afterboot(8) - things to check after the first complete boot

reboot halt(8) - stopping and restarting the system

init(8) - process control initialization

installboot(8) - install a bootstrap on a FFS disk or partition

intro(8) - introduction to system maintenance and operation commands

biosboot(8) - first-stage system bootstrap

boot(8) - second-stage bootstrap

boot(8) - system bootstrapping procedures (Atari)

boot_config(8) - how to change kernel configuration at boot

boot(8) - system bootstrapping procedures (i386)

boot(8) - system bootstrapping procedures (x68k)

bootparamd rpc.bootparamd(8) - boot parameter server {oss}

bootpd(8) - Internet Boot Protocol server/gateway {oss}

bootpef(8) - BOOTP Extension File compiler {oss}

bootptest(8) - send BOOTP queries and print responses {oss}

rbootd(8) - HP remote boot server {oss}

rc(8) - command script for auto-reboot and daemons {oss}

rc.conf(8) - system daemon configuration database {oss}

savecore(8) - save a core dump of the operating system {oss}

shutdown(8) - close down the system at a given time {oss}

Applications and Utilities

reboot (2) - reboot system or halt processor {oss}

clock_gettime clock_settime clock_getres (2) - get/set/calibrate date and time {oss}

Libraries and Functions

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Identity Authentication - verifying the identity of the originator of a connection (passwords, radius, identd, crypto methods, et al.)

Process Limits - Permission and access restriction (files, resources, etc)

File System Information - Obtaining information of the filesystem as a whole. Status of disk subsystems, capacity, etc.

File System Operations - Operations for entire file-systems (quotas, configuration, consistency, mount, unmount, et al)

Specific Types of File Systems - Specific forms of file systems. DFS, NFS, MS-DOS, etc.

File Access Limits - Limiting access to files (permissions, locking, et al)

Installed Software Administration - installation utilities, consistency and security checks, virus scanners

Communication and Network Monitoring - status reporting, logging, et al

Communication Filtering and Firewalls - Preventing certain types of communication. Communication security, encryption, et al. -

Data integrity and Security, Checksums and Digests - cryptography, message digests, etc.

See also: File Transfer and Distribution - Protocols and Methods of transfering files and directories, distributing and installing software. (file collections and archives, FTP, cvsup, NFS, et al.)

See also: Local machine and Operating System Information - (kernel topics, uname, boot, shutdown, et al)

See also: File and Version Management - (RCS, CVS, distribution, etc)

Up to Activity specific - Gateway topic to software used in specific activities. (application software, business, professional, science, education, etc.)