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HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Configuration Management: HP-UX 11i Version 3

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HP Part Number: 5992-4607

Edition: 3

Published: September 2008

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Table of Contents

Intended Audience

About This Series

About This Document

Finding HP-UX Information

HP-UX 11i Release Names and Operating System Version Identifiers

Determining Your System Version

Typographic Conventions

Examples and Shells
Command Syntax
Function Synopsis and Syntax

Publication History

1 Introduction

Configuration Tools

HP Systems Insight Manager
HP-UX System Management Homepage (Web-Based)
HP-UX System Management Homepage (Text-Based)
HP-UX Commands
Using HP SIM and HP SMH versus HP-UX Commands

HP-UX System Management Homepage (Web-Based)

Starting an HP SMH Web Client
Starting the HP SMH Daemon on the Target System

HP-UX System Management Homepage (Text-Based)

Starting Text-Based HP SMH
Giving Users Limited Access to Text-Based HP SMH

Using the X Window System

Setup for an HP-UX Local System
Setup for a Non-HP-UX Client System

2 Configuring System Parameters

Starting A Preloaded System

Preventing Users from Logging In

Changing Login Special Characters

Controlling Usage and Processes with Run-Levels

Setting the System Clock

Potential Problems When Changing the System Clock
Setting the Time Zone (TZ)
Setting the Time and Date

Setting System and Network Parameters

Customizing System-Wide and User Login Environments

Setting Shadow Password Mode

To Switch to Shadow Password Mode
To Switch to Standard Password Mode

Setting Long User, Group, Host, and File Names

Setting Long User and Group Names
Setting Long Host Names
Setting Long File Names

Configuring /etc/hosts

Configuring New HP-UX Systems into Workgroups

Configuring a New System into a Network

3 Configuring Root

Create the Root Home Directory

4 Configuring Users and Groups

Configuring Users and Groups with HP SMH

Adding a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Skeleton Directory
Using a Template to Add a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Making User Templates with Text-Based HP SMH
Modifying a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Deleting a User with Text-Based HP SMH
Adding a Group with Text-Based HP SMH

Managing Users and Groups with Commands

Automating the Process of Adding a User
Using the useradd, usermod, and userdel Commands
Manually Adding a User

Configuring System and User Security

Configuring System Default Security Attributes
Configuring User Security Attributes

Controlling File Access

Defining Group Membership
Setting File Access Permissions
Setting Ownership for Files
Setting Access Control Lists

Customizing System-Wide and User Login Environments

Accessing Multiple Systems

Sharing Remote Work Directories

Local versus Remote Home Directories

Adding a User to Several Systems: A Case Study

Sharing a Local Home Directory

Allowing Access from Remote Systems

$HOME/.rhosts File
Enabling X Window Server Access

5 Configuring Networking

Configuring the Network File System (NFS)

Exporting versus Sharing
Enabling and Disabling the NFS Server and Client
Sharing an HP-UX Directory
Mounting a Shared File System (HP-UX to HP-UX)
Troubleshooting NFS
Recovering Network Services after a Power Failure
Moving or Reusing a Shared Directory

Configuring File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Configuring Anonymous FTP
Troubleshooting FTP Login
Setting Up /etc/shells
Configuring HP-UX Systems for File Transfer
FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

Interfacing with Microsoft Windows Systems

Hardware Connections
Sharing Directories between HP-UX and MS Windows
Configuring HP-UX Systems for Terminal Emulation

6 Configuring Printers

Starting and Stopping the LP Spooler

Starting and Stopping Spooler Using Text-Based HP SMH
Starting and Stopping Spooler Using HP-UX Commands

Adding a Local Printer to the LP Spooler

Adding a Local Printer Using HP SMH
Adding a Local Printer Using HP-UX Commands

Adding a Remote Printer to the LP Spooler

Adding a Remote Printer Using Text-Based HP SMH
Adding a Remote Printer Using HP-UX Commands

Adding a Network Printer with HP JetDirect

Adding A Network Printer Using Web-Based HP SMH
Adding A Network Printer Using HP-UX Commands

Creating a Printer Class

Creating a Printer Class Using HP-UX Commands

Removing a Printer from the LP Spooler

Removing a Printer Using Web-Based HP SMH
Removing a Printer Using HP-UX Commands

Removing a Printer from a Printer Class

Removing a Printer from a Class Using HP-UX Commands

Removing a Printer Class

Removing a Printer Class Using HP-UX Commands

7 Configuring Mail

Components of an Electronic Mail System

Mail User Agents
Mail Delivery Agents
Mail Alias Files
The Mail Queue
Networking Topographies
Selecting a Topography
MIME Applications

Configuring a System to Send Electronic Mail

Using Site Hiding

Configuring a System to Receive Electronic Mail

Central Mail Hub Topography (Receiving E-mail)
Gateway Mail Hub Topography (Receiving E-mail)
Fully Distributed (Standalone System) Topography

8 Setting Up the Online Manpages

9 Configuring Peripherals

Configuring PCI Error Recovery

What is PCI Error Recovery?
Controlling PCI Error Recovery
PCI Error Recovery Documentation

Ethernet Configuration and Verification

Installing or Updating a Networking Driver with swinstall
Assigning IP Addresses and Subnet Masks to Additional Cards Using Web-Based HP SMH
Frequently Asked Questions
Verifying LAN Installation
Routing: Configuring the LAN to Reach Other Networks
Setting Speed and Duplex Mode of the LAN Card and Link Partner (Switch or Router)
Configuring Optional Jumbo Frames Size for Gigabit Ethernet
Verifying that the Networking Driver is in the Kernel
Related System and Network Administration

Configuring Non-HP Terminals

Troubleshooting Terminals

Unresponsive Terminals
Other Terminal Problems

10 Configuring the Kernel

Kernel Configuration Features

What Is a Kernel Configuration?

Overview of Kernel Configuration Commands

Overview of HP SMH for Kernel Configuration

Other Kernel Configuration Operations

Common Behavior for Kernel Configuration Commands

Common Command Line Options
Common Output Formats
Common Exit Status Codes
Common Security Constraints
Persistence of Changes

Managing Kernel Modules with kcmodule

Getting Information About Modules
Interpreting Module Information
Changing Module States

Managing Kernel Modules with HP SMH

Getting Information about Modules
Interpreting Module Information
Changing Module States

Managing Kernel Tunable Parameters with kctune

Getting Information About Tunables
Interpreting Tunable Information
Changing Tunable Values

Managing Kernel Tunable Parameters with HP SMH

Getting Information About Tunables
Interpreting Tunable Information
Changing Tunable Values

Monitoring Kernel Resource Usage

Getting Information about Alarms
Interpreting Alarm Information
Changing Alarm Settings
Add an Alarm
Activate, Deactivate, or Remove an Alarm
Resource Usage Commands

Managing the Running Configuration Using kconfig

Managing Saved Configurations with kconfig

Getting Information about Saved Configurations
Interpreting Saved Configuration Information
Using and Modifying Saved Configurations

Managing Configurations with System Files

Making Configuration Changes with System Files
Uses for System Files

The Kernel Configuration Log File

Parsing Command Output

Recovering from Errors

The Automatic Backup Configuration
Booting a Saved Configuration
Booting in Fail-Safe Mode
Modifying Tunable Values at Boot Time
Guidelines for Recovering from Errors

Kernel Configuration Example

Kernel Configuration Quick Reference Tables

Transition from Previous HP-UX Releases

List of Figures

4-1 Security Attributes Configuration: System Defaults
4-2 Security Attributes Configuration: Local or NIS Users
4-3 Adding a User to Several Systems
10-1 Sample Kernel Configuration Web Page
10-2 Kernel Configuration Modules Tab
10-3 Kernel Configuration Module Details
10-4 Modify Kernel Module
10-5 Kernel Configuration Tunables Tab
10-6 Kernel Configuration Tunable Details
10-7 Modify Kernel Tunable
10-8 Kernel Configuration Alarms Tab
10-9 Kernel Configuration Alarm Detail
10-10 Modify Kernel Alarm
10-11 Add Alarm
10-12 View Change Log

List of Tables

1 Finding HP-UX Information
2 HP-UX 11i Releases
3 OS Version, System Architecture, and Machine Model
2-1 The set_parms Keywords
4-1 Default Files in the Skeleton Directory
4-2 Suggested Files for the Skeleton Directory
4-3 useradd Options
5-1 Deciding Which Type of NFS Mount to Use
5-2 Troubleshooting NFS
5-3 Troubleshooting the FTP Connection to a PC
9-1 HP-UX 1000Base-T Supported Configurations
9-2 Choosing a Configuration Tool
10-1 Common Kernel Configuration Command Line Options
10-2 Kernel Module Details Fields
10-3 Modify Kernel Module Fields
10-4 Modify Kernel Module Change Options
10-5 Tunable Details Fields
10-6 Modify Kernel Tunable Fields
10-7 Modify Kernel Tunable Change Options
10-8 Kernel Configuration Alarm Fields
10-9 Modify Alarm Fields
10-10 Modify Alarm Change Options
10-11 Working with Kernel Configurations
10-12 Working with System Files
10-13 Working with Changes Held for Next Boot
10-14 Working with Tunables
10-15 Working with Kernel Modules
10-16 Working with the Kernel Configuration Log File
10-17 Kernel Configuration File Locations
10-18 Kernel Configuration Methodology
10-19 Kernel Configuration Commands and Options
10-20 Kernel Configuration Files and Directories

List of Examples

5-1 Retrieve an ASCII File with FTP
5-2 Retrieve a Binary File with FTP
5-3 Send from Different Directory
5-4 Send from Current Directory
5-5 Retrieve an ASCII File with FTP
5-6 Retrieve a Binary File with FTP
5-7 Send an ASCII File with FTP
5-8 Send a Binary File with FTP

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