For any software or hardware issues with AIX, logging a case with IBM – the support team will always ask for snap files. Snap files will collect all system configuration that will help and guide the IBM support team to track whatever issue there is on the system.

Managing printer is one of the least task of a Unix System Admin. But printer management is typically easy to get along with as there is just minimal commands and options that we use. Here are some of my trusted commands to manage printers:

I have stumbled upon a great site which gives an in depth guide on the different shells that a UNIX system can have. As a fellow Systems Administrator, I would like to share this great find to everyone and hopefully could help us fully understand each shell’s pros and cons.