During an upgrade from OpenSolaris build 118 to build 134, one user found after a month's use he had forgotten to upgrade zones and noticed related issues with sshd. Deciding an upgrade of the zones was necessary, the user proceeded with the process, during which the zone attach failed right in the middle of the procedure. Read how this problem was solved and the related reasoning behind it.
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Responding to an OpenSolaris discussion board question regarding how to determine when a user last logged in and out, Richard L. Hamilton explains that there are several telltale signs which reveal information. Hamilton mentions and briefly describes the workings of four records made at every log-in. Following Hamilton's rundown, Giovanni Tirloni suggests those interested in this topic take a read of Brian Leonard's tutorial "A Closer Look at Using OpenSolaris" for some insight on auditing.
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The newly launched Illumos Project is aspiring to be the community-built and -maintained version of Oracle's OpenSolaris code. Illumos will be based on OS/Net, a consolidation of the core operating system and networking components of OpenSolaris, with all the closed source elements replaced with open source versions. The project plans on following upstream releases closely, and will be tracking Oracle's source changes and integrating them into the code base. The project also will allow for continued independent development.
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The subject of "How to use ISC DHCP for the OpenSolaris Automated Installer," is a worthy topic in the eyes of blogger Clay Baenziger given the widespread use of DHCP in settings where laptops need to find their DNS and router settings and IP addresses, as well as the enterprise, where frequently dozens, sometimes hundreds of machines need to migrate and sysadmins haven't the time to visit each desktop. Baezinger runs through the steps involved in configuring an ISC DHCP server for both Linux and Solaris OSes.
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In an email message posted on the OpenSolaris Forums, Jeb Dasteel, senior vice president and chief customer officer at Oracle, sent a welcome to all Sun user groups and encouraged user group leaders around the world to explore new ways to share ideas and collaborate on topics that are important to everyone experiencing the integration of Sun and Oracle technologies. He identified a newly developed framework put into place to assist in working with the 900 user groups that are now associated with Oracle and the International Oracle User Group Community (IOUC).
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A slide presentation by Harry J Foxwell, Ph.D. and principal consultant for Oracle Public Sector, outlines the near-term expected road map for Oracle Solaris and OpenSolaris. Listed are some links to Bordeaux for OpenSolaris and the Fluendo DVD player.
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