Chapter 12. The System Administration Manager

Chapter Syllabus

  • 12.1 Why Use SAM?

  • 12.2 Starting and Stopping SAM

  • 12.3 A Sample SAM Session

  • 12.4 SAM Log Files

  • 12.5 Restricted Use of SAM by Non--Root Users

The System Administration Manager (SAM) is a tool that simplifies routine HP-UX system administration. It is available both in text and GUI modes. If you are running X-Windows, SAM automatically detects the presence of your GUI terminals and starts in graphical mode. In case you are using a text terminal, SAM starts in text or terminal mode. In the graphical mode, you can use your mouse to click on different icons related to a desired system administration tasks. In the text mode, SAM provides menus that can be used by pressing the and arrow keys to ...

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