Errata:
"Solaris 7 Administrator Certification Training Guide, Part I and II"
ISBN 1-57870-2496
Chapter 1
Pg 11, Item 2 under “Booting the System”
After the ufsboot program is loaded, it loads the kernel.
Change to read:
After the ufsboot program is loaded, the boot program loads the kernel.
Pg 20, Last sentence on the page reads:
These files are linked to corresponding run control scripts in the /etc/rc<n>.d directories.
Should read:
These files are linked, via hard links, to corresponding run control scripts in the /etc/rc<n>.d directories.
Pg 21, Remove the Note at the top of the page. It no longer applies.
Chapter 2
pg51, reads:
ok test all
The example needs a dash between the word “test” and “all” like this:
ok test-all
Chapter 3
Page 83, reads:
Also, multiple disks let you distribute the workload as evenly as possible among different I/O systems and disk drives. They also let you distribute /home and swap directories evenly across
disks.
Should read:
Also, multiple disks let you distribute the workload as evenly as possible among different I/O systems and disk drives such as distributing the /home and swap partitions evenly across disks.
Chapter 4
Pg 110, second paragraph under checking file systems, currently reads:
This flag is used by the fsck command to determine whether a file system needs to be checked for consistency. The flag is used by the
/etc/bcheckrc script during booting and by the fsck command when run from a command line using the -m option. The possible state values are:
Change to read:
This flag is used by the fsck command to determine whether a file system needs to be checked for consistency. The flag is also used by the fsck command when run from a command line using the -m option. The
possible state values are:
Pg 114, the 4th bullet that reads:
fsck pass – The pass number used by fsck to decide whether to check a file.
Should read:
fsck pass – The pass number used by fsck to decide whether to check a file system.
Chapter 5
Pg 124, middle of the page, text reads:
fsname: disk1volume: vol1
Should read:
fsname: disk1
volume: vol1
Pg 128, Large vs Small Files section (second sentence) reads:
A small file is a regular file whose size is less than 2GB.
Should read:
A small file is a regular file whose size is less than 2.31GB.
Chapter 6
pg159: Under the heading “Setting ACL Entries” the second command line example reads:
$ setfacl -s user::rw-,group::r--,other:----,mask:rw-,
user:bill:rw- txt1.doc
There should be no space between between “rw-,” and “user:bill” like this:
$ setfacl -s user::rw-,group::r--,other:----,mask:rw-,user:bill:rw- txt1.doc
pg 160: Under the heading “Copying a File’s ACL to Another File” the second getfacl command line example the word getacl should be getfacl, a spelling error.
pg 162: Under the heading “The setuid and setgid Programs” the “ls –l /etc/passwd” command line example is incorrect. It currently reads:
ls –l /etc/passwd
It should read:
ls –l /usr/bin/passwd
pg162: The very last line of the page, towards the end of the line reads:
# find [directory] –user root –perm –4000 -exec ls -ldb {}\; > /tmp/filename
It should read (there should be a space between “{}” and “\;”) :
# find [directory] –user root –perm –4000 -exec ls -ldb {} \; > /tmp/filename
pg 171:
Remove the note, 3rd paragraph down, it no longer applies.
Chapter 8
pg.197 graphics over the top of text.
pg.199 graphics over the top of text twice.
pg.200 graphics over the top of text twice.
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Chapter 9
Pg 215, Section tilted True and
False programs reads:
True && echo True
Should read (note the first “t” should be lower case):
true && echo True
Also, this line reads:
False || echo False
Should read (note the first “f” should be lower case):
false || echo False
Pg 216, middle of the page, the line reads:
Echo “No errorlog has been found”
Remove the extra spaces from the line after the word “errlog” as follows:
Echo “No errorlog has been found”
Chapter 10
Pg 243, approx. ¾ down the page, the line reads:
cancel –u bcalkins luna
Should read:
cancel –u bcalkins eps1
Pg 264, the title of section reads:
Checking Jobs in Queue (atq and at-l)
Should have a space after “at” as follows:
Checking Jobs in Queue (atq and at -l)
The follow are correction to the questions on the CD-ROM. The correct answer is shown in BOLD type:
Which of the following represents the correct format for an entry in the /etc/vfstab file?
Device to mount, device to fsck, mount point, FS type, fsck pass, mount at boot, mount point, mount options
Device to fsck, device to mount, mount point, FS type, fsck pass, mount at boot, mount point, mount options
Mount point, mount options, device to mount, device to fsck, mount point, FS type, fsck pass, mount at boot
Mount point, device to fsck, device to mount, mount point, mount options, FS type, fsck pass, mount at boot
Question 6116 needs to be re-worded as follows:
Which of the following provides only a simple set of commands for initiating system bootup and resuming system execution?
Restricted monitor
Forth monitor
OpenBoot
PROM
Change Question 6186 as follows:
Which of the following commands do you use to view a full listing of file system parameters?
fstyp -v
mkfs -v
newfs -v
prtvtoc
Question 6337:
Which of the following is false of dd?
It quickly converts and copies files with different data formats.
Cannot be used to transfer data from tape to tape
It is used to transfer a complete file system or partition from your hard disk to a tape.
It is used to copy all data from one disk to another.
Question 6292:
What command prevents the queuing of print requests?
cancel
disable
reject
abort
Remove question 6158
Remove question 6214
Remove question 621