System Environment


System Environment:

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BOOTING

Start smit/smitty at main menu for system environment

smit system

Halt System without delay

shutdown -F

Usage: shutdown [ -c][ -d][ -F][ -i][ -k][ -m][ -p][ -r][ -hv | -t mmddHHMM[yy]][ + Time][ Message]

Reboot the system without delay

shutdown -Fr

 

DATE / TIME

Set the date, time or timezone

smit date

Manage system language

smit mlang

Change / Show characteristics or operating system (kernel parameters)

smit chsys

Change number of licensed users

smit chlicense

Broadcast message to all users

wall

 

LOGS

Manage system logs

smit logs

Stop the error logging daemon

errstop

Start the error logging daemon

errdaemon

Usage: /usr/lib/errdemon [ [ -B BufferSize ] [ -i File ] [ -s LogSize ] | -l ]

Display error report (summary)

errpt 

Display error report (detail)

errpt -a

Clear error report of all message older that 30 days

errclear 30

Display alog

smit alog_show

Change locations and attributes of all alogs

smit alog_change

 Display alog of last boot

alog -o -f /var/adm/ras/bootlog

 Display alog of system console

alog -o -f /var/adm/ras/bootlog

 

DUMP

Manage system Dump facility

smit dump

Display current dump device

sysdumpdev -l

Display information about the last dump

sysdumpdev -L

Estimate size of dump

sysdumpdev -e

Change primary dump device

sysdumpdev -P -p /dev/device

Change secondary dump device

sysdumpdev -P -s /dev/device

Change directory to which a dump is copied on boot (not needed if dedicated dump device is used)

sysdumpdev -D /directory

 

64 Bit

Enable 64-bit Application Environment (should be always enables)

 smit load64bit

 

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