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Chapter 1. The System Administrator's Role

Manual Pages

su (1M)
sulog (4)

Files Affected

/etc/default/login
/etc/default/su
/var/adm/sulog

An important part of running a UNIX system is allocating someone to look after it and ensure that it is working correctly. In this chapter, we'll look at what a system administrator is, along with what tasks he or she must perform.

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