The goal of this IBM Redbooks publication is to provide a technical reference for IT systems administrators in organizations that are considering a migration from Solaris to Linux-based systems. We present a systems administrator view of the technical differences and methods necessary to complete a successful migration to Linux-based systems, including coverage of how those differences translate to two major Linux distributions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. The book is designed primarily to be a reference work for the experienced Solaris 8 or 9 system administrator who will need to begin working with Linux. It should serve as a guide for system administrators that need a concise technical reference for facilitating the transition to Linux. The book also provides details about how to leverage the additional industry-leading technologies in IBM eServer xSeries servers, IBM POWER technology-based systems (iSeries/pSeries), and IBM eServer zSeries systems that make them very powerful and flexible platforms for hosting Linux-based solutions.In general, user and group administration is the same as on most UNIX-based systems, including Solaris. ... between Solaris and Linux: useradd usermod userdel For these command line-based tools, functions such as adding comments, anbsp;...
Title | : | Solaris to Linux Migration: A Guide for System Administrators |
Author | : | Chris Almond, Mark Brown, Chuck Davis, William Dy, Paul Ionescu, Jeff Richardson, Kurt Taylor, Robbie Williamson, IBM Redbooks |
Publisher | : | IBM Redbooks - 2006-02-03 |
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