Essential System Administration Pocket Reference
by Aeleen Frisch

The unconfirmed error reports are from readers.  They have not yet been 
approved or disproved by the author or editor and represent solely the
opinion of the reader.

Here's a key to the markup:
        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
        ?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification

This page was updated January  7, 2003.


UNCONFIRMED  errors and comments from readers: 


{17}  Solaris tape special filenames;
[c] is listed as a separate option invoking compression, and the option is shown at
the end.

In fact, "c" is simply another valid density code in the [x] position.

It cannot be used with a different density code, and it cannot
be used in any other position.

Both the "c" and the "u" (not listed) density settings are
identical.


{35}  Shadow password files: changed;
The "changed" and "expires" field (at least on solaris) is not stored in the more
normal Unix time format of seconds since epoch, but in days since epoch.

I am less certain about the Linux format, but I believe it is similar.


[53]  Kill section;
'killall' is listed for  FreeBSD/Linux.

A similar command for Solaris would be 'pkill'.


[53]  renice section;
I'm wondering why the listing for the 'priocntl' line for Solaris?  It's a rather
complex command that doesn't seem appropriate for a pocket reference, when 'renice'
is also available for the platform.

If it was intended, it contains a minor formatting error.
The "-i pid" is optional, and the pid portion is literal, so it
should be formatted in bold non-italic.