Comments on: If you screw up your /etc/system file …… http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/457/if-you-screw-up-your-etcsystem-file/ Computer and technology tutorials and guides Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:16:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Irene http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/457/if-you-screw-up-your-etcsystem-file/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Irene Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:42:35 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-1032 OK boot -a won't work if you have Solstice DiskSuite installed!! The only way I managed was: OK boot -s cdrom mount the / filesystem and fix the broken /etc/system! OK boot -a won’t work if you have Solstice DiskSuite installed!!
The only way I managed was:
OK boot -s cdrom
mount the / filesystem and fix the broken /etc/system!

]]> By: ronger http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/457/if-you-screw-up-your-etcsystem-file/comment-page-1/#comment-298 ronger Thu, 29 Jul 2004 02:18:15 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-298 <strong>I have try the way you introduce, but after I choose the system file ,the result is the same,I feel bad about it.I think I have to install the OS,do you have any other way ?Or can anyone tell me any other system files in solaris except /etc/system,/dev/null?I need these information. </strong> I have try the way you introduce, but after I choose the system file ,the result is the same,I feel bad about it.I think I have to install the OS,do you have any other way ?Or can anyone tell me any other system files in solaris except /etc/system,/dev/null?I need these information.

]]> By: qmchenry http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/457/if-you-screw-up-your-etcsystem-file/comment-page-1/#comment-266 qmchenry Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:18:59 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-266 I've never heard that before. Great tip! I always try to make a backup of the system file, but I've tried to help a lot of folks before who didn't know better. This will definitely come in handy. I think it could make a recipe on its own merit.. Quinn I’ve never heard that before. Great tip! I always try to make a backup of the system file, but I’ve tried to help a lot of folks before who didn’t know better. This will definitely come in handy. I think it could make a recipe on its own merit..

Quinn

]]> By: gr8fulnded http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/457/if-you-screw-up-your-etcsystem-file/comment-page-1/#comment-265 gr8fulnded Sat, 17 Jul 2004 02:11:26 +0000 guid-fix-me!#comment-265 On a related note, if you don't make a backup of the /etc/system file, you can tell Solaris to use /dev/null as the boot file. That should allow it to come up with a very vanilla kernel- enough for the box to come up so you can fix the broken /etc/system! On a related note, if you don’t make a backup of the /etc/system file, you can tell Solaris to use /dev/null as the boot file. That should allow it to come up with a very vanilla kernel- enough for the box to come up so you can fix the broken /etc/system!

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