A solaris 10 bug 6797442 causes fmd, the solaris fault management daemon, to log an ereport. I tried last 1 userid, if any user not logged in that server then there is no ouptut, the task is to find the users who not logged in server more that 90 days, a script should give the output as servername userid 10jun2018 3days judi jun 18 at 15. I am trying to write a script for solaris that checks all users on a server for them having logged in in the last 30 days. Since it is much better resource and performancewise to read a file once and obtain the necessary information instead of creating one or more subprocesses to issue operating system commands i decided to directly read the lastlog file to determine each account. As to format, i never really took the time to worry about it so i cant help you, there.
Solaris 10 system administration exam prep exam cx310202. The hard limit can be set by the system administrator and be decreased by any user, whereas the soft limit can be set by any user, up to the hard limit. Managing system messages oracle solaris administration. I tried last 1 userid, if any user not logged in that server then there is no ouptut, the task is to find the users who not logged in server. This mechanism allows controlling resource for each and every process which is big advantage in system administration. Isbn01482092 richard and jim with brendan gregg authored solaris performance and tools. This document describes the various methods available in solaris 10 and solaris 11 for setting the limit for the maximum number of open files per process. Continuing on the thread of who logged in last, richard hamilton has provided a nice little c program to dump the contents of varadm lastlog. For example, to limit the size of logfile to 300mb and rotate the logfile if its greater.
The logadm command is a preconfigured entry in the default crontab file supplied with solaris 9 and solaris 10. Logadm is an independent utility, unlike integrated in syslog daemon capability that can be found in aix. Fujitsu m10 and sparc m10 systems are identical products. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 11 host. Or, you can set up a role for log management by using the solaris management console. Although solaris does win back users with its support for high end cad and graphics design applications. System log rotation troubleshooting system administration. Ive tried last but it only seems to work for wtmpx logs. I know this is not recommended but i just want to know if this is possible. Settings for each log file to be rotated are set in. Ads are annoying but they help keep this website running. Syslog has the added benefit of somewhat standardizing log file formats, making it much easier to examine log data with various standard tools.
Box 427, pittsburgh, pennsylvania 15230 european manual rev 01 10 2003. Could anybody tell me the format of varadmlastlog for solaris 2. Focused enhancements across cpu, memory, file system, io, networking, and security deliver the best database, middleware, and application performance for oracle workloads. I just want to rotate my catalina logs in solaris 10 on daily basis can any one help me out on this issue i will be great thankful. General sun, sunos and sparc related questions also go here. Page 1 solaris multigas detector operating manual manufactured by msa instrument division p.
The last logging writes an entry for every login by every user. Dtrace and mdb techniques for solaris 10 and opensolaris prentice hall, 2006. Here are some quick commands to configure daily rotation of the two main apache logging files, on a solaris system that uses a nightly cron task to execute the logadm utility this is enabled by. Troubleshooting system administration issues in oracle solaris. How to print the particular date logs on unix solaris. They are often quite useful for investigating system quirks, for discovering the root causes. The book covers a broad range of solaris system administration topics such as managing user accounts, diskless clients, booting a system, using the service management facility smf, and managing software and patches. To install solaris on a disk that has the smi label, which is a format used in solaris 10 and earlier, you need to change the label of the disk with the format e command in advance.
I recently had a java project where i had to build a report of each accounts last login date and time on linux and solaris systems. I would like to set up a printer on solaris that outputs to a file rather than a printer. It is hard to keep the site running and producing new content when so many people continue reading how do i rotate log files. Dear all, where can i get the sun solaris 10 sa 1,2, and 3 in pdf. The most appropriate way to limit the size of varadmwtmpx is using logadm. Do we really need to keep the read permission for other users or can i change it to 660 or 640. Introduction this presentation is an introduction to the field of solaris performance. Device file system devfs the device file system devfs manages devices in solaris 10 and is mounted to the mount pointdevices. Nov 28, 2012 this entry was posted on 20121128 at 17. System log files are rotated by the logadm command from an entry in the root crontab file. The commands, last and logins due not provide enough information. I have solaris 10 on a sunfire v240 i would like to print on a command line a pdf acrobat file.
Starting from solaris 9, there is a standard tool, called logadm, to rotate logs. Migrate an oracle solaris 10 global zone to oracle solaris 11 p2v 450 prepare an oracle solaris 10 global zone for migration 450 create a solaris 10 brand zone 450 back up a zone 453 recover a zone 454 delegated zone administration 455 summary 455 chapter 7 user and security administration 457 administering user accounts 457. The book is about the ultimate inadequacy of communication between human and nonhuman species in probing and examining the oceanic surface of the planet solaris from a hovering research station the human scientists are, in turn, being studied by the sentient planet itself, which probes for and examines the thoughts of the. Oracle solaris 11 is compatible with modern cloud provisioning and change. In addition, solaris 10 uses samba to allow a solaris server to act as a windows nt or 2000 domain controller.
The etc nf file also contains time stamps of when the last log rotation occurred. Pdf solaris operating environment security log files. The system log rotation is defined in the etcnf file. The script above is confirmed to work in solaris 9 and solaris 10, provided perl is available. Housekeeping of varloglastlog on linux lastlog is a sparse file, so its not that big you can check its real size with du. On our solaris 10 boxes, last gives the correct answer. Solaris 10s resource management one of the best known features in solaris is resource management. System log files are rotated by the logadm command from an entry in the root. The new license allows solaris 10 and solaris 11 to be downloaded free of charge from the oracle technology network and used without a support contract indefinitely. Here is what i believe should have followed the above entry or something similar. In extreme cases, it may even prevent the possibility of logging in, because utmpx entries cannot be made, and login asks the user to exec login from the lowest level shell.
Thats why the edit funtions no matter if you use sed, vi, tail, head or whatever. In my linux server lastlog and wtmp files have read permission set for other users 664. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host. I use the usrlibacctfwtmp to look the content of file varadm lastlog but all lines from my file have the date value equal 0 0 0000 0000 0 wed dec 31 21. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Solaris opensolaris this forum is for the discussion of solaris, opensolaris, openindiana, and illumos. Add the corresponding entries in etcnf in below format. Oracle solaris is the best enterprise operating system for oracle database and java applications. Often when people write a separate user guide and system administrators guide they write in an overlap so that you dont have to have both books to understand more about the interaction between a system administrator and a user. It allows automatic rotation, compression, removal and mailing of logs, handling them daily, weekly, monthly or when. This file includes log rotation entries for processes such as syslogd.
I need the equivalent command of linux lastlog in solaris, need to write a script to find the the users last login date and time in solaris servers. D, is a senior lecturer in the department of computing at macquarie. The files in the dev directory are symbolic links to the files in the devices directory. Most of the time the reason being, the wtmpx file is growing, filling up the var partition often part of the root partition. An additional investment protection element is the long service life of oracle solaris 10. Reverse dependencies 0 reverse dependencies are solaris packages that depends on logrotate.
Theres no problems rotating lastlog, its just one of those files that doesnt come with a rotation configuration. The best option would be to cylce the file from time to time. Solaris performance features top features solaris solaris 10 solaris performance observability bylayer strategy 3metric strategy system components. Rotate the logfiles after a specified time period example. Logrotate is a great utility designed to administer many large log files generated by the operating system or applications that run on it. Rotating tomcat logs on solaris with logdam creates growing block of nulls. When i try to use logadm with the c option, the rotation seems to occur correctly, but then catalina. This allows running applications on the newest hardware platforms.
I have 3510 disk array attached to t2000 sever running solaris 10 and i have set up diagnostic reporter to send status update via email once a day. Problem from content of varadmlastlog solutions experts. The oracle solaris cluster geographic edition provides disaster recovery, allowing highly available cloud services to span data. Continuing on the thread of who logged in last, richard hamilton has provided a nice little c program to dump the contents of varadmlastlog.
Here i explain how to configure logadm to rotage any system wide files according to given criteria. Does it affect anything in the server like some command execution and all. In the oracle solaris 10 guest domain it is possible to run any combination of oracle solaris 8, oracle solaris 9, and oracle solaris 10 containers zones. Log file are used by the system and applications to record actions, errors, warnings, and problems. Page 2 the warranties made by msa auer with respect to the product are voided if the product is not used and serviced in accordance with the instructions in this manual.
You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. How do i rotate log files under linux operating system. If i ever delete the file, or rename it, or have a logrotate. Solaris is a 1961 polish science fiction novel by stanislaw lem. The man page does say it looks at varadmwtmp, but i still get the login details when i.
Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris operating system features in use. Oracle solaris cluster enables extreme availability for enterprise clouds, where oracle solaris zone clusters securely consolidate multiple virtualized oracle solaris 10 and oracle solaris 11 environments. This much activity keeps logadm from rotating the fmd errlog when. Solaris novel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Ive even tried it with the f flag to try and point it in the direction of the lastlog file. This book is for anyone who is responsible for administering one or more systems that run the oracle solaris operating system os. Thus, if you want the reliability of sparc hardware coupled with the widespread adoption of microsoft windows as a desktop operating system, solaris 10 running samba is an ideal solution. Linux its very easy to fetch using lastlog command. The etcnf file also contains time stamps of when the last log rotation occurred. These authors bring a wide range of industry and academic experience to the business of creating and deploying operating systems.
They are often quite useful for investigating system quirks, for discovering the root causes of tricky problems, and for watching attackers. Solaris 10 operating system product library documentation. Need not be exact with the whole gui and everything. Other parts of the pam stack reference this for inactive account tracking. Tcr watters 2229985 blind folio ii about the author paul a.
My varloglastlog file is getting mighty huge, and i was wondering how i go about rotating it successfully. In addition, you need to select use a slice on the disk on the solaris slices screen from the solaris installation menu. It offers you a selfguided training course of all the areas covered on the cx310202 certifica. I use the usrlibacctfwtmp to look the content of file varadmlastlog but all lines from my file have the date value equal 0 0 0000 0000 0 wed dec 31 21. What is the unix equivalent of the windows event log the tool that logs all processes that start and stop. Im trying to find a way to report on the most recent login for all users on my solaris 10 server. In fact, if you delete lastlog it doesnt get recreated automatically, you have to touch the file to get it going again.
Many a times, we observe that it takes too much time to login into the server. Solaris 10 system administration essentials is the work of the engineers, architects, and writers who conceptualized the services, wrote the procedures, and coded the rich set of solaris features. Every time a users loginlogout from your system, the file is updated. Delete the oldest versions until there are no more than files left. Solaris 10s resource management and shell limitulimit. Adblock detected my website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to my visitors. If you want to really rotate it, and maintain the data, you will need to make a copy before overwriting.
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