Running Open Indiana

Post installation

Enable root login

You might get the following error when trying to log in as root: Roles can only be assumed by authorized users.

Change the root account from a role to a normal account by running:

rolemod -K type=normal root

Upgrade the system

pkg refresh --full
pkg image-update -nv (shows what will be upgraded)
pkg image-update -v

Mount CDROM

List CDROM/DVD devices using: rmformat -l Mount CDROM/DVD by running:

mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c4t1d0p0 /cdrom/

Please note: The CDROM/DVD may have already been mounted automagically. Check with mount.

More information

For more information, please see: http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/OpenIndiana+Handbook

-- Ivo van Geel - 05 Jun 2013