1filesystem(5) Standards, Environments, and Macros filesystem(5)
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6 filesystem - File system organization
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9 /
10 /usr
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16 The file system tree is organized for administrative convenience. Dis‐
17 tinct areas within the file system tree are provided for files that are
18 private to one machine, files that can be shared by multiple machines
19 of a common platform, files that can be shared by all machines, and
20 home directories. This organization allows sharable files to be stored
21 on one machine but accessed by many machines using a remote file access
22 mechanism such as NFS. Grouping together similar files makes the file
23 system tree easier to upgrade and manage.
24 The file system tree consists of a root file system and a collection of
27 mountable file systems. The mount(2) program attaches mountable file
28 systems to the file system tree at mount points (directory entries) in
29 the root file system or other previously mounted file systems. Two file
30 systems, / (the root) and /usr, must be mounted and /var must be acces‐
31 sible to have a functional system. The root file system is mounted
32 automatically by the kernel at boot time; the /usr file system is
33 mounted by the system start-up script, which is run as part of the
34 booting process. /var can be mounted as its own file system or be part
35 of /usr, as it is by default.
36 Certain locations, noted below, are approved installation locations for
39 bundled Foundation Solaris software. In some cases, the approved loca‐
40 tions for bundled software are also approved locations for add-on sys‐
41 tem software or for applications. The following descriptions make clear
42 where the two locations differ. For example, /etc is the installation
43 location for platform-dependent configuration files that are bundled
44 with Solaris software. The analogous location for applications is
45 /etc/opt/packagename.
46 In the following descriptions, subsystem is a category of application
49 or system software, such as a window system (dt) or a language
50 (java1.2)
51 The following descriptions make use of the terms platform, platform-
54 dependent, platform-independent, and platform-specific. Platform refers
55 to a machines Instruction Set Architecture or processor type, such as
56 is returned by uname -i. Platform-dependent refers to a file that is
57 installed on all platforms and whose contents vary depending on the
58 platform. Like a platform-dependent file, a platform-independent file
59 is installed on all platforms. However, the contents of the latter type
60 remains the same on all platforms. An example of a platform-dependent
61 file is compiled, executable program. An example of a platform-indepen‐
62 dent file is a standard configuration file, such as /etc/hosts. Unlike
63 a platform-dependent or a platform-independent file, the platform-spe‐
64 cific file is installed only on a subset of supported platforms. Most
65 platform-specific files are gathered under /platform and /usr/platform.
66 In the following file or directory descriptions, GNOME stands for GNU
69 Network Object Model Environment. The GNOME Desktop is shipped with the
70 Solaris operating system.
71 Root File System
73 The root file system contains files that are unique to each machine. It
74 contains the following directories:
75 /
77 Root of the overall file system name space.
79 /dev
82 Primary location for special files. Typically, device files are
84 built to match the kernel and hardware configuration of the
85 machine.
86 /dev/cfg
89 Symbolic links to physical ap_ids.
91 /dev/cpu
94 Provides configuration and capability information about the proces‐
96 sor type
97 /dev/cua
100 Device files for uucp.
102 /dev/dsk
105 Block disk devices.
107 /dev/dtrace
110 Pseudo-devices used by the DTrace framework.
112 /dev/dtrace/provider
115 Pseudo-device drivers representing instrumentation providers for
117 the DTrace framework.
118 /dev/fbs
121 Frame buffer device files.
123 /dev/fd
126 File descriptors.
128 /dev/md
131 Logical volume management meta-disk devices.
133 /dev/net
136 Network data-link interface devices.
138 /dev/printers
141 USB printer device files.
143 /dev/pts
146 Pseudo-terminal devices.
148 /dev/rdsk
151 Raw disk devices.
153 /dev/rmt
156 Raw tape devices.
158 /dev/sad
161 Entry points for the STREAMS Administrative driver.
163 /dev/sound
166 Audio device and audio device control files.
168 /dev/swap
171 Default swap device.
173 /dev/term
176 Terminal devices.
178 /devices
181 Physical device files.
183 /etc
186 Platform-dependent administrative and configuration files and data‐
188 bases that are not shared among systems. /etc may be viewed as the
189 directory that defines the machine's identity. An approved instal‐
190 lation location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous loca‐
191 tion for add-on system software or for applications is
192 /etc/opt/packagename.
193 /etc/X11
196 Xorg Xserver (X11) configuration files.
198 /etc/acct
201 Accounting system configuration information.
203 /etc/apache
206 Apache configuration files.
208 /etc/apoc
211 Files for configuring Sun Java Desktop System Configuration Manager
213 remote access.
214 /etc/bonobo-activation
217 GNOME XML configuration file for identifying CORBA servers.
219 /etc/cron.d
222 Configuration information for cron(1M).
224 /etc/dat
227 Contains a list of interface adapters supported by uDAPL service
229 providers.
230 /etc/default
233 Defaults information for various programs.
235 /etc/devices
238 Contains device-related data.
240 /etc/dfs
243 Configuration information for shared file systems.
245 /etc/dhcp
248 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) configuration files.
250 /etc/dmi
253 Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files.
255 /etc/dt
258 Desktop configuration files.
260 /etc/flash
263 Solaris Flash Archive configuration files.
265 /etc/fm
268 Fault manager configuration files. For more information, see
270 fmd(1M).
271 /etc/fonts
274 Font configuration information.
276 /etc/fs
279 Binaries organized by file system types for operations required
281 before /usr is mounted.
282 /etc/ftpd
285 ftpd configuration files.
287 /etc/gconf
290 GConf system configuration (including system defaults and system
292 mandatory settings)
293 /etc/gimp
296 GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) configuration files.
298 /etc/gnome
301 GNOME Desktop configuration files.
303 /etc/gnome-vfs-2.0
306 Files for customizing GNOME 2.0 desktop menus.
308 /etc/gnopernicus-1.0
311 Configuration files for GNOME's Gnopernicus, an Assistive Technol‐
313 ogy (AT) screen reader.
314 /etc/gss
317 Generic Security Service (GSS) Application Program Interface con‐
319 figuration files.
320 /etc/gtk
323 GTK+ configuration files
325 /etc/gtk-2.0
328 GTK+ Pixbuf loaders and Input Method modules
330 /etc/imq
333 Sun Java System Message Queue security configuration files.
335 /etc/inet
338 Configuration files for Internet services.
340 /etc/init.d
343 Shell scripts for transitioning between run levels.
345 /etc/krb5
348 Kerberos configuration files.
350 /etc/lib
353 Shared libraries needed during booting.
355 /etc/llc2
358 Logical link control (llc2) driver configuration files.
360 /etc/lp
363 Configuration information for the printer subsystem.
365 /etc/lu
368 Solaris Live Upgrade configuration files.
370 /etc/lvm
373 Solaris Logical Volume Manager configuration files.
375 /etc/mail
378 Mail subsystem configuration.
380 /etc/nca
383 Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA) configuration files.
385 /etc/net
388 Configuration information for transport independent network ser‐
390 vices.
391 /etc/nfs
394 NFS server logging configuration file.
396 /etc/opt
399 Configuration information for optional packages.
401 /etc/pango
404 Pango configuration and module information.
406 /etc/patch
409 Configuration files for patch management.
411 /etc/ppp
414 Solaris PPP configuration files.
416 /etc/rc0.d
419 Scripts for entering or leaving run level 0. See init(1M).
421 /etc/rc1.d
424 Scripts for entering or leaving run level 1. See init(1M).
426 /etc/rc2.d
429 Scripts for entering or leaving run level 2. See init(1M).
431 /etc/rc3.d
434 Scripts for entering or leaving run level 3. See init(1M).
436 /etc/rcS.d
439 Scripts for bringing the system up in single user mode.
441 /etc/rcm
444 Directory for reconfiguration manager (RCM) custom scripts.
446 /etc/rpcsec
449 This directory might contain an NIS+ authentication configuration
451 file.
452 /etc/saf
455 Service Access Facility files.
457 /etc/sasl
460 Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) server configura‐
462 tion files.
463 /etc/security
466 Solaris-delivered security configuration files (Audit, RBAC,
468 crypto, Trusted Extensions).
469 /etc/sfw
472 Platform-dependent administrative, configuration files and data‐
474 bases for subsystems from /usr/sfw that are not shared among sys‐
475 tems.
476 /etc/sfw/samba
479 Samba configuration files.
481 /etc/skel
484 Default profile scripts for new user accounts. See useradd(1M).
486 /etc/sma
489 Systems Management Agent (SMA) configuration files.
491 /etc/smartcard
494 Solaris Smart Card configuration files.
496 /etc/snmp
499 Solstice Enterprise Agents configuration files.
501 /etc/sound
504 Sound Events configuration files.
506 /etc/ssh
509 Secure Shell configuration files. See ssh(1)
511 /etc/svc
514 SMF service repository.
516 /etc/sysevent
519 syseventd configuration files.
521 /etc/subsystem
524 Platform-dependent subsystem configuration files that are not
526 shared among systems. An approved installation location for bundled
527 Solaris software. The analogous location for add-on system software
528 or for applications is /etc/opt/packagename.
529 /etc/tm
532 Trademark files; contents displayed at boot time.
534 /etc/usb
537 USB configuration information.
539 /etc/uucp
542 UUCP configuration information. See uucp(1C).
544 /etc/xml
547 Extensible Markup Language (XML) catalog.
549 /etc/zones
552 Solaris Zones configuration files.
554 /export
557 Default root of the shared file system tree.
559 /home
562 Default root of a subtree for user directories.
564 /kernel
567 Subtree of platform-dependent loadable kernel modules required as
569 part of the boot process. It includes the generic part of the core
570 kernel that is platform-independent, /kernel/genunix. See ker‐
571 nel(1M) An approved installation location for bundled Solaris soft‐
572 ware and for add-on system software.
573 /kernel/drv
576 32-bit x86 device drivers.
578 /kernel/drv/sparcv9
581 64-bit SPARC device drivers.
583 /kernel/drv/amd64
586 64-bit device drivers for 64-bit x86 platforms.
588 /kernel/dtrace
591 Kernel modules representing components in the DTrace framework.
593 /kernel/genunix
596 Platform-independent kernel.
598 /kernel/amd64/genunix
601 64-bit, platform-independent kernel.
603 /kernel/subsystem/amd64
606 64-bit x86 platform-dependent modules required for boot. An
608 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software and for
609 add-on system software.
610 /kernel/subsystem/sparcv9
613 64-bit SPARC platform-dependent modules required for boot. An
615 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software and for
616 add-on system software.
617 /lib/svc/manifest
620 SMF method scripts. An approved installation location for bundled
622 Solaris software. The analogous location for add-on system software
623 or for applications is /opt/packagename/lib/svc/manifest.
624 /mnt
627 Default temporary mount point for file systems. This is an empty
629 directory on which file systems can be temporarily mounted.
630 /net
633 Temporary mount point for file systems that are mounted by the
635 automounter.
636 /opt
639 Root of a subtree for add-on application packages.
641 /platform
644 Subtree of platform-specific objects which need to reside on the
646 root filesystem. It contains a series of directories, one per sup‐
647 ported platform. The semantics of the series of directories is
648 equivalent to / (root).
649 /platform/`uname -i`/kernel
652 Platform-specific modules required for boot. These modules have
654 semantics equivalent to /kernel. It includes the file unix, the
655 core kernel. See kernel(1M). An approved installation location for
656 bundled Solaris software and for add-on system software.
657 /platform/`uname -m`/kernel
660 Hardware class-specific modules required for boot. An approved
662 installation location for bundled Solaris software and for add-on
663 system software.
664 /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/subsystem/amd64
667 x86 64-bit, platform-dependent modules required for boot. This is
669 an approved installation location for bundled Solaris software.
670 /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/subsystem/sparcv9
673 SPARC 64-bit platform-specific modules required for boot. An
675 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software.
676 /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/sparcv9/unix
679 64-bit platform-dependent kernel.
681 /platform/`uname -i`/kernel/unix
684 32-bit platform-dependent kernel on i86 and a symlink to
686 sparcv9/unix on SPARC.
687 /platform/`uname -i`/lib
690 Platform-specific shared objects required for boot. Semantics are
692 equivalent to /lib. An approved installation location for bundled
693 Solaris software and for add-on system software.
694 /platform/`uname -i`/sbin
697 Platform-specific administrative utilities required for boot.
699 Semantics are equivalent to /sbin. An approved installation loca‐
700 tion for bundled Solaris software and for add-on system software.
701 /proc
704 Root of a subtree for the process file system.
706 /sbin
709 Essential executables used in the booting process and in manual
711 system recovery. The full complement of utilities is available only
712 after /usr is mounted. /sbin is an approved installation location
713 for bundled Solaris software.
714 /system
717 Mount point for the contract (CTFS) and object (OBJFS) file sys‐
719 tems.
720 /tmp
723 Temporary files; cleared during the boot operation.
725 /usr
728 Mount point for the /usr file system. See description of /usr file
730 system, below.
731 /var
734 Root of a subtree for varying files. Varying files are files that
736 are unique to a machine but that can grow to an arbitrary (that is,
737 variable) size. An example is a log file. An approved installation
738 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
739 add-on system software or for applications is /var/opt/packagename.
740 /var/adm
743 System logging and accounting files.
745 /var/apache
748 Scripts, icons, logs, and cache pages for Apache web server.
750 /var/appserver
753 Sun Java System Application Server administrative domain files.
755 /var/audit
758 Default location for Solaris Audit log files.
760 /var/cores
763 Directory provided for global core files storage.
765 /var/crash
768 Default depository for kernel crash dumps.
770 /var/cron
773 Log files for cron(1M).
775 /var/dmi
778 Solstice Enterprise Agents (SEA) Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
780 run-time components.
781 /var/dt
784 dtlogin configuration files.
786 /var/fm
789 Fault manager state files. For more information, see fmd(1M).
791 /var/imq
794 Message queue broker instance configuration file.
796 /var/ftp
799 FTP server directory.
801 /var/inet
804 IPv6 router state files.
806 /var/krb5
809 Database and log files for Kerberos.
811 /var/ld
814 Configuration files for runtime linker.
816 /var/ldap
819 LDAP client configuration files.
821 /var/lib
824 Directory for variable state information.
826 /var/log
829 System log files.
831 /var/lp
834 Line printer subsystem logging information.
836 /var/mail
839 Directory where users' mail is kept.
841 /var/mysql
844 Dynamic database directory for MySQL Database Management System.
846 /var/news
849 Community service messages. This is not the same as USENET-style
851 news.
852 /var/nfs
855 NFS server log files.
857 /var/nis
860 NIS+ databases.
862 /var/ntp
865 Network Time Protocol (NTP) server state directory.
867 /var/opt
870 Root of a subtree for varying files associated with optional soft‐
872 ware packages. An approved installation location for add-on system
873 software and applications.
874 /var/patchsrv
877 Patch management log files.
879 /var/preserve
882 Backup files for vi(1) and ex(1).
884 /var/run
887 Temporary files which are not needed across reboots. Only root may
889 modify the contents of this directory.
890 /var/sadm
893 Databases maintained by the software package management utilities.
895 /var/sadm/system/logs
898 Status log files produced by software management functions and/or
900 applications. For example, log files produced for product installa‐
901 tion. An approved installation location for bundled Solaris soft‐
902 ware and for add-on system software and applications.
903 /var/saf
906 Service access facility logging and accounting files.
908 /var/samba
911 Log and lock files for Samba.
913 /var/sma_snmp
916 Systems Management Agent (SMA) security and MIB component informa‐
918 tion.
919 /var/snmp
922 SNMP status and configuration information.
924 /var/spool
927 Contains directories for files used in printer spooling, mail
929 delivery, cron(1M), at(1), and so forth.
930 /var/spool/clientmqueue
933 sendmail(1M) client files.
935 /var/spool/cron
938 cron(1M) and at(1) spooling files.
940 /var/spool/locks
943 Spooling lock files.
945 /var/spool/lp
948 Line printer spool files. See lp(1).
950 /var/spool/mqueue
953 Mail queued for delivery.
955 /var/spool/pkg
958 Spooled packages.
960 /var/spool/print
963 LP print service client-side request staging area.
965 /var/spool/samba
968 Samba print queue.
970 /var/spool/uucp
973 Queued uucp(1C) jobs.
975 /var/spool/uucppublic
978 Files deposited by uucp(1C).
980 /var/statmon
983 Network status monitor files.
985 /var/svc/log
988 SMF log files.
990 /var/svc/manifest
993 SMF service manifests. An approved installation location for bun‐
995 dled, add-on system software and applications.
996 /var/svc/manifest/site
999 Site-local SMF service manifests.
1001 /var/tmp
1004 Files that vary in size or presence during normal system opera‐
1006 tions. This directory is not cleared during the boot operation. An
1007 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software and for
1008 add-on system software and applications.
1009 It is possible to change the default behavior for /var/tmp to clear
1011 all of the files except editor temporary files by setting the
1012 clean_vartmp property value of the rmtmpfiles service. This is done
1013 with the following commands:
1014 # svccfg -s svc:/system/rmtmpfiles setprop \
1016 options/clean_vartmp = "true"
1017 # svcadm refresh svc:/system/rmtmpfiles:default
1018 The solaris.smf.value.rmtmpfiles authorization is required to mod‐
1021 ify this property.
1022 /var/uucp
1025 uucp(1C) log and status files.
1027 /var/yp
1030 Databases needed for backwards compatibility with NIS and
1032 ypbind(1M); unnecessary after full transition to NIS+.
1033 /usr File System
1036 Because it is desirable to keep the root file system small and not
1037 volatile, on disk-based systems larger file systems are often mounted
1038 on /home, /opt, /usr, and /var.
1039 The file system mounted on /usr contains platform-dependent and plat‐
1042 form-independent sharable files. The subtree rooted at /usr/share con‐
1043 tains platform-independent sharable files; the rest of the /usr tree
1044 contains platform-dependent files. By mounting a common remote file
1045 system, a group of machines with a common platform may share a single
1046 /usr file system. A single /usr/share file system can be shared by
1047 machines of any platform. A machine acting as a file server can share
1048 many different /usr file systems to support several different architec‐
1049 tures and operating system releases. Clients usually mount /usr read-
1050 only so that they do not accidentally change any shared files.
1051 The /usr file system contains the following subdirectories:
1054 /usr/4lib
1056 a.out libraries for the Binary Compatibility Package.
1058 /usr/5bin
1061 Symbolic link to the /usr/bin directory.
1063 /usr/SUNWale
1066 Configuration files for Asian Lanuguage Environment (ALE).
1068 /usr/X
1071 Symbolic link to the /usr/openwin directory.
1073 /usr/X11
1076 Xorg Xserver (X11) executables and documentation.
1078 /usr/adm
1081 Symbolic link to the /var/adm directory.
1083 /usr/apache
1086 Apache executables, loadable modules, and documentation.
1088 /usr/appserver
1091 Sun Java System Application Server software.
1093 /usr/benchmarks
1096 Directory for benchmarks.
1098 /usr/bin
1101 Platform-dependent, user-invoked executables. These are commands
1103 users expect to be run as part of their normal $PATH. For executa‐
1104 bles that are different on a 64-bit system than on a 32-bit system,
1105 a wrapper that selects the appropriate executable is placed here.
1106 See isaexec(3C). An approved installation location for bundled
1107 Solaris software. The analogous location for add-on system software
1108 or for applications is /opt/packagename/bin.
1109 /usr/bin/amd64
1112 x86 64-bit, platform-dependent, user-invoked executables. This
1114 directory should not be part of a user's $PATH. A wrapper in
1115 /usr/bin should invoke the executable in this directory. See
1116 isaexec(3C). An approved installation location for bundled Solaris
1117 software. The analogous location for add-on system software or for
1118 applications is /opt/packagename/bin/amd64.
1119 /usr/bin/sparcv9
1122 SPARC platform-dependent, user-invoked executables. This directory
1124 should not be part of a user's $PATH. A wrapper in /usr/bin should
1125 invoke the executable in this directory. See isaexec(3C). An
1126 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software. The
1127 analogous location for add-on system software or for applications
1128 is /opt/packagename/bin/sparcv9.
1129 /usr/bin/amd64
1132 x86 platform-dependent, user-invoked executables. This directory
1134 should not be part of a user's $PATH. A wrapper in /usr/bin should
1135 invoke the executable in this directory. See isaexec(3C). An
1136 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software. The
1137 analogous location for add-on system software or for applications
1138 is /opt/packagename/bin/amd64.
1139 /usr/bin/subsystem
1142 Platform-dependent user-invoked executables that are associated
1144 with subsystem. These are commands users expect to be run as part
1145 of their normal $PATH. An approved installation location for bun‐
1146 dled Solaris software. The analogous location for add-on system
1147 software or for applications is /opt/packagename/bin.
1148 /usr/subsystem/bin
1151 Platform-dependent user-invoked executables that are associated
1153 with subsystem. These are commands users expect to be run as part
1154 of their normal $PATH. An approved installation location for bun‐
1155 dled Solaris software. The analogous location for add-on system
1156 software or for applications is /opt/packagename/bin.
1157 /usr/subsystem/bin/amd64
1160 x86 64-bit, platform-dependent, user-invoked executables. This
1162 directory should not be part of a user's $PATH. A wrapper in
1163 /usr/bin should invoke the executable in this directory. See
1164 isaexec(3C). An approved installation location for bundled Solaris
1165 software. The analogous location for add-on system software or for
1166 applications is /opt/packagename/bin/amd64.
1167 /usr/subsystem/bin/sparcv9
1170 SPARC 64-bit, platform-dependent, user-invoked executables. This
1172 directory should not be part of a user's $PATH. A wrapper in
1173 /usr/bin should invoke the executable in this directory. See
1174 isaexec(3C). An approved installation location for bundled Solaris
1175 software. The analogous location for add-on system software or for
1176 applications is /opt/packagename/bin/sparcv9.
1177 /usr/ccs
1180 C compilation system.
1182 /usr/ccs/bin
1185 C compilation commands and system utilities.
1187 /usr/ccs/lib
1190 Symbolic link to /usr/lib.
1192 /usr/demo
1195 Demo programs and data.
1197 /usr/dict
1200 Symbolic link to the /usr/share/lib/dict directory, which contains
1202 the dictionary file used by the UNIX spell program.
1203 /usr/dt
1206 root of a subtree for CDE software.
1208 /usr/dt/bin
1211 Primary location for CDE system utilities.
1213 /usr/dt/include
1216 Header files for CDE software.
1218 /usr/dt/lib
1221 Libraries for CDE software.
1223 /usr/dt/share/man
1226 On-line reference manual pages for CDE software.
1228 /usr/games
1231 An empty directory, a remnant of the SunOS 4.0/4.1 software.
1233 /usr/gnome
1236 This is an obsolete directory where 3rd party programs can install
1238 their applications and pixmap files. It is supported for backwards
1239 compatibility.
1240 /usr/include
1243 Include headers (for C programs).
1245 /usr/j2se
1248 Java 2 SDK executables, loadable modules, and documentation.
1250 /usr/java*
1253 Directories containing Java programs and libraries.
1255 /usr/jdk*
1258 Java Platform virtual machine and core class libraries.
1260 /usr/kernel
1263 Subtree of platform-dependent loadable kernel modules, not needed
1265 in the root filesystem. An approved installation location for bun‐
1266 dled Solaris software.
1267 /usr/kvm
1270 A mount point, retained for backward compatibility, that formerly
1272 contained platform-specific binaries and libraries.
1273 /usr/lib
1276 Platform-dependent libraries, various databases, commands and dae‐
1278 mons not invoked directly by a human user. An approved installation
1279 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
1280 add-on system software or for applications is /opt/packagename/lib.
1281 /usr/lib/32
1284 Symbolic link to /usr/lib.
1286 /usr/lib/64
1289 Symbolic link to the most portable 64-bit Solaris interfaces, on
1291 both SPARC and x86 platforms.
1292 /usr/lib/acct
1295 Accounting scripts and binaries. See acct(1M).
1297 /usr/lib/adb
1300 adb accounting scripts.
1302 /usr/lib/amd64
1305 Platform-dependent libraries, various databases, commands and dae‐
1307 mons not invoked directly by a human user on 64-bit x86. An
1308 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software. The
1309 analogous location for add-on system software or for applications
1310 is /opt/packagename/lib/amd64.
1311 /usr/lib/autofs
1314 Contains the automountd executable.
1316 /usr/lib/cfgadm
1319 Contains cfgadm hardware-specific driver plugins.
1321 /usr/lib/class
1324 Scheduling-class-specific directories containing executables for
1326 priocntl(1) and dispadmin(1M).
1327 /usr/lib/crypto
1330 Contains the kernel-level cryptographic framework daemon (kcfd).
1332 /usr/lib/devfsadm
1335 Contains devfsadm, the daemon version of devfsadm.
1337 /usr/lib/dict
1340 Database files for spell(1).
1342 /usr/lib/dns
1345 Contains DNS resolver libraries.
1347 /usr/lib/dtrace
1350 Contains dtrace D source files.
1352 /usr/lib/flash
1355 Contains Solaris flash archive deployment scripts.
1357 /usr/lib/fm
1360 Contains fmd, the fault manager daemon and the fault manager
1362 library.
1363 /usr/lib/font
1366 troff(1) font description files.
1368 /usr/lib/fs
1371 File system type dependent modules; generally not intended to be
1373 invoked directly by the user.
1374 /usr/lib/gss
1377 Secure services-related libraries.
1379 /usr/lib/iconv
1382 Conversion tables for iconv(1).
1384 /usr/lib/inet
1387 Contains many network-related daemons and libraries.
1389 /usr/lib/ipf
1392 Contains IPFILTER.LICENCE and ipftest.
1394 /usr/lib/ipqosconf
1397 IPQoS configuration utility.
1399 /usr/lib/krb5
1402 Contains the Kerberos database propagation program and libraries.
1404 /usr/lib/ld
1407 Contains the map files for the ld link editor.
1409 /usr/lib/ldap
1412 Contains LDAP client configuration utilities.
1414 /usr/lib/libp
1417 Profiled libraries.
1419 /usr/lib/llc2
1422 Contains logical link control (llc2) driver configuration files.
1424 /usr/lib/locale
1427 Localization databases.
1429 /usr/lib/lp
1432 Line printer subsystem databases and back-end executables.
1434 /usr/lib/lu
1437 Live Upgrade utilities.
1439 /usr/lib/netsvc
1442 Internet network services.
1444 /usr/lib/nfs
1447 Auxiliary NFS-related programs and daemons.
1449 /usr/lib/nis
1452 Contains NIS+ administrative commands.
1454 /usr/lib/picl
1457 Platform Information and Control Library.
1459 /usr/lib/pool
1462 Contains the automated resource pools partitioning daemon (poold)
1464 and associated libraries.
1465 /usr/lib/power
1468 Power management daemon, powerd.
1470 /usr/lib/print
1473 Contains lp conversion scripts and the in.lpd daemon.
1475 /usr/lib/rcap
1478 Resource cap enforcement daemon, rcapd.
1480 /usr/lib/rcm
1483 Contains the Reconfiguration and Coordination Manager daemon
1485 (rcm_daemon) and RCM scripts.
1486 /usr/lib/refer
1489 Auxiliary programs for refer(1).
1491 /usr/lib/rmmount
1494 Removable media mounter shared objects.
1496 /usr/lib/sa
1499 Scripts and commands for the system activity report package. See
1501 sar(1).
1502 /usr/lib/saf
1505 Auxiliary programs and daemons related to the service access facil‐
1507 ity.
1508 /usr/lib/sasl
1511 Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) plug-in modules.
1513 /usr/lib/secure
1516 Default trusted libraries.
1518 /usr/lib/security
1521 Solaris security plug-in modules.
1523 /usr/lib/smartcard
1526 IFD handler libraries.
1528 /usr/lib/smedia
1531 Removable media device server daemon, rpc.smserverd.
1533 /usr/lib/sparcv9
1536 SPARC 64-bit, platform-dependent libraries, various databases, com‐
1538 mands and daemons not invoked directly by a human user. An approved
1539 installation location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous
1540 location for add-on system software or for applications is
1541 /opt/packagename/lib/sparcv9.
1542 /usr/lib/spell
1545 Auxiliary programs and databases for spell(1). This directory is
1547 only present when the Binary Compatibility Package is installed.
1548 /usr/lib/ssh
1551 Contains the Secure Shell daemon (sshd) and supporting programs.
1553 /usr/lib/subsystem
1556 Platform-dependent libraries, various databases, commands and dae‐
1558 mons that are associated with subsystem and that are not invoked
1559 directly by a human user. An approved installation location for
1560 bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for add-on system
1561 software or for applications is /opt/packagename/lib.
1562 /usr/lib/subsystem/amd64
1565 x86 64-bit, platform-dependent libraries, various databases, com‐
1567 mands and daemons that are associated with subsystem and that are
1568 not invoked directly by a human user. An approved installation
1569 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
1570 add-on system software or for applications is /opt/package‐
1571 name/lib/amd64.
1572 /usr/lib/subsystem/sparcv9
1575 SPARC 64-bit, platform-dependent libraries, various databases, com‐
1577 mands and daemons that are associated with subsystem and that are
1578 not invoked directly by a human user. An approved installation
1579 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
1580 add-on system software or for applications is /opt/package‐
1581 name/lib/sparcv9.
1582 /usr/subsystem/lib
1585 Platform-dependent libraries, various databases, commands and dae‐
1587 mons not invoked directly by a human user. An approved installation
1588 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
1589 add-on system software or for applications is /opt/packagename/lib.
1590 /usr/subsystem/lib/amd64
1593 x86 64-bit, platform-dependent libraries, various databases, com‐
1595 mands and daemons that are associated with subsystem and that are
1596 not invoked directly by a human user. An approved installation
1597 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
1598 add-on system software or for applications is /opt/package‐
1599 name/lib/amd64.
1600 /usr/subsystem/lib/sparcv9
1603 SPARC 64-bit, platform-dependent libraries, various databases, com‐
1605 mands and daemons that are associated with subsystem and that are
1606 not invoked directly by a human user. An approved installation
1607 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
1608 add-on system software or for applications is /opt/package‐
1609 name/lib/sparcv9.
1610 /usr/lib/sysevent
1613 Contains the system event notification daemon (syseventd) and the
1615 syseventd loadable module (SLM) repository.
1616 /usr/lib/uucp
1619 Auxiliary programs and daemons for uucp(1C).
1621 /usr/lib/webconsole
1624 Sun Java web console programs and scripts.
1626 /usr/lib/zones
1629 Zone administration daemon (zoneamd).
1631 /usr/local
1634 Not part of the SVR4-based Solaris distribution. The /usr directory
1636 is exclusively for software bundled with the Solaris operating sys‐
1637 tem. If needed for storing machine-local add-on software, create
1638 the directory /opt/local and make /usr/local a symbolic link to
1639 /opt/local. The /opt directory or filesystem is for storing add-on
1640 software to the system.
1641 /usr/mail
1644 Symbolic link to the /var/mail directory.
1646 /usr/man
1649 Symbolic link to the /usr/share/man directory.
1651 /usr/net/servers
1654 Entry points for foreign name service requests relayed using the
1656 network listener. See listen(1M).
1657 /usr/news
1660 Symbolic link to the /var/news directory.
1662 /usr/old
1665 Programs that are being phased out.
1667 /usr/openwin
1670 Installation or mount point for the OpenWindows software.
1672 /usr/perl5
1675 Perl 5 programs and documentation
1677 /usr/platform
1680 Subtree of platform-specific objects which does not need to reside
1682 on the root filesystem. It contains a series of directories, one
1683 per supported platform. The semantics of the series of directories
1684 is equivalent to /platform, except for subdirectories which do not
1685 provide utility under one or the other (for example, /plat‐
1686 form/include is not needed).
1687 /usr/platform/`uname -i`/include
1690 Symbolic link to /../`uname -i`/include. Platform-specific system
1692 (sys, vm) header files with semantics equivalent to /usr/include.
1693 An approved installation location for bundled Solaris software and
1694 for add-on system software.
1695 /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib
1698 Platform-specific shared objects with semantics equivalent to
1700 /usr/lib. An approved installation location for bundled Solaris
1701 software and for add-on system software.
1702 /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/subsystem/amd64
1705 x86 64-bit, platform-specific daemon and shared objects. An
1707 approved installation location for bundled Solaris software and for
1708 add-on system software.
1709 /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin
1712 Platform-specific system administration utilities with semantics
1714 equivalent to /usr/sbin. An approved installation location for bun‐
1715 dled Solaris software and for add-on system software.
1716 /usr/preserve
1719 Symbolic link to the /var/preserve directory.
1721 /usr/proc
1724 Directory for the proc tools.
1726 /usr/pub
1729 Symbolic link to /share/lib/pub, which contains files for online
1731 man page and character processing.
1732 /usr/sadm
1735 System administration files and directories.
1737 /usr/sadm/bin
1740 Binaries for the Form and Menu Language Interpreter (FMLI) scripts.
1742 See fmli(1).
1743 /usr/sadm/install
1746 Executables and scripts for package management.
1748 /usr/sbin
1751 Platform-dependent executables for system administration, expected
1753 to be run only by system administrators. An approved installation
1754 location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location for
1755 add-on system software or for applications is /opt/package‐
1756 name/sbin.
1757 /usr/sbin/install.d
1760 Custom Jumpstart scripts and executables.
1762 /usr/sbin/sparc7 and sparc9
1765 32-bit and 64-bit versions of commands.
1767 /usr/sbin/amd64
1770 64-bit x86versions of commands.
1772 /usr/sbin/subsystem
1775 Platform-dependent executables for system administration, expected
1777 to be run only by system administrators, and associated with sub‐
1778 system. An approved installation location for bundled Solaris soft‐
1779 ware. The analogous location for add-on system software or for
1780 applications is /opt/packagename/sbin.
1781 /usr/subsystem/sbin
1784 Platform-dependent executables for system administration, expected
1786 to be run only by system administrators, and associated with sub‐
1787 system. An approved installation location for bundled Solaris soft‐
1788 ware. The analogous location for add-on system software or for
1789 applications is /opt/packagename/sbin.
1790 /usr/sfw
1793 GNU and open source executables, libraries, and documentation.
1795 /usr/share
1798 Platform-independent sharable files. An approved installation loca‐
1800 tion for bundled Solaris software.
1801 /usr/share/aclocal
1804 Open source m4 files.
1806 /usr/share/applications
1809 Open source desktop applications files.
1811 /usr/share/audio
1814 Sample audio files.
1816 /usr/share/glib-2.0
1819 Makefile for glib.
1821 /usr/share/gnome
1824 GNOME desktop and application data.
1826 /usr/share/gtk-2.0
1829 GTK+ application data and demos
1831 /usr/share/gtk-doc
1834 API documentation for libraries which use gtk-doc documentation
1836 format, which mostly includes desktop interfaces.
1837 /usr/share/icons
1840 Sun Java Desktop icons.
1842 /usr/share/idl
1845 Open source Interface Definition Language (IDL) files.
1847 /usr/share/intltool
1850 XML translation tools.
1852 /usr/share/ipfilter
1855 Open source IP Filter sample files.
1857 /usr/share/javadoc
1860 Help files for Message Queue broker and Smart Card applications.
1862 /usr/share/lib
1865 Platform-independent sharable databases. An approved installation
1867 location for bundled Solaris software.
1868 /usr/share/lib/dict
1871 Contains word list for spell(1).
1873 /usr/share/lib/keytables
1876 Keyboard layout description tables.
1878 /usr/share/lib/mailx
1881 Help files for mailx(1).
1883 /usr/share/lib/nterm
1886 nroff(1) terminal tables.
1888 /usr/share/lib/pub
1891 Character set data files.
1893 /usr/share/lib/tabset
1896 Tab setting escape sequences.
1898 /usr/share/lib/terminfo
1901 Terminal description files for terminfo(4).
1903 /usr/share/lib/tmac
1906 Macro packages and related files for text processing tools, for
1908 example, nroff(1) and troff(1).
1909 /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo
1912 Time zone information.
1914 /usr/share/man
1917 Platform-independent sharable manual pages. An approved installa‐
1919 tion location for bundled Solaris software. The analogous location
1920 for add-on system software or for applications is /opt/package‐
1921 name/man.
1922 /usr/share/omf
1925 GNOME Scrollkeeper database files.
1927 /usr/share/pixmaps
1930 Sun Java graphics.
1932 /usr/share/scrollkeeper
1935 GNOME Scrollkeeper templates and xslt files.
1937 /usr/share/sgml
1940 Open source SGML files.
1942 /usr/share/sounds
1945 Sound files.
1947 /usr/share/src
1950 Source code for kernel, utilities, and libraries.
1952 /usr/share/themes
1955 GNOME 2.0 Desktop themes.
1957 /usr/share/webconsole
1960 Sun Web Console status files.
1962 /usr/share/xml
1965 GNOME Scrollkeeper DTD files.
1967 /usr/snadm
1970 Files related to system and network administration.
1972 /usr/spool
1975 Symbolic link to the /var/spool directory.
1977 /usr/src
1980 Symbolic link to the /usr/share/src directory.
1982 /usr/tmp
1985 Symbolic link to the /var/tmp directory.
1987 /usr/ucb
1990 Berkeley compatibility package binaries.
1992 /usr/ucbinclude
1995 Berkeley compatibility package headers.
1997 /usr/ucblib
2000 Berkeley compatibility package libraries.
2002 /usr/xpg4
2005 Directory for POSIX-compliant utilities.
2007 /usr/xpg6
2010 Directory for newer versions of POSIX-compliant utilities.
2012
2015 at(1), ex(1), fmli(1), iconv(1), lp(1), isainfo(1), mail(1), mailx(1),
2016 nroff(1), priocntl(1), refer(1), sar(1), sh(1), spell(1), svcs(1),
2017 troff(1), uname(1), uucp(1C), vi(1), acct(1M), cron(1M), dispadmin(1M),
2018 dladm(1M), fmd(1M), fsck(1M), init(1M), kernel(1M), mknod(1M),
2019 mount(1M), svcadm(1M), svccfg(1M), useradd(1M), ypbind(1M), mount(2),
2020 Intro(4), terminfo(4)
2021SunOS 5.11 24 Aug 2009 filesystem(5)