownership of files and directories
- Describe how the who and last commands relate to system security
- Describe the format of the /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group files and explain their importance to system security
- Modify several system default files that enable the system administrator to control and monitor superuser access to the system
- Restrict access to the root account
- Describe how to monitor logins
ADDING USERS.
- Use Admintool to create a new group and a new user account
- Change your password
- Set up password aging using Admintool
- Lock a user account using Admintool
- Delete a user account using Admintool
ADMINISTRATION OF INITIALIZATION FILES.
- Define a variable in the .profile file
- Maintain the /etc/profile file
- Customize the templates in the /etc/skel directory
- Customize initialization files
- Modify the DTSOURCEPROFILE variable so that shell initialization files are read
ADVANCED FILE PERMISSIONS.
- Display and change the default permissions (umask)
- Set access control lists on files
- Explain how the setuid and setgid permissions relate to system security
- Identify and set the sticky permission
- Describe how the sticky permission protects files and directories
PROCESS CONTROL.
- Use the ps command to list processes running on the system
- Use the kill command to terminate processes running on the system
- Use the pgrep and pkill commands to locate processes and kill them depending on specified criteria
- Use the at command to execute a command at a future time
- State the function of the cron daemon
- Describe the format of the crontab file
- Name the two files used to control crontab access
- Edit a user's crontab file to schedule nightly backups of the user's home directory
DISK CONFIGURATION AND NAMING.
- Describe the physical device names that are used to identify a system's devices
- Identify logical device names used by system administrators to reference disk devices and explain when it is used in the Solaris 7 environment
- Determine the type(s) of disk devices and disk device interfaces on your system using the format utility or dmesg command
- Identify the instance device name
- Display system configuration information with prtconf command
- Describe the function of the /etc/path_to_inst file
DISK PARTITIONS AND FORMAT.
- Define a disk label
- Define disk partitions/slices
- Display a disk's volume table of contents with the prtvtoc command
- Use the format utility to partition a disk
- Use the format utility to create and save a customized partition table
INTRODUCTION TO FILE SYSTEMS.
- Define the term file system
- Describe the contents of each of the standard Solaris 7 file systems
- Create new ufs file systems
- Describe why fsck is necessary
- Describe how to check and repair a file system
- Display disk space usage by file systems
- Display the size of a directory
- Display disk usage by user name
MOUNTING FILE SYSTEMS.
- Mount and unmount local file systems
- Mount a file system of a specified file system type
- Mount a file system that disables the default largefiles option
- Set up your system to mount a local file system automatically at boot time
BACKUP AND RECOVERY.
- Dump a file system to tape using the ufsdump utility
- Restore files or a file system from tape using the ufsrestore utility
- Recover the root (/) or /usr filesystems
- Back up and restore a directory using the tar utility
- Position a tape to a selected data set using the mt utility
THE LP PRINT SERVICE.
- List the operating systems supported by the Solaris print service
- Describe the functions of the line printer (LP) print service
- Describe what a print server and print client are
- Define the terms local printer and remote printer
- Diagram local and remote print models
- Verify that a printer type exists in the terminfo database
- Use Admintool to add a local and a remote printer to a system
- Modify the configuration of a printer using Admintool
PRINT COMMANDS.
- Use the lp command to print files
- Use the lpstat command to monitor print jobs
- Use the cancel command to cancel print jobs
- Use lpadmin to set up a printer class
- Manually designate a default printer destination using the lpadmin command or the LPDEST environment variable
- Use the lpmove command to move a queued print request from one printer to another
- Assign priorities to print requests and move a job to the top of the queue
- Stop and start the LP print service
SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 7, PART I
The following samples will help you understand the types of questions you can expect to see when taking
Part I of the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 7 examination: Sylvan examination 310-009.
1. When installing a system that is attached to a network, which pieces of information are required for identification
(select all that apply)?
- the host name
- the IP address
- the domain nam
- the client address
2. Which script is run by the init process to halt and reboot a system?
- the host name
- /sbin/rc3
- /sbin/rc0
- sbin/rc6
3. Which command brings the system to single-user mode in ten minutes?
- init S -10
- init -g 600 -S
- shutdown -g 600
- shutdown -g 10 -i S
4. What can you do if the following line is in the /etc/default/login file: CONSOLE=/dev/console ?
- log in as root from the network and console
- log in as a regular user and then su to root
- log in as root from the console, but not from the network
- log in as root from the network, but not from the console
5. Which command displays detailed information about every system process?
6. What are valid logical device names (select all that apply)?
- /dev/rmt/0
- /dev/term/b
- /devices/cua/0
- /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0
- /devices/dsk/c0t3d0s2
7. Which information is included in cylinder group blocks (select all that apply)?
- the free block map
- the number of inodes
- a copy of the superblock
- the number of directories
- the number of data blocks
8. What does the following command do: umount /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s4 ?
- unmounts a VFS file system
- unmounts a UFS file system
- unmounts an RFS file system
- unmounts an NFS file system
9. During the boot program phase of the system boot process, the bootblk program loads the ________ boot program, which in turn loads the kernel.
SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 2.6, PART I
The following samples will help you understand the types of questions you can expect to see when taking Part I of
the Certified System Administrator for Solaris 2.6 examination: Sylvan Exam Number 310-007.
1. Which statements about IP addresses are true (select all that apply)?
A. IP addresses can include letters, digits, and minus signs.
B. IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods.
C. IP addresses provide a means of identifying and locating network resources.
D. IP addresses are divided into three unique numbers: network, class, and host.
E. IP addresses are used by networking software to identify machines on the network.
2. Which open boot PROM command can be used to verify PROM settings?
A. banner
B. devalias
C. printenv
D. probe-scsi
3. Which is NOT a valid configuration cluster available during installation of the Solaris™ 2.x operating environment?
A. Core
B. Client
C. End User
D. Developer
4. Type the command that prepares a compressed (with the UNIX® compress utility) tar patch file for installation
and saves approximately 25 percent on temporary disk space usage.
A. Correct Answers (only one of the following required): zcat, /usr/bin/zcat
5. Which are valid printer ports (select all that apply)?
A. /dev/terma
B. /dev/term/a
C. /dev/term/b
D. /dev/term/ttya
6. What can you do if the following line is included in the /etc/default/login file: CONSOLE= ?
A. Log in as root from the network and console.
B. Log in as a regular user and then su to root.
C. Log in as root from the console, but not from the network
D. Log in as root from the network, but not from the console.
7. What does multitasking enable a user to do?
A. share files
B. share network products
C. run more than one application at a time
D. access multiple resources across the network
8. Which command cancels all print requests for the user magnus on the printer jetprint?
A. lprm -Umagnus jetprin
B. cancel -Pjetprint magnus
C. cancel -u magnus jetprint
D. lpremove -Pjetprint magnus
9. Which are functions of the /etc/group file (select all that apply)?
A. to assign users to secondary groups
B. to assign a name to a group ID number
C. to provide a special group for su privileges
D. to specify which users can access network resources, such as printers
10. What is the purpose of the lowercase -l option (which is set to conttyH), if the following ttyadm command is
embedded within the pmadm command for setting up a modem: # ttyadm -b -d /dev/term/b -l conttyH -m ldterm,ttcompat -s /usr/bin/login -S n ?
A. to specify the label, as defined in /etc/ttydefs
B. to specify line speed, as defined in /etc/ttytab
C. to specify the latest baud rate, as defined in /etc/termcap
D. to specify line settings, as defined in the terminfo database
11. Which command displays disk space occupied by mounted file systems?
A. df
B. du
C. ls
D. printenv
12. What effect does the sticky bit have if it is set on the /tmp directory as shown below?
drwxrwxrwt 2 sys sys 512 May 26 11:02 /tmp
A. It permits superuser access only.
B. It prohibits all read/write permissions.
C. It restricts only the owner to removing and renaming of their files.
D. It is a security risk because any user can delete another user's files.
13. The following command appears in the C shell:
earth% set x = y
Which argument is the variable?
14. Which is a minimum requirement to complete a successful login to a Solaris™ system?
A. a login ID
B. a default login shell
C. a login (home) directory
D. a unique network identification
15. Which statements are true about the /etc/hostname.xxy file (select all that apply)?
A. It is a system script file
B. It is a SPARC executable file.
C. It contains the host name of the local host.
D. It identifies the network interface on the local host.
The following list of topics is provided to help candidates prepare for Part II of the Sun Certified System
Administrator for Solaris 7 examination: Sylvan exam number 310-010.
THE SOLARIS 7 NETWORK ENVIRONMENT.
- Describe the network capabilities of the Solaris 7 network environment
- Define the following terms: server, client, file server, diskless client server, AutoClient server, and standalone
- Describe the basic hardware components and file system configurations for diskless clients, AutoClients, and standalone workstations
- Describe the file system configuration for diskless and AutoClient servers, and state the minimum required disk space in (megabytes) Mbytes
INSTALLING A SERVER.
- Identify the three phases of the installation process
- Identify the minimum required disk space, in Mbytes, for a server installation
- Verify that your system meets the hardware requirements for installing the Solaris 7 environment on a server
- Describe the terms software packages and software clusters
- List and describe the software configuration cluster options
- Use the Solaris Interactive Installation program to perform local custom installation of the Solaris 7 software
SOLARIS SYSLOG AND AUDITING UTILITIES.
- Configure syslog messages by increasing the logging severity level for the login daemons
- Configure syslog messages by increasing the logging severity level for the telnet daemons
- Given the log from syslog, list the correct actions to limit access to specific users
- Use the who utility to determine who is logged onto a system
- Use the whodo utility to determine what tasks users are performing
- Use the last utility to determine when the guest user last logged in
- Use the loUsegins utility to list user and login information
- Use the ps utility to determine what processes are running on the system
DEVICE ADMINISTRATION.
- Define the following terms: serial device, port, serial port, modem, null modem cable, data carrier detect, and port monitor program
- Name at least two serial devices
- Describe different modes of modem access
- Give an example of a data communication equipment (DCE) device and a data terminal equipment (DTE) device
THE SERVICE ACCESS FACILITY.
- Name the top-level SAF process and describe its function
- State the run level at which sac is started
- Name the two port monitor types available under SAF and describe each
- Name the configuration file that tells sac which port monitors to initialize
- Define the term service<
- Name the file used by the ttymon port monitor to initialize the speed and terminal settings for each port
- Describe the function of the sacadm, pmadm, and ttyadm commands
ADDING TERMINALS AND MODEMS WITH ADMINTOOL.
- Add a terminal to a system using Admintool
- Add a bidirectional modem using Admintool
- Describe the syntax and purpose of the tip command
- Name the file that the tip command uses to identify remote systems and line speeds
INTRODUCTION TO DISK MANAGEMENT.
- List the three utilities used to create, check, and mount file systems
- Identify the physical path name differences between standard Solaris file systems and virtual file systems
- List the potential advantages of any virtual disk management application
- List the basic difference between Solstice DiskSuite and Solstice Enterprise Volume Manager
- List the main advantages of using a concatenated virtual file system
- List the main advantage of using a striped virtual file system
NETWORKS.
- Distinguish among different internetwork terms
- Describe IP addressing classes A, B, and C
- Describe the function of each of the following files: /etc/inet/hosts, /etc/nodename, and /etc/hostname.xxy
- Identify users logged in to the local network
- Log in to one machine from another machine on the network
- Describe the function of the /etc/hosts.equiv and .rhosts files in relation to network security
- Send ping and spray requests to a remote host to test for response
- Execute the netstat -i command and interpret the output
CONFIGURING THE NFS ENVIRONMENT.
- Describe the functions of an NFS server and an NFS client
- Make resources available and unavailable for mounting
- Edit the /etc/dfs/dfstab file on an NFS server, to enable sharing of resources
- Display a server's available resources for mounting
- Mount a resource from another system
- Edit the /etc/vfstab file to mount resources on an NFS client
- Describe the function of these commands: mountall, umountall, shareall, and unshareall
CacheFS FILE SYSTEMS AND WebNFS.
- Describe and configure the CacheFS file system
- Provide read/write Internet access to an NFS resource through a Web browser
USING AUTOMOUNT.
- List three benefits of using the automount utility
- Describe the purpose of each of the types of automount maps
- Set up automount to read a direct map
- Describe when the automountd daemon should be restarted
NAMING SERVICES OVERVIEW.
- Describe the name service concept
- List the name services available
- Define DNS
- Describe NIS service
- Describe the function of NIS+
- List the table objects of an NIS+ domain
- Explain the difference between authentication and authorization
- Describe the name service switch process and determine which configuration is appropriate for your network
NIS.
- Describe the NIS components, master server, slave server, and client, and the NIS processes
- Configure an NIS master, slave, and client
- List the steps to add a new NIS map
- Use commands to update and propagate an NIS map
SOLSTICE ADMINSUITE.
- List capabilities of the Solstice AdminSuite
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to add a host using Host Manager
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to view mount point and disk slice information using the Storage Manager
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to view time zone information using the Database Manager
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to view the characteristics of a serial port using the Serial Port Manager
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to add a user using the User Manager
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to add a user to a group using the Group Manager
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to add a printer using the Printer Manager
ADDING NETWORK CLIENTS.
- List the requirements a server must meet to support diskless and AutoClient network clients
- Use solstice to add support for a network client
- List the steps necessary to create an OS server
- Name at least three files in the /etc directory that the Host Manager edits when adding support for a network client
JUMPSTART-AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION.
- Briefly describe the JumpStart feature
- List the main components for setting up a network to use automatic installation
- Set up the network to automatically provide the information necessary to configure a system
- Create an install server on the network
- Create a boot server on a subnet
- Create a configuration directory with a customized rules file and class files
- Add install clients to install servers and boot servers
- Boot install clients
ADMINISTRATION AND CONFIGURATION OF CDE.
- Configure the CDE Login Manager
- Configure the CDE Session Manager
- Configure environment variables with CDE files
- Modify the Workspace Manager menus; including CDE
- Workspace and Front Panel menus
SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 2.6, PART II
The following list of topics is provided to help candidates prepare for Part II of the Sun Certified System
Administrator for Solaris 2.6 examination: Sylvan exam number 310-008.
THE SOLARIS™ 2.X NETWORK ENVIRONMENT.
- The Solaris™ 2.X Network Environment
- The network capabilities of the Solaris™ 2.x network environment
- Definitions for the following terms: server, client, file server, AutoClient server, and standalone
- The basic hardware components and file system configurations for diskless clients, AutoClients, and standalone workstations
- The file system configuration for diskless and AutoClient servers, and state the minimum required disk space in megabytes
INSTALLING A SERVER.
- The three phases of the installation process: system configuration, system installation, and the post-installation processes
- The minimum required disk space, in megabytes, for a server installation
- Verification that a system meets the hardware requirements for installing the Solaris™ 2.x environment on a server
- The terms software packages and software clusters
- The software configuration cluster options
- Use of Solaris™ interactive installation program to perform a local custom installation of the Solaris™ 2.x software
SOLSTICE ADMINSUITE.
- Capabilities of the Solstice™ AdminSuite™
- Installation of Solstice software
- Installation of Disk Suite software
- Use Solstice AdminSuite to:
- Add a host using Host Manager
- View mount point and disk slice information using the Storage Manager
- View time zone information using the Database Manager
- View the characteristics of a serial port using the Serial Port Manager
- Add a user using User Manager
- Add a user to a group using the Group Manager
- Add a printer using the Printer Manager
THE BOOT PROM.
- reation of a custom device alias using nvalias
- Removal of a custom device alias using nvunalias
- Use of the Solaris™ eeprom command to modify EEPROM
- Use of the boot command options to observe system boot process
- Use of the keyboard commands to abort a hung system
THE BOOT PROCESS.
- The functionality available at each of the eight system run levels
- The phases of the boot process
- The main roles to the /sbin/init program
- The main features of the autoconfiguration process
- Adding startup files for additional system services
- The three directories that contain kernel modules
- The file used to customize the kernel configuration process
CHANGING RUN LEVELS.
- Reasons (at least two) for halting a system
- The five commands used to change system run levels from the command line
- Changing run levels using the init and shutdown commands
DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND NAMING.
- The structure that the kernel uses to identify devices connected to the system
- The physical device names that are used to identify a system's devices
- The logical device name used by system administrators to reference disk devices and explain when it is used in the Solaris™ 2.x environment
- The type(s) of disk devices and disk device interfaces on your system using the format utility or dmg command
- The instance device name
- Displaying system configuration informaton with prtconf command
- The function of the /etc/path_to_inst file
DISKS, PARTITIONS, AND FORMAT.
- Use of Solstice DiskSuite to "grow" or concatenate a file system
- Defining a disk label
- Defining disk partitions/slices
- Displaying a disk's volume table of contents with the prtvtoc command
- Use of the format utility to partition a disk
- Use of the format utility to create and save a customized partition table
THE SOLARIS™ FILE SYSTEMS.
- The necessity of fsck
- Checking and repairing a file system
- The purpose of the key disk-based, RAM-based, and network-based file systems used in the Solaris™ 2.x operating environment
- Cylinder groups, cylinder group blocks, superblocks, data blocks, and file system fragments for the ufs file system type
- Creation of new ufs file systems
MOUNTING FILE SYSTEMS.
- Mounting and unmounting local file systems
- Mounting a file system of a specified file system type
- Mounting a file system that disables the default largefiles option
- Setting up a system to mount a local file system automatically at boot time
- Adding a swap file and adding a swap file system
CONFIGURING THE NFS ENVIRONMENT.
- The functions of an NFS server and an NFA client
- Conditions that must be met to share files in the NFS environment
- Making resources available and unavailable for mounting
- Providing read/write Internet access to an NFS resource through a Web Browser
- Editing the /etc/dfs/dfstab file on an NFS server, to enable sharing of resources
- Displaying a server's available resources for mounting
- Mounting a resource from another system
- Editing the /etc/vfstab file to mount resources on an NFS client
- The function of these commands: mountall, unmountall, shareall, and unshareall
USING AUTOMOUNT.
- The benefits of using the automount
- The purpose of each of the types of automount maps
- Setting up automount to read a direct map
- Situations when the automountd daemon should be restarted
NAMING SERVICES.
- Difference between authentication and authorization
- The three NIS+ security levels
- The four types of access rights and the four principal categories used in NIS+ authorization
- The name service switch process and determine which configuration is appropriate for your network
- The name service concept
- Available name services
- The DNS
- The NIS service
- Configuring an NIS master, slave and client
- The function of NIS+
- The table objects of an NIS+ domain
ADDING NETWORK CLIENTS.
- The requirements of a server to support Diskless and AutoClient network clients
- Use of Solstice to add support for a network client
- The necessary steps to create an OS server
- Files in the /etc directory (at least three) that the Host Manager edits when adding suppport for a network client
JUMPSTART- AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION.
- Overall description of the JumpStart feature
- The main components for setting up a network to use automatic installation
- Setting up the network to automatically provide the information necessary to configure a system
- Creation of an install server on the network
- Creation of a boot server on a subnet
- Creation of a configuration directory with a customized rules file and class files
- Adding install clients to install servers and boot servers
- Booting install clients
The following samples will help you understand the types of questions you can expect to see when taking
Part II of the Sun Certified System Administrator for Solaris 7 examination: Sylvan examination 310-010.
1. Which cluster contains the complete Solaris 7 release?
Core
End User
Developer
Entire Distribution
2. What is a commonly used command to identify users currently logged onto a system?
3. What does the pmadm command do (select all that apply)?
adds a port monitor
adds services to a port monitor
sets the speed of data transfer
sets the terminal type used on a port
4. Which statement correctly describes the function of localhost?
It logs error messages to the console.
It identifies the host name of the local machine.
It identifies the host to be a provider of a special network-wide service.
It allows the local system to loopback network inquiries without a network.
5. What is NOT a valid option with the following share command: # share -F nfs -o rw=pluto,ro=venus,bg,root=venus /export/home?
bg
-F nfs
rw=pluto
ro=venus
root=venus
6. When is enabling WebNFS access necessary (select all that apply)?
when your server does not allow NFS mounting
when the NFS daemons are not running on the server
when you are reassigning the target of the public file handle
when you need to use the index option to the share command
when you want to use WebNFS to access already mounted NFS resources
7. Which command should you use to restart the automountd daemon?
kill -HUP 1
shutdown -y -g600 -i2
/etc/init.d/autofs stop /etc/init.d/autofs start
/etc/init.d/nfs.server stop /etc/init.d/nfs.server start
/etc/init.d/nfs.client stop /etc/init.d/nfs.client start
8. What does the source compat indicate in the /etc/nsswitch.conf file?
whether to search for information in the local /etc files only
whether the network supports NIS and NIS+ table information
whether to try the next source if the source returned the "I'm busy, try later" message
whether the network supports the old-style "+" syntax for the password and group information
9. What does the /export/swap file system on a server normally provide?
swap files for diskless clients
swap files for AutoClient systems
additional swap space for the server
additional swap files for NFS clients to mount
startup scripts to configure the server's swap area upon reboot
10. Which file should you use as a template to set CDE environment variables when logging into a system?
/etc/skel/.dtprofile
/etc/skel/local.dtprofile
additional swap space for the server
/usr/dt/config/sys.dtprofile
/usr/dt/config/C/sys.dtwmrc
SUN CERTIFIED SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR FOR SOLARIS 2.6, PART II
The following samples will help you understand the types of questions you can expect to see when taking Part II of
the Certified System Administrator for Solaris 2.6 examination: Sylvan Exam Number 310-008.
1. Why is it necessary to assign an appropriate sequence number for a new startup file (select all that apply)?
to prevent other users from modifying the file
to prevent a conflict with an existing sequence number
to ensure plenty of CPU time for the service that is starting
to ensure that the service that is starting will be able to use an existing service
2. What is the /etc/nsswitch.files file?
the default name service switch file
an alternate name service switch file that searches only the local system's /etc files
an alternate name service switch file that uses NIS as the primary source for most information lookup
an alternate name service switch file that uses NIS+ as the primary source for most information lookup
3. Which information is included in cylinder group blocks (select all that apply)?
the free block map
the number of inodes
a copy of the superblock
the number of directories
the number of data blocks
4. Which statement is NOT true about User Manager?
It creates the user's home directory.
It allows you to specify the user's login shell.
It allows you to set password expiration dates
It creates each new group specified in the Primary Group field.
5. What is the most efficient way to add a diskless client to an existing OS server?
Use Administration Tool.
It allows you to specify the user's login shell.
Use Solstice AdminSuite.
Modify the /etc/passwd file.
Enter the new host name into the /etc/inet/hosts file.
6. In which situations is it safe to run the fsck utility (select all that apply)?
on a system that is halted
on a file system that is busy
on a system that is at run level 3
on a file system that is unmounted
on a system that is in single-user mode
on a file system that is mounted read only
7. Which autofs map uses a relative path to establish the mount point on a client?
slave
client
direct
serve
master
indirect
8. What are the minimum hardware components for an AutoClient system (select all that apply)?
a floppy drive
a CD-ROM drive
Ethernet hardware
a minimum of one 100-Mbyte disk
a workstation (monitor, keyboard, mouse, CPU)
9. Which command should you use to change run levels so that system backups can be performed and also inform users that the system is going down?
init S
.init 6
shutdown -y -i 0
shutdown -y -i S
10. Type the OpenBoot PROM command that sets up an alias so that you can avoid typing a disk's physical device name when booting from an alternate disk:
11. Which command is used to specify a disk resource to be made available to other systems via NFS?
share
mount
export
dfshares
12. What is another name for a disk's volume table of contents (VTOC)?
tag
volume
partition
disk label
13. Which information is NOT required to install a server system?
the server's host name
the server's IP address
the server's Ethernet address
the server's geographic region
14. What are the advantages of having a replica server configured for a NIS+ domain (select all that apply)?
efficiency
portability
reliability
centralization
15. Why is it necessary to assign an appropriate sequence number for a new startup file (select all that apply)?
to prevent other users from modifying the file
to prevent conflict with an existing sequence number
to ensure plenty of CPU time for the service that is starting
to ensure that the service that is starting will be able to use an existing service
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