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Solaris
- How To: Safely fsck the root filesystem
- How To: Copy the root filesystem using ufsdump
- How To: Manually mount media without volmgt
- How To: Copy the partition layout to another drive
- How To: Check the free inodes
- How To: Safely edit the crontab
- How To: Mount an ISO image under Solaris
- How To: Reset the root password
- How To: Use the find utility
- How To: Use the awk utility
- How To: Use the sed utility
- How To: Use X11 apps through SSH
- How To: Rebuild the device tree when you cannot boot
- How To: Compress/Decompress various file formats
- How To: Add/Remove/Modify user accounts
- How To: Add/Remove/Check packages
- How To: Add/Remove/Check patches
- How To: Configure an nfs server
- How To: Show what process is using what port
- How To: Disable the telnet daemon
- How To: Assign a static IP Address
- How To: Set NIC speed and duplex
- How To: Add a second network interface card
- How To: Bring up the network in single user mode
- How To: Configure a simple DHCP server
- How To: Add a printer from the GUI
- How To: Add a printer from the CLI
- How To: List/Manage/Repair Solaris 10 services
- How To: Build Solaris 10 Zones *
- How To: Create an NVram alias
- How To: Safely probe scsi devices
- How To: Run an extended diagnostic POST
- How To: Configure a serial console
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