Index

access permissions
setting
Configuring Default File Permissions With umask

adding
a group
Adding User Groups Using Shell Commands
new users
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands

adding swap space
Swap Space

administration, system
documentation
IRIX Admin Manual Set

altering system configuration
Setting Options With chkconfig

at command
Automating Tasks with at(1), batch(1), and cron(1M)

auto command
Booting The Default File

autoboot
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

automating tasks
Automating Tasks with at(1), batch(1), and cron(1M)

batch command
Automating Tasks with at(1), batch(1), and cron(1M)

batch processing
Automating Tasks with at(1), batch(1), and cron(1M)

/bin/csh
Available Login Shells

/bin/rsh
Available Login Shells

/bin/sh
Available Login Shells

boot
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

boot command
Booting a Specific Program

booting
across the network
Booting across the Network
command
Booting a Specific Program
default file
Booting The Default File
from a resource list
Booting from a Disk or Other Device
from various media
Booting from a Disk or Other Device
fx
Booting a Specific Program
prom monitor
Booting a Program from the Command Monitor
specific program
Booting a Specific Program
through gateways
Booting across the Network with bootp
with bootp
Booting across the Network with bootp

bootp server
Booting across the Network with bootp

Bourne shell
Available Login Shells
startup files
Bourne and Korn Shell Configuration Files

broadcast message (/etc/wall)
System Shutdown Procedures

C-shell
Available Login Shells
startup files
C Shell Configuration Files

changing
default shell
Changing a User's Default Shell
groups temporarily
Temporarily Changing User Groups
passwords
Changing a User's Password
system configuration
Setting Options With chkconfig
user information
Changing User Information

checking system configuration
Checking Options With chkconfig

chkconfig
Checking Options With chkconfig

colors, selecting
Creating a Custom Shell Window

colorview command
Creating a Custom Shell Window

Command Monitor, entering
How to Enter the Command (PROM) Monitor

communication
user
Communicating with Users
Write to All Users
News
Electronic Mail
Write to a User
Message of the Day

console
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

conventions, typographical
Conventions Used in This Guide

cron command
Automating Tasks with at(1), batch(1), and cron(1M)

date and time
changing
Changing the Date and Time

default permissions
setting
Configuring Default File Permissions With umask

default shell
changing
Changing a User's Default Shell

deleting a user
Deleting a User from the System

device files
IRIX Device Special Files

device names
Syntax of Command Monitor File Names

df command
The df(1) Command

disable
Summary of Command Monitor Commands

disk free space display command
The df(1) Command

disk quotas
site policy
Configuring Disk and Swap Space

disk usage display command
The diskusg(1) Command
The du(1) Command

disks
formatting
Booting a Specific Program

disks, copying hard disks
Copying Hard Disks From the Command Monitor

diskusg command
The diskusg(1) Command

documentation conventions
Conventions Used in This Guide

du command
The du(1) Command

electronic mail
Electronic Mail

entering the Command Monitor
How to Enter the Command (PROM) Monitor

entering the PROM Monitor
How to Enter the Command (PROM) Monitor

environment variables
Configurable Shell Environment Variables
examining
Configurable Shell Environment Variables
setting
Configurable Shell Environment Variables

error messages
Troubleshooting System Configuration Using System Error Messages

/etc/group
layout of
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands

/etc/issue
Creating a Remote Login Message

/etc/motd
Message of the Day

/etc/motd (message of the day)
Notifying Users of Scheduled Maintenance

/etc/password
layout of
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands

/etc/sys_id
Changing the Name of a System

/etc/wall (broadcast message)
System Shutdown Procedures

Ethernet
booting
Booting across the Network
gateway
Booting across the Network with bootp

find program
Using find to Locate Files

finding files
Using find to Locate Files

font selection
Creating a Custom Shell Window

gateway
Booting across the Network with bootp

getting help
Getting Help in the Command Monitor

group file
layout of
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands

group ID number
Group ID Numbers
/etc/group
Group ID Numbers

groups
determining membership
Temporarily Changing User Groups
temporarily changing
Temporarily Changing User Groups

hard disk
multiple
Swap Space

hardware inventory
Checking Installed Hardware With hinv

hardware upgrades
cautions
Hardware Affects Software

help
during boot up
Summary of Command Monitor Commands
reference
The IRIX Reference Pages

hinv command
Checking Installed Hardware With hinv

host name
Changing the Name of a System

hostname
changing
Changing the Name of a System

iconlogin (pandora)
Checking Options With chkconfig

id command
Temporarily Changing User Groups

if/etc/issue
Remote Login Message

init command
Reinitializing the Processor from the Command Monitor
The Command Monitor Environment

inventory
hardware
Checking Installed Hardware With hinv
software
Checking Installed Software With versions

IRIX administration
documentation
IRIX Admin Manual Set

kernel tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters
System Performance Tuning

keyboard
variables
Setting the Keyboard Variable

line disciplines, POSIX
posix_tty_default

login icons
Checking Options With chkconfig

login shells
Available Login Shells

mail
Electronic Mail

man command
The IRIX Reference Pages

man pages
The IRIX Reference Pages

mesg command
Write to a User

message of the day (/etc/motd)
Notifying Users of Scheduled Maintenance
Creating a Message of the Day

message of the day file
Message of the Day

mpadmin(1M)
Changing Processors on Multi-Processor Systems

mtune directory
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

multgrps command
Temporarily Changing User Groups

multiprocessor systems
Changing Processors on Multi-Processor Systems

named daemon
Checking Options With chkconfig

network booting
Booting across the Network

news system
News

operating system tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

operating system, tuning
System Performance Tuning

pandora
Checking Options With chkconfig

pandora(iconlogin)
Checking Options With chkconfig

parameters, kernel
System Performance Tuning

password file
layout of
Adding User Accounts Using Shell Commands

passwords
changing
Changing a User's Password
forgotten
Changing a User's Password

passwords, PROM
Setting a PROM Password

passwords, system
Setting a PROM Password

performance tuning
System Performance Tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

permissions
default
User Privacy

POSIX line disciplines
posix_tty_default

printenv command
Displaying the Current Environment Variables

processor, controlling
Changing Processors on Multi-Processor Systems

PROM monitor
booting
Booting a Program from the Command Monitor
changing variables
Changing Environment Variables
command line editor
Syntax of Command Monitor Commands
command syntax
Syntax of Command Monitor File Names
device names
Syntax of Command Monitor File Names
environment variables
Reinitializing the Processor from the Command Monitor
keyboard variables
Setting the Keyboard Variable
reinitializing
Reinitializing the Processor from the Command Monitor

PROM monitor prompt
Shutting Down from Multiuser Mode

PROM Monitor, entering
How to Enter the Command (PROM) Monitor

PROM passwords
Setting a PROM Password

pset(1M)
Changing Processors on Multi-Processor Systems

RAM
non-volatile
The Command Monitor Environment

remote login message
Remote Login Message
Creating a Remote Login Message

reporting trouble
Collecting User Requests

reset button
Booting a Program from the Command Monitor

restricted shell
Available Login Shells

root directories
IRIX Directories and Files

rwhod daemon
Checking Options With chkconfig

sash
Booting the Standalone Shell

serial line discipline, POSIX
posix_tty_default

setenv command
Changing Environment Variables

setting environment variables
Configurable Shell Environment Variables

shell environment
examining
Configurable Shell Environment Variables

shell variables
Configurable Shell Environment Variables
setting
Configurable Shell Environment Variables

shell window colors
Creating a Custom Shell Window

shell window font selection
Creating a Custom Shell Window

shutdown command
Turning Off from Single-user Mode

shutting down the system
Shutting Down from Multiuser Mode

single-user mode
Going to Single-user Mode From Multiuser Mode

site policies
accounts
Accounts and Passwords
disk quotas
Configuring Disk and Swap Space
disk use
Configuring Disk and Swap Space
malicious activities
Malicious Activities
passwords
Accounts and Passwords
privacy
User Privacy
root access
Access to the root Account
user ID numbers
Accounts and Passwords

software inventory
Checking Installed Software With versions

software upgrades
cautions
Software Upgrades Affect Users

special login shells
Configuring Special Login Shells

standalone shell
Booting the Standalone Shell

stopping the system
/etc/inittab and Power Off

super user
groups
Temporarily Changing User Groups

swap space
Swap Space
adding
Swap Space

syntax
PROM monitor
Syntax of Command Monitor File Names

sysadm
chgloginid
Changing a User's Password
chgpasswd
Changing a User's Password
chgshell
Changing a User's Password
deluser
Deleting a User from the System
powerdown
Shutting Down from Multiuser Mode
powerdown
Shutting Down from Multiuser Mode

system administration
documentation
IRIX Admin Manual Set

system configuration
altering
Setting Options With chkconfig
checking
Checking Options With chkconfig

system files
Other Important IRIX System Directories

system log hardcopy
Maintaining a System Log Book

system name
changing
Changing the Name of a System

system passwords
Setting a PROM Password
Setting a PROM Password

system shutdown
/etc/inittab and Power Off
multi-usermode
Shutting Down from Multiuser Mode

system tuning
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

time server daemon (timed)
Checking Options With chkconfig

timed daemon
Changing the Date and Time
Checking Options With chkconfig

timeslave daemon
Checking Options With chkconfig

trouble
reporting
Collecting User Requests

troubleshooting
out of memory
Swap Space

tuning the kernel
System Performance Tuning

tuning the operating system
IRIX Kernel Tunable Parameters

typographical conventions
Conventions Used in This Guide

umask
Configuring Default File Permissions With umask

unsetenv command
Removing Environment Variables

upgrading hardware
cautions
Hardware Affects Software

upgrading software
cautions
Software Upgrades Affect Users

user accounts
changing passwords
Changing a User's Password
closing
Locking a User Account
deleting
Deleting a User from the System
login shells
Available Login Shells
user environment
Configuring The User's Environment

user environment
description
Configuring The User's Environment
environment variables
Configurable Shell Environment Variables
login shells
Available Login Shells
special shells
Configuring Special Login Shells

user ID number
User ID Numbers
/etc/passwd
User ID Numbers
site policy
Accounts and Passwords

user services
Managing cadmin

user trouble log
maintaining
Maintaining a System Log Book

/usr/news
News

variables
bootfile
Booting The Default File
environment
Changing Environment Variables
keyboard
Setting the Keyboard Variable
path
Booting a Specific Program
removing
Removing Environment Variables

versions command
Checking Installed Software With versions

visual login
Checking Options With chkconfig

w command
System Shutdown Procedures

wall command
Write to All Users

who command
System Shutdown Procedures

whodo command
System Shutdown Procedures

write command
Write to a User

write to all users
Write to All Users