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Old 05-24-2010
Question How to resolve error "INIT: Cannot stat /etc/inittab, errno: 2"
Hi All,

I am getting an error message when I execute command “zlogin -C sunsrv4z5” on my root server.
[Connected to zone 'sunsrv4z5' console]

INIT: Cannot stat /etc/inittab, errno: 2

INIT: Cannot stat /etc/inittab, errno: 2

As per my analysis it seems that some files inside /etc folder are deleted.
This server was running fine until yesterday. However, it seems that some files inside /etc or any other relevant files were deleted .

My root server details, (where I am trying to execute the login command) as given by "uname -a" command are as follows:
SunOS sunsrv4 5.10 Generic_141444-09 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-480R

Can you please help me how to restore the files back & to fix this issue ??

Thanks in advance.

Surbhit
Last edited by surbhit4u; 05-24-2010 at 03:29 AM..
# 2  
Old 05-24-2010
If you got a copy of the files/backup of the zone/zfs snapshot, then you can just copy the files back when your inside the global zone.
Just do:
cp file /path/to/zone/sunsrv4z5/.....
# 3  
Old 05-24-2010
Hi,

I have not explicitly created the backup of the zone.

I do have some other zones created on my root server.
Can I copy the files of other zones & modify the content inside it to map it to corresponding zone , so as to get back the missing files/data ??
Is it possible to do that. ??
# 4  
Old 05-24-2010
You can try, look inside the file and compare it to the other zones, if the are any zone specific changes.
# 5  
Old 05-24-2010
Thanks,

I have never worked as a UNIX administrator. Can you please help me which path\files I should look into....

Your help will be of gr8 help to me.
# 6  
Old 05-24-2010
The most obvious in your case is /etc/inittab.
It should be identical to the one in your global zone.
# 7  
Old 05-24-2010
Hi,

On my root server, at /etc, inittab is a file not a directory.
Am not able to make out the chnages I should do over there.

Have copied the contents of inittab file in the attachment "inittab_file.txt".
inittab_file.txt (1.0 KB) 
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