Solaris

LDAP user does not have home directory after log into local machine
The homeDirectory for userA in LDAP server is /export/home/userA. When userA logs into a LDAPclient local machine using PAM_LDAP service, userA could not chdir to home directory /export/home/sun: No such file or directory. Is there any setting in LDAP server that we can set up so that the home directory could be c... 9 Apr 2008 12:10

How to install a new graphics card on Solaris 10?
I have Solaris 10 x86. The motherboard has a built-in graphics card. How do I install a new graphics card (from the HCL list) so that Solaris will recognize it? I realize the first thing I need to do is go into the BIOS of the PC to disable the on-board graphics card. What else do I need to do after this? Tha... 4 Apr 2008 15:45

Can the graphics card cause this problem?
I have Solaris 10 on x86. I chose the motherboard that is on the Hardware Compatiblity List from SUN. The motherboard has a built in graphics card. The system works fine. The mouse also works fine on Solaris 10. There's a graphics application that I use on this Solaris 10 x86 system. There are some functions ... 4 Apr 2008 15:11

Sun Calendar server (Sun Commsuite 5)-- LDAP configuration issue
I currently am trying to install a Sun Calendar server on a CentOS4 machine which has working kerberos/ldap server access. Unfortunately when I try to run the csconfigurator script, despite correct entries and connections verified through 'ldapsearch' on a command line, I receive a protocol error #2 when csconfigu... 8 Apr 2008 03:19

where is ssh on solaris 8 distro
Hello, its so long since I used solaris 8 that i cant remember where the ssh package is . I thought it was in sfw directory on one of the cd's. I need to install ssh from cd as the network is not working and I just cant find it. George ... 5 Apr 2008 17:08

CIS, solaris 9 and swapfiles
Hi all, The CIS security advices to rename S73nfsclient when possible. We don't need nfs but have a swap file defined in /etc/vfstab, this mounting is done from the S73nfsclient script (/sbin/swapadd). The file is not added as swap. Could someone explain why this swapadd needed to get called from an nfs client ... 4 Apr 2008 05:51

LOM to OK Prompt
Hi, I am using a Sun Netra T1, There is no Solaris in the machine. When I power off the machine by pressing the 0 button at the back of the machine, it goes to the LOM> prompt. I tried to power on (poweron), it automatically booted to freebsd system. Obviously there is a BSD system on this machine. The worse t... 12 Apr 2008 00:38

omit prompt for Terminal Type
Hello, When I login (as a certain user) to a machine running Solaris 10, I get prompted for the Terminal Type: Last login: Fri Apr 4 09:11:59 2008 from 172.16.92.163 TERM = (vt100) After pressing enter I get the real prompt. I don't want to get this terminal type question but direct go to the prompt. B... 4 Apr 2008 05:51

setting up a mirror (via software?): easier on 10, 11? (I have9)
David Combs wrote: Getting jittery about my old disks. 1: must I mirror on exactly identical disks? No, but the slices you mirror should be the same size. 2: software-mirroring: blade100 fast enough? or **MUCH** better with ultra 25? Root mirror on a Blade 100 will be OK, anything is bett... 3 Apr 2008 21:59

setting up a mirror (via software?): easier on 10, 11? (I have 9)
Getting jittery about my old disks. 1: must I mirror on exactly identical disks? 2: software-mirroring: blade100 fast enough? or **MUCH** better with ultra 25? 3: Is there anything in 10 or 11, over 9, that makes it easier (or anything)? 4: Stepson has mirroring on his pc -- apparantely took mo... 4 Apr 2008 11:49