[SunHELP] Could not bring up system due to utmpx problem

[Bret Adams]

The STOP-A bit is done before any operating system is being loaded so by 
the time you do telnet to the box, the operating system is loaded.  As far 
as I know, you must be on the console.

Bret


At 03:40 PM 9/25/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I could not use STOP-A to bring system to ok prompt as I telnet to it
>via terminal server (CMS16).  What keys is equivalent to STOP-A if I use
>VT100.
>
>Thanks,
>David
>
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>David:
>
>I am going to assume this is a Sparc system.  When you are starting up
>and
>after the hardware banner, when it is running its RAM check hit
>STOP-A on the keyboard at the same time.  You must do this before it is
>booting into the operating and you will get the ok prompt.
>
>As one of the other guys said you must boot off of the cdrom into single
>
>user mode to fsck you main partition.  Even booting into single user
>mode
>without the CDROM will not let you mount a bad root partition.
>
>Bret
>
>At 12:54 PM 9/22/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >I am running solaris8, I just reboot my system after changing IP
>address
> >and the system could not come up as it complains it could not write to
> >the file /var/adm/utmpx as shown below.  I entered into system
> >maintenance mode to attempt fixing utmpx file using VI to edit the file
> >but it does not let me save it, it told me the file is read only.
> >Please help me to fix the problem as it is critical.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >David
> >
> >
> >Boot device: disk  File and args:
> >SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-14 64-bit
> >Copyright 1983-2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
> >configuring IPv4 interfaces: hme0.
> >
> >INIT: Cannot create /var/adm/utmpx
> >
> >INIT: failed write of utmpx entry:"  "
> >
> >INIT: failed write of utmpx entry:"  "
> >
> >INIT: SINGLE USER MODE
> >
> >Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
> >(or give root password for system maintenance):
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