The Solaris™ Management Console uses a graphical user interface (GUI) to display management tools that are stored in containers referred to as toolboxes. The console includes a default toolbox containing tools for managing users, projects, and cron jobs. The toolbox also contains tools for mounting and sharing file systems and for managing disks and serial ports. The Solaris Management Console toolbox editor application, which looks similar to the console, can add and modify toolboxes, add tools to a toolbox, and extend the functionality of a toolbox to other applications.