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(More customer reviews)I'd say this book, is one of the worse SCSA study guides I've read.
*So, far I've corrected a good amount of the selftest questions/answers.
*VERY limited information about SMF. There's TONS of information that's 9 related. Statements about starting SSHD via /etc/init.d/sshd SORRY Solaris 10 uses 'svcadm -v enable ssh' NOT an init script. Coverage on settng up rlogin/rsh tools with no password. However, NO mention of SSH doing the same over an encrypted line. Talk about misleading! The covering of inetd implies that you can use the 'standard' /etc/inet/inetd.conf script. NO mention of the inetconv only the inetadm. There's also NO mention of the '-r' flag that starts everything that a service needs. Hence, 'svcadm -v enable -r nfs/server'.
*What's with 'how to setup NIS'? NIS is DEAD that's POOR material for Solaris 10 (maybe 7/8), how about LDAP setup coverage? Even Sun has dropped support of NIS. They don't provide the ldap client SMF mention in the book. They suggest the client is started with the 'ldapclient' command where it's 'ldap.client'. MOST things he implies are standard init scripts where MOST are wrappers for SMF. This SHOULD be mentioned since most newbies will probably miss it.
*SVM coverage doesn't really explain 'how' to create volumes. The tools they mention in a setup (how to do it) use SMC MOST people or seasoned SAs will use the command line tools. There's NO mention to the fact two disk mirror of the root doesn't work right in Solaris 10 (known bug and waiting patch for).
*The coverage of Jumptart & Zones are fast and brief. It's more like a 'summary' then an actual insight of the two. Page: 160
Question 2.)
Correct answer should be A, BUT the device name is incorrect it should be.
/dev/rdsk/c0d0s0 NOT /dev/rdsk/c0d0s3
Page: 161
Question 7.) Grammatical error: 'mountall' command should be 'umountall'
Page: 178
There is NO -D useradd default option for "shell" never has probably never will be.
useradd -D -s /bin/ksh does NOT work there IS NO -s command.
I'm using Solaris Express Nevada latest release and it doesn't have it either. Someone thinking Linux?
Page: 210
There is NO /etc/init.d/sshd for Solaris 10 EVER! It's always been
svcadm -v enable ssh
Someone was clearly thinking Solaris 9 on this.
Page: 229
Question 11: The "real" correct answer is B, head will report the 'first three' most recent reboot commands, last will report the 'first' from the creation date of the file.
Page: 498
Question 4.)
Should A,B,C be within /etc/security/ NOT just /etc/?
These are the 'quick' skim from the book of notes I made. When I got tired I said I'd go back and make more corrections, but haven't had the chance yet. Probably won't got what I needed out of the book which wasn't much.I can go on and on.
Don't waste your time on this book. If you're a 'newbie' to Solaris, great. If you're a seasoned SA looking for "Real 10" material, read all the docs.sun.com Solaris 10 information. However, save your money and attempt the Bill Calkins release (still being delivered to me, hopefully better then this waste of money) or as mentioned docs at Sun. This is a total disappointment for anyone 'really' wanting to know the juice of Solaris 10. Coming for a guy who's wrote a lot of stuff for BigAdmin and what not this is a waste. Contact me if you want 'specifics' on this search for William Pool rotaecho@yahoo.com
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