Tag Archives: Solaris

Solaris 10: Verify the integrity of OS Executable and Linkable Format files

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Hamdan

Starting from Solaris 10, most operating system ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) objects have been digitally signed. To verify that a file hasn’t been tampered with, we can use the command “elfsign”. Note that this utility verifies that contents of … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Enable/Disable FTP Logging

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Hamdan

To enable/disable FTP logging in Solaris 10, the “inetadm” utility can be used for that. First, list the properties of the ftp service: root@hamdan # inetadm -l svc:/network/ftp SCOPE NAME=VALUE name=”ftp” endpoint_type=”stream” proto=”tcp6″ isrpc=FALSE wait=FALSE exec=”/usr/sbin/in.ftpd -a” user=”root” default bind_addr=”" … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Delete a Solaris Container (Zone)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Hamdan

To completely delete a Solaris zone follow the following steps: (Note: Backup should be taken because once a Zone is deleted, it can’t be recovered!) 1. Shut down the zone: zoneadm -z <zone_name> halt 2. Uninstall the zone: zoneadm -z … Continue reading →

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Solaris Containers (Zones) Administration

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Hamdan

To view the performance stats of the zones, run “prstat -Z” from the global zone. In the examples below, we will assume that the machine has a zone called “testzone”. To list the zones configured in the machine, run “zoneadm … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Create Solaris Containers (Zones)

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Hamdan

This is a simple example to show how to create a Solaris Container (Zone). Assume that the zone name is “testzone”. The zone will be installed in “/export/testzone”. Assume that the network interface “e1000g0″ is plumbed, so we can use … Continue reading →

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Solaris HOW-TO: Check Network Interfaces

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Hamdan

In Solaris 10, to know how many network interfaces the system has, use the command “dladm show-dev”. For example: # dladm show-dev e1000g0 link: down speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g1 link: unknown speed: 0 Mbps duplex: half e1000g2 link: … Continue reading →

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