Commands for AIX System Administrators
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The following is a list of commands that are used specifically for administering
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bosboot- Initializes a boot device.
bootlist- Alters the list of boot devices (or the ordering of these
devices in the list) available to the system.
cfgmgr- Configures devices by running the programs in
/etc/methods directory.
chcons- Redirects the system console to device or file, effective
next startup
chdev- Changes a device’s characteristics.
chdisp- Changes the display used by the low-function terminal
(LFT) subsystem.
checkcw- Prepares constant-width text for the troff command.
checkeq or checkmm- Checks documents formatted with memorandum macros.
checknr- Checks nroff and troff files.
chfont- Changes the default font selected at boot time.
chfs- Changes attributes of a file system.
chgroup- Changes attributes for groups.
chgrpmem- Changes the administrators or members of a group.
chhwkbd- Changes the low-function terminal (LFT) keyboard
attributes stored in the Object Data Manager (ODM)
database.
chitab- Changes records in the /etc/inittab file.
chkbd- Changes the default keyboard map used by the
low-function terminal (LFT) at system startup.
chkey- Changes your encryption key.
chlang- Sets LANG environment variable in /etc/environment
file for next login.
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chlicense
There are two types of user licensing, fixed and floating.
Fixed licensing is always enabled, and the number of
licenses can be changed through the -u option. Floating
licensing can be enabled or disabled (on or off) through
the -f option.
chlv- Changes the characteristics of a logical volume.
chnamsv Changes TCP/IP-based name service configuration on a
host.
chprtsv- Changes a print service configuration on a client or
server machine.
chps- Changes attributes of a paging space.
chpv- Changes the characteristics of a physical volume in a
volume group.
chque- Changes the queue name.
chquedev- Changes the printer or plotter queue device names.
chssys- Changes a subsystem definition in the subsystem object
class.
chtcb- Changes or queries the trusted computing base attribute
of a file.
chtz- Changes the system time zone information.
chuser- Changes attributes for the specified user.
chvfs- Changes entries in the /etc/vfs file.
chvg- Sets the characteristics of a volume group.
chvirprt- Changes the attribute values of a virtual printer.
crfs- Adds a file system.
crvfs- Creates entries in the /etc/vfs file.
exportvg- Exports the definition of a volume group from a set of
physical volumes.
extendvg- Adds physical volumes to a volume group.
grpck- Verifies the correctness of a group definition.
importvg- Imports a new volume group definition from a set of
physical volumes.
lsallq- Lists the names of all configured queues.
lsallqdev- Lists all configured printer and plotter queue device
names within a specified queue.
lsattr- Displays attribute characteristics and possible values of
attributes for devices in the system.
lsdev- Displays devices in the system and their characteristics.
lsdisp- Lists the displays currently available on the system.
lsfont- Lists the fonts available for use by the display.
lsfs- Displays the characteristics of file systems.
lsgroup- Displays the attributes of groups.
lsitab- Lists the records in the /etc/inittab file.
lskbd- Lists the keyboard maps currently available to the
low-function terminal (LFT) subsystem.
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lslicense- Displays the number of fixed licenses and the status of
floating licensing.
lslpp- Lists optional program products.
lsnamsv- Shows name service information stored in the database.
lsprtsv- Shows print service information stored in the database.
lsps- Lists paging space and attributes.
lsque- Displays the queue stanza name.
lsquedev- Displays the device stanza name.
lssrc- Gets the status of a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or
a subserver.
lsuser- Displays attributes of user accounts.
lsvfs- Lists entries in the /etc/vfs file.
mkcatdefs- Preprocesses a message source file.
runcat Pipes the output data from the mkcatdefs command to
the gencat command.
mkdev- Adds a device to the system.
mkfont- Adds the font code associated with a display to the
system.
mkfontdir- Creates a fonts.dir file from a directory of font files.
mkgroup- Creates a new group.
mkitab- Makes records in the /etc/inittab file.
mklv- Creates a logical volume.
mklvcopy- Adds copies to a logical volume.
mknamsv- Configures TCP/IP-based name service on a host for a
client.
mknotify- Adds a notify-method definition to the notify-object
class.
mkprtsv- Configures TCP/IP-based print service on a host.
mkps- Adds an additional paging space to the system.
mkque- Adds a printer queue to the system.
mkquedev- Adds a printer queue device to the system.
mkserver- Adds a subserver definition to the subserver object class.
mkssys- Adds a subsystem definition to the subsystem object
class.
mksysb- Backs up mounted file systems in the rootvg volume
group for subsequent reinstallation.
mkszfile- Records size of mounted file systems in the rootvg
volume group for reinstallation.
mktcpip- Sets the required values for starting TCP/IP on a host.
mkuser- Creates a new user account.
mkuser.sys- Customizes a new user account.
mkvg- Creates a volume group.
mkvirprt- Makes a virtual printer.
odmadd- Adds objects to created object classes.
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odmchange- Changes the contents of a selected object in the specified
object class.
odmcreate-Produces the .c (source) and .h (include) files necessary
for ODM application development and creates empty
object classes.
odmdelete- Deletes selected objects from a specified object class.
odmdrop- Removes an object class.
odmget- Retrieves objects from the specified object classes and
places them into an odmadd input file.
odmshow- Displays an object class definition on the screen.
pwdck Verifies the correctness of local authentication
information.
redefinevg- Redefines the set of physical volumes of the given
volume group in the device configuration database.
reducevg- Removes physical volumes from a volume group. When
all physical volumes are removed from the volume
group, the volume group is deleted.
reorgvg- Reorganizes the physical partition allocation for a
volume group.
restbase- Restores customized information from the boot image.
rmdel- Removes a delta from a Source Code Control System
(SCCS) file.
rmdev- Removes a device from the system.
rmf- Removes folders and the messages they contain.
rmfs- Removes a file system.
rmgroup- Removes a group.
rmitab- Removes records in the /etc/inittab file.
rmlv- Removes logical volumes from a volume group.
rmlvcopy- Removes copies from a logical volume.
rmm- Removes messages.
rmnamsv- Unconfigures TCP/IP-based name service on a host.
rmnotify- Removes a notify-method definition from the
notify-object class.
rmprtsv- Unconfigures a print service on a client or server
machine.
rmps- Removes a paging space from the system.
rmque- Removes a printer queue from the system.
rmquedev- Removes a printer or plotter queue device from the
system.
rmserver- Removes a subserver definition from the subserver object
class.
rmssys- Removes a subsystem definition from the subsystem
object class.
rmuser- Removes a user account.
rmvfs- Removes entries in the /etc/vfsfile.
rmvirprt- Removes a virtual printer.
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savebase- Saves base customized device data in the ODM onto the
boot device.
swapoff- Deactivates one or more paging space.
swapon- Specifies additional devices for paging and swapping.
syncvg- Synchronizes logical volume copies that are not current.
usrck- Verifies the correctness of a user definition.
varyoffvg- Deactivates a volume group.
varyonvg- Activates a volume group.
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