| Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
| Starting or stopping a service or program. |
Most of the necessary services are started automatically on your laptop. These procedures show you how to start or stop additional services. |
Managing Services |
| Modifying or changing the network connection. |
Steps to monitor or change the automatic network connection that occurs during system startup. |
Administering Your Automatic Network Connection |
| Configuring printers. |
Steps to configure a local printer on your laptop. |
Managing Printing in the Desktop |
| Configuring Thunderbird mail account settings. |
Steps to configure your mail account. |
Configuring Thunderbird Mail Account Settings |
| Changing root user behavior. |
Steps to customize the root user. |
Changing root User Behavior |
| Managing ZFSTM file systems. |
Steps to work with ZFS file systems, which is the default file system type in the OpenSolaris release. |
Managing ZFS File Systems |
| Managing NFS file systems. |
Steps to access files from an NFS server. NFS is a popular file-sharing protocol. |
Managing NFS File Systems |
| Managing CIFS file systems. |
Steps to access files from a CIFS server. |
Managing CIFS File Systems |
| Halting your system. |
Shows various ways to shut down your system. |
How to Shut Down a System |
| Debugging the network connection. |
Steps to troubleshoot your network connection. |
Debugging a Network Connection |
| Using other commands. |
A short overview of useful user and system administration commands. |
Tips for the OpenSolaris Release |
| Using additional procedures. |
A more exhaustive list of procedures you can use, including using the new packaging system and managing boot environments. |
See the Next Steps After Installation table in Getting Started With OpenSolaris 2008.11 |
