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/etc content changed
Name: sachin Date: January 21, 2003 at 07:50:52 Pacific OS: solaris 9 CPU/Ram: ultra sparc
Comment:
i extratcted etc.tar from backup and it replaced all the current /etc directory for my newly installed solaris 9.on rebooting the machine, the OS doesnt boot. i have installation cd's.do i have a chance of recovering the OS by copying the /etc from the cd without going for a fresh installation. Thanks in advance.
Name: zoozle Date: January 22, 2003 at 02:19:08 Pacific
Reply:
No. The /etc directory on the CDROM is a read-only file system that is used when booting off the CDROM. Don't copy it over because then your system will become unbootable as it will lose all it's NODENAME info etc.
You need to reinstall Sol 9.
One possibility is to rename /etc once you have done this to /etcnew (mv /etc /etcnew) then extract etc.tar to /etc, rename /etc to /etcold (mv /etc /etcold) and rename /etcnew back to /etc (mv /etcnew /etc)
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