Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide

Cause

During system reboot, this message might appear and the boot seemingly hangs. After starting syslogd(1M) service, the system runs /etc/rc2.d/S75cron, which in turn calls ps(1). Sometimes after an abrupt system crash /dev/bd.off becomes a link to nowhere, causing the ps(1) command to hang indefinitely.