NAME

intro − introduction to system maintenance and operation commands

DESCRIPTION

This section contains information related to system operation and maintenance.  In particular, commands used to create new file systems, newfs, mkfs, and verify the integrity of the file systems, fsck, icheck, dcheck, and ncheck are described here.  The section format should be consulted when formatting disk packs.  The section crash should be consulted in understanding how to interpret system crash dumps. 

LIST OF PROGRAMS

ProgramAppears on PageDescription
acac.8login accounting
acctonsa.8system accounting
adduseradduser.8procedure for adding new users
analyzeanalyze.8Virtual UNIX postmortem crash analyzer
arcvarcv.8convert archives to new format
arffarff.8varchiver and copier for floppy
bad144bad144.8read/write dec standard 144 bad sector information
badsectbadsect.8create files to contain bad sectors
bugfilerbugfiler.8file bug reports in folders automatically
catmancatman.8create the cat files for the manual
chownchown.8change owner
clriclri.8clear i-node
comsatcomsat.8cbiff server
configconfig.8build system configuration files
crashcrash.8vwhat happens when the system crashes
croncron.8clock daemon
dcheckdcheck.8file system directory consistency check
diskpartdiskpart.8calculate default disk partition sizes
dmesgdmesg.8collect system diagnostic messages to form error log
drtestdrtest.8standalone disk test program
dumpdump.8incremental file system dump
dumpfsdumpfs.8dump file system information
edquotaedquota.8edit user quotas
fastbootfastboot.8reboot/halt the system without checking the disks
fasthaltfastboot.8reboot/halt the system without checking the disks
flcopyarff.8varchiver and copier for floppy
formatformat.8sformat disks
fsckfsck.8file system consistency check and interactive repair
ftpdftpd.8cDARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server
gettablegettable.8cget NIC format host tables from a host
gettygetty.8set terminal mode
halthalt.8stop the processor
htablehtable.8convert NIC standard format host tables
icheckicheck.8file system storage consistency check
ifconfigifconfig.8cconfigure network interface parameters
implogimplog.8cIMP log interpreter
implogdimplogd.8cIMP logger process
initinit.8process control initialization
kgmonkgmon.8generate a dump of the operating systems profile buffers
lpclpc.8line printer control program
lpdlpd.8line printer daemon
makedevmakedev.8make system special files
makekeymakekey.8generate encryption key
mkfsmkfs.8construct a file system
mklost+foundmklost+found.8make a lost+found directory for fsck
mknodmknod.8build special file
mkprotomkproto.8construct a prototype file system
mountmount.8mount and dismount file system
namednamed.8Internet domain name server
ncheckncheck.8generate names from i-numbers
newfsnewfs.8construct a new file system
pacpac.8printer/ploter accounting information
pstatpstat.8print system facts
quotquot.8summarize file system ownership
quotacheckquotacheck.8file system quota consistency checker
quotaoffquotaon.8turn file system quotas on and off
quotaonquotaon.8turn file system quotas on and off
rcrc.8command script for auto-reboot and daemons
rdumprdump.8cfile system dump across the network
rebootreboot.8UNIX bootstrapping procedures
renicerenice.8alter priority of running processes
repquotarepquota.8summarize quotas for a file system
restorerestore.8incremental file system restore
rexecdrexecd.8cremote execution server
rlogindrlogind.8cremote login server
rmtrmt.8cremote magtape protocol module
routeroute.8cmanually manipulate the routing tables
routedrouted.8cnetwork routing daemon
rrestorerrestore.8crestore a file system dump across the network
rshdrshd.8cremote shell server
rwhodrwhod.8csystem status server
rxformatrxformat.8vformat floppy disks
sasa.8system accounting
savecoresavecore.8save a core dump of the operating system
sendmailsendmail.8send mail over the internet
shutdownshutdown.8close down the system at a given time
stickysticky.8executable files with persistent text
swaponswapon.8specify additional device for paging and swapping
syncsync.8update the super block
syslogdsyslogd.8log systems messages
talkdtalkd.8cremote user communication server
telnetdtelnetd.8cDARPA TELNET protocol server
tftpdtftpd.8cDARPA Trivial File Transfer Protocol server
trpttrpt.8ctransliterate protocol trace
tunefstunefs.8tune up an existing file system
umountmount.8mount and dismount file system
updateupdate.8periodically update the super block
uucleanuuclean.8cuucp spool directory clean-up
uusnapuusnap.8cshow snapshot of the UUCP system
vipwvipw.8edit the password file

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