Time Out Message When Running a Large Job In Single-User Mode

Description:

If you are single-user mode and running a large job on a Solaris 10 system, you might see the following message on the serial console:

svc.startd[7]: svc:/milestone/single-user:default: Method or service exit timed out. Killing contract 27. [ milestone/single-user:default timed out, fault threshold reached (see 'svcs -x' for details) ] Requesting System Maintenance Mode (See /lib/svc/share/README for more information.) Console login service(s) cannot run Root password for system maintenance (control-d to bypass):

Workaround:

This is normal. The patch job is still running, and no action is required.

To prevent the message from displaying, increase the default single-user milestone time out limit. The timeout seconds parameter is located in the /var/svc/manifest/milestone/single-user.xml file.