System Administration Commands: Section 1M (Ref Pages Vol 2)

Table of Contents

Introduction

intro(1M) - introduction to system maintenance commands and application programs

a

accept(1M) - allow/prevent LP printer queuing requests

acct(1M) - overview of accounting and miscellaneous accounting commands

acctcms(1M) - command summary from per-process accounting records

acctcom(1M) - search and print process accounting files

acctcon(1M) - connect-time accounting

acctmerg(1M) - merge or add total accounting files

acctprc(1M) - process accounting

acctsh(1M) - shell procedures for accounting

arp(1M) - address resolution display and control

arrayinfo(1M) - describe general characteristics of a disk array

arrayscan(1M) - search system for disk arrays

asecure(1M) - control access to Audio on a workstation

aserver(1M) - start the audio server

audevent(1M) - change or display event or system call audit status

audisp(1M) - display the audit information as requested by the parameters

audomon(1M) - audit overflow monitor daemon

audsys(1M) - start or halt the auditing system and set or display audit file information

audusr(1M) - select users to audit

authck(1M) - check internal consistency of Authentication database

auto_parms(1M) - Initial system configuration/DHCP support script

automount(1M) - automatically mount NFS file systems

autopush(1M) - manage system database of automatically pushed STREAMS modules

b

backup(1M) - backup or archive file system

bdf(1M) - report number of free disk blocks (Berkeley version)

boot(1M) - bootstrap process

bootpd(1M) - Internet Boot Protocol server

bootpquery(1M) - send BOOTREQUEST to BOOTP server

c

captoinfo(1M) - convert a termcap description into a terminfo description

catman(1M) - create the cat files for the manual

cfl(1M) - configure a logical unit (LUN) on a SCSI disk array

ch_rc(1M) - change system configuration file

chroot(1M) - change root directory for a command

clri(1M) - clear inode

clrsvc(1M) - clear x25 switched virtual circuit

config(1M) - configure and build an HP-UX system

convert_awk(1M) - Converts old sendmail.cf files to new format.

convertfs(1M) - convert an HFS file system to allow long file names

cpset(1M) - install object files in binary directories

create_sysfile(1M) - create a kernel system file

cron(1M) - timed-job execution daemon

cuegetty(1M) - set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline for

d

dcc(1M) - control read and write caching for HP SCSI disk array drives

dcnodes(1M) - display information about specified diskless cluster nodes

dcnodesd(1M) - maintain cluster client status information

dcopy(1M) - copy HFS file system with compaction.

devnm(1M) - device name

df(1M) - report number of free file system disk blocks

df_hfs(1M) - report number of free CDFS, HFS, or NFS file system disk blocks

df_vxfs(1M) - report number of free disk blocks on a VxFS file system

dhcpdb2conf(1M) - DHCP client database converter

dhcptools(1M) - command line tool for DHCP elements of bootpd

diskinfo(1M) - describe characteristics of a disk device

disksecn(1M) - calculate default disk section sizes

diskusg(1M) - generate disk accounting data by user ID

dlf(1M) - download firmware to an HP SCSI disk array

dmesg(1M) - collect system diagnostic messages to form error log

dpp(1M) - dedicated ports parser used by DDFA software

drm_admin(1M) - Data Replication Manager administrative tool

dsp(1M) - display status of an HP SCSI disk array

dump(1M) - incremental file system dump, local or across network

dumpfs(1M) - dump file system information

e

edquota(1M) - edit user disk quotas

eisa_config(1M) - EISA configuration tool

envd(1M) - system physical environment daemon

exportfs(1M) - export and unexport directories to NFS clients

extendfs(1M) - extend a file system size

extendfs_hfs(1M) - extend an HFS file system size

extendfs_vxfs(1M) - extend a VxFS file system size

f

fbackup(1M) - selectively back up files

fddiinit(1M) - initialize FDDI network interface; connect to FDDI network

fddinet(1M) - display logical FDDI ring map information

fddisetup(1M) - initialize and connect all system FDDI network interfaces

fddistat(1M) - show FDDI interface status

fddistop(1M) - stop and reset the FDDI interface

fddisubagtd(1M) - FDDI SNMP subagent daemon

fdetach(1M) - detach a STREAMS-based file descriptor from a filename

ff(1M) - list file names and statistics for a file system

ff_hfs(1M) - list file names and statistics for HFS file system

ff_vxfs(1M) - fast find: list file names and statistics for a VxFS file system

fingerd(1M) - remote user information server

fixman(1M) - fix manual pages for faster viewing with man(1)

fmt(1M) - format an HP SCSI disk array LUN

fpkg2swpkg(1M) - Translate

frecover(1M) - selectively recover files

freedisk(1M) - recover disk space

fsadm(1M) - a file system administration command

fsadm_hfs(1M) - an HFS file system administration command

fsadm_vxfs(1M) - resize or reorganize a VxFS file system

fscat_vxfs(1M) - cat a VxFS file system

fsck(1M) - file system consistency check and interactive repair

fsck_hfs(1M) - HFS file system consistency check and interactive repair

fsck_vxfs(1M) - check and repair a VxFS file system

fsclean(1M) - determine the shutdown status of HFS file systems

fsdb(1M) - file system debugger (generic)

fsdb_hfs(1M) - HFS file system debugger

fsdb_vxfs(1M) - VxFS file system debugger

fsirand(1M) - install random inode generation numbers

fstyp(1M) - determine file system type

ftpd(1M) - DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server

ftpd(1M) - DARPA Internet File Transfer Protocol server

fuser(1M) - list processes using a file or file structure

fwtmp(1M) - manipulate connect accounting records

g

gated(1M) - gateway routing daemon

gdc(1M) - operational user interface for gated

geocustoms(1M) - configure system language on multi-language systems

get_bootp_info(1M) - get bootp record data on a diskless client

getext(1M) - get extent attributes

getty(1M) - set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline

getx25(1M) - get x25 line

glbd(1M) - Global Location Broker Daemon

groupadd(1M) - add a new group to the system

groupdel(1M) - delete a group from the system

groupmod(1M) - modify a group on the system

h

hosts_to_named(1M) - Translate host table to name server file format

hpux(1M) - HP-UX bootstrap

i

i4admin(1M) - administer iFOR/LS licensing

i4lbfind(1M) - get a list of GLB server daemons and their attributes

i4lmd(1M) - Starts the license server on a local node.

i4metera(1M) - iFOR/LS Metering Agent

i4start(1M) - iFOR/LS server start tool

i4stop(1M) - iFOR/LS server stop tool

i4target(1M) - Returns the local iFOR/LS target id.

i4tv(1M) - Verify that iFOR/LS License Servers are working

identd(1M) - TCP/IP IDENT protocol server

ifconfig(1M) - configure network interface parameters

inetd(1M) - Internet services daemon

init(1M) - process control initialization

insf(1M) - install special (device) files

install(1M) - install commands

ioinit(1M) - test and maintain consistency between the kernel I/O data structures and /etc/ioconfig

ioscan(1M) - scan I/O system

isl(1M) - initial system loader

itemap(1M) - load an ITE (Internal Terminal Emulator) keyboard mapping.

k

keyenvoy(1M) - talk to keyserver

keyserv(1M) - server for storing private encryption keys

killall(1M) - kill all active processes

killsm(1M) - kill the sendmail daemon

l

lanadmin(1M) - local area network administration program

lanscan(1M) - display LAN device configuration and status

lb_admin(1M) - Location Broker administrative tool

lb_test(1M) - test the Location Broker

link(1M) - execute

linkloop(1M) - verify LAN connectivity with link-level loopback

localedef(1M) - generate a locale environment

lockd(1M) - network lock daemon

logins(1M) - display system and user login data

lpadmin(1M) - configure the LP spooling system

lpana(1M) - print LP spooler performance analysis information

lpsched(1M) - start/stop the LP request scheduler, move requests, and define the minimum priority for printing

lsdev(1M) - list device drivers in the system

lssf(1M) - list a special file

lvchange(1M) - change LVM logical volume characteristics

lvcreate(1M) - create logical volume in LVM volume group

lvdisplay(1M) - display information about LVM logical volumes

lvextend(1M) - increase space, increase mirrors for LVM logical volume

lvlnboot(1M) - prepare LVM logical volume to be root, boot, primary swap, or dump volume

lvmerge(1M) - merge two LVM logical volumes into one logical volume

lvmmigrate(1M) - prepare root file system for migration from partitions to LVM logical volumes

lvreduce(1M) - decrease space allocation or the number of mirror copies of logical volumes

lvremove(1M) - remove one or more logical volumes from LVM volume group

lvrmboot(1M) - remove LVM logical volume link to root, primary swap, or dump volume

lvsplit(1M) - split mirrored LVM logical volume into two logical volumes

lvsync(1M) - synchronize stale mirrors in LVM logical volumes

m

makedbm(1M) - make a Network Information System database

makemap(1M) - creates database maps for sendmail

map-mbone(1M) - Multicast Router Connection Mapper

mk_kernel(1M) - build a boot-able HP-UX kernel.

mkboot(1M) - install, update or remove boot programs from disk

mkfs(1M) - construct a file system

mkfs_hfs(1M) - construct an HFS file system

mkfs_vxfs(1M) - construct a VxFS file system

mklost+found(1M) - make a lost+found directory for

mknod(1M) - create special files

mkpdf(1M) - create a Product Description File from a prototype PDF

mksf(1M) - make a special (device) file

mount(1M) - mount and unmount file systems

mount_cdfs(1M) - mount and unmount an CDFS file systems

mount_hfs(1M) - mount and unmount an HFS file systems

mount_lofs(1M) - mount and unmount an LOFS file system

mount_nfs(1M) - mount and unmount an NFS file systems

mount_vxfs(1M) - mount and unmount a VxFS file system

mountall(1M) - mount and unmount multiple file systems

mountd(1M) - NFS mount request server

mrinfo(1M) - Multicast Routing Configuration Information Tool

mrouted(1M) - IP multicast routing daemon

mtail(1M) - Tails the mail log file.

mvdir(1M) - move a directory

n

named-xfer(1M) - ancillary agent for inbound zone transfers

named(1M) - Internet domain name server

ncheck(1M) - generate a list of path names from inode numbers

ncheck_hfs(1M) - generate a list of path names from inode numbers for a HFS file system

ncheck_vxfs(1M) - generate pathnames from inode numbers for a VxFS file system

ndd(1M) - network tuning

netfmt(1M) - format tracing and logging binary files

nettl(1M) - control network tracing and logging

nettladm(1M) - network tracing and logging administration manager

nettlconf(1M) - configure network tracing and logging command subsystem database

newaliases(1M) - rebuilds the database for the mail aliases file

newarray(1M) - configure a disk array

newfs(1M) - construct a new file system

newfs_hfs(1M) - construct a new HFS file system

newfs_vxfs(1M) - construct a new VxFS file system

newkey(1M) - create a new Diffie-Hellman key pair in the publickey database

nfsd(1M) - NFS daemons

nfsstat(1M) - Network File System statistics

nis_cachemgr(1M) - maintains a cache containing location information about NIS+ servers

nisaddcred(1M) - create NIS+ credentials

nisaddent(1M) - create NIS+ tables from corresponding /etc files or NIS maps

nisclient(1M) - initialize NIS+ credentials for NIS+ principals

nisinit(1M) - NIS+ client and server initialization utility

nislog(1M) - display the contents of the NIS+ transaction log

nisping(1M) - send ping to NIS+ servers

nispopulate(1M) - populate the NIS+ tables in a NIS+ domain.

nisserver(1M) - set up NIS+ servers.

nissetup(1M) - initialize a NIS+ domain

nisshowcache(1M) - NIS+ utility to print out the contents of the shared cache file

nisstat(1M) - report NIS+ server statistics

nisupdkeys(1M) - update the public keys in a NIS+ directory object

ntpdate(1M) - set the date and time via NTP

ntpq(1M) - standard Network Time Protocol query program

o

ocd(1M) - outbound connection daemon used by DDFA software

ocdebug(1M) - outbound connection daemon debug utility used by DDFA software

opx25(1M) - execute HALGOL programs

ospf_monitor(1M) - monitor OSPF (Open Shortest Path First protocol) gateways

owners(1M) - Lists owners of outgoing network connections

p

pcnfsd(1M) - PC-NFS authentication and print request server

pcserver(1M) - Basic Serial and HP AdvanceLink server

pdc(1M) - processor-dependent code (firmware)

pddcesetup(1M) - configure DCE for the HPDPS

pdfck(1M) - compare Product Description File to File System

pdfdiff(1M) - compare two Product Description Files

pdstartclient(1M) - start the HPDPS client daemon

pdstartspl(1M) - create or restart an HPDPS spooler

pdstartsuv(1M) - create or restart an HPDPS supervisor

pdstopd(1M) - stop the HPDPS client daemon

perf(1M) - test the NCS RPC runtime library

pfs_exportfs(1M) - export and unexport directories to PFS clients

pfs_mount(1M) - mount and unmount CD-ROM file systems

pfs_mountd(1M) - PFS mount request server

pfsd(1M) - PFS daemon

ping(1M) - send ICMP Echo Request packets to network host

portmap(1M) - DARPA port to RPC program number mapper

power_onoff(1M) - timed, automatic system power on, and power off

pscan(1M) - scan an HP SCSI disk array LUN for parity consistency

pushAgent(1M) - Install the Software Distributor agent on remote systems

pvchange(1M) - change characteristics and access path of physical volume in LVM volume group

pvck(1M) - check or repair a physical volume in LVM volume group

pvcreate(1M) - create physical volume for use in LVM volume group

pvdisplay(1M) - display information about physical volumes within LVM volume group

pvmove(1M) - move allocated physical extents from one LVM physical volume to other physical volumes

pwck(1M) - password/group file checkers

pwconv(1M) - update secure password facility

q

quot(1M) - summarize file system ownership

quot_hfs(1M) - summarize ownership on an HFS file system

quot_vxfs(1M) - summarize ownership on a VxFS file system

quotacheck(1M) - file system quota consistency checker

quotacheck_hfs(1M) - quota consistency checker for HFS file systems

quotacheck_vxfs(1M) - VxFS file system quota consistency checker

quotaon(1M) - turn HFS file system quotas on and off

r

rarpc(1M) - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol client

rarpd(1M) - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol daemon

rbootd(1M) - remote boot server for RMP clients

rc(1M) - general purpose sequencer invoked upon entering new run level

rcancel(1M) - remove requests from a remote line printer spooling queue

rdpd(1M) - router discovery protocol daemon

reboot(1M) - reboot the system

reconcile(1M) - configure, modify, or unconfigure cluster-wide resources

remshd(1M) - remote shell server

remshd(1M) - remote shell server

renice(1M) - alter priority of running processes

repquota(1M) - summarize file system quotas

restore(1M) - restore file system incrementally, local or across network

revck(1M) - check internal revision numbers of HP-UX files

rexd(1M) - RPC-based remote execution server

rexecd(1M) - remote execution server

ripquery(1M) - query RIP gateways

rlogind(1M) - remote login server

rlogind(1M) - remote login server

rlp(1M) - send LP line printer request to a remote system

rlpdaemon(1M) - remote spooling line printer daemon, message write daemon

rlpstat(1M) - print status of LP spooler requests on a remote system

rmsf(1M) - remove a special (device) file

rmt(1M) - remote magnetic-tape protocol module

route(1M) - manually manipulate the routing tables

rpc.nisd(1M) - NIS+ service daemon

rpc.nispasswdd(1M) - NIS+ password update daemon

rpcbind(1M) - universal addresses to RPC program number mapper

rpcinfo(1M) - report RPC information

rpr(1M) - repair parity information in an HP SCSI disk array LUN

rquotad(1M) - remote quota server

rstatd(1M) - kernel statistics server

runacct(1M) - run daily accounting

rusersd(1M) - network username server

rwall(1M) - write to all users over a network

rwalld(1M) - network rwall server

rwhod(1M) - system status server

s

sa1(1M) - system activity report package

sadp(1M) - disk access profiler

sam(1M) - system administration manager

sar(1M) - system activity reporter

savecore(1M) - save a core dump of the operating system

scn(1M) - scan an HP SCSI disk array LUN for parity consistency

scsi_log(1M) - control and dump SCSI event log for sdisk, schgr, sflop, stape device drivers

scsictl(1M) - control a SCSI device

sdfdf(1M) - report number of free SDF disk blocks

sdffsck(1M) - SDF file system consistency check, interactive repair

sdffsdb(1M) - examine/modify an SDF file system

see(1M) - access bytes in the HP SCSI disk array controller EEPROM

sendmail(1M) - send mail over the Internet

service.switch(1M) - indicate lookup sources and fallback mechanism

setboot(1M) - display and modify variables in the stable storage

setext(1M) - set extent attributes

setmnt(1M) - establish the file-system mount table,

setprivgrp(1M) - set special privileges for groups

setuname(1M) - change machine information

setup(1M) - set up the system for use

showmount(1M) - show all remote mounts

shutdown(1M) - terminate all processing

sig_named(1M) - send signals to the domain name server

smrsh(1M) - restricted shell for sendmail

snmpd(1M) - Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Daemon

softpower(1M) - determine if softpower hardware is installed on the system

spd(1M) - set physical drive parameters on an HP SCSI disk array

spray(1M) - spray packets

sprayd(1M) - spray server

sss(1M) - set spindle sync state of drives in an HP SCSI disk array

statd(1M) - network status monitor

stcode(1M) - translate hexadecimal status code value to textual message

strace(1M) - write STREAMS event trace messages to standard output

strchg(1M) - change or query stream configuration

strclean(1M) - remove outdated STREAMS error log files

strdb(1M) - STREAMS debugging tool

strerr(1M) - receive error messages from the STREAMS log driver

strvf(1M) - STREAMS verification tool

swacl(1M) - view or modify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) which protect software products

swagentd(1M) - serve local or remote SD software management tasks; perform SD software management tasks as the agent of an SD command; perform HP OpenView Software Distributor PC software management tasks, or serve local PC software for distribution

swapinfo(1M) - system paging space information

swapon(1M) - enable device or file system for paging

swcluster(1M) - install or remove software from diskless server

swconfig(1M) - configure, unconfigure, or reconfigure installed software

swgettools(1M) - Utility for retrieving the SD product from new SD media

swinstall(1M) - install and configure software products; copy software products for subsequent installation or distribution

swjob(1M) - display and monitor job information and create and remove jobs

swlist(1M) - display information about software products

swmodify(1M) - modify software products in a target root or depot

swpackage(1M) - package software products into a target depot or tape

swreg(1M) - Register or unregister depots and roots

swremove(1M) - Unconfigure and remove software products

swverify(1M) - Verify software products

sync(1M) - synchronize file systems

syncer(1M) - periodically sync for file system integrity

sysdef(1M) - display system definition

syslogd(1M) - log system messages

t

talkd(1M) - remote user communication server

telnetd(1M) - TELNET protocol server

telnetd(1M) - TELNET protocol server

tftpd(1M) - trivial file transfer protocol server

tic(1M) - terminfo compiler

tsm.lpadmin(1M) - add or remove a printer for use with

ttsyncd(1M) - Daemon to maintain the

tunefs(1M) - tune up an existing HFS file system

u

udpublickey(1M) - update the publickey database file and the NIS map

untic(1M) - terminfo de-compiler

update(1M) - update or install HP-UX files (software products)

updaters(1M) - configuration file for NIS updating

ups_mond(1M) - HP PowerTrust Uninterruptible Power System monitor daemon

useradd(1M) - add a new user login to the system

userdel(1M) - delete a user login from the system

usermod(1M) - modify a user login on the system

uucheck(1M) - check the uucp directories and permissions file

uucico(1M) - transfer files for the uucp system

uuclean(1M) - uucp spool directory clean-up

uucleanup(1M) - uucp spool directory clean-up

uucpd(1M) - UUCP over TCP/IP server daemon

uugetty(1M) - set terminal type, modes, speed and line discipline

uuid_gen(1M) - UUID generating program

uuls(1M) - list spooled uucp transactions grouped by transaction

uusched(1M) - schedule uucp transport files

uusnap(1M) - show snapshot of the UUCP system

uusnaps(1M) - sort and embellish uusnap output

uusub(1M) - monitor uucp network

uuxqt(1M) - execute remote uucp or uux command requests

v

vgcfgbackup(1M) - create or update LVM volume group configuration backup file

vgcfgrestore(1M) - display or restore LVM volume group configuration from backup file

vgchange(1M) - set LVM volume group availability

vgcreate(1M) - create LVM volume group

vgdisplay(1M) - display information about LVM volume groups

vgexport(1M) - export an LVM volume group and its associated logical volumes

vgextend(1M) - extend an LVM volume group by adding physical volumes

vgimport(1M) - import an LVM volume group onto the system

vgreduce(1M) - remove physical volumes from an LVM volume group

vgremove(1M) - remove LVM volume group definition from the system

vgscan(1M) - scan physical volumes for LVM volume groups

vgsync(1M) - synchronize stale logical volume mirrors in LVM volume groups

vhe_altlog(1M) - login when Virtual Home Environment (VHE) home machine is not available

vhe_mounter(1M) - start the Virtual Home Environment (VHE)

vhe_u_mnt(1M) - perform Network File System (NFS) mount to remote file system

vipw(1M) - edit the password file

volcopy(1M) - copy a file system with label checking

volcopy_hfs(1M) - copy an HFS file system with label checking

volcopy_vxfs(1M) - copy a VxFS file system with label checking

vtdaemon(1M) - respond to vt requests

vxdiskusg(1M) - generate disk accounting data of VxFS file systems by user ID

vxdump(1M) - incremental file system dump, local or across network

vxrestore(1M) - restore file system incrementally, local or across network

vxupgrade(1M) - upgrade the disk layout of a VxFS file system

w

wall(1M) - write message to all users

whodo(1M) - which users are doing what

x

xntpd(1M) - Network Time Protocol daemon

y

ypinit(1M) - build and install Network Information Service databases

ypmake(1M) - create or rebuild Network Information Service databases

yppasswdd(1M) - daemon for modifying Network Information Service passwd database

yppoll(1M) - query NIS server for information about NIS map

yppush(1M) - force propagation of Network Information Service database

ypserv(1M) - Network Information Service (NIS) server, binder, and transfer processes

ypset(1M) - bind to particular Network Information Service server

ypupdated(1M) - server for changing NIS information

ypxfr(1M) - transfer NIS database from server to local node

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