Solaris 10: won't start via init script

[Mark McCoy]

On 4/16/06, randyf at sibernet.com <randyf at sibernet.com> wrote:
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>
> On Sat, 15 Apr 2006, Jeff A. Earickson wrote:
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> > Yes, but it still supports legacy scripts in /etc/init.d so the script
> > that I used with Solaris 9 ought to work.
>
>    Yes, your legacy script should work (verify it by running: "svcs -a |
> grep legacy_run" and see if it is in the list), but there may be
> dependancies on other services that are controlled by SMF, such as
> sendmail.  Also, if you are using the standard Solaris distributed Perl,
> you are now using a 5.8 perl variant (depending on your patch level), so
> you may require the reinstallation of some perl modules (or changing the
> /usr/bin/perl link), but at a minimum, may need to recompile the required
> MailScanner Perl Modules.
>
>    And as sendmail is now an SMF service, you won't be able to manage how
> it is run by changing init.d scripts, but instead needs to have the
> methods changed.  I have a manifest that can be used as a replacement to
> the Solaris sendmail manifest, that will create and use the mqueue and
> mqueue.in directories, as well as start and stop MailScanner (it is even
> zone aware).  If anyone thinks this would be usefull, or maybe put it in
> the contributed space, I will happily send it along.
>
>         ---- Randy

Thanks Randy, that would be great!

We're not on Sol10 yet, but looking to move there in the future...

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