Limitations

Unfortunately, some Linux applications are dependent on details specific to a particular Linux distribution. Such applications will not run on other Linux distributions, or on the LKP. Likewise, some applications that circumvent standard APIs might not run properly. Limitations include:

• Any application that depends on a particular Linux kernel module or tries to load its own kernel module(s) will not work. Dynamically loadable kernel modules cannot be used in the LKP environment.

• Any application that attempts to create a Linux filesystem will not work.

• Any application that attempts to modify the network stack will not work.

• Most Linux system administration tools and commands will not work (most system administration is performed from UnixWare 7).

• It is possible to run Linux daemons that support services like cron, sendmail FTP, telnet, and httpd, but this is not recommended. These capabilities have not yet been fully tested and results may be unpredictable.

• Native Linux device drivers cannot be used with the UnixWare 7 kernel, and not all Linux devices drivers have a UnixWare 7 equivalent. If a Linux process attempts to access a device driver for which there is no UnixWare 7 equivalent, the process might display an error message or fail.