Administering BSD

There are multiple commands for BSD you can use to measure performance, print, and manage your system.

Accounting for BSD 4.3 system managers
The accounting files in the /usr/lib/acct directory and the system activity reporting tools in the /usr/lib/sa directory for AIX are identical to those available with AT&T System V Release 4 (SVR4) with the addition of 4.3 BSD accounting utilities.
Backup for BSD 4.3 system managers
BSD 4.3 system managers can back up data.
Startup for BSD 4.3 system managers
The following discusses AIX system startup for BSD 4.3 system managers.
Finding and examining files for BSD 4.3 system managers
The following is a list of the BSD file commands that AIX supports.
Paging space for BSD 4.3 system managers
The following commands assist in managing paging space (also known as swap space).
Changing the default startup to permit 4.3 BSD ASCII configuration
You can administer network interfaces for AIX through the SMIT and ODM files, or through 4.3 BSD ASCII configuration files.
Additional options for ifconfig and netstat commands
The following is a list of additional options for the ifconfig and netstat commands.
Additional network management commands
The following additional commands are supported on AIX.
Importing a BSD 4.3 password file
You can import a BSD 4.3 password file into AIX.
Editing the password file for BSD 4.3 system managers
The following explains how to change entries in the password file and how to administer passwords on AIX in a BSD 4.3 manner.

Parent topic: BSD systems reference