01-31-2013
Just write an init script. It's simple, understandable, and even more important easily maintainable for someone in the future.
SMF services are none of that.
SMF services are great when you have complex dependencies between various services and events. But just because you have a hammer doesn't make every problem a nail.
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
services-admin
services-admin(1) User Commands services-admin(1)
NAME
services-admin - Basic tool to enable and disable SMF services.
SYNOPSIS
services-admin [gnome-std-options]
DESCRIPTION
services-admin provides a simple list view of all the services configured on the system (in SMF) and allows the user to enable/disable the
services.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5) for more informa-
tion.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Running the main application.
example% services-admin
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/services-admin Executable for services configuration.
/var/spool/setup-tool-backends/backup/services
Backup directory for files that are modified.
/var/run/setup-tool-backends/debug/services
Debug logs can be found under here.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-system-tools |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Uncommitted |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
users-admin(1), shares-admin(1), time-admin(1), network-admin(1), gnome-std-options(5), smf(5), svcadm(1M), svcs(1M), attributes(5)
NOTES
It isn't possible to do anything other than disable/enable a service. Some services may not be listed.
Written by Darren Kenny, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.
SunOS 5.11 6 Nov 2006 services-admin(1)