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Intro
introduction to system administration commands

1640
interface program for the DASI 1640 terminal

5310
interface program for the AT&T 5310/20 matrix printer

accept, reject
allow/prevent print requests to a lineprinter or class of printers

acct: acctdisk, acctdusg, accton, acctwtmp
overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

acctcms
command summary from per-process accounting records

acctcom
search and print process accounting file(s)

acctcon1
generate per login accounting records

acctcon2
generate total accounting records

acctcon: acctcon1, acctcon2
connect-time accounting

acctdisk
gather user disk block data

acctdusg
calculate disk consumption for accounting records

acct_enable
enable, disable, or report default process accounting

acctmerg
merge or add total accounting files

accton
turn on accounting

acctprc1
generate per process accounting records

acctprc2
generate accounting total records

acctprc: acctprc1, acctprc2
process accounting

acctsh: chargefee, ckpacct, dodisk, lastlogin, monacct, nulladm, prctmp, prdaily, prtacct, shutacct, startup, turnacct
shell procedures for accounting

acctwtmp
write accounting records to standard output

addxusers
create new user accounts given a traditional password file

aioinfo
print out asynchronous I/O statistics

aiolkinit
set up asynchronous I/O memory locking permissions

ale
lock and update authentication files

ap
generate account profile for propagation to other machines

asktime
prompt for the correct time of day

asktimerc
prompt for the correct time of day; link to asktime

asroot
run a command as root

atcronsh
at and cron administration utility

auditcmd
command interface for audit subsystem activation, termination, statistic retrieval, and subsystem notification (obsolete)

auditd
read audit collection files generated by the audit subsystem and compact the records (obsolete)

auditoff
disable auditing

auditon
enable auditing

auditrpt
display recorded information from audit trail

auditset
select or display audit criteria

authck, passwdupd
check internal consistency of authentication database

authckrc
multiuser mode trusted computing base check script

authsh
administrator interface for authorization subsystem

backup
performs UNIX backup functions

backupsh
menu driven backup administration utility

badblk
locate bad blocks within files

badtrk
scan fixed disk for flaws and create a bad track/block table

bcheckrc
check and mount root and boot filesystems at system initialization

brand
manage product licenses

bshrink
remove stored file lists from the online backup history

btldinstall
install boot-time loadable device drivers into the Link Kit

btmnt
mount or unmount the boot filesystem

captoinfo
convert a termcap description into a terminfo description

cbackup
perform unattended incremental backup

chargefee
charge a fee to a user account

checkaddr
verify MMDF addresses

checkque
generate MMDF queue status report

checkup
generate report on MMDF problems

chg_audit
enable and disable auditing for the next session (obsolete)

chOSRcompat
display and change OSRcompat package version for applications

chroot
change root directory for command

chsysinfo
change system name and version for applications

chtype
change the usertype of an account

ckpacct
check the size of the accounts file

classconf
register SCOadmin object classes

cleanque
send warnings and return expired mail

cleantmp
remove temporary files in directories specified

clri
clear inode

cmos
display and set the configuration database

cnvtmbox
convert XENIX-style mailboxes to MMDF format

configure
kernel parameter configuration program

cps
make specific files consistent with the authentication database

cpuonoff
activate, inactivate or display processor state

cpusar
variant with same options as sar

crash
examine system images

crnlmap
interface program for mapping serial or parallel printers

custom
install, remove, or list software products and components

customextract
extract files from a distribution source

customquery, swconfig
query system contents database; list file status; list software modifications

dac960mon
dac960 monitor utility

dac960sh
dac960 system administration shell utility

dac960tk
dac960 toolkit administration shell utility

dbmbuild
build the MMDF hashed database of alias and routing information

dbmedit
edit the MMDF database file

dcopy
copy UNIX filesystems for optimal access time

deliver
manage MMDF mail delivery

dial, uuchat
dial a modem

diskusg, vxdiskusg
generate disk accounting data by user ID

displayintr
show distribution of interrupt handlers on an SMP system (obsolete)

displaypkg
display installed packages

divvy
divide up a disk

dkinit
interactive front end to dparam (obsolete)

dlpid
DLPI daemon

dlvr_audit
produce audit records for subsystem events

dmesg
display the system messages on the console (obsolete)

docview
DocView server administrative utility

dodisk
perform disk accounting

dparam
display hard disk characteristics

dpq10
interface program for the DQP-10 matrix printer

dumb
interface program for a dumb line printer

dumpsave, ldsysdump
save or restore a system memory image dump

eccd
ECC daemon

ecc, eccd
memory Error Correction Code (ECC) facility

eisa
report on boards that are installed on the EISA bus

emergency_disk
create emergency recovery boot media

emergency_rec
create emergency recovery tape(s)

emulator
interface program for Tandy printers in IBM emulation mode

epson
interface program for Epson serial or parallel printers

f450
interface program for the DASI 450 terminal

fdisk
maintain disk partitions

fdswap
swap default boot floppy drive

ff
list file names and statistics for a filesystem

filter: slow.filter, text2post
filter programs used by the print service

fixmog, cps
make all or specific system files consistent with the authentication database

fixperm
examine, correct, or initialize file permissions and ownership

fsave
interactive, error-checking filesystem backup

fsck_dosfs
check and repair dosfs filesystems

fsck, p_fsck
check and repair filesystems

fsdb
filesystem debugger

fsname
print or change the name of a file system

fsphoto
perform periodic semi-automated system backups

fsstat
report whether a filesystem needs checking

fstyp
determine filesystem type

fuser
identify processes using a file or filesystem

fwtmp, wtmpfix
manipulate connect accounting records

giomap_noded
monitors the USB bus for printer attachment/removal and creates and removes device nodes named to reflect printer's position on the bus

goodpw
check a password for non-obviousness

graph
draw a graph

groupadd, groupdel, groupmod
add, delete, or change a group account

groupdel
delete a group account

groupls
list attributes of a group

groupmod
modify information about a group account

grpck
check group file

h2n
translate host table to DNS server file format

haltsys, reboot
close out filesystems and shut down the system

hasapm
check power management BIOS-APM firmware

hp
interface program for the HP 2631a line printer

HPDeskJet500
interface program for the HP DeskJet500, DeskJetPlus, Thinkjet, or QuietJet

HPLaserJet
interface program for HP LaserJet printers

hpnpcfg
configure HP Network Printers

hpnpf
network peripheral filter

hpnptyd
HP network peripheral pty daemon

HPPS
High Performance Pipe System

hw
report hardware configuration

I01MOUNTFSYS
mount filesystems

idaddld
add or remove line disciplines from kernel configuration files

idbuild, idconfig, idmkenv, idmkreg, idmkunix, idscsi, idvidi
build new UNIX system kernel

idcheck
return selected information about system configuration

idconfig
configure UNIX system kernel

iddeftune
tune kernel parameters according to the amount of memory

idinstall
add, delete, update, or get device driver configuration data

idleout
log out idle users

idmkenv
rebuild kernel environment

idmkinit
read files containing inittab specifications

idmknod
remove nodes and read specifications of nodes

idmkreg
build device information database

idmkunix
process configuration files and link a new UNIX kernel

idscsi
check SCSI driver configuration when linking a new UNIX kernel

idspace
investigate free space

idtune, iddeftune
set values of tunable parameters

idvidi
check video driver configuration when linking a new UNIX kernel

infocmp
compare or print out terminfo descriptions

initcond
special security actions for init and getty

initscript
script that executes inittab commands

install
install commands

installf
add a file to the software installation database

installpkg
install package

instbb
install a hard disk or floppy disk boot block

integrity
examine system files against the authentication database

ipcrm
remove a message queue, semaphore set or shared memory ID

ipcs
report the status of inter-process communication facilities

iso8859-15.ps
PostScript file containing euro symbol and ISO 8859-15 character set

iso8859.ps
PostScript file containing ISO 8859 character set

kbmode
set keyboard mode or test keyboard support

kernel
determine or verify name of booted UNIX system (obsolete)

killall
kill all active processes

kinit
init script to start accounting

kprf
kernel profiler

kprpt
report on kernel profile

labelit
provide labels for filesystems

lastlogin
update last login file

link_unix
build a new UNIX system kernel

link, unlink
link and unlink files and directories

list
list processor channel for MMDF

llipathmap
network driver component location utility (obsolete)

llistat
display network adapter driver statistics (obsolete)

llistat
display network adapter driver statistics

lockpid
lock a process onto a specific processor

lpadmin
configure the print service

lp.cat, lp.set, lp.tell
default printer filter used by interface programs

lpfilter
administer filters used with the print service

lpforms
administer forms used with the print service

lpmove
move print requests

lpsched, lpshut
start/stop the print service

lp.set
default printer filter used by interface programs

lpshut
stop the print service

lp.tell
default printer filter used by interface programs

lpusers
set printing queue priorities

lqp40
interface program for the LQP-40 letter quality printer

majorsinuse
display the list of major device numbers currently specified in the mdevice file (obsolete)

makekey
generate an encryption key

makewhatis
generate man keyword database

marry
bind block device to a regular file

memsize
print memory size of active system or kernel panic dump

menumerge
merge sysadmmenu(F) files

mkdev
call scripts to add peripheral devices

mkfs
construct a filesystem

mkfs_dosfs
construct a dosfs filesystem

mmdf
route mail locally and over any supported network

mmdfalias
convert XENIX-style aliases file to MMDF format

mnlist
convert a XENIX-style Micnet routing file to MMDF format

monacct
create monthly accounts

mount
mount memfs filesystems

mountall, umountall
mount, unmount multiple filesystems

mount_cdfs
mount cdfs filesystem

mount_dosfs
mount dosfs file systems

mount_memfs
mount memfs filesystems

mount, umount
mount and unmount filesystems and remote resources

mpsar
variant with same options as sar except -P

mpstat
multiprocessor CPU load status display

mthread
show multithreaded drivers and line disciplines (obsolete)

mvdir
move a directory

ncheck
generate names from inode numbers

nd
network adapter driver start/stop script

ndstat, llistat
display network adapter driver statistics

netconfig
configure networking products

netisl
configure network install

netutil
administer the Micnet network

network
interface program for remote UNIX network printing

network.ps
interface program for remote PostScript printing

nictable
process NIC database into channel/domain tables

nlsadmin
network listener service administration

nodnm
convert device number to list of special filenames

nulladm
creates a blank accounts file

osaconf
register SCOadmin Object Service Agents (OSA)s

P00ANNOUNCE
announce system services are being stopped

P20sysetup
generate the system ID file

P70uucp
clean up uucp locks, status, and temporary files

P70uucp
clean up uucp locks, status, and temporary files

P75cron
stop the cron daemon

P75cron
start the cron daemon

p9XL
interface program for the NEC p9XL printer in IBM/Epson mode

passwdupd
check internal consistency of authentication database

p_fsck
check and repair several filesystems in parallel

ph.daps
interface program for the Autologic APS-5 phototypesetter

pipe
list or define pipe filesystem

pipestat
return information on High Performance Pipe System usage

pkgadd
transfer software package or set to the system

pkgask
store answers to a request script

pkgchk
check accuracy of installation

pkgrm
remove a package or set from the system

popper
POP protocol implementation

postscript
interface program for PostScript printers

pprx
interface program for the Parallel Printronix line printer

prc_sync
run startup and shutdown scripts

prctmp
print a session record file

prdaily
format report of previous day's accounting data

prfdc
periodically collect data

prfld
initialize profiling

prfpr
format profiler data

prfsnap
collect data at time of invocation

prfstat
enable/disable sampling

profiler: prfld, prfstat, prfdc, prfsnap, prfpr
system profiler

proprinter
interface program for the IBM Proprinter XL

prtacct
format and print a total accounting file

prx
interface program for the Printronix line printer

pwck
check password file

pwconv, pwunconv
install and update or remove the shadow password file

pwrd
Power Management event router and servicing daemon

pwrdump
display a Power Management event message

pwrsend
send a Power Management event message

pwrsh
Power Management control shell

pwunconv
remove the shadow password file

qpopper
POP protocol implementation

qume1155
interface program for the Qume Sprint 1155 line printer

quot
summarize filesystem ownership

rc
XENIX-compatible startup script

rc0
run commands performed to stop the operating system

rc0.d
directory containing shutdown scripts

rc2
run commands performed for multiuser environment

rc2.d
directory containing scripts that are run when the system goes multiuser

reboot
shut down the system and reboot

reduce
perform audit data analysis and reduction (obsolete)

reject
prevent print requests to a lineprinter or class of printers

relax
change system security defaults

relogin
rename login entry to show current layer

removef
remove a file from software database

removepkg
remove a software package

repackman
convert man pages to packed format

report.expire
generate password status reports

report.expire, report.login, report.term
generate reports for the authentication database

report.login
generate login activity reports

report.term
generate terminal lock status reports

restore
incremental filesystem backup restore

rlpcmd
print on a remote system using TCP/IP

rmail
submit remote mail received via UUCP

rmgroup
remove a user entry from /etc/group

rmpasswd
remove a user entry from /etc/passwd

rmuser, rmgroup, rmpasswd
remove user accounts

rstmp
EMC Symmetrix Disk Restamp Driver

runacct
run daily accounting

rundig
DocView search indexing utility

S02audit
initiate auditing

sadc, sa1, sa2
system activity report package

sag
system activity graph

sar
system activity reporter

sar_enable
enable/disable default system activity reporting

scoadmin
invoke SCOadmin applications or configure SCOadmin hierarchy

scodb
command-line kernel debugger (obsolete)

scohttp
man and scohelp document server

sconf
configure the SCSI subsystem (obsolete)

sco_pmd
license policy manager daemon

sdd
start a no-LUID daemon

sd, sdd
start a no-LUID daemon

secdefs
report settings of security defaults

setclk
set the system clock or the real-time clock

setclock, setclk
set the system clock or the real-time clock

setconf
set kernel configuration values

setmnt
establish mounted filesystem table

settime
change the access and modification dates of files

sfmt
perform special formatting

shutacct
shut off accounting

shutdown
terminate all processing

slow.filter
invoke slow filter on files in a print request

smmck
single-user mode trusted computing base check script

ssoPathMap
return the patch area for an SSO

standard
interface program used by the print service

startup
turn on accounting

strace
print STREAMS trace messages

strclean
STREAMS error logger cleanup program

strerr
STREAMS error logger daemon

submit
submit mail for MMDF transport

suds_ctrl
specify permissions for SUDS functions

sulogin
access single-user mode

swap
administer swap space

swconfig
list software modifications

sync
write all changes to disk

sysadmsh
menu driven system administration utility

sysdef
output values of tunable parameters

sysdump, unixsyms
copy, reduce or inspect a system memory image

sysinfo
generate report on system configuration for diagnostic use

syslog.conf
configuration file read by syslogd

syslogd
log system messages

syslog.pid
file containing the process ID of syslogd

TandyDMP
interface program for Tandy dot matrix printers

tcbck, smmck, authckrc
trusted computing base checker, single-user mode tcb check script, multiuser mode tcb check script

termupd
produce an updated Terminal Control database

text2post
convert files from ASCII to PostScript

ti800
interface program for the TI 855 printer

timex
time a command; report process data and system activity

tplot
graphics filters

ttylock, ttyunlock
lock or unlock a tty

ttyunlock
unlock a tty

ttyupd, termupd
update the Terminal Control database

tunek
tune system resources appropriate to number of users (obsolete)

turnacct
interface to accton

uadmin
administrative control

udisetup
install a UDI package

umount
unmount a filesystem

umountall
unmount multiple filesystems

unixsyms
make unix symbols file, or report symbol values

unlink
unlink files and directories

unretire, chtype
change the usertype of an account

usbprobe
probe the USB bus for connected devices

useradd, userdel, usermod
add, delete, or change a user account

userdel
delete a user account

userls
list user and system login information

usermod
modify information about a user account

uuchat
interpret a chat-script

uucheck
check the UUCP directories and permissions file

uucico
file transport program for the UUCP system

uuclean
UUCP spool directory clean-up

uudemon.admin
collect uustat data

uudemon.clean
merge log files and clean UUCP directories

uudemon.hour
check spool directory for work

uudemon.poll
control polling of passive sites

uudemon.poll2
alternative polling scheme

uudemon: uudemon.admin, uudemon.clean, uudemon.hour, uudemon.poll, uudemon.poll2
UUCP administrative scripts

uuinstall
administer UUCP control files

uulist
convert a UUCP routing file to MMDF format

uusched
the scheduler for the UUCP file transport program

uutry
try to contact remote system with debugging on

uuxqt
execute remote command requests

vectorsinuse
display the list of vectors currently specified in the sdevice file

volcopy
make literal copy of UNIX filesystem

vxdiskusg
generate disk accounting data by user ID

wall
write to all users

wtinit
object downloader for the 5620 DMD terminal

wtmpfix
corrects wtmp files

xbackup
perform XENIX incremental filesystem backup

xdump
link to xbackup

xdumpdir
print the names of files on a XENIX backup archive

xferstats
compile information about FTP file transfers

xinstall
XENIX installation shell script

xrestor
invoke XENIX incremental filesystem restorer

xrestore, xrestor
invoke XENIX incremental filesystem restorer

xtd
extract and print xt driver link structure

xts
extract and print xt driver statistics

xtt
extract and print xt driver packet traces

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SCO OpenServer Release 6.0.0 -- 03 June 2005