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. |