NAME

sysdiag − system diagnostics

SYNOPSIS

login: sysdiag

DESCRIPTION

sysdiag is a menu-driven, general-purpose diagnostic facility that tests the system and reports its findings.  It consists of a user account with a home directory (/usr/diag/sysdiag) that contains a collection of shell scripts and diagnostic programs. Note that since the account for sysdiag has root access, it should be password protected immediately. 

To use sysdiag, log in as sysdiag .  Once you’ve logged in, a menu-driven interface offers you choices for various diagnostic tests to run.  (See the Sun System Diagnostics Manual for further information.) 

When run on the Workstation console, sysdiag initiates a suntools(1) environment.  It creates a several terminal windows for diagnostic tests, along with a console window and a perfmon(1) performance monitor. When run on a terminal, sysdiag interleaves messages from the various tests (along with any from UNIX) on the screen. 

Sysdiag logs messages for tests in the directory /usr2/hostname/sysdiag.log, where hostname is the name of the machine being diagnosed.  Upon termination, sysdiag automatically displays the diagnostic messages it has logged. 

FILES

/usr2/hostname/sysdiag.log
log file for hostname

/usr/diag/sysdiag home directory for user sysdiag

SEE ALSO

Sun System Diagnostics Manual

BUGS

The account for sysdiag, as installed, is not password protected.

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 3 February 1987