Nextra X1 Solaris bootfailure HELP!

[JonathanNWJames]

Hi,
I've just been configuring a Nextra X1 server through a serial link. Somehow, the /etc/passwd file got corrupted and Solaris won't boot without a couple of Segmentation faults (core dumped) and a zillion error messages. I had disabled the NFSserver/client daemon, rpc daemon etc.

Is there some way to edit the file through LOM or equiv?

Dear God..

Jonathan

 

[abovebrd]

Can you boot into single user mode ?

faq60-1509

-Danny
dan@snoboarder.net

 

[JonathanNWJames]

Hi,
no I can't it seems like the /etc/passwd file is corrupt.

Regards
Jonathan

 

[abovebrd]

Try this

Break into the lomlite shell "lom>" during boot
#.

2. from the lomlite shell use the "break" command. This will put you at the ROM prompt (OK)
lom> break

Note: I had to run through steps 1 and 2 twice before I was able to break out into the "ROM" prompt (OK)

3. boot -s

4. Now re-mount "/" filesystem with read-write permissions
mount -o remount /

5. Now you can edit the faulty passwd file /etc/passwd


-Danny
dan@snoboarder.net

 

[abovebrd]

This link might also help

http://lists.sunhelp.org/pipermail/sunhelp/2001-October/013980.html

-Danny
dan@snoboarder.net