09-10-2009
Native xntp on Solaris sucks. You can restart the service with `svcadm restart ntp` but it probably won't help. Try openntp.
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
rpc.metamhd
rpc.metamhd(1M) System Administration Commands rpc.metamhd(1M)
NAME
rpc.metamhd - remote multihost disk services
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/rpc.metamhd
DESCRIPTION
rpc.metamhd is an rpc(4) daemon (functioning as a server process) that is used to manage multi-hosted disks. The rpc.metamhd daemon is con-
trolled by inetadm(1M).
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWmdu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
svcs(1), inetadm(1M), inetd(1M), metaset(1M), rpc.metad(1M), svcadm(1M), rpc(3NSL), services(4), attributes(5), smf(5)
Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide
NOTES
The rpc.metamhd service is managed by the service management facility, smf(5), under the service identifier:
svc:/network/rpc/metamh:default
Administrative actions on this service, such as enabling, disabling, or requesting restart, can be performed using svcadm(1M). Responsibil-
ity for initiating and restarting this service is delegated to inetd(1M). Use inetadm(1M) to make configuration changes and to view config-
uration information for this service. The service's status can be queried using the svcs(1) command.
SunOS 5.10 4 Nov 2004 rpc.metamhd(1M)