Solaris

Hi All,

Yet another problem where I need your help.
Guys , I am on a Solaris 9 Machine where

Code:

svcadm

command doesn't work
I want to issue a command

Code:

svcadm restart ntp

as I normally do in Solaris 10. However I want to know is there any alternate way to do it in solaris 9 as it doesn't support the

Code:

svcadm

command?

Your Help is Appreciated

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Please find the o/p of some commands.

Code:

root@ecosdp26b>uname -a
SunOS ecosdp26b 5.9 Generic_122300-22 sun4u sparc SUNW,Netra-T12
root@ecosdp26b>

I am getting the following error.

Code:

root@ecosdp26b # svcadm restart ntp
bash: svcadm: command not found
root@ecosdp26b #

However the same command works fine on Solaris 10.

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Code:

root@ecosdp26b # ntpq -p
localhost: timed out, nothing received
***Request timed out

I want to resolve the error given above

SMF should be there somewhere as an optional package. It was introduced in Solaris 9 as an alternative way to manage services. However it did not become the default until Solaris 10.

You can always start and stop services via the /etc/init.d/* scripts in Solaris 9.

Hi
To restart NTP do this:

Code:

/etc/init.d/ntpd stop
/etc/init.d/ntpd start

or

Code:

/etc/init.d/xntpd stop
/etc/init.d/xntpd start

to update your time do this:

Code:

ntpdate [myntpserver]

As for the svcadm command. This command is a Solaris 10 and above command. fpmurphy maybe right about it being a add in but I have never seen this.

This is incorrect. SMF was introduced with Solaris 10 and was never backported to Solaris 9.

I stand corrected. SMF was never released for Solaris 9.

Perhaps were you fooled by the bogus first paragraph here:
http://www.princeton.edu/~unix/Solaris/troubleshoot/smf.html