The svc.startd could not start all the required services for the server to boot to level 3. I read the message and I had no clue. So I went back to my DVD from oracle and read about SMF after taking a nap to clear my head. It was tough.
So many services could not be started. They all went to the maintenance state. I copied a backup service repository to fix the problem....
See methods below:
1) Run this command and follow instructions
This did not work properly. So I did number 2.
2)
The repository database was built as if the system was starting for the first time after installation. It worked. There is another method to fix services in maintenance state but I did not use it because I had solved the problem. Oh I almost forgot. The reason the services where going to maintenance state was because I deleted the root entry in /etc/vfstab to do some practice work . How to boot a server if the root partition cannot be mounted from disk.
i booted into maintenance mode
boot -- -s
from the console
I got the
Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass)
I did control -d
and then logged in
it told me that I was booting into boot -s
but after I did a control -d and logged in
who -r shows
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Hi this may be a easy question to answer but thanks in advance.
So I was able to download the VIOS media from IBM and currently I am burning it to a cd/dvd right now.
The steps I've collected so far are from the net. can you please confirm and add on to the steps if there are any steps... (0 Replies)
Hi Guys
Required help in Redhat 6.1.
After installation of Redhat 6.1 in VMware system is not going in GUI mode.
please to solve the issue...
Thanks... (5 Replies)
:confused:
when i tried to look the status of DNS-client, it is in maintenance mode.....
Please tell me how to bring it back to online mode...PLEASE TELL ME STEP BY STEP.... PLEASE...
:wall: (2 Replies)
I have seen similar threads on this issue, but I have not seen a fix. Basically I am getting a lot of rcp bind errors. Below find the output of "svcs -xv". not sure where to begin:
# svcs -xv
svc:/network/rpc/bind:default (RPC bindings)
State: maintenance since Fri May 25 14:13:18 2012... (14 Replies)
I have a Solaris 10 SunFire v880 machine and I'm having trouble with Samba.
Samba has worked on this machine but since the machine has been re-booted Samba has not worked.
Machine details are:
cat /etc/release
Solaris 10 10/08 s10s_u6wos_07b SPARC
Copyright 2008... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I have installed Hudson on a Solaris 11 server, using the installation instructions available at Paul Oswald: Hudson Solaris SMF Manifest.
When I perform svcs -l hudson, I get:
fmri svc:/application/hudson:default
name Hudson Continuous Build Server
enabled true... (4 Replies)
Hello All,
On solaris 10 server i could see the FTP service is in maintenance mode always :mad:
Could some assist?
svcs -xv
svc:/network/nfs/nlockmgr:default (NFS lock manager)
State: maintenance since Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:47:55 AM BST
Reason: Restarting too quickly.
See: Sun... (5 Replies)
I think that if the directory /tcb exists, HP-UX is in trusted mode and the passwd data is somewhere in /tcb/files/auth. But that's all I remember.
Also I think recent versions of HP-UX can have a /etc/shadow file. (0 Replies)
I had a power failure the other day and when my relatively new Solaris 10 machine rebooted it is thrown into maintenance mode.
I've found the following lines in the /var/adm/messages file, I'm assuming this is the root cause of the problem. However, I don't have the slightest idea on how to... (9 Replies)