This chapter explains how to use the Service Management Facility (SMF) to automatically handle any necessary system changes that should occur as a result of package installation. See Managing System Services in Oracle Solaris 11.3 for more information about SMF services.
This chapter describes:
How to use service actuators on a package action
How to deliver an SMF service in an IPS package
How to deliver a first boot service in an IPS package
How to deliver an SMF service that assembles multiple files into one file, such as a configuration file, on package installation