[SunHELP] newbie unclear on post installation steps of solaris 8 on ultra sparc...

[Marvin Cummings]

Yes it was already set up that way so I didn't have to make any changes.
I've been online and using some of the documentation found at Sun and
its linked sites. I've searched Blue-Print, I'm still waiting to be
added to the forums at sun-help.org. I've yet to run across SANS, but I
will do a search on it. My only problem being totally new to sun and
learning it from scratch is finding anything documented that's
consistent from beginning to end. Most of what I've read thus far deals
with a totally different level of Sun as it relates to using NIS or
other services on different platforms I've yet to become familiar with
configuring. 
My plan is to set this system up as a server, download the Solaris 8 x86
version and install it onto my laptop to be used as a client. This will
give me the client-server setup I'm looking for and hopefully get me
familiar with W2K integration and authentication. And I plan on coming
away with a certification or two...

-----Original Message-----
From: William Enestvedt [mailto:Will.Enestvedt at jwu.edu] 
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:15 AM
To: Marvin Cummings
Subject: RE: [SunHELP] newbie unclear on post installation steps of
solaris 8 on ultra sparc...

The /etc/resolv.conf file needs to have the second and third lines
(those with the I address of various DNS servers) begine with the word
"nameserver" and then a tab.
>
> ...my /etc/resolv.conf file. So now it looks like this:
> Domain mydomain.com
> Nameserver my existing internal DNS server. Points to internal private
IP.
> Nameserver my  - bellsouth IP
> Nameserver web host DNS server - TZO IP
> Nameserver web host DNS server - TZO IP
> 
   That sould probably be more like this:
domain	mydomain.com
nameserver	ip_address_of_existing_internal_DNS_server
nameserver	ip_address_of_ISP_DNS server
nameserver	ip_address_of_web_host_DNS_server
nameserver	ip_address_of_web_host_DNS_server
   Or is it already set up that way?
   Also, has anyone mentioned to you any of the various on-line docs on
how to secure a Solaris system -- either the Sun Blueprints, the
(expensive, but good) SANS Step-By-Step Guide, or any of the free stuff?
-wde
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Will Enestvedt
UNIX System Administrator
Johnson & Wales University -- Providence, RI