2.0 NetWare/Linux Command Map

#

Specify a line as a comment (used in NCF files).

• #
• !

Comments preceded by a pound sign (#) are not displayed as the shell script runs, but those preceded by an exclamation mark (!) are echoed.

For information about shell script files, see NCF vs. Shell Script Files.

ABORT REMIRROR

Stop remirroring a logical partition.

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This functionality is available through the nsscon utility on OES.

The nsscon utility is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs and is documented in NSS Console in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

ADD NAME SPACE

Add support for storing files for other file systems on a NetWare volume.

• yast

Access YaST > Network Services

CIFS (Samba) and other protocols are supported by specific RPMs. For more information, see the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Samba Administration Guide

NFS support is native to Linux volumes.

If you create an NSS volume on Linux, the name space defaults to Long. This improves performance, especially if you plan to store millions of files on the volume. For more information, see Configuring the Name Space for an NSS Volume in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

For help with YaST, enter yast -h at the command prompt.

ALERT

Manage NetWare alerts.

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KDE System Guard includes a Messages sensor you can add to the Worksheet. However, this requires that the KDE GUI is installed and running on the server, which consumes system resources.

APPLET or APPLETVIEWER

Java Applet Viewer Usage: appletviewer options include: -debug , -encoding, and -J (runtime flag)

The -J option is non-standard and subject to change without notice.

• appletviewer

For more information, see the appletviewer man page.

BASH

Use a BASH shell, including a variety of useful system utilities, on NetWare.

• /bin/bash

The Bourne Again Shell is the default command line interface on most Linux systems.

BINDERY

Add or remove a bindery context to or from the list of all bindery contexts for this server.

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The NetWare Bindery was obsolete in NDS/eDirectory starting with NetWare 4 and is not available on OES.

CDDVD

Allow a CD or DVD disk to function as a Novell Storage Services (NSS) volume.

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Support for CDs and DVDs is loaded automatically on Linux, and disks are often automatically mounted under /media when inserted. Removable media cannot be accessed as NSS volumes on OES.

CLEAR STATION

Clear a workstation connection to a NetWare server.

• ncpcon connection list
• ncpcon connection clear station
• ncpcon connection station

You can clear NCP (Novell Client) connections using the ncpcon connection clear command.

The ncpcon utility is installed with the NCP Server RPMs and is documented in NCP Server Console (NCPCON) Utility in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

Novell Remote Manager for Linux also provides this. For more information, see Using Novell Remote Manager to Clear NCP Connections in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

CLUSTER …

Manage clusters.

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Similar commands are provided for functionality that is currently supported on OES.

For details, see Console Commands for Novell Cluster Services in the OES 2015 SP1: Novell Cluster Services for Linux Administration Guide.

CONFIG

View the system information in the following rows.

sitar

siga

Although not functionally the same as CONFIG, both sitar and siga produce very detailed system reports in multiple formats, including HTML and text.

For more information, see the siga and sitar man pages.

For the NCP server, you can use ncpcon config to display the NCP server configuration information.

Linux server information is also available through specific Linux commands. For example, the env command displays all current environment variables and their values.

There is also a GPL utility named supportconfig that collects system troubleshooting information. For more information, visit the Cool Solutions Web site.

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This is an IPX convention. IPX is a legacy NetWare protocol that will not be ported to Linux. However, it is available on a NetWare virtual machine running on an OES host server.

• lsmod
• ip

lsmod lists modules loaded in memory, but not the module versions.

ip shows the network card configuration.

• lsmod
• ip

lsmod lists modules loaded in memory, but not the version.

ip shows the network card configuration.

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This is an IPX convention. IPX is a legacy NetWare protocol that will not be ported to Linux. However, it is available on a NetWare virtual machine running on an OES host server.

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This is an IPX convention. IPX is a legacy NetWare protocol that will not be ported to Linux. However, it is available on a NetWare virtual machine running on an OES host server.

• ndsstat
• rcndsd status

For more information, see the ndsstat man page.

To view more rcndsd options, enter rcndsd -help at the command prompt.

CONSOLESAVE

Save the System Console screen buffer to the default file console[n].txt in the default path, or to the path specified with the loggerpath command.

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Closely related commands are:

• script: makes a typescript of the terminal session.
• tee: reads from standard input and writes to standard output
• screen: a screen manager with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation.

For more information, see the respective man pages.

CSET

View or set SET parameters by category.

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See SET.

DELETE SECONDARY IPADDRESS

Delete a secondary IP address.

ip addr del

For more information, see the ip man page.

DISABLE LOGIN

Prevent users from logging in.

• ncpcon disable login

You can disable login for NCP file service access using the ncpcon disable login command.

The ncpcon utility is installed with the NCP Server RPMs and is documented in NCP Server Console (NCPCON) Utility in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

DISMOUNT

Make a volume unavailable to users.

• ncpcon
• umount

For NCP volumes, use ncpcon.

The ncpcon utility is installed with the NCP Server RPMs and is documented in NCP Server Console (NCPCON) Utility in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

umount lets you unmount Linux volume mount points.

You can also use the nlvm volume unmount volumename command to deactivate and dismount an NSS volume.

DISPLAY ENVIRONMENT

Display current search paths and current values of settable server parameters.

• env
• echo $PATH

For more information, see the env and echo man pages.

DISPLAY IPX NETWORKS

Display IPX network information.

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IPX is a legacy NetWare protocol that will not be ported to OES. However, it is available on a NetWare virtual machine running on an OES host server.

DISPLAY MODIFIED ENVIRONMENT

Display all non-default server parameter settings.

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Similar functionality is not available on OES.

DISPLAY PARTITION LABEL

Display the label of the specified partition.

• fdisk -l

For more information, see the fdisk man page.

You can use the NSSMU or the Storage plug-in to view details about a partition, including its label.

You can also use these NLVM commands:

• nlvm list partition partition_name
• nlvm list partitions

DISPLAY SECONDARY IPADDRESS

Display the secondary IP addresses.

• ip addr show

For more information, see the ip man page.

DOWN

Execute an orderly shutdown.

• init 0
• init 6
• shutdown now

init 0 halts the system, init 6 reboots the server.

For more information, see the respective man pages.

DSLOG

Manage eDirectory error logs.

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Use the n4u.server.log-levels and n4u.server.log-file parameters in the /etc/opt/novell/eDirectory/conf/nds.conf configuration file.

DSREPAIR

Maintain and repair the database of a NetIQ eDirectory tree.

• ndsrepair

For more information, see the ndsrepair man page.

See also IMONITOR.

ECHO …

Enable (ECHO ON) or disable (ECHO OFF) the displaying of commands executed from an NCF file.

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In shell script files, the echo command causes the comment that follows it to be displayed, as does preceding the comment with an exclamation mark (!).

Comments preceded by a pound sign (#) are not displayed as the script runs.

For information about script files, see NCF vs. Shell Script Files.

EDIT

Create or modify a text file on a boot, DOS, USB, or NetWare partition.

• vi
• vim

For help, enter vi -h, or man vim.

ENABLE TTS

Manually enable the NetWare Transaction Tracking System (TTS).

This is primarily used only by application developers for testing purposes.

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TTS is not available for NSS volumes on OES.

Journaled Linux file systems, such as Ext3, are capable of providing similar functionality. For example, the Journal mode of Ext3 journaling provides a content-level transaction tracking service that journals both data and metadata similar to TTS.

For a brief summary on journaling for the Linux file systems, see Converting an Ext2 File System into Ext3 in the SLES 11 SP4: Storage Administration Guide.

For more information, search the Web for the file systems you are using.

If you also need to control access to data with trustees, you can create NCP volumes on the Linux file systems. For information, see Managing NCP Volumes in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

ENVSET

Display or set Java environment variables.

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You can use the export command to set environment variables. For more information, see the export man page.

FILE SERVER NAME

Set the file server name in autoexec.ncf.

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Autoexec.ncf is a NetWare file, so this command has no direct counterpart.

However, hostname lets you set the system’s host name. For more information, see the hostname man page.

FIXNAMES

Verify that files in the specified path on an NSS volume have legal names for the current code page.

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This command has not been ported to Linux for NSS.

For Linux traditional file systems, you can use the convmv utility to convert filenames from one language code to another. For more information, see the convmv man page.

FORMAT

Format a local FAT volume.

• makefs

For NSS volumes, you can use NSSMU, the iManager Storage plug-in, or the nlvm create pool and nlvm create volume commands.

For Linux POSIX volumes, you can use the Linux Volumes option in NSSMU, or the nlvm create linux volume option. You can also use the YaST Partitioner.

HELP

View descriptions and syntax for commands.

• man command

For more information on using man pages, see the man man page.

HTTPBIND

Set an IP address, port, etc. for HTTPSTK to open.

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In Novell Remote Manager, click the Config icon, then edit the httpstkd config file.

HTTPOPENPORT

Open a port on all IP addresses bound to HTTPSTK and optionally enable SSL on the port.

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In Novell Remote Manager, click the Config icon, then edit the httpstkd config file.

ICAPTURE

(In DOS on a Novell Client)

Capture LPT ports and redirect the output to iPrint printers.

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This command applies to legacy NetWare printing, which is no longer supported.

iPrint is the OES printing solution.

IDLJ

Generate Java bindings from an IDL file.

idlj

For more information, see the idlj man page.

IMONITOR

Monitor eDirectory and the servers it contains using a Web browser.

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In a Web browser go to http://server_name:8008.

iMonitor is also accessible through iManager > Roles and Tasks icon > eDirectory Maintenance > Repair via iMonitor

INITIALIZE SYSTEM

Enable the multiprotocol router configuration (execute the system netinfo.cfg file).

• rcnetwork start
• yast

For help, enter rcnetwork -h.

Routing is configured through YaST.

For help with YaST, enter yast -h at the command prompt.

IPCRM

Remove System V IPC semaphore or shared memory.

ipc_rmid

For more information, see the ipc man page.

IPRNTCMD (DOS workstation)

Install, remove, or set a printer as the default printer.

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This is a DOS printing command.

iPrint is the OES printing solution.

IPX INTERNAL NET

View the server’s internal IPX network address.

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IPX is a legacy NetWare protocol and will not be ported to OES. However, it is available on a NetWare virtual machine running on an OES host server.

JAVA

Start the Novell JVM for NetWare product. .

• java

For more information, see the java man page.

JARSIGNER

Sign and verify jar files.

• jarsigner

For more information, see the jarsigner man page.

JAVAC

Compile Java source code into Java bytecodes.

• javac

For more information, see the javac man page.

JAVAH

Produce C header files and C source files from a Java class.

• javah

For more information, see the javah man page.

JDB

Debug Java.

• jdb

For more information, see the jdb man page.

KEYTOOL

Manage keys and certificates for Java.

• keytool

For more information, see the keytool man page.

LANGUAGE

Set the language for subsequently loaded modules.

• yast

All language settings are managed using YaST.

For help with YaST, enter yast -h at the command prompt.

LFVOLUMES

List the local FAT volumes currently mounted.

• mount

Used alone, the mount command shows the currently mounted volumes.

LIST FAILOVER DEVICES

List the multipath devices and their paths.

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NSS multipath I/O is not supported on OES.

For information about multipath I/O on SLES 11, see Managing Multipath I/O for Devices in the SLES 11 SP4: Storage Administration Guide.

LIST STORAGE ADAPTERS

List the registered storage adapters.

• hwinfo --storage-ctrl

The same comments apply as for LIST DEVICES above.

LOAD

Link NetWare loadable modules to the operating system.

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Load and run commands are not used on Linux. Generally, to execute files, you simply enter the filename or path/filename.

Most services are run from the /etc/init.d directory.

OES services have start, stop, and restart options. For example, to restart eDirectory, enter /etc/init.d/ndsd restart at the command prompt.

LOGGERPATH

Change the directory where the logger.txt file is saved.

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The log path is hardcoded in Linux.to /var/log/messages.

However, some service configuration files include configuration settings that let you change the log path.

LOGIN

(DOS workstation)

Access the network by logging in to a server and running a login script.

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Login on Linux is a different concept than on NetWare. You log in to a shell session with the server, which is analagous to accessing the console prompt on a NetWare server.

MAGAZINE …

Respond to the screen prompts Insert Magazine and Remove Magazine.

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There is no directly corresponding utility

MEDIA …

Respond to the screen prompts Insert Media and Remove Media.

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On Linux, all media connections, including remote connections and removable media, are handled through the mount command.

MEMORY MAP

Display the amount of memory (in bytes) allocated to DOS and to the server.

• top

You can also view memory information in Novell Remote Manager (NRM). To access NRM in your Web browser, go to http://server_name:8008 > Manage Linux > View Memory Information.

There is, of course, no memory allocated to DOS when Linux is running, even if there’s a separate DOS partition on the hard drive.

MM …

Manage storage media.

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See the explanation for DISPLAY MM STATS.

MONITOR

View server statistics and activity under two categories: General Information Options, and Available Options, as listed below.

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Most of the information you traditionally get through MONITOR is available in Novell Remote Manager (NRM). To access NRM, browse to http://server_name:8008 in your Web browser.

For NCP server, you can display a number of statistics using ncpcon, including Server up time, Packets in, Packets dumped, etc. For more information, see NCPCON in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

top

For more information, see the top man page.

See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

You can see local, but not unallocated file systems.

• lsmod

For more information, see the lsmod man page.

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For NCP volumes only, see the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

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A NetWare concept that is not applicable to OES.

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See the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

MOUNT

Make a volume available to users.

• mount (for traditional Linux volumes)
• nsscon (use the mount option for NSS volumes)
• nssmu (for the first mount of encrypted NSS volumes after a reboot)

For NSS volumes, in nssmu, select volumes, then press F7.

For encrypted NSS volumes, the nssmu utility is required for mounting the encrypted volume on the first mount following a system reboot, because you must enter the encryption password to activate the volume. Thereafter, you can use the mount command in nsscon.

The nsscon utility is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs and is documented in NSS Console in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

The nssmu utility is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs and is documented in NSS Management Utility (NSSMU) Quick Reference in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

You can also use the nlvm volume mount volumename command to activate and mount an NSS volume. You can provide a password in the command line to mount an encrypted NSS volume.

NAMED

Manage Novell DNS services.

• novell-named

For more information, see Administering and Managing a DNS Server in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell DNS/DHCP Services for Linux Administration Guide.

NCMCON

Control and monitor PCI Hot Plug.

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Hot Plug monitoring is available for only some hardware. Messages are commonly logged in /var/log/messages.

NCS DEBUG

Save a record of all NCS port activity in an ASCII text file named ncstrace.log in the sys:system directory.

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See Console Commands for Novell Cluster Services in the OES 2015 SP1: Novell Cluster Services for Linux Administration Guide.

NETSTAT

Monitor the network status.

• netstat

For more information, see the netstat man page.

NSS

Manage NSS at the command line.

• nsscon

The nsscon utility is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs and is documented in NSS Console in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

NSWEB

Start and stop the NetWare Web Manager and NetWare Enterprise Web Server.

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NetWare Web Manager is not available on Linux.

NVXWEB

Start and stop the NetWare Web Manager.

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NetWare Web Manager is not available on Linux.

NWCONFIG

Manage the server and install additional products.

• yast

YaST is the tool for installing OES and OES services. Many configuration parameters are similar to NetWare.

For help with YaST, enter yast -h at the command prompt.

NWTRACE

Print the route that packets take to the network host.

• traceroute

For more information, see the traceroute man page.

OFF

Clear the console screen.

• clear
• Ctrl +l

For more information, see the clear man page.

PAUSE

Cause NCF file execution to wait for a key to be pressed.

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There is no simple command or switch to enable pausing in shell script file execution.

To enable manual confirmation of steps in the server boot process, edit /etc/sysconfig/boot and change the PROMPT_FOR_CONFIRM parameter to yes.

For information about script files, see NCF vs. Shell Script Files.

PING

Send an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packet to an IP node on your internetwork.

• ping

For more information, see the ping man page.

PPPTRACE

Debug PPP data link problems.

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This is a NetWare utility that is not ported to Linux.

PROTECTION

List the protected address spaces, or add/remove/restart functionality from an existing address space.

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Protected address space is a NetWare concept.

PROTOCOL REGISTER

Register additional protocols and frame types.

• ip

For more information, see the ip man page.

PURGEVOLUME

Purge all deleted files from an NSS volume.

• ncpcon purge volume nss_volume_name

This functionality is available through the ncpcon utility for NSS volumes that have had the Salvage attribute enabled prevoiusly.

The ncpcon utility is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs and is documented in NCP Server Console (NCPCON) Utility in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

Salvage and Purge are NSS file system features.

RAID STATUS

View the status of the software RAID 0 RAID 1 and RAID 5 devices.

• —

The nssmu utility is used to manage software RAIDs for NSS volumes and is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs. It is documented in NSS Management Utility (NSSMU) Quick Reference in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

RCONPRXY

Allow RConsoleJ to access target servers.

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Novell Remote Manager has a secure console.

You can also use SSH (or VNC for GUI access).

Telnet is not secure and therefore not recommended.

REBUILD

Recover corrupted Novell Storage Services (NSS) pools.

• ravsui
• ravview
• fsck

The ravsui and ravview utilities are installed as part of Novell Storage Services NSS.

Use ravsui to rebuild or verify an NSS pool on Linux that is in a maintenance state.

Use ravview to dump specified NSS rebuild or verify files to a human-readable file format.

For help with ravsui and ravview, use the -h option. For more information about fsck, see the fsck man page.

REGISTER MEMORY

Configure the operating system to recognize installed memory above the amount of memory that is automatically registered.

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This is NetWare functionality that doesn’t apply to Linux.

REM

Specify a line as a comment (used in NCF files).

• #
• !

Comments preceded by a pound sign (#) are not displayed as the script runs, but those preceded by an exclamation mark (!) are echoed.

For information about script files, see NCF vs. Shell Script Files.

REMOVE NETWORK ADAPTER

Unload one LAN driver when the LAN driver has been loaded multiple times to support multiple boards.

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On Linux it is common for drivers to support multiple instances of hardware. Loading is done only once and removal should not be necessary.

REMOVE STORAGE ADAPTER

Remove one instance of a storage driver.

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Although rmmod module_name does unload a kernel module, this is not recommended.

On Linux it is common for drivers to support multiple instances of hardware. Loading is done only once and removal should not be necessary.

REPLACE

Unload and reload a specific module in one step.

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Performing an equivalent action on Linux can prevent the system from running. Not recommended.

RESET ENVIRONMENT

Reset server parameters that have been modified to their default values.

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This is NetWare functionality that is available for selected services in YaST but not at the command prompt.

RESET NETWORK INTERFACE

Restart a logical board that has been shut down using the SHUTDOWN NETWORK INTERFACE command.

• ifdown
• ifup

For more information, see the respective man pages.

RESET SERVER

Bring down the server and then restart it immediately.

• init 6
• shutdown -r now

For more information, see the respective man pages.

RIGHTS

View or modify user or group rights for files, directories, and volumes.

• rights

The rights command works only on NSS file systems.

However, you can use the ncpcon rights command for NCP volumes on Linux file systems. For information, see Managing File System Trustees and Trustee Rights for NCP Volumes in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: NCP Server for Linux Administration Guide.

RMID

Start the activation system daemon for Java.

• rmid

For more information, see the rmid man page.

ROUTE

Pass frames (packets) from NetWare through IBM-compatible source route bridges.

• route

For more information, see the route man page.

SCAN ALL

Scan all LUNs of all SCSI adapters in the server or all LUNs associated with a designated SCSI adapter.

• rescan-scsi-bus.sh

See Scanning for Devices in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

You can also use the nlvm rescan command.

For information about installing and using the iSCSI initiator and target sofware on Linux, see Mass Storage over IP Networks: iSCSI in the SLES 11 SP4: Storage Administration Guide.

SCRSAVER

Lock the server console and activate a screen saver for the console display.

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There are no screen savers associated with shell sessions on Linux. You should simply use the exit command to close any shell sessions you do not want to have open.

SECURE CONSOLE

Prevent NLM programs from being loaded from any directory other than the boot directories; prevent keyboard entry into the operating system debugger; prevent the server date and time from being changed

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The concept of securing the console through a command doesn’t exist in Linux.

You should always limit physical and remote access to the Linux console and never leave a root session open.

SERIALVER

Get the serialVersionUID for one or more classes in a form suitable for copying into an evolving class.

serialver

For more information, see the serialver man page.

SERVERTOOL

Register, unregister, start up, and shut down a persistent server.

servertool

For more information, see the servertool man page.

SET TIME

Set the date and time on the server.

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eDirectory requires a synchronized date and time on all OES servers in the same tree.

For more information, see Time Services in the OES 2015 SP1: Planning and Implementation Guide.

SETENV

Set C Library environment variables.

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You can set environment variables using the export command export variable=value.

For more information, see the export man page.

SHUTDOWN

With the ACPI power-management driver loaded, force the server to shut down and power off.

shutdown -h

For more information, see the documentation on the Web.

SLP …

Manage and monitor SLP.

• slptool …

For example, slptool findsrvs smb.

For more information, enter slptool -help at the command prompt.

SPEED

Display the speed at which the processor is running.

• cat /proc/cpuinfo

For more information, see the cat man page.

You can also see information about processors in Novell Remote Manager. See Viewing Processors in the OES 2015 SP1 Beta: Novell Remote Manager Administration Guide.

SPOOL

Create, change or display spooler mappings.

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Legacy NetWare printing has been replaced by iPrint on both OES platforms.

STOP PROCESSORS

Stop one or more secondary processors in a multiprocessor computer.

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Control of individual processors is not available as part of OES.

_TCP

Monitor TCP/IP activity and connection status.

• tcpdump

For more information, see the tcpdump man page.

To watch failovers and errors on bonded interfaces, use tail -f /var/log/messages.

TECHWALK

Record NetWare configuration information.

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Techwalk is not available for OES. However, there is a GPL utility named supportconfig that collects system troubleshooting information. For more information, visit the Cool Solutions Web site.

TIMESYNC

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Timesync is a NetWare time protocol that is compatible with and being replaced by NTP on NetWare. NTP is also the time protocol for Linux.

TNAMESERV

Start the Java IDL name server.

• tnameserv

For more information, see the tnameserv man page.

TRACK OFF

Prevent the server from displaying the RIP tracking screen.

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RIP tracking is a NetWare concept that is not relevant to OES.

TSAFS …

Manage the SMS Target Service Agent for the file system.

• tsafs

For more information, see the tsafs man page.

UNLOAD

Unload a module that was previously loaded with the LOAD command

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For OES services, use the service’s stop script: /etc/init.d/service stop.

Most OES services have start, stop, and restart options. For example, to stop eDirectory, enter /etc/init.d/ndsd stop at the command prompt.

VERIFY

Validate all blocks in an NSS pool.

• ravsui verify poolname
• ravview

The ravsui and ravview utilities are installed as part of Novell Storage Services NSS.

Use the ravsui utility to find out whether you need to rebuild a pool to correct NSS volume problems.

Use ravview to view the output.

For help, enter one of the commands with the -h option.

VIEW

View a file from the NetWare server console.

• less filename
• cat filename

These commands are basically equivalent, but less allows for better scrolling and paging.

For more information, see the less and cat man pages.

VMMOUNT

Make a volume available to users.

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The mount command makes local and remote Linux POSIX file systems available.

Equivalent functionality for NSS volumes is available in the nssmu utility, which is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs and is documented in NSS Management Utility (NSSMU) Quick Reference in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

VOLUME

List mounted volumes or information about a specific volume.

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The mount command displays a list of all available file systems, both local and remote.

Equivalent functionality for NSS volumes is available in the nssmu utility, which is installed with the Novell Storage Services RPMs and is documented in NSS Management Utility (NSSMU) Quick Reference in the OES 2015 SP1: NSS File System Administration Guide for Linux.

WHOIS

Display information about either the DNS name or the IP address, depending on which is entered.

whois

For more information, see the whois man page.

XIDEV

Manage mouse support for the X Windows interface.

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Mouse support on OES is managed in YaST > Hardware (via sax2).

XNFS SHARE

List all shared paths.

exportfs -v

When executed without any options, exportfs displays only the exported path and the host that it is allowed to access. With the -v option, it displays the export options. For more information, see the exportfs man page.

XNFS SHARE /PATH EXPORT_OPTIONS

Share a path dynamically.

exportfs -o options host:/path

For more information, see the exportfs man page.

XNFS NFS STATS

Display NFS protocol statistics.

nfsstat -n

For more information, see the nfsstat man page.

XNFS LOCKD STATS

Display LOCK protocol statistics.

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Similar functionality is not available on OES.

XNFS LOGSCREEN ON/OFF

Turn the NFS Log screen on or off.

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Log messages are captured in /var/log/messages file.

YPCAT, YPWHICH, YPSET, YPPASSWD, etc.

NIS related operations.

Equivalent commands are available with the same names.

For more information, see the respective man pages.