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HP-UX Certified System Administrator (CSA): Official HP Study Guide (2nd Edition)

by: Rafeeq Ur Rehman

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Summary

This book offers comprehensive preparation for HPís tough new HP-UX CSA examóand an expert reference for working system/network administrators. Youíll find thorough, HP-reviewed coverage of every exam objective, including installation, configuration, control, maintenance, kernel tuning, and network administration.

Coverage includes:

Responsibilities of an HP-UX system and network administrator
HP-UX fundamentals: files/directories, environment variables, I/O, regular expressions, permissions, and more
Basic and advanced shell programming
Working with the System Administration Manager (SAM)
Installation, startup/shutdown, LVM, user/group management, and processes
Backup and recovery, step by step
Configuring and managing HP-UX printing and peripherals
Using AutoFS, NFS, SAMBA, and automount
Installing and managing software
Patch management, kernel reconfiguration, memory and swap space management
Dynamic kernel configuration with DLKM and DTKP
Start-to-finish network administration coverage: TCP/IP, DNS, NIS, NFS, and more
Sample questions, last-minute review tips, and other study resources

Already administering HP-UX systems? Planning to? Migrating from other UNIX platforms? Whatever your background, this book will prepare you for the realities of HP-UX administrationóand for the CSA exam that will recognize your skills.

0131448544B07222004

Author Bio

RAFEEQ UR REHMAN lives in Columbus, OH and has designed and implemented IT solutions for many large corporations. He obtained his bachelorís and masterís degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. He holds certifications in HP-UX, Solaris, and Check Point administration, as well as Ciscoís CCNA, Microsoftís MCSE, and the prestigious CISSP security certification. His books include HP Certified: System and Network Administration; The Linux Development Platform; and Intrusion Detection Systems with Snort.

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Table of Contents

I. UNIX FUNDAMENTALS.

1. Introduction to the HP-UX Certified System Administration Program.


  HP-UX CSA Exam Sections.


  PART 1: Fundamentals of UNIX Systems.


  PART : HP-UX System Administration.


  PART 3: HP-UX Network Administration.


  How to Register for HP-UX Certification Examination.


  HP Student ID.


  Exam Fee.


  Strategy for Taking CSA Test.


  Updates to This Book.

2. Getting Started with HP-UX.


  HP-UX Shells.


  Logging In and Out of HP-UX.


  The Superuser.


    Logging Into HP-UX.


  Logging Out.


  Locking a Session.


  Home Directory.


  Using HP-UX Commands.


  Extrinsic and Intrinsic Commands.


  Changing Password.


  Shell History and Repeating Commands.


  Command Aliases.


  Shell Start-Up Files.


  System Startup File.


  User Startup File.


  Some Simple HP-UX Commands.


  Where am I?


  What is the Current Date and Time?


  Who Are the Others and Who am I?


  Command Linking.


  Getting Information About Your System.


  Finding User and Group ID.


  Printing Banners.


  The Calendar.


  Getting Help with Manual Pages.


  Executing Multiple Commands In One Line.


  Command Options and Arguments.


  Getting Help from http://docs.hp.com.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

3. Working with Files and Directories.


  Basic Operations on Files.


  Creating a File.


  Listing Files.


  Deleting Files.


  Displaying Contents of a Text File.


  File Naming Rules.


  General Guidelines for Filenames.


  Hidden Files.


  Working with Directories.


  Creating Directories.


  Deleting Directories.


  Understanding Directory Structure.


  Moving Around in a Directory Tree.


  Copying and Moving Files.


  Copying Files.


  Moving and Renaming Files.


  Use of '*' as a Wildcard.


  Use of '?' as a Wildcard.


  Wildcards.


  Use of the '*' Wildcard.


  Use of '?' as a Wildcard.


  Use of the '[ ]' as a Wildcard.


  Special Directories.


  Files Types.


  Using the ls Command to Determine File Type.


  Using the file Command to Determine File Type.


  Searching File Contents.


  Searching a Word.


  Searching Multiple Words.


  Searching a String in Multiple Files.


  Finding Files.


    Finding Files by Filename.


  Finding Files by Owner.


  Finding Files by Size.


  Finding Files by Access Time.


  Finding Files by Modification Time.


  Finding Files by Permissions.


  Finding Files by File Type.


  Miscellaneous File Handling Commands.


  The Heads and The Tails.


  Counting Characters, Words, and Lines in a Text File.


  Link Files.


  Using the lsr Command.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

4. Environment Variables.


  Environment and Shell Variables.


  Setting and Displaying Variables.


  Listing All Variables.


  Variable Containing More Than One Word.


  Modifying a Variable.


  Single and Double Quotation Marks.


  Removing a Variable.


  Assigning Output of a Command to a Variable.


  Predefined Environment Variables.


  Exporting Shell Variables.


  Setting Command Prompt.


  Adding Useful Information to Prompt.


  The PATH Variable.


  Command Aliases.


  Types of Aliases.


  Removing Aliases.


  Displaying Types of Aliases and Path to Commands.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

5. Input/Output Redirection and Pipes.


  Redirecting Standard Output.


  Joining Two or More Files.


  Appending to a File.


    Redirecting Standard Output to Devices.


  Redirecting Standard Input.


  Redirecting Standard Error.


  Redirecting Standard Input, Standard Output, and Standard Error Simultaneously.


  Pipes and How They Are Used.


  Use of Pipes as Filters.


  Use of Pipes for Data Manipulation.


  The Tee Junction.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.


  6. Using vi Editor.


  Modes Used in vi.


  Starting and Stopping vi.


  Cursor Movement.


  Inserting and Deleting Text.


  Replacing Text.


  vUndo and Redo.


  Scrolling Text.


  Search and Replace.


  Cut, Copy, and Paste.


  Importing and Exporting Text.


  Importing a Disk File into the Editor.


  Exporting Text from the Current File.


  Importing Output of a Command.


  Configuring vi Options.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

7. Regular Expressions.


  The Command Execution Process.


  Position Specifiers.


  Use of the $ Position Specifier.


  Use of the ' ^' Position Specifier.


  Getting Rid of Blank Lines.


  Escaping Position Specifiers.


  Metacharacters.


  Use of the Asterisk '*' as a Metacharacter.


  Use of the Dot ' .' as a Metacharacter.


  Use of Range Characters [?] 5


  Standard and Extended Regular Expressions.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

8. File Permissions.


  Who are the UNIX Users?


  Types of File Permissions.


  Importance of Read Permission.


  Left to Right Rule of File Permissions.


  Directory Permissions.


  Modifying File Permissions.


  Modifying File Permissions Using Symbolic Modes.


  Changing File Permissions Using Octal Numbers.


  Default File Permissions.


  Changing Owner and Group of a File.


  Special File Permissions.


  SETUID and SETGID.


  Sticky Bit.


  Finding Files Having a Particular Set of File Permissions.


  Access Control Lists.


  Listing ACL.


  Changing ACL.


  Miscellaneous Commands.


  The newgrp Command.


  The su Command


  The id Command.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

9. UNIX File System Hierarchy.


  Static and Dynamic Files.


  The Root Directory ( / ).


  The Device Directory (/dev).


  The etc Directory (/etc).


  The Home Directory (/home).


  The System Binary Directory (/sbin).


  The /stand Directory.


  The /net Directory.


  The Application Directory (/opt).


  The Temporary File Directory (/tmp).


  The /usr Directory.


  /usr/bin.


  /usr/contrib..


  /usr/include.


  /usr/lib.


  /usr/sbin.


  /usr/share/man.


  /usr/newconfig.


  The Variable Files Directory (/var).


  Log Files.


  Spool Files (/var/spool).


  Temporary var Files (/var/tmp).


  The lost+found Directory.


  Some Useful Commands Related to File System Hierarchy.


  The which Command.


  The whereis Command.


  The chroot Command.


  More on the man Command.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

10. Working with POSIX Shell and Job Control.


  POSIX Shell Capabilities.


  Shell and Subshell.


  Controlling Resources (ulimit).


  Filename Completion.


  Shell History and Reentering Commands.


  Command Line Editing.


  Substitution.


  Variable Substitution.


  Command Substitutions.


  Tilde Substitutio.


  Setting Terminal Parameters.


  Job Control.


  Foreground and Background Jobs.


  Suspending Foreground Jobs.


  Resuming Suspended Jobs and Bringing Background Jobs to the Foreground.


  Moving Jobs to the Background.


  Stopping a Running Job.


  Waiting for the Background Job to Finish.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

11. Introduction to Shell Programming.


  Anatomy of a Shell Program.


    Which Subshell Will Execute It?


  Comments in a Shell Program.


  Commands and Control Structures.


  Steps for Creating a Shell Program.


  Debugging Shell Programs.


  Using Variables in Shell Scripts.


  Passing Data to Shell Scripts Using Environment Variables.


  Command Line Arguments.


  Using Command Line Arguments, the Positional Parameters.


  The shift Command.


  Interactive Shell Programs.


  The read Command.


  The echo and print Commands.


  Exit Codes.


  The test Command.


  Testing Numeric Values.


  Testing String Values.


  Testing Files.


  Testing with Logical Operators.


  Branching.


  The if-then-fi Structure.


  The if-then-else-fi Structure.


  The case Structure.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

12. Advanced Shell Programming.


  Arithmetic and Logic Operations.


  Explicit Mode let Command.


  Implicit Mode let Command.


  The while-do-done Loop.


  The until-do-done Loop.


  The for-do-done Loop.


  Breaking a Loop.


  The break Command.


  The continue Command.


  The exit Command.


  Text Processing.


  Using sed.


  Using cut.


  The awk Command.


  The sleep Command.


  More File Manipulation Commands.


  The diff Command.


  The sort Command.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

II. HP-UX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION.

13. The System Administration Manager: SAM.


  Why Use SAM.


  Starting and Stopping SAM.


  Starting and Stopping SAM in Text Mode.


  Starting and Stopping SAM in GUI.


  A Sample SAM Session.


  Creating a New User.


  SAM Log Files.


  Restricted Use of SAM by Non-root Users.


  Adding Custom Applications.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

14. Installing HP-UX.


  Introduction to HP-UX Workstations and Servers.


  Installing HP-UX.


  Guided Installation.


  Advanced Installation.


  Initial System Configuration.


  Post-Installation Tasks.


  The /etc/default Directory.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

15. System Startup and Shutdown.


  Introduction to the Boot Process.


  Processor Dependent Code (PDC).


  PDC Menus.


  Searching Boot Devices.


  Booting from Alternate Disk.


  Stable Storage.


  Booting in Single-User Mode.


  Booting in LVM Maintenance Mode.


  Booting with Quorum Overriding.


  Boot Area on System Disk.


  Commands Related to the LIF Area.


  Initial System Loader (ISL).


  Secondary Loader.


  Loading HP-UX Kernel.


  Swapper Process.


  The /sbin/pre--init--rc File.


  The init Process.


  The /etc/inittab File.


  Initialization of I/O Devices with ioinit.


  The /sbin/bcheckrc Script.


  The /sbin/rc Script.


  Sample /etc/inittab.


  Run Levels.


  Changing Run Level.


  Determining Current Run Level.


  Adding a Program to Run at Boot Time.


  Sequencer Directories.


  Configuration Files.


  System Shutdown.


  The shutdown and reboot Commands.


  The shutdown.allow File.


  Introduction to Virtual Partitions.


  The Guardian Service Processor.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

16. Software and Patch Management.


  Software Packaging Structure.


  Filesets.


  Subproducts.


  Products.


  Bundles.


  Software Depot.


  Listing Installed Software.


  Installing New Software.


  Phases of Software Installation.


  Install/Update Log File.


  Installing Protected Software Using Codewords.


  Install Options.


  SD-UX Daemon and Agent.


  Installed Product Database (IPD).


  Removing Software.


  Finding and Removing Unused Filesets.


  Verifying Installed Software.


  Managing a Software Depot.


  Adding Packages to a Depot.


  Removing Packages from the Depot.


  Listing Packages in the Depot.


  HP-UX Patches.


  Patch Sources.


  Types of Patches.


  Listing Installed Patches.


  Installing and Removing Patches.


  Obtaining Patches.


  Creating a Patch Depot.


  Installing Patches.


  Removing Patches.


  Downloading Patches from the HP-UX Support Center.


  Using a Web Interface.


  SD-UX Commands.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

17. Reconfiguring the HP-UX Kernel.


  Why Reconfigure the Kernel?


  Installing HP-UX Patches.


  Add or Remove Device Drivers.


  Add or Remove a Subsystem.


  Changing Swap or Dump Devices.


  Modifying System Parameters.


  Kernel Reconfiguration Process.


  Preparing a New System Configuration File.


  Building the Kernel.


  Installing the New Kernel and ConfigurationFile.


  Reboot the System.


  Kernel Rebuilding in a Nut Shell.


  Booting From the Old Kernel.


  Common Kernel Tunable Parameters.


  Using SAM to Reconfigure the Kernel.


  Modifying Kernel without Reconfiguration.


  Loading and Unloading DLKMs.


  Modifying Tunable Parameters.


  Using kcweb.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

18. Peripheral Devices.


  Devices and Physical Paths.


  Common Types of Device Adapters.


  Hardware Paths.


  Device Files.


  Devices Directory Hierarchy.


  Major and Minor Numbers.


  Character Devices.


  Block Devices.


  SCSI Device File Naming Convention.


  Disk Naming.


  Tape Devices.


  Using the ll Command.


  Listing Installed Devices.


  Using the ioscan Command.


  Using the lssf Command.


  Usable Devices.


  Creating Device Files.


  Autoconfiguration.


  Using the insf Command.


  Using the mksf Command.


  Using the mknod Command.


  Using SAM.


  Installing a New Device.


  Terminals and Modems.


  The /etc/gettydefs File.


  Miscellaneous Commands and Peripherals.


  Using the model Command.


  Using getconf Command.


  Using uname Command.


  Using dmesg Command.


  Using ups--mond.


  HP-UX Consoles.


  Using OLA/R.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

19. HP-UX File System and Logical Volume Manager.


  Disk Devices and Their Configuration.


  Introduction to Logical Volume Manager.


  The Whole Disk Approach.


  The Logical Volume Manager Approach.


  Listing and Creating Logical Volumes.


  Listing Physical Volumes.


  Listing Volume Groups.


  Listing Logical Volumes.


  Creating Physical Volumes.


  Creating Volume Groups.


  Creating Logical Volumes.


  LVM Data Structure.


  Introduction to File Systems.


  File System Types.


  More on Hard and Soft Links.


  The HFS File System.


  HFS Blocks.


  HFS Fragments.


  The JFS File System.


  Creating a New File System.


  File System Creation Process.


  Creating File System with the newfs Command.


  Mounting and Unmounting a File System.


  Automatic Mounting at Startup.


  Sample /etc/fstab File.


  Managing the File System.


  Monitoring Disk Usage.


  Extending Volume Groups.


  Extending Logical Volumes.


  Extending File System.


  Other Useful Commands for LVM.


  Using SAM for LVM Administration.


  File System Repair.


  Repairing a File System Using the fsck Command.


  List of LVM Commands.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

20. User and Group Management.


  Managing Users.


  Creating Users.


  Deleting Users.


  Modifying a User.


  User Inactivity and Expiration.


  Managing Groups.


  Standard Groups.


  Creating, Deleting, and Modifying Groups.


  Multiple Group Membership.


  The Password File (/etc/passwd).


  The Group File (/etc/group).


  Restricted User Access.


  Verifying Consistency of Password and Group Files.


  The Skeleton Directory (/etc/skel).


  Using SAM for User and Group Management.


  User Templates.


  Converting a System to Trusted Mode.


  Miscellaneous Commands and Files.


  Using the write Command.


  Using the wall Command.


  Listing Successful Logins.


  User Profiles Files.


  The /etc/motd File.


  The /etc/issue File.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

21. Dealing with HP-UX Processes.


  The Process Table.


  States of Processes.


  Running.


  Sleeping.


  Ready to Run Process.


  Stopped.


  Zombie.


  Listing Processes.


  Description of Fields in the Process Table.


  Sending Signals to Processes.


  The nohup Command.


  Process Nice Values.


  Listing Nice Priorities.


  Changing Nice Values of Running Processes.


  Some Useful Commands.


  The timex Command.


  The trap Command.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

22. Printing in HP-UX.


  Introduction to the Printing System.


  Sending a Print Request.


  Listing Print Requests.


  Canceling a Print Request.


  Modifying a Print Request.


  Types of Printers.


  Local Printers.


  Remote Printers.


  Network Printers.


  Directory Hierarchy of the Printing System.


  Adding a Printer.


  Adding a Printer and a Printer Class.


  Setting a Printer as the Default Destination.


  Deleting a Printer.


  Adding Printers Using SAM.


  Managing Print Queues.


  Starting and Stopping the Print Scheduler.


  Moving Print Jobs.


  Deleting Print Jobs.


  Enabling and Disabling Printers.


  Accepting and Rejecting Print Requests.


  Current Printer Status.


  Print Job Priorities.


  Fence Priority.


  Troubleshooting.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

23. Memory and Swap Space Management.


  System Memory and Swap Space.


  Daemons Used With the Swap System.


  Types of Swap Space.


  Device Swap Space.


  File System Swap Space.


  Primary Swap Space.


  Secondary Swap Space.


  Creating Swap Space.


  Creating Swap Space Using the Command Line.


  Creating Swap Space Using SAM.


  Enabling Swap Space at System Startup.


  Monitoring Swap Space.


  Swap Space Priorities and Performance.


  Kernel Parameters Related to Swap Space.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

24. System Backup and Recovery.


  Types of Backup.


  Full Backup.


  Incremental Backup.


  Recovering from Incremental Backup.


  Methods of Backup and Restore.


  Comparison of Backup Methods.


  Using dd.


  Using fbackup and frecover.


  Creating Backup.


  Using Graph Files.


  Creating Incremental Backup.


  Recovering Backed Up Data.


  Using tar.


  Creating Backup with tar.


  Restoring Data Using tar.


  Using SAM to Back Up and Restore Data.


  Using Ignite-UX.


  Creating a Recovery Tape.


  Updating the Recovery Tape.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

25. Automating Jobs.


  Introduction to cron.


  The cron Daemon.


  Granting Access to Users.


  Log Files.


  Automating Jobs Using the crontab Command.


  Format of the crontab Files.


  Editing crontab Files.


  Listing cron Jobs.


  Sample crontab File for the root User.


  Automating Jobs Using at.


  Submitting a Job.


  Listing and Deleting at Jobs.


  Allowing/Denying User Access.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

26. System Performance and Monitoring.


  Tools Used for Performance Monitoring.


  Monitoring Memory Performance.


  Monitoring Disk Performance.


  Using top.


  Using the System Activity Reporter (sar).


  Using Glance Plus.


  Using Syslog.


  Chapter Summary.

III. HP-UX NETWORK ADMINISTRATION.

27. Basic Network Concepts.


  Network Terminology.


  Local and Wide Area Networks.


  Protocol.


  Host.


  Physical Medium.


  Network Interface Adapter.


  Bandwidth.


  Client and Server.


  Route.


  Firewall.


  Virtual Private Network (VPN).


  Proxy Server.


  DMZ.


  The OSI Model.


  OSI Layers.


  How Data Transfer Takes Place Among Layers.


  Layered Network Model.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

28. Network Components and Topologies.


  Network Topologies.


  Bus Topology.


  Star Topology.


  Ring Topology.


  Hybrid Networks.


  Network Hardware Components.


  Network Cables.


  Network Interface Adapter.


  Cable Connectors.


  Transceiver.


  Repeaters.


  Hubs.


  Bridges.


  Switches.


  Routers.


  Gateway.


  MAC Addresses.


  Access Methods.


  CSMA/CD.


  Token Passing.


  Ethernet and IEEE 80.3.


  10BASE- Ethernet.


  10BASE-5 Ethernet.


  10BASE-T.


  100Base-T.


  100VG-AnyLAN.


  1000Base-T.


  Token Ring and IEEE 80.5.


  FDDI and Other Technologies.


  Other Technologies.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

29. Introduction to TCP/IP Protocol.


  Introduction to TCP/IP.


  TCP/IP Layers.


  IP Address.


  Network Address.


  IP Address Classes.


  IPv6 Addresses.


  Building an IP Network.


  Assigning IP Addresses.


  Netmasks and Subnetting.


  IP Routes.


  Address Resolution Protocol (ARP).


  Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP).


  Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP).


  TCP and UDP Protocols.


  TCP Protocol.


  UDP Protocol.


  TCP Window Size.


  Ports and Sockets.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

30. Configuring LAN Interface Adapters.


  Configuring LAN Adapters.


  LAN-Adapter-Naming Convention.


  Detecting LAN Adapters.


  Configuring an IP Address to a LAN Adapter.


  Enabling LAN Adapters at Boot Time Using the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf File.


  Assigning Multiple IP Addresses to a Single LAN Adapter.


  Updating the /etc/hosts File.


  Adding Routes.


  Creating a Route.


  Deleting a Route.


  Default Routes.


  Using SAM to Configure LAN Adapters.


  Enabling DHCP Client.


  Troubleshooting LAN Connectivity.


  Analyzing Protocol Statistics with netstat.


  Using the lanadmin Command.


  Using the ndd Command.


  Using the linkloop Command.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

31. Configuring and Managing ARPA/Berkeley Services.


  Introduction to Internet Services.


  ARPA Services.


  Berkeley Services.


  Security of Commands Starting With 'r'.


  Starting and Managing Internet Services.


  Starting a Service as Daemons.


  Starting a Service Through inetd.


  How a Connection is Established.


  Using SAM to Manage Network Services.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

32. Host Name Resolution and Domain Name Server.


  Host-Name-to-IP-Address Mapping.


  Multiple Host Names for a Single IP.


  Multiple IP Addresses for a Single Host.


  Name Resolution Methods.


  The /etc/hosts File.


  Network Information Service.


  Domain Name Server.


  BIND Versions.


  Introduction to the Domain Name System.


  Name Space.


  Name Server.


  Configuring Primary DNS.


  DNS Configuration Files.


    Updating Database Files on the Primary Server.


  Configuring Secondary DNS.


  Updating Database Files on the Secondary Server.


  Configuring Caching DNS.


  Configuring the DNS Client.


  Configuring Name Service Switch.


  Using the nsquery Command.


  Configuring /etc/resolv.conf.


  Testing DNS with nslookup.


  Using SAM to Configure DNS.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

33. Configuring and Managing NIS.


  NIS Concepts.


  NIS Domains.


  NIS Maps.


  NIS Roles.


  Configuring NIS.


  Setting Up the NIS Domain Name.


  NIS Startup Files.


  NIS Daemons.


  Configuring the NIS Master Server.


  Configuring the NIS Slave Server.


  Configuring the NIS Client.


  Name Service Switch.


  Testing NIS Configuration.


  Managing NIS.


  Updating NIS Maps on the Master Server.


  Updating NIS Maps on the Slave Server.


  Changing the Password on a Client.


  Using rpcinfo.


  Controlling Access.


  Using SAM to Configure NIS.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

34. Configuring and Managing a Network File System.


  NFS Concepts.


  The Remote Mount Process.


  NFS and RPC.


  The portmap and rpcbind Daemons.


  NFS Versions.


  Configuring an NFS Server.


  Create an /etc/exports File.


  Start the Server Process at Boot Time.


  Starting the NFS Server and Exporting Directories Manually.


  View the Exported and Mounted File Systems.


  Configuring an NFS Client.


  Starting the NFS Client at Boot Time.


  Creating Mount Points and Configuring /etc/fstab.


  Mounting Remote File Systems.


  Viewing Mounted File Systems.


  View Exported File Systems by Server.


  NFS Daemons.


  Troubleshooting.


  The rpcinfo Command.


  Using the nfsstat Command.


  Using SAM to Configure NFS.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

35. HP-UX Automounter.


  Automounter Maps.


  Master Map.


  Direct Map.


  Indirect Map.


  Special Map.


  Including Maps within Other Maps.


  Modifying Automounter Maps.


  Configuring Automounter.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

36. Network Time Protocol.


  Introduction to NTP.


  NTP Time Sources.


    Some Definitions.


  Configuring the NTP Server.


  Configuring a Server to Use a Radio Clock.


  Configuring a Server to Use Another Server.


  Configuring a Server to Use the Local Clock.


  Configuring the NTP Client.


  Configuring a Client to Use Server Polling.


  Configuring a Client to Use a Server Broadcast.


  Using the ntpdate Command.


  Using the ntptrace Command.


  Using SAM to Configure NTP.


  Chapter Summary.


  Chapter Review Questions and Answers.

37. System and Network Administration: Some Final Thoughts.


  Common Use of the Network.


  SD-UX Server.


  Network Printing.


  Standard Environment for Users.


  Time Synchronization.


  Network File System.


  Backup and Recovery.


  Using syslog over the Network.


  Network Performance Monitoring.


  Use of SNMP.


  Using the nettl Utility.


  Routine Tasks.


  Using SAMBA.


  Mounting Windows File System Share Using SAMBA Client.


  HP-UX Security.


  Chapter Summary.

Appendix A: HP-UX Commands and Configuration Files.


  Commands.


  Configuration Files.

Appendix B: Sample HP-UX Certification Test Paper.

Glossary.

Index.