Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 Installation Guide

Resolving Startup Problems

Table 4-2 Startup Problems and Solutions

Symptom(s) 

Possible Cause/Solution(s) 

Solaris Resource Manager did not start on reboot. 

Solaris Resource Manager is not installed correctly. Verify that you have installed these packages correctly: 

pkginfo -l SUNWsrmb

pkginfo -l SUNWsrmr

A warning that no idle (srmidle) user exists appeared on reboot.

There is no entry in the passwd file for the srmidle user. Create the user as outlined in Step 9 in Installing the Packages.

A warning that no lost (srmlost) user exists appeared on reboot.

There is no entry in the passwd file for the srmlost user. Create the user as outlined in Step 9 Installing the Packages.

A kernel panic occurs during reboot. 

There is a conflict with the operating system. Follow the instructions in Recovering From Boot Failure. Report the problem immediately to your Sun Software Support Provider.

Unable to log in. 

There is a problem with the PAM module configuration. Reboot the machine in single-user mode, and comment out the line pam_srm.so.1 in /etc/pam.conf.