This list contains commands that are specifically for administering the AIX environment.
bosboot (1) | Initializes a boot device. |
bootlist (1) | Alters the list of boot devices (or the ordering of these devices in the list) available to the system. |
cfgmgr(1) | Configures devices by running the programs in /etc/methods directory. |
chcons (1) | Redirects the system console to device or file, effective next startup |
chdev(1) | Changes a device's characteristics. |
chdisp (1) | Changes the display used by the low-function terminal (LFT) subsystem. |
checkcw(1) | Prepares constant-width text for the troff command. |
checkeq(1) | Checks documents formatted with memorandum macros. |
checkmm(1) | Checks documents formatted with memorandum macros. |
checknr (1) | Checks nroff and troff files. |
chfont(1) | Changes the default font selected at boot time. |
chfs(1) | Changes attributes of a file system. |
chgroup (1) | Changes attributes for groups. |
chgrpmem (1) | Changes the administrators or members of a group. |
chhwkbd (1) | Changes the low function terminal (LFT) keyboard attributes stored in the Object Data Manager (ODM) database. |
chitab(1) | Changes records in the /etc/inittab file. |
chkbd(1) | Changes the default keyboard map used by the low-function terminal (LFT) at system startup. |
chkey(1) | Changes your encryption key. |
chlang | Sets LANG environment variable in /etc/environment file for next login. |
chlicense (1) | 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(1) | Changes the characteristics of a logical volume. |
chnamsv (1) | Changes TCP/IP-based name service configuration on a host. |
chprtsv (1) | Changes a print service configuration on a client or server machine. |
chps(1) | Changes attributes of a paging space. |
chpv(1) | Changes the characteristics of a physical volume in a volume group. |
chque(1) | Changes the queue name. |
chquedev (1) | Changes the printer or plotter queue device names. |
chssys (1) | Changes a subsystem definition in the subsystem object class. |
chtcb(1) | Changes or queries the trusted computing base attribute of a file. |
chtz | Changes the system time zone information. |
chuser(1) | Changes attributes for the specified user. |
chvfs(1) | Changes entries in the /etc/vfs file. |
chvg(1) | Sets the characteristics of a volume group. |
chvirprt (1) | Changes the attribute values of a virtual printer. |
crfs (1) | Adds a file system. |
crvfs(1) | Creates entries in the /etc/vfs file. |
exportvg (1) | Exports the definition of a volume group from a set of physical volumes. |
extendvg (1) | Adds physical volumes to a volume group. |
grpck(1) | Verifies the correctness of a group definition. |
importvg(1) | Imports a new volume group definition from a set of physical volumes. |
lsallq (1) | Lists the names of all configured queues. |
lsallqdev (1) | Lists all configured printer and plotter queue device names within a specified queue. |
lsdisp(1) | Lists the displays currently available on the system. |
lsfont(1) | Lists the fonts available for use by the display. |
lsfs(1) | Displays the characteristics of file systems. |
lsgroup(1) | Displays the attributes of groups. |
lsitab(1) | Lists the records in the /etc/inittab file. |
lskbd(1) | Lists the keyboard maps currently available to the low-function terminal (LFT) subsystem. |
lslicense (1) | Displays the number of fixed licenses and the status of floating licensing. |
lslpp (1) | Lists optional program products. |
lsnamsv (1) | Shows name service information stored in the database. |
lsprtsv (1) | Shows print service information stored in the database. |
lsps | Lists paging space and attributes. |
lsque(1) | Displays the queue stanza name. |
lsquedev (1) | Displays the device stanza name. |
lssrc(1) | Gets the status of a subsystem, a group of subsystems, or a subserver. |
lsuser(1) | Displays attributes of user accounts. |
lsvfs(1) | Lists entries in the /etc/vfs file. |
mkcatdefs (1) | Preprocesses a message source file. |
runcat(1) | Pipes the output data from the mkcatdefs command to the gencat command. |
mkdev(1) | Adds a device to the system. |
mkfont (1) | Adds the font code associated with a display to the system. |
mkfontdir (1) | Creates a fonts.dir file from a directory of font files. |
mkgroup (1) | Creates a new group. |
mkitab(1) | Makes records in the /etc/inittab file. |
mklv(1) | Creates a logical volume. |
mklvcopy (1) | Adds copies to a logical volume. |
mknamsv (1) | Configures TCP/IP-based name service on a host for a client. |
mknotify (1) | Adds a notify method definition to the notify object class. |
mkprtsv (1) | Configures TCP/IP-based print service on a host. |
mkps(1) | Add an additional paging space to the system. |
mkque(1) | Adds a printer queue to the system. |
mkquedev (1) | Adds a printer queue device to the system. |
mkserver (1) | Adds a subserver definition to the subserver object class. |
mkssys(1) | 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 (1) | Sets the required values for starting TCP/IP on a host. |
mkuser (1) | Creates a new user account. |
mkuser.sys (1) | Customizes a new user account. |
mkvg(1) | Creates a volume group. |
mkvirprt (1) | Makes a virtual printer. |
odmadd(1) | Adds objects to created object classes. |
odmchange (1) | Changes the contents of a selected object in the specified object class. |
odmcreate (1) | Produces the .c (source) and .h (include) files necessary for ODM application development and creates empty object classes. |
odmdelete (1) | Deletes selected objects from a specified object class. |
odmdrop (1) | Removes an object class. |
odmget(1) | Retrieves objects from the specified object classes and places them into an odmadd input file. |
odmshow (1) | Displays an object class definition on the screen. |
pwdck(1) | 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 (1) | Removes physical volumes from a volume group. When all physical volumes are removed from the volume group, the volume group is deleted. |
reorgvg (1) | Reorganizes the physical partition allocation for a volume group. |
restbase (1) | Restores customized information from the boot image. |
rmdel(1) | Removes a delta from a Source Code Control System (SCCS) file. |
rmdev(1) | Removes a device from the system. |
rmf(1) | Removes folders and the messages they contain. |
rmfs(1) | Removes a file system. |
rmgroup(1) | Removes a group. |
rmitab(1) | Removes records in the /etc/inittab file. |
rmlv(1) | Removes logical volumes from a volume group. |
rmlvcopy (1) | Removes copies from a logical volume. |
rmm(1) | Removes messages. |
rmnamsv (1) | Unconfigures TCP/IP-based name service on a host. |
rmnotify (1) | Removes a notify method definition from the notify object class. |
rmprtsv (1) | Unconfigures a print service on a client or server machine. |
rmps(1) | Removes a paging space from the system. |
rmque(1) | Removes a printer queue from the system. |
rmquedev (1) | Removes a printer or plotter queue device from the system. |
rmserver (1) | Removes a subserver definition from the subserver object class. |
rmssys(1) | Removes a subsystem definition from the subsystem object class. |
rmuser(1) | Removes a user account. |
rmvfs(1) | Removes entries in the /etc/vfs file. |
rmvirprt (1) | Removes a virtual printer. |
savebase (1) | Saves base customized device data in the ODM onto the boot device. |
syncvg (1) | Synchronizes logical volume copies that are not current. |
usrck(1) | Verifies the correctness of a user definition. |
varyoffvg(1) | Deactivates a volume group. |
varyonvg (1) | Activates a volume group. |