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Lista de comandos AIX

Lista de comandos AIX:

Command Explanation
acctctl Option … manage advanced accounting data
aclget File see extended ACLs on a file
aioo -a show Asynchronous I/O tunables (from 5300-05, 5.3 only!)
alog -o -t boot view the boot log
alog -o -t cfg view cfgmgr log
alt_disk_copy -d hdisk1 new module
alt_disk_install -C hdisk1 clone rootvg
alt_disk_install -X [ old_rootvg ] clean up old VG
alt_rootvg_op -S put to sleep altdisk VG
alt_rootvg_op -W -d Disk wake up altdisk VG
alt_rootvg_op -X [ old_rootvg ] clean up old VG, new module
ar -v -t Archive List contents of an archive
ar -v -x Archive Extracts the archive
backup -[Level 0-9] -f File/Device «Filesystem» backup by inode
backup -0 -f /dev/rmt0 «/usr» Example
bdiff File1 File2 find differences in very large files # diff
bindprocessor -q list available processors
binld PXE Boot server; /etc/binld.cnf; 4011/UDP; SRC control
bootinfo -b identifies the bootable disk
bootinfo -b reports last device the system booted from
bootinfo -e 1 = machine can boot from a tape drive
bootinfo -k reports keyswitch position 1=secure, 2=service, 3=normal
bootinfo -K To display if the kernel is 32-bit enabled or 64-bit enabled
bootinfo -r reports amount of memory in kB
bootinfo -r ; lsattr -El sys0 -a realmem display real memory in kilobytes
bootinfo -s Disk reports size of disk drive
bootinfo -T reports type of machine ie rspc
bootinfo -t specifies type of boot
bootinfo -y if the hardware is 32-bit or 64-bit
bootlist -m [normal | service] Device(s) change bootlist
bootlist -m [normal | service] -o displays bootlist
bosboot -a -d /dev/PVName creates a complete boot image on a PV
cancel Job cancel a job from a queue
chcons -a login=enable ttyN changes the console device (/dev/console – smitty console)
chdev -l Device -a Attribute=Value change a device attribute
chdev -l hdiskX -a pvid=clear clear the PVID of a hdisk
chdev -l inet0 -a addroute=[ route definition ] adds route to ODM
chdev -l inet0 -a delroute=[ route definition ] deletes route from ODM
chdev -l inet0 -a hostname=[hostname] changes hostname permanently
chdev -l PVName -a pv=yes Makes a new hdisk a physical volume
chdev -l rmt0 -a block_size=512 changes block size to 512 bytes
chdev -l sys0 -a maxuproc=Number changes max number of processes per user
chdev -l ttyN -a term=vt100 Sets tty to a vt100 terminal type
chfilt Options change firewall rules
chfs -a size=[+][NewSize | NewSizePrefix] Filesystem change/increase file system size
chfs -A yes Filesystem change file system to automount
chgroup Attribute=Value Group change a group attribute # ! NIS
chgrpmem [ -a | -m ] [ + | – | = ] User … Group changes the administrators or members of the group
chhmcusr -u hscroot -t passwd -v NewPasswd
chitab «tty1:2:respawn:/usr/bin/getty /dev/tty1» Example
chitab Details appends an existing inittab entry
chlang [ -u UID | Uname ] [ -m MsgTransLst ] Language changes the default language; /etc/environment
chlicense -u Number changes the number of user licenses
chlv -n Name OldName change paging space name
chlv -n NewLVName LVName rename a logical volume
chlv -u UpperBound LVName change upper bound
chlv -x MaxLP LVName change maximum number of LVs
chlvcopy create a temporary split of a LV
chpasswd [ -c | -e | -f Flags ] change any passwords; interactive; user:password
chps -a n PagingSpace turns off paging space.
chps -d 4 hd6 reduce a paging space
chps -s 3 hd6 increase a paging space
chps -s No_of_4M_blocks PagingSpace increases paging space.
chpv -a [y | n] PVName Changes pv allocatable state
chpv -c PVName clear the boot record to avoid accidental boot
chpv -v [a | r] PVName adds/removes a disk from the system
chrctcp [-a | -d] Service add/delete but don’t start network service
chrctcp -S [-a | -d] Service add/delete and start/stop network service
chrole Attribute=Value … Name changes attributes for a role
chserver -t OldSubserver [ -c CodePoint ] [ -s NewSubsystem ] [ -t NewSubserver ] Changes a subserver definition
chservices [-a | -c | -d] -v Service [options…] change /etc/services
chsh User Shell changes a user’s login shell # /etc/security/login.cfg
chsrcmeth -s subsystem_name -A action [-m method_pathname] [-a method_args] [-u user] ?
chssys modifies an existing subsystem definition
chssys -s OldName -s NewName Example: change the subsystem name
chsubserver [-a | -c | -d] -v Service [options…] Add/change/delete inetd service
chsubserver -d -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -v shell Example change inetd service (disable rsh)
chsyscfg -m ManagedSystem -n OldName -i «name=NewName» -r sys change a system’s name # HMC
chsysstate -n ManagedSystem -r sys -o off -c full Power on a machine from HMC (takes a few seconds)
chsysstate -n ManagedSystem -r sys -o off Power off a machine from HMC (immediate)
chsysstate -m MgdSys -o on -r lpar -n Node -f Profile Activate a LPAR from Not Activated
chsysstate -m «FrameName» -n ManagedSystem -r sys -c full -o on
chsysstate -m «FrameName» -n ManagedSystem -r sys -o off
chtz TIMEZONE changes the timezone; /etc/environment; date
chuser Attribute=Value User change a user
chuser login=false foobar Example: Lock a user account
chvg -a y VGName Auto Vary On a volume group at system start
chvg -Q [y | n] VGName Turns Quorum checking on/off for a VG; requires reboot for rootvg
ckfilt check firewall rules for syntax error
COLUMNS=`termdef -c`; LINES=`termdef -l`; export COLUMNS LINES resize screen
confsrc [-q] [-Q] [[-R] -h host [-u User] [-U Password]] [-s Subsystem | -p SS_Pid] -a Args configure a SRC service
cplv [ -v TargetVG ] [ -y NewLV | -Y Prefix ] SourceLV copy an entire LV; requires umount!
crash /dev/DumpDevice | tee OutputFile at the prompt, enter «?» for available commands
crash# echo «statn statusn t -m» | crash /var/adm/ras/vmcore.0 Analyse dump file
crash# bos.sysmgt.serv_aid fileset for crash on AIX 4.3.3
crfs -v VFSType -d LVName [-g VGName] -m MountPoint [-a Size]
cronadm [at | cron] [-l | -r] [User] list or remove cron/at jobs
csum -h [MD5|SHA1] File calculate message digest (checksum)
curt -i Input Generates CPU utilization report from a trace
defragfs Filesystem defragments a filesystem
defragfs -q Filesystem query fragment status of the FS
defragfs -r Filesystem report only defragment (no changes)
dfmounts prints local systems that are remotely mounted by clients (server, path, clients) # showmount -a
dfshares information about NFS resources that are available to the host
diag -c -d Device hardware reset a tape drive
diag -T download -d Device menu driven microcode upgrade; rpms unpack under /etc/microcode/
disable Queue disable a queue
dsh Command Runs the command on all the nodes
dspcat /usr/lib/nls/…/*cat \[x y] display all messages from a catalog
emgr -e File install efix
emgr -l list all efixes
emgr -rL Label remove efix by label
enable Queue enable a queue
enq -A query all queues = lpstat
enq -D -P Queue disable a queue
enq -U -P Queue enable a queue
entstat -d Adapter Displays ethernet statistics
entstat -d Device display Ethernet device stats # netstat -v Device
errclear 0 flush error log
errclear -d Class Days deletes all error class entries in errlog
errclear Days deletes all error classes in the errorlog
errinstall Installs messages in the error logging message sets
errlogger «Message up to 230 chars» enters an operator notifaction message into the errorlog
errpt displays summary errorlog report
errpt [-A | -a] -j Identifier displays errorlog report by ID
errpt [-s | -e] MMDDhhmmYY specify time range
errpt -s $(date +%m%d0000%y) show error labels from today, 00:00
errupdate interactive modification of errlog
errupdate File update error log with custom definitions (add/delete or modify the log and alert details)
errpt -t -F Log=0 display errlog items where logging is disabled
Estart Starts the SP switch
Eunfence NodeNr Unfences the SP node
expfilt -f Directory export firewall rules to ipsec_fltr_rule.exp ODM format file in directory (dir will be created if necessary)
export LC_MESSAGES=C swallow numeric error codes by using C message set instead of $LANG
export LPDEST=»pqname» set default printer queue for login session; fallback: $LPDEST > $PRINTER > default
exportvg VGName exports the VG (remove VG data from ODM/AIX; does not remove mount points)
extendlv LVName NoOfNewPPs increase the size of an LV
extendvg VolumeGroupName hdisk0 hdisk1 … hdiskn How to add a disk to a volume group?
extendvg VGName PVName Adds another PV into a VG
fcstat Device FC (fibre channel) adapter statistics including port speed, WWN
fdpr -p ProgramFile -x WorkloadCommand Feedback Directed Program Restructuring; performance tuning utility for compiling
fget_config [-v] [-d] [-A | -l dar#] show a DS4x000 array
fget_config -Av show info about DS??00 disk arrays, paths and PVs
filemon -o Output -O all start detailed IO monitoring in the background # trcstop
fileplace [ { -l | -p } [ -i ] [ -v ] ] File | [-m LogicalVolumeName] displays the placement of a specified file within the LV or PV (size, logical extent, fragment)
fraidmgr -Cl dar* list scsi raid arrays
fsdb LVName filesystem debugger; interactive, disklabel-like FS viewer/editor, mounted file systems cannot be modified
gencore ProcessID \FileName Generates a core file for a running process
genkex list of kernel extensions currently loaded onto the system
genkld list loaded shared objects
genld [-l] list of all processes currently running (pid, name); list of loaded objects corresponding to each process
getconf VARIABLE [Device] | -a get system configuration variables
getlvcb -AT LVName displays Logical Volume Control Block information
hardmon SP hardware monitor service
hmcshutdown [ -r ] [ -t now ] shutdown or reboot the HMC
hostname [hostname] sets the hostname until next reboot
iconv -f FromCode -t ToCode [ FileName… ] Converts the encoding of characters from one encoding to another
id [-g | -u] [ -n ][User] identity [GID/UID] information (-n non-numeric)
id [User] displays user’s uid and gid details
ifconfig -a displays all interfaces
ifconfig Device displays network card settings
ifconfig Device detach removes (unconfigures) the device
ifconfig Device down turns off network card
ifconfig Device up turns on network card
ifconfig en0 inet 194.35.52.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 up sample
ifconfig -l [ -d | -u ] list all available interfaces [ down/up ]
ifconfig -l [ -u | -d ] list only interface names [ which are up | down ]
impfilt -f Directory import firewall rules from directory
importvg [-y VGName] PVName import a volume group from a disk.
install_all_updates -pcYd [Directory] install updates and verify ML (installp and lppchk)
instfix -ciqk 5200-07_AIX_ML |grep :-: lists each update belonging to a given ML
instfix -i | grep ML if all filesets of maintenance levels are installed
instfix -ik 4330-02_AIX_ML check if all filesets are installed for the specified ML
instfix -ik Fixnumber check if fix is installed
instfix -ik «IY24043 IY24044» check multiple fixes
iostat (drive) (interval) (count) reports i/o and cpu statistics
iostat -d (drive) (interval) Count limits report to drive statistics
iostat hdisk0 5 20
iostat -t (interval) (count) Limits report to tty statistics
ipcs inter-process communication information
ipcs -ma list shared memory segments
ipcrm -m $segment_id remove shared memory segment
ipfilter [-f Filter] IPReport_File used to filter ipreport output
ipreport -rs [-T] IPTrace_File [ > IPReport_File] extract iptrace [tcpdump] output to ascii stdout [or file]
iptrace [-i Interface] [-p Port] [-d | -s Host] [-b] IPTrace_File start IP trace; binary log!
istat [FileName | Inode Device] displays the inode information for a particular file
k4init root.admin initialize Kerberos (default password: k_admin) # SP
k4list list valid Kerberos tickets # SP
kill -l Lists all signal names supported by the implementation
kill -l ExitStatus map signal numbers to names
listdgrp DeviceClass Displays devices of a device class; name only
logform LVName initializes an LV for use as an FSlog; mklv -t jfs*log calls it automatically
logger [ -f File ] [ Message ] Makes entries in the system log
logname displays the login name of the current process
lparstat provides a report of partition information and utilization statistics
lparstat -i Lists details on the LPAR configuration
lppchk -v To show which filesets need to be installed or corrected
lpq list print queues
lpstat display printer stats *
lpstat -p Queue status of jobs in a named queue
lquerypv -M hdisk0 the maximum supported logical track group (LTG) size of my hard disk in kB
lqueryvg -Atp PVName volume group info from the hard disk VGDA
ls -el [File] see if extended ACLs are set of a file
ls -l /unix if I am running a uniprocessor kernel or a multiprocessor kernel
lsallq list all defined queue names *
lsattr [-H] [-O] -D | -E [-a Attribute] [-l Device] [-F Field] list device attributes from ODM (Header, cOlon-separated, Default, Effective)
lsattr -D -l sys0 -a maxuproc displays max number of processes per user
lsattr -E -l Device [ -a Attribute ] list device attributes – change with ‘chdev’
lsattr -El (etherchannel) lists physical interfaces etc
lsattr -El inet0 -a route -F value displays permanent route(s) set in ODM
lsattr -El PVName -a size_in_mb ; bootinfo -s PVName show disk size in MB
lsattr -El sys0 -a fullcore -F value to see if full cores are enabled
lsattr -El sys0 -a realmem reports amount of usable memory
lsattr -t efscsi -a fc_err_recov -F deflt Example
lscfg lists all installed devices
lscfg ; prtconf display system configuration
lscfg | grep proc ; lsdev -Cc processor To display the number of processors on your system
lscfg -v lists all installed devices in detail
lscfg -vpl Device lists device details
lscfg -vpl rmt0 display device VPD/FRU number/hardware address/firmware version etc
lsconf = prtconf
lsconn [-p Parent] [-l Device] Displays the connections a given device
lscons [ -a ] displays the console device
lscore [User] Views the current core settings
lsdev lists all customized (installed) devices; before AIX 5.x: lsdev -C
lsdev -C | P [-c Class] [-t Type] [-s Subtype] list Cu/Pd devices by categories
lsdev -P lists all pre-defined (supported) devices
lsdev -PH list all predefined (known) device types, classes and names
lsdev -Ct ibm-dac* -F name dac* – disk array ctrlr devices
lsdev -Ct fdar -F name dar* – disk array router devices
lsdev -t ibm_ech list etherchannels
lsdev -t vi list virtual interfaces
lsfilt -a list active firewall rules
lsfs -a lists all filesystems
lsfs -q Filesystem lists the file system details (LV/FS size, mount point…)
lsgroup ALL lists all groups on the system
lshmc -n show network information # HMC
lshmc -V show HMC version # HMC
lshmcusr -u ALL list users # HMC
lshwres -m MgdSys –level lpar -r mem
lshwres -m MgdSys –level lpar -r proc
lshwres -m MgdSys –level lpar -r virtualio –rsubtype eth
lshwres -m MgdSys –level port -r hea –rsubtype logical
lshwres -m MgdSys –level sys -r hea –rsubtype logical
lshwres -m MgdSys –level sys -r hea –rsubtype phys
lshwres -m MgdSys –level sys -r mem
lshwres -m MgdSys –level sys -r proc
lshwres -m MgdSys -r io –rsubtype slot -F lpar_name,drc_name,description list all I/O slots and location
lsitab -a lists all entries in inittab
lsitab Entry lists the entry in inittab
lslic -m ManagedSystem -t sys -F curr_ecnumber_primary,curr_level_primary display system firmware level # HMC; updlic
lslicense number of current user licenses
lslock -e ManagedFrame list lock on a managed frame # lssyscfg; rmlock; HMC
lslpars [-m Machine] list LPARs (machine status, LED); HMC
lslpp -f Package lists files included in a package
lslpp -h *String* fileset upgrade history
lslpp -ha lists installation history of filesets
lslpp -l all installed filesets
lslpp -l *String* search for a given string in package names
lslpp -l all list all installed software
lslpp -l Package check if software is installed
lslpp -w /usr/bin/vmstat ; which_fileset svmon Which fileset contains a particular binary?
lslpp -w File owner package of a file
lslv -l LVName Lists the PV which the LV is on
lslv LVName Lists the LV details
lslv -m LVName List mirror information
lsmcode -A list microcode level for all devices
lsmcode -r display system firmware level
lsmcode -rd Device list microcode version of a specified device
lsmle /usr/lib/nls/lsmle
lsps -a determine the amount of paging space allocated and in use
lsps -a lists out all paging space
lsps PagingSpace list given paging space total size/percent usage
lsps -s displays total paging and total useage
lspv lists all PVs with PVID, VG {and concurrent status}
lspv -l PVName show LVs/FSs and free space on the PV
lspv -M PVName show mirroring
lspv -p PVName lists the physical partition usage
lspv PVName lists PV details/parameters
lspv; lsdev -Cc disk To display the number of hard disks in the LVM
lsresource -l Device displays bus resource attributes of a device (adapters)
lsrole [ -a List | ALL ] displays the role attributes
lssec [ -c ] [ -f File ] [ -s Stanza ] [ -a Attribute … ] Lists attributes in the security stanza files
lssrc -g spooler view status of printer services (lpd, qdaemon, writesrv)
lssrc -ls xntpd list xntpd detailed status
lssvcevents -t [console|hardware] [ -d Days ] HMC error log
lssyscfg -e «FrameName» -r sys –all
lssyscfg -r frame [-F name,state] list all frames on a HMC
lssyscfg -r sys –all list all managed systems
lssyscfg -r sys -F name list all managed systems by name # HMC > v3
lssyscfg -r sys [ –all ] -F name # HMC <= v3
lssyscfg -r sys -n ManagedSystem deprecated
lssyscfg -r sys -F name,serial_num get the S/N of a managed system
lssyscfg -r prof -m MgdSys -F –header list ALL partition profiles with DLPAR resources (proc, mem, io…)
lssysconn -r [all|frame|sys] -F –header show internal IP addresses of MgdSystems and frames
lslic -m ManagedSystem -t power -F ecnumber-activated_level get power subsystem firmware level
lsuser -a Attribute [User|ALL] Lists user attributes
lsuser -a home ALL Example
lsuser ALL lists all users details
lsuser User lists details for user
lsvg lists all volume groups
lsvg -l VGName lists all logical volumes in the volume group
lsvg -o lists all varied on volume groups
lsvg -p VGName lists all physical volumes in the volume group
lsvg VGName lists the volume group details
lsvg Volume_Group | grep MAX PVs The value is 32 for normal, 128 for big, and 1024 for scalable volume group.
lsvirprt lists virtual printer attributes *
makedbm -u auto.master list NIS auto.master properties (in /var/yp/$NISDOMAIN)
man -P /bin/more lssyscfg && !/bin/sh && su – root # passw0rd gain HMC root access up to HMC V5R2.1?
migratepv -l LVName OldPV NewPV Move a LV between PVs. Both PVs must be in the same VG!
mirrorvg VGName PVName mirrors all LVs in a VG onto a new PV which is already in the VG
mirscan -v VGName | -l LVName | -p PVName scan/correct a VG/LV/PV for stale PPs
mirscan -v rootvg full VG mirror scan
mkboot -c -d /dev/PVName zeroes out the boot records on the PV
mkdev -c adapter -s pseudo -t ibm_ech -l ent4 -a adapter_names=ent3 -a backup_adapter=ent1 add etherchannel
mkdev -c ttyN -t tty -s rs232 -p sa2 -w N -a login=enable -a term=vt100 Example
mkfilt -u | -d [-i] enable/disable firewall
mkfs -V VFSType [-o log=INLINE] /dev/rramdisk0 make filesystem on a ramdisk raw device
mkgroup Group creates a group
mkitab Details creates a new inittab entry
mklv -y LVName -c Copies(2|3) VGName NoOfPPs [PVName] creates a mirrored named LV
mklv -y LVName -t Type VGName NoOfPPs [PVNames] creates a JFSlog logical volume
mklv -y Name -t Type [ -S StripeSizeK ] -L ‘MountPoint’ VGName NoOfLPs hdiskX hdiskY … create a LV
mklvcopy LVName NoCopies && syncvg VGName How do I mirror a logical volume? # -k OR syncvg -v VGName
mklvcopy -s n LVName Copies(2|3) PVName creates a copy of a LV onto another PV in the same VG # -k OR syncvg -v VGName
mknfs configures and starts NFS services
mknfsexp -d Directory creates an NFS export directory
mknfsmnt -h Host -d Remotepath -f MountPoint -A create a permanent (-A) NFS mount and mount point
mknfsmnt -h Host -d Remotepath -f MountPoint -A -I create a permanent (-A) NFS mount and mount point w/o mounting it
mknod /dev/null1 c 2 3 Example
mknod Device c Major Minor creates a device file
mkpath -l Name -p Parent Adds to the system another path to an MPIO capable device
mkps -s No_of_4M_blocks -n -a VGName add paging space
mkps -s No_of_4M_blocks -n -a VGName PVName -n = don’t activate now; -a = activate at reboot
mkramdisk Size512M creates a new (temporary) ramdisk device eg. ‘/dev/rramdisk0’ (max. 8 devices, min. 16MB)
mkssys -p Path -s Subsystem -u UID [-O|-R] [-K|-S] make new subsystem; -O once; -R respawn; -K sockets; -S signals
mksysb Device makes system backup to /dev/rmt0 for example
mkszfile -m [-X] creates LP/PP map file /image.data [expands /tmp if necessary]
mktcpip -h [hostname] -a [address] -m [mask] -i [interface] -n [nameserver] -d [domain] -s add interface
mkuser -a Attributes NewUser Add a new user
mkvg -y VGName -s PPSize PVName(s) create a volume group
mkvg -y datavg -s 4 hdisk1 Example
mkvterm -m ManagedSys [-p Partition] open a virtual terminal on a managed system/LPAR
mount lists all the mounted FSs
mount {-a|all} will mount all file systems in /etc/filesystems with automatic mount enabled
mount -a | all mounts all FSs
mount FSName | LVName mounts a FS
mount -r -v cdrfs /dev/cd0 /cdrom mount a CD
mount -V cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0 /cdrom How do I mount a CD?
mount -v VFSType [-o nointegrity] [-o log=INLINE] /dev/ramdisk0 MountPoint mount a ramdisk device
mrgpwd > file.txt merges /etc/passwd and /etc/security/passwd (to preserve passwords)
multibos -Xs [-p] setup standby BOS (secondary LV structure in the same rootvg)
multibos -RX remove standby BOS
namerslv -s show name servers and domain
namerslv -a -i IPAddress add a name server
namerslv -d -i IPAddress delete a name server
namerslv -d -n Domain delete the domain
netstat -af inet show open connections, family inet
netstat -i [-n] displays interfaces [ numeric only ]
netstat -I Interface displays only specified interface
netstat -r [-n] displays routes [ numeric only ]
netstat -v Interface displays detailed interface statistics and hardware parameters
netstat -v Interface | awk -F » » ‘/Hardware/ {print $3}’ displays hardware MAC address in lowercase/semicolon separated
nfso -a display NFS tunable options
nfso -o Option=Value [-p] set an NFS Option
nfsstat -c | -s | -n | -m NFS statistics (client, server, all, mounts
nl [-b a|t|pPattern] File number lines
nl -b a -n ln File number each line, numbers on the left
no -a displays all network tunable options
no -o Option display a specified option
no -o Option=Value set a specified option (will not persist across reboots)
no -o Option=Value set a specified option to persist across reboots
ntpq enter interactive ntp query: pe(ers), del(ay) etc; q(uit)
ntpq -c Command enter command
ntpq -p show ntp peers, dispersion, etc
ntptrace [-v] Server trace a NTP server
ntptrace -d -v NTPServer list ntp debug information
od -c File displays hexdump contents of File
odmadd < lp1.CuAt import ODM info from text file
odmdelete -o CuAt -q «name=lp1» deletes lp1 info from customised db
odmget -q «name=Device» CuDv | grep PdDvLn get the class/subclass/type of a device
odmget -q «name=lp1» CuAt > lp1.CuAt export ODM info to text file
odmget -q «name=Name» CuAt |more gets info from customised database
odmget -q «name=Name» CuDv |more gets info from pre-defined database
odmget -q «subsysname=ypserv» SRCsubsys get info about a subsystem
oslevel -r operating system release level
oslevel -rl 5300-04 which fileset updates are missing from 5300-04
oslevel -s service pack level
passwd [User] change current user password
passwd -f change current users gecos
passwd -s change current users shell
paste file1 file2 > file3 join two columns from two files
patch -ci Patch File
pdisable tty0 disables the getty line and disables getty
penable -a option is for all
penable tty0 adds getty line into /etc/inittab for tty0 and starts getty
ping -R Host ping with route display
pmctrl -v Displays the Power Management state; AIX 4.x only
pmcycles -m display each CPU speed in MHz
portmir -o turns off port mirroring
portmir -t /dev/tty0 mirror current terminal onto /dev/tty0
print -n ‘033]2;Title007’ set window title in ksh/dtterm/putty
procldd PID Lists the dynamic libraries loaded by processes
projctl manage advanced accounting projects
ps eww PID show process environment variables
ps -k show kernel threads
pstat -s display used/free pages (512k blocks!)
pwd -P Displays the absolute path name of the current directory
pwdadm -c User clear password information
pwdadm -q User query password information
pwdadm User change a users password
pwdck -t ALL verifies the correctness of local authentication
pxed PXE Proxy DHCP server; /etc/pxed.cnf; 67/UDP; SRC control
qcan -x Job cancel a job from a queue
qchk -A status of jobs in queues
qchk -W display precise job numbers (wide)
qhld -#Job put a hold on hold
qhld -r #Job release a held job
qmov -m Queue – (job No) Move a job to another queue
qpri -#Job -a Priority change a queue job priority.
rdump -f Machine:Device Filesystem Backs up files onto a remote machine’s device
readvgda Disk read VGDA information from disk
recreatevg [-y Name] [-Y LVName_Prefix] PVName(s) ???
redefinevg -d Device VGName lost device nodes etc => synclvodm follows
reducevg -d VGName PVName Removes a volume group # script
reducevg VGName PVID removes the PVID disk reference from the VGDA (if disk has vanished without reducevg)
refresh -s sendmail Restart sendmail
replacepv OldPV | OldPVID NewPVID Replaces a PV in a volume group with another PV # script
restore -qTvf File/Device Lists archive
restore -qvxf /dev/rmt0.1 «./etc/passwd» Example: Restore /etc/passwd file
restore -qvxf File/Device Restores all
restore -qvxf File/Device «FilesToRestore» selective restore; use -d to restore directories
restore -s4 -qTvf /dev/rmt0.1 Example: Lists contents of a mksysb tape
rmdev -dl Device delete the device
rmdev -l Device change device state from available to defined
rmdev -l Device -SR S stops device, R unconfigures child devices
rmfilt Options remove firewall rules
rmfs Filesystem removes filesystem from /etc/filesystems
rmfs Filesystem removes the FS and the LV if there is no other FS on it
rmgroup Group removes a group
rmitab Identifier removes an inittab entry
rmlock -e ManagedFrame release a HMC lock # lslock; HMC
rmlv LVName remove a logical volume
rmlvcopy LVName Copies(1|2) [PVName] removes LV copies [from PV only]
rmlvcopy testlv 2 How do I remove a copy of a logical volume?
rmnfs stops and unconfigures NFS services (removes rcnfs entry from inittab)
rmnfsmnt -f Mountpoint -I remove NFS mount from /etc/filesystems
rmps PagingSpace remove paging space; swapoff && reboot (pre-5.3) before it can be removed
rmramdisk Ramdisk removes a RAM disk
rmssys removes an existing subsystem definition
rmuser -p User removes a user and all entries in security files
rmvirprt -q Queuename -d Queuedevice removes a virtual printer
route [ add | delete ] [ -net | -host ] [ Destination ] Gateway modifies temporary routes valid until reboot
route add -net 194.60.89.0 194.60.90.4 Example
rpm -ivh –ignoreos *.rpm extract rpm packed firmware
rpm -qlp Package.rpm list contents of an RPM package
rsh RemoteHost «dd ibs=64k obs=32k if=/dev/rmt0» | dd ibs=32k | cpio -icvt Example: Remote backup
rsh RemoteHost «find SourceDir -print | cpio -icv | dd ibs=32k» | dd ibs=32k obs=64k of=/dev/rmt0 Example: Remote backup
ruser [-a|-d] -f User adds/deletes entry in /etc/ftpusers
ruser [-a|-d] -p Host adds/deletes entry in /etc/host.lpd
ruser [-a|-d] -r Host adds/deletes entry in /etc/hosts.equiv
ruser [-s|-X] -F shows/deletes all entries in /etc/ftpusers
ruser [-s|-X] -P shows/deletes all entries in /etc/host.lpd
ruser [-s|-X] -R shows/deletes all entries in /etc/hosts.equiv
s1term -w [frame] [node] open a terminal in read-write mode, exit with Ctrl-x
sar -u -P ALL 10 10 Displays %usr %sys %wio %idle for all processors
savebase -d /dev/PVName Saves customised ODM info onto the boot device
screen Suddenly the Dungeon collapses!! – You die… # Screen die message
sendmail -bi ; newaliases Creates new aliases db from /etc/aliases file.
sendmail -bp ; mailq Displays the contents of the mail queue
sendmail -q Process the sendmail queue NOW
setgroups shows/sets user and process groups
showmount -a [Host] show all remote mounts
showmount -e [Host] show all exported mounts [on Host]
slibclean cleans shared libraries
smtctl if SMT is enabled/supported for my system (=POWER5 + AIX 5.3)
smtctl [ -m off | on [ -w boot | now]] enable or disable SMT
snap -ac [-d Directory] create a compressed snap file for software problems including latest dump; directory optional
snap -ad Directory create a snapshot into a directory other than the default (/tmp/ibmsupt)
snap -ao /dev/rmt0 create a snapshot onto tape
snap -r delete previous snap file
snapshot -o snapfrom=snappedFS snapshotLV create JFS2 filesystem snapshot
snapshot -d /dev/snapshotLV delete snapshot LV
sp_configd SP configurartion daemon service
spell File > Errors check English spelling of a file
spled Diplays all the nodes LED’s in a updating gui
splitlvcopy -y NewLV OldLV 1 OldLV_PVName] create a new LV from a LV copy
splogd SP log daemon service
splp /dev/lp0 Example
splp Device displays/changes printer driver settings
splstdata -a Lists LAN database information
splstdata -b Lists boot/installation information
splstdata -d Displays df command from each node
splstdata -e Lists site environment database information
splstdata -h Diplays lscfg command from each node
splstdata -i Displays netstat -in command from each node
splstdata -n Lists node configuration
splstdata -n list SP nodes
splstdata -s Lists switch node information
spmgr SP manager service
spmon -d
spmon -d -G SP monitor -diagnostics -Global; view active nodes
spmon -d -G Diag info, lists LED and switch info for all nodes
spmon -L frame1/node3 Displays LED for node 3 in frame 1
spmon -p off frame1/node3 Powers off the node
spmon -p on | off frameX/nodeY power on/off specified node
spmon -p on frame1/node3 Powers on the node
spmon -q Starts SP monitor in gui
ssh-keyscan -t rsa,dsa Server >> KeyDepo fetch remote host ssh key(s)
startsrc -s iptrace -a «[-i Interface] IPTrace_File» start IP trace as a service; easier to stop
stopsrc -s iptrace stop IP trace service
stty erase ^? set backspace key for vt100 terminals
stty erase ^H set backspace key for wyse50 terminals
synclvodm VGName Tries to resync VGDA, LV control blocks and ODM; VGDA => ODM
syncvg -p hdisk4 hdisk5
syncvg -p PVName | -l LVName | -v VGName Sync copies on PVs/LVs/VG
syncvg -v testvg To synchronize all physical partitions from volume group testvg
syscorepath -g get system core path
syscorepath -p /path set path to system core files
sysdumpdev -e evaluate system dump size in bytes
sysdumpdev -L displays information about the previous dump
sysdumpdev -l lists system dump settings
sysdumpdev -P [-p | -s] Device | /dev/sysdumpnull permanently change pri/sec dump device or redirect to sysdumpnull
sysdumpstart -p starts a dump and writes to the primary dump device
sysdumpstart -s starts a dump and writes to the secondary dump device
tail -20 /var/hacmp/clverify/clverify.log SUMMARY REPORT Results of: usr/es/sbin/cluster/diag/clver
tapechk Number checks Number of files on tape.
TAPE=/dev/rmtN tapechk Number check specified tape device
tar -C Directory … specify root directory for extraction
tar -cpf /dev/rmt0 /usr/* Example
tar -cpvf Archive/Device FilesToArchive create ‘tape archive’ [-p keep permissions]
tar -tvf Archive lists archive
tar -xpvf /dev/rmt0 «tcpip» Example: Restore directory and contents
tar -xpvf /dev/rmt0 «tcpip/resolv.conf» Example: Restore a named file
tar -xvf Archive restore archive to $PWD
tcpdump -i Interface [-w Output] «[ [src|dst] host Host | net Net | [and|or|not] port Port] [proto Proto]» TCP dump
tcpdump -Snr Output read a previous TCP dump
tcpdump -t -N -I arp net Network monitor ARP traffic
tcpdump -tNIc 1492 «tcp port Port» monitor a TCP port
tcpdump -tNIi Interface «host Host and ip[2:2] < 1492" monitor small packets through routers
tcpdump -tNIs 143 Port Domain monitor DNS requests
tcpdump -w – | ipreport -rsT – | more example of online capture with tcpdump and ipreport
tctl -f Device bsf Number skips back Number tape markers
tctl -f Device fsf Number skips forward Number tape markers
tctl -f Device offline eject the tape
tctl -f Device rewind rewind the tape
tctl -f Device status show status of tape drive # = lsattr -HEl Device
telinit 2 switches to multi user mode.
telinit q re-examines /etc/inittab
telinit S switches to single user mode.
termdef [-t | -c | -l] reports terminal type | columns | lines
traceroute [-n] [-s SourceIP] Host displays route to the host [no name resolution]
tracesoff turn off socket-level debug for a daemon
traceson [-h Host] -g Group | -s Subsystem | -p PIDofSubsys turn on socket-level debug for a daemon
trcstop stop running system tracing processes
trpt -a display trace report
tty displays the current terminal
tuncheck -f File validate tunables file
tunrestore -f File restore tunables from a file
ulimit -a display user process limits
umask displays umask settings
umask XXX changes users umask settings
uname -a Displays the system name, nodename, version, machine ID
uname -a = uname -snrvm (AIX foobar 3 5 00C123400000)
uname -m Displays the machine ID = CPU ID
uname -M Displays the system model name. For example, IBM, 9114-275
uname -n displays the UUCP node name
uname -S Name sets the UUCP node name
uname -u Displays the system ID = serial number
updlic -m ManagedNode -o o change firmware update management to OS controlled
updlic -m ManagedNode -o c commit temporary new firmware to the permanent side
updlic -o u -t sys -m $HOST -r disk -d /home/hscroot update firmware; FTP *full* path!
updtvpkg update installp installed libraries in the rpm database; rpm -qi AIX-rpm
uptime number of users logged in, uptime, load average
usrck -t ALL checks all the user entires are okay
uudecode Encoded_file extracts a binary file from encoded file
uuencode Input_file (ExtractFile) > Outfile converts a binary file to an ASCII file
uuencode maymap maymap > maymap.enc Example
uuencode maymap.enc Example
varyoffvg VGName vary off a volume group
varyonvg -b -u VGName breaks any existing disk locks and forces it to activate the VG
varyonvg -f VGName forces the varyon process
varyonvg -s VGName vary on a VG in maintenance mode. LVs cannot be opened for I/O
varyonvg VGName vary on a volume group =
vi -y [(wc -l File)*2+1000] File edit a file with >1,048,560 lines
vmstat (drive) (interval) (count) virtual memory statistics
vmstat -f number of forks since system start
vmstat hdisk0 5 20 Example
vmstat -i number of interupts by device since system start
vmstat -s number of paging events since system start
vtmenu interactive menu for accessing console of MgdSystems
w system uptime and users logged in
what Binary displays identifying info from the executable (version number, when compiled)
which_fileset [ String.* | /Path/File ] show the owner package of a binary/file
who ; who -s user details (logon time, tty, host) of all users logged in
who am i; who -m; whoami current user’s logon information
who -b system reboot time
who -d dead processes (without regeneration by init)
who -l login processes
who -r displays current runlevel
wlmcntrl -q check Workload Manager; echo $? (0: active 1: stopped 2: passive)