Tag: OpenIndiana
-
How to update/upgrade OpenIndiana
Unlike Ubuntu Server, the text-only version of OpenIndiana doesn’t prompt you on login to update its packages when new ones become available. To do a dry run upgrade use the command: pfexec pkg image-update -nv The -n flag specifies a dry run (no system changes) and the -v flag produces a verbose output.…
-
Creating a static IP in OpenIndiana/OpenSolaris
If you’re running an OpenIndiana/OpenSolaris fileserver chances are you’ll need a static IP so that you’ll always know where to find it on the network. There is more than one way of doing this but by far the easiest is using NWAM, or network auto magic. Do the following (the # at the beginning…