Creating an SMF Manifest File

Create an SMF manifest file that defines a service that executes a script.

• The start method of the service executes the first-boot script.

• This example specifies the multi-user dependency to make sure that the first-boot script executes late in the startup sequence after first boot. Depending on what your first-boot script does, you might not need such a dependency. If you do not specify such a dependency, your script might run before the system is adequately configured.

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  Tip - Evaluate your script's dependencies and construct the service to run the script after its dependencies are satisfied.

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• The completed property is defined with a value of false.

Using the Manifest Creation Tool

You can use the svcbundle command to generate a valid service manifest. In the following example, notice that by default, a manifest generated by the svcbundle command specifies a transient service and specifies the multi-user dependency.

Example 13-3 Generated SMF Service Manifest

In the following command, the name of the script shown in Creating a Script to Run at First Boot is specified as the value of start-method. The name of the script is specified as /opt/site/first-boot-script.sh because the package created in Creating an IPS Package for the Script and Service installs the first-boot-script.sh script into /opt/site/first-boot-script.sh.

In the following command, the completed property is specified by a colon-separated list of property group name, property name, property type, and initial property value.

$ svcbundle -s service-name=site/first-boot-script-svc \
-s start-method=/opt/site/first-boot-script.sh \
-s instance-property=config:completed:boolean:false \
> first-boot-script-svc-manifest.xml

In the generated service manifest shown below, the first-boot script, /opt/site/first-boot-script.sh, is the value of the exec attribute of the start method. The completed property is specified in the instance element that defines the default instance of this service, first-boot-script-svc:default.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE service_bundle
  SYSTEM '/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1'>
<!--
    Manifest created by svcbundle (2012-Jul-13 16:39:30-0700)
-->
<service_bundle type="manifest" name="site/first-boot-script-svc">
    <service version="1" type="service" name="site/first-boot-script-svc">
        <!--
            The following dependency keeps us from starting until the
            multi-user milestone is reached.
        -->
        <dependency restart_on="none" type="service"
            name="multi_user_dependency" grouping="require_all">
            <service_fmri value="svc:/milestone/multi-user"/>
        </dependency>
        <exec_method timeout_seconds="60" type="method" name="start"
            exec="/opt/site/first-boot-script.sh"/>
        <!--
            The exec attribute below can be changed to a command that SMF
            should execute to stop the service.  See smf_method(5) for more
            details.
        -->
        <exec_method timeout_seconds="60" type="method" name="stop"
            exec=":true"/>
        <!--
            The exec attribute below can be changed to a command that SMF
            should execute when the service is refreshed.  Services are
            typically refreshed when their properties are changed in the
            SMF repository.  See smf_method(5) for more details.  It is
            common to retain the value of :true which means that SMF will
            take no action when the service is refreshed.  Alternatively,
            you may wish to provide a method to reread the SMF repository
            and act on any configuration changes.
        -->
        <exec_method timeout_seconds="60" type="method" name="refresh"
            exec=":true"/>
        <property_group type="framework" name="startd">
            <propval type="astring" name="duration" value="transient"/>
        </property_group>
        <instance enabled="true" name="default">
            <property_group type="application" name="config">
                <propval type="boolean" name="completed" value="false"/>
            </property_group>
        </instance>
        <template>
            <common_name>
                <loctext xml:lang="C">
                    <!--
                        Replace this comment with a short name for the
                        service.
                    -->
                </loctext>
            </common_name>
            <description>
                <loctext xml:lang="C">
                    <!--
                        Replace this comment with a brief description of
                        the service
                    -->
                </loctext>
            </description>
        </template>
    </service>
</service_bundle>

Customizing the Generated Manifest

The service manifest generated with the svcbundle command might meet your needs with no modification necessary. The following example shows a modification of the service manifest.

If you modify a service manifest, use the svccfg validate command to ensure the manifest is still valid.

Example 13-4 Customized SMF Service Manifest

In the following copy of the generated service manifest, the default exec_method timeout of 60 seconds has been increased for the start method. Make sure the start method has adequate time to run the first-boot script.

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<!DOCTYPE service_bundle
  SYSTEM '/usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/service_bundle.dtd.1'>
<!--
    Manifest created by svcbundle (2012-Jul-13 16:39:30-0700)
-->
<service_bundle type="manifest" name="site/first-boot-script-svc">
    <service version="1" type="service" name="site/first-boot-script-svc">
        <!--
            The following dependency keeps us from starting until the
            multi-user milestone is reached.
        -->
        <dependency restart_on="none" type="service"
            name="multi_user_dependency" grouping="require_all">
            <service_fmri value="svc:/milestone/multi-user"/>
        </dependency>
        <!--
            Make sure the start method has adequate time to run the script.
        -->
        <exec_method timeout_seconds="360" type="method" name="start"
            exec="/opt/site/first-boot-script.sh"/>
        <!--
            The exec attribute below can be changed to a command that SMF
            should execute to stop the service.  See smf_method(5) for more
            details.
        -->
        <exec_method timeout_seconds="60" type="method" name="stop"
            exec=":true"/>
        <!--
            The exec attribute below can be changed to a command that SMF
            should execute when the service is refreshed.  Services are
            typically refreshed when their properties are changed in the
            SMF repository.  See smf_method(5) for more details.  It is
            common to retain the value of :true which means that SMF will
            take no action when the service is refreshed.  Alternatively,
            you may wish to provide a method to reread the SMF repository
            and act on any configuration changes.
        -->
        <exec_method timeout_seconds="60" type="method" name="refresh"
            exec=":true"/>
        <property_group type="framework" name="startd">
            <propval type="astring" name="duration" value="transient"/>
        </property_group>
        <instance enabled="true" name="default">
            <property_group type="application" name="config">
                <propval type="boolean" name="completed" value="false"/>
            </property_group>
        </instance>
        <template>
            <common_name>
                <loctext xml:lang="C">
                    <!--
                        Replace this comment with a short name for the
                        service.
                    -->
                </loctext>
            </common_name>
            <description>
                <loctext xml:lang="C">
                    <!--
                        Replace this comment with a brief description of
                        the service
                    -->
                </loctext>
            </description>
        </template>
    </service>
</service_bundle>

$ svccfg validate first-boot-script-svc-manifest.xml