So you just installed Solaris 10... Now what?! Here's some tips and suggestions for a first time install
The first thing you notice after you choose CDE or JDS is; the Sun
Update Manager will launch. Basic updates are free and you don't need
a subscription. If you don't have an account you can use the link
provided to sign up for a free Sun account. Most of the patching is
straight forward, but every know and then you'll run into a patch the
needs a little TLC. More on that in future posts.
After patching I recommend disabling unneeded services. Two commands come in handy here: 'svcs' lists active services and 'svcadm' is the service command tool.
Open a terminal window use the 'svcs' command to
list active services. If you chose the JDS UI system (I recommend it)
then it is safe to disable the following: cde-calendar-manager
cde-printinfo. My default list is svcadm disable cde-calendar-manager
cde-printinfo rfc1179 sendmail'. This will save you a little RAM and
boot time.
I also do Launch->Preferences->Desktop Preferences->Session and un-check the "Show Splash Screen on Login" box. This will speed up login as well as any remote X11 SSH session logins.
Next I usually create a user account, other then root.
To do this open your terminal back up and type 'smc &' A new
window will pop up, this usually takes a while the first time you start
it. SMC is the Solaris Management Console. It is a very powerful
tool, and is also the easiest graphical way to create accounts. After
a bit, two different options should show up under the Toolboxes title.
You want to chose 'This Computer (<hostname>
' and click open.
Navigate to System Configuration->Users->User Accounts. Now
click on the icon that looks like a person with a '*' by it's foot.
Follow the on screen instructions.
A tool I like to add is 'top',
the linux resource management tool. Solaris has 'ps' and 'prstat' but I just came
to prefer top over the years. You need to go to
http://sunfreeware.com and download the top pkg file. Once done you
need to install it. Use the following command as root: pkgadd -d
<package name>. To launch top simply type: /usr/local/bin/top
Posted at 11:25PM Mar 24, 2008 by thinkdif in Sun | Comments[0]