How to setup Zoneadmin ====================== Create ZFS ---------- zfs create rpool/zones zfs set mountpoint=/zones rpool/zones zfs set compression=on rpool/zones (http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/819-5461/6n7ht6qu6/index.html) Create user ----------- useradd -m -d /export/home/zoneadmin -s /bin/bash zoneadmin Add privileges to the user -------------------------- usermod -P'Zone Security' zoneadmin usermod -P'Zone Management' zoneadmin usermod -P'Network Management' zoneadmin usermod -P'Network Link Security' zoneadmin Give user permissions --------------------- to boot, stop ... any zone you want to manage through Zoneadmin zonecfg -z lxzone "add admin;set user=zoneadmin;set auths=login,manage,config;end" Test it ------- pfexec zoneadm -z lxzone boot pfexec zoneadm -z lxzone shutdown More Info --------- http://www.solaris-training.com/sol11tips/Solaris_11_Zones_P2_properties.pdf Additional Reading - http://www.clausconrad.com/blog/run-a-command-in-all-non-global-solaris-zones